Activities of Siôn SIMON related to 2014/2157(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Central Bank annual report for 2013 (A8-0011/2015 - Pablo Zalba Bidegain)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the decline in the EU unemployment rate, from 20.8 % in the first quarter of 2010 toNotes that, despite an improvement in the EU unemployment rate, the percentage it was still 12.1 % in the third quarter of 2013;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the slightly positivNotes that the rate of job creation in some Member States has been slightly positive in the fourth quarter of 2013 and the increase in compensation per employee in almost allalongside low growth, unemployed remained elevated in the majority of non- euro area Member States;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees with the ECB’s recommendation that growth-friendly fiscal consolidation over the medium term should ensure compliance with the fiscal compact, while at the same timefiscal strategies should ensure growth- friendly fiscal consolidation which combines boosting potential growth and generating employment opportunities;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the ECB’s call on Member States to carry out the necessary labour market reforms, in particular through increasing flexibilitythe quality of jobs and optimising the conditions for businesses to create jobs;