Activities of Jakob von WEIZSÄCKER related to 2017/2226(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2018 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2018 (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas employment is expected to continue to expand, while some labour market indicators and the relatively high level of ‘involuntary’ part-time work, suggest persistent labour market difficulties aggravating inequalities, especially with regard to young people and those with low educational attainment;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the Banking Union remains incomplete without a renewed attempt to introduce a Bank Structural Reform in the spirit of the Liikanen Report to address effectively the too-big- to-fail problem and to safeguard taxpayers and depositors;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists on a common effort to bring euro area expenditure on R&D closer to the EU2020 targets; calls for proper policies and investment to ensure equal access to higher education and training and to enable citizens to adapt to the challenges posed by automation and digital technologies;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that a fiscal capacity – on top of existing capacities, and not through redeployments that would undermine the vital role currently played by structural funds and cohesion policy – represents a necessary tool for increasing incentives for convergence and to counter asymmetric or symmetric economic shocks; calls for further stabilization of the Euro area by increasing its capacity to absorb large-scale economic shocks and respective consequences for the labour market through the introduction of a European Unemployment Insurance Scheme, combining a self-insurance mechanism for national unemployment insurance systems with a European re- insurance as a solidarity mechanism for extreme shocks;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the completion of the Banking Union, including a credible European deposit-insurance scheme and a common fiscal backstop; is concerned that the too-big-to-fail problem has not been addressed effectively and therefore supports the effort to reinstate the Liikanen group to reassess whether large banks continue to pose systemic risks to financial stability;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that anyWelcomes further steps towards a deepening of the EMU combining enhanced responsibility to strengthen fiscal incentives of member states with solidarity to strengthen the protection of citizens against shocks; underlines that this must go hand in hand with stronger democratic controls; insists that, to this end, the role of the European Parliament and national parliaments must be strengthened; asks to include trade unions in the negotiation process at both national and European level; urges the launch of the long-awaited negotiation of an interinstitutional agreement (IIA) on the Semester;