Activities of Georgi PIRINSKI related to 2017/2226(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2018
Amendments (7)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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1. AcknowledgNotes that Europe’s economy is showing encouraging signs of recovery, with Member States displaying positive growth and unemployment reaching its lowest level since the crisis; highlights, nonetheless, that not all Member States are experiencing the same degree of recovery and that unemployment rates are still too high in many regions of Europe, particularly among young peopleowever, persisting inequalities, youth and long-term unemployment, as well as poverty levels in societies throughout the Union remain at crisis levels;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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2. Stresses, therefore, the need to foster greater convergence and inclusion; welcomes the fact that the Commission recognises there is a momentum to support the continuation of the recovery through both economic growth and social convergenceof all- encompassing qualitative transformation of the existing policy mix by prioritizing the urgent implementation of the principles and rights under the European Pillar of Social Rights; stresses, in this regard, that cohesion policy must be provided with adequate financial resources in the post-2020 period and asks the Commission to make a corresponding proposal;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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3. Welcomes the streamlining and focus of the Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs); expresses its concern, however, regarding the uneven degree of implementation of the CSRs; calls on the Commission and Member States to closely collaborate and coordinate the process in order to ensure support structural reforms andfor enhanced economic, social and territorial cohesion, for boosting investment and employment;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
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4. Emphasises the important role in the recovery process of cohesion policy as the main public investment policy in Europe; considers, however, that its interaction of this policy with the European Semester should be improved tonot impede the achievement of its proper objectives as stipulated in the Treaties, while such interaction should enhance ESIF implementation and further increase the multiplier effect of cohesion spending and its contribution to sustainable and inclusive growth conducive to the creation of decent jobs;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
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5. Reiterates the need to speed up the implementation of the ESI funds as they provide important support to structural reforms and national investment policies; calls on the Member States to develop strong coordination structures to make their use more effective; calls also on the Commission to assist Member States with all available tools and resources in order to avoid the risk of decommitment, as well as the accumulation of payments backlogs;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
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6. Welcomes the extension of the European Fund for Strategic Investments until 2020 to help boost investment and insists that it is implemented in a more balanced way, thus contributing to cohesion and avoiding further increases in disparities between Member States, regions and people; underlines the need for complementarities and synergies between those toolsEFSI and ESIF;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
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7. Underlines the role of the Structural Reform Support Programme in supporting tailor-made assistance in order to help Member States carry out their reforms with a view to enhancing cohesion; stresses, in this respect, the importance of continued structural reforms at all levels of government and the removal of red tape surrounding ongoing investments so as to help improve the implementation of ESIF and business and investment environments.