14 Amendments of Barbara KAPPEL related to 2016/2306(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union’'s economy is recovering and growing at a moderate pace, but economic growth continues to be held back by legacies inherited from the crisis years and structural deficiencies;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas real GDP growth in 2016 is projected at 1.8 % for the EU and at 1.7 % for the euro area, and in 2017 at 1.6 %but according to the European Commission's autumn 2016 forecast for 2017, growth of only 1.6 % for the EU and 1.75 %, respectively for the euro area is expected;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the employment rate is growing steadily, although at an insufficient pace, reducing unemployment in the euro area to 10.1 % in 2016, with a further reduction in 2017 according to the European Commission's autumn 2016 forecast; whereas, however, certain Member States continue to have substantially higher unemployment rates;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas some Member States still carry a very high sovereign debt; whereas according to the Commission's autumn 2016 forecast general government gross debt is diminishing slightly, even though some Member States show substantially higher debt levels;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the EU requires important investment efforts to boost the growth potential and competitiveness of the Member States; whereas, however, Europe still has a significant investment gap by comparison with the pre-crisis level;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU’s insufficientdeclining level of global competitiveness and productivity calls forrequires comprehensive efforts in the Member States to implement structural reforms, in the Member Statvestments and responsible fiscal policies, in order to bring aboutachieve sustainabled growth;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that growth in 2016 is continuing at a positive moderate pace, surpassing the pre-crisis level, even though according to the Commission's 2016 autumn forecast the growth prospects for 2017 are slightly lower than the previous year's level; believes, howevertherefore, that there is no time for complacency, and that this moderate recoverygrowth requires relentless efforts if it is tofurther efforts in order to bring about a recovery of the European economy and achieve greater resilience;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Finds that while unemployment is, on average, gradually decreasing, and that activity rates are growing, structural deficiencies persist in the labour markets in some Member States;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees with the Commission that access to finance is crucial for businesses to growan essential precondition in order for businesses to grow and operate innovatively;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that a step-by-step completionthe resilience of the Bbanking Union shall aim at increasing resilience in the banking sector and contributing toindustry needs to be increased and that the Member States must eliminate the remaining weaknesses in order to increase investment and financial stability;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Agrees thatReaffirms that the Member States must encourage structural reforms in product, services and labour markets remain a priority in the Member States;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers thatObserves that Member States which have well-functioning, flexible labour markets or have initiated labour market reforms in sufficient time contribute to greater work intensity and have proven to be quicker to recover from the economic downturn;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Agrees that high taxation is a hindrance to investments and jobs; calls for reforms in taxation with a view to tackling the high tax burden on labour in Europe; stresses furthermore that in some Member States taxation needs to be improved, tax evasion and avoidance need to be combated and the coordination of measures to combat aggressive tax planning and tax evasion and avoidance needs to be improved;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the reduction in average public deficits, but agrees; confirms, however, that aggregate pictures hide significant disparities across the Member States and that in the medium term the establishment of structural deficits with a view to responsible and sustainable budgetary policies can result in fiscal uncertainties;