4 Amendments of Cora van NIEUWENHUIZEN related to 2015/2210(INI)
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for Member States to adapt their public finances by conducting a counter-cyclical policy when necessary and making full use of the existing flexibility clauses foreseen in the legislation; considers that Member States with high debt levels in particular must continue with growth-friendly fiscal consolidation and urgently implement the recommended structural reforms, while those with more fiscal space should use it to accelerate investment;.
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the fall in the number of Member States subject to the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP), from 11 in 2014 to 9 in 2015; notes, however, that the number is still relatively high, and reiterates its call for the Country Specific Recommendations (CSRs) to be, where relevant, better coordinatedalignment with the EDP recommendations so as to ensure consistency between surveillance of the fiscal position and economic policy coordinrecommendations;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Deplores the fact that the CSRs suffer from lack of ownership at national level and from a democratic accountability mechanismin some Member States; calls, in this context, for an increased role for national parliaments in the preparation of the National Reform Programmes (NRPs); stresses that increased ownership is a crucial factor forwill be an important factor in some Member States in ensuring the successful implementation of the CSRs and, in the longer term, for the success of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates its cCalls for the strengthening of the position of the Commission's Chief Economic Analyst (CEA), whose mandate is to verify independently the implementation of the EU governance rules within the European Semester; calls, in particular, for the CEA's analysis to be made public and for the establishment of a regular dialogue between the competent committee of Parliament and the CEA; notes also in this context that the Five Presidents' Report on completing EMU proposes the setting-up of a European Fiscal Board (EFB);'s analysis to be made public