8 Amendments of Rosa D'AMATO related to 2018/2038(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, compared to the pre- crisis years, the Greek population's purchasing power fell by some 29% and, according to the latest Eurostat data updated to 2018, the percentage of unemployed people stands at 20.8% (with youth unemployment at 45%);
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the cuts to health spending, together with the reduction of the salaries of public-sector doctors by around 50%, have led to a dramatic decline in the numbers of healthcare professionals and an overall worsening of the health of the population;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas Greece, alongside other countries such as Italy, have had to deal with the migratory challenge almost alone over the past few years, given that there is no binding and compulsory relocation mechanism, and thus no real solidarity between all EU Member States;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges, however, that absorption rates provide only indicative information and that an emphasis on the absorption of funds should not be at the expense of effectiveness, added value and quality of investments; considers that more data are needed to evaluate the sustainability of the projects which benefited from these provisions;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls the importance of some structural reforms - not, however, geared to wage devaluation - for a sound business environment and an effective implementation of the ESIFs, and invites Greece to make full use of the possibilities for assistance under the SRSP;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that some structural reforms of the labour market, the pension system and the healthcare system (in particular through health privatisation processes) have exacerbated the difficulties which emerged during the crisis and helped to further undermine Greece's economic and social fabric;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Acknowledges that by supporting public investment and deploying EU investments flexibly, through the reprogramming of funds or by raising the cofinancing rate, regional policy mitigated the impact of the financial crisis and of sustained fiscal consolidation in several Member States; reiterates nevertheless that cohesion policy should be seen primarily as a catalyst to attract additional public and private funding, and that measures resulting in a reduction in the national cofinancing quotas required for receiving funding for operational programmes financed by the Structural Funds should be duly justified and only envisaged on an exceptional basiexamined from the perspective of their effectiveness;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to consider, as a matter of urgency, the option of excluding the cofinancing of ESIF-funded projects in the so-called less developed regions from the deficit calculation;