Activities of Andrew LEWER related to 2015/2285(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2016
Amendments (3)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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2. Expresses concern that despite moderate signs of recovery, the EU economy isies of many EU member states are still in a period of slow growth, high long-term and youth unemployment, increased poverty levels and widening regional disparities in terms of GDP per capita; stresses that the unprecedented inflow of refugees and asylum seekers over the last year has represented a great challenge in some Member States;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
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3. Urges the Commission to take better account of the Europe 2020 Strategy and its key targets by improving its implementation and carrying out a further review, in the context of the European Semester, as well as by proposing measures and methodology fories to better monitoring of the EU European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds expenditures related to Europe 2020 goals; believes that the forthcoming Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) review will provide an opportunity to analyse, evaluate and t, wherefore enhance the value added by EU funding necessary, improve the added value of the ESI Funds to the goals of Europe 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
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7. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has underlined that ESI Funds can play a vital role in supporting reform implementation and injecting investment directly into the real economy, if targeted wisely and effectively implemented; acknowledges that there is an urgent need to focus on improving the investment environment and points out that both CSRs and ex ante conditionalities within cohesion policy 2014-2020 have a key role to play in this context, as they have important positive spillover effects on the broader investment environment; urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that EU funding is used to its full potential and in the most effective and efficient way, whilst adhering to the principle of subsidiarity;