6 Amendments of Rosa D'AMATO related to 2018/2119(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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1. Acknowledges that the EU economy is continuing to grow, employment has risen considerably and the investment gap brought about by the crisis has almost closed; points out neverthelessConsiders the European economic growth assessment to be excessively optimistic, given that at the end of 2018 the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), which assesses manufacturing activity, noted the lowest growth of the past four years in the euro area; points out that vulnerabilities persist, growth has not benefited everyone equally, and regional and territorial disparities are still a key issue of concern, also because of the widening gap between the richer and poorer regions;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of choosing further social, employment and statistical indicators to consider alongside GDP, in order to analyse growth in the current year in a comprehensive and accurate manner and to identify more efficient and effective policies, whilst at the same time avoiding past errors of judgment such as austerity;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
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2. Supports the view that investment, innovation, knowledge and some structural reforms are key to making Europe stronger and more cohesive; points out, in this context, that investment under the cohesion policy plays a significant role alongside appropriate reforms in boosting economic growthsustainable development, inclusiveness and institutional and administrative capacity;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
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3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take further measures to leverage private and public investments, without resorting to operations involving excessive financial risk, in order to fully maximise the added value of cohesion policy funds and their complementarities and synergies with other Union programmes and financial instruments;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
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4. WelcomesTakes note of the proposals for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the strengthened links betweensupports the need to separate cohesion policy andfrom the European Semester process for delivering sustainable and inclusive growth, with a view to the prosperity and well-being of EU citizens;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
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5. WelcomNotes the stronger focus of the 2019 European Semester on investment needs to guide programming decisions for the period from 2021 to 2027 and the envisaged new annex to the 2019 country reports, in which investment needs that are relevant for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the Cohesion Fund (CF) during the 2021-2027 period will be identified;