50 Amendments of Jonás FERNÁNDEZ related to 2014/2249(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Declaration of 9 May 1950, which stated that the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community represented the ‘first step in the federation of Europe’,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union and its Member States are facing major challenges, which no Member State can tackle on its own, and this requires deepening progress along the federal route;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the European Council’s working methods should be rendered more transparent vis-à-vis Parliament and its interferenceparticipation in legislative decision- making should remain within the limits of the Treaty provisions;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the Union needs a new legal act on economic policy, including the adoption of Convergence Guidelines, as well as some crucial structural reforms in the areas of competitiveness, growth and social cohesion;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the Union should be endowed with increased investment capacity by ensuring better use of the existing structural funds and by fully implementing the existing six-pack and two-pack legal frameworkreformed legal framework (six-pack and two-pack) in the context of the flexibility offered by the Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas part of the EU budget should be used to establish a fiscal capacity within the eurozone in order to assist Member States in the implementation of agreed structural reforms based on certain conditions; whereas this additional fiscal capacity should be placed outside the ceilings of the MFF and should be financed by genuine own resources, such as the tax on international financial transactions, a percentage of corporation tax, or European Central Bank profits;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the European Union and its Member States are facing unprecedented challenges, such as the refugee crisis, the foreign policy challenges in the immediate neighbourhood and the fight against terrorism, as well as globalisation, climate change, the consequences of the financial and debt crisis, high unemployment, increased poverty and inequality, the lack of competitiveness and the social consequences in several Member States, and the need to reinforce the EU internal market, which have so far been inadequately addressed;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Takes the view that Parliament should sign an interinstitutional agreement with the European Investment Bank so that the political groups can table parliamentary questions to its President;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Takes the view that Parliament should set up an entry register at its headquarters and in all the delegations in the Member States allowing citizens to hand over documents in person, with certification of content;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Considers it necessary to regulate the negotiations between Parliament and the Council, known as trilogues, in order to increase transparency and accountability, including making provision for all Members who have tabled amendments to attend as observers;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Takes the view that it should be made easier to exercise the right of petition;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Takes the view that European voluntary service plays an integral part in building a European citizenship and consequently recommends that the Commission look into how it might be made easier for young people to take part; suggests, further, that periods of European voluntary service should count as an advantage in the recruitment tests for jobs in Union institutions (EPSO);
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 f (new)
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Takes the view that a paper or electronic Official Journal of the European Parliament should be introduced to authenticate all resolutions and reports approved by it;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages meaningful political dialogue with national parliaments on the contents of legislative proposals; insists, however, on a clear delineation of the respective decision-making competences of the national parliaments and the European Parliament, where the former should exercise their European function on the basis of their national constitutions, in particular via the control of their national governments as members of the European Council and the Council, which is the level where they are best placed to directly influence the content of and exercise scrutiny over the European legislative process; is therefore against the creation of new joint parliamentary decision-making bodies for reasons of transparency, accountability and ability to act;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the President of the European Council to agree to reply to parliamentary questions put to him by the political groups on that Institution’s deliberations, agreements and decisions;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for Parliament to sign an interinstitutional agreement with the Eurogroup under which its President would reply to parliamentary questions tabled by the political groups;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Insists on ensuring a single representation of the EU/eurozone within the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and other international financial institutions such as the Bank for International Settlements (Article 138 TFEU) by its Finance Minister/VP of the Commission and the President of the European Central Bank (ECB);
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Considers that the practical possibilities for national parliaments to ensure the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality should be improved, and cooperation between national parliaments strengthened, to enable them, in close cooperation among themselves, to reach the necessary quorum under article 7(3) of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8
Subheading 8
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8 a (new)
Subheading 8 a (new)
Points out that all but two Member States are legally committed to adopting the single currency;
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Proposes that the European Council issue a statement calling on Member States that are legally committed to adopting the single currency to take the necessary measures to join the euro zone no later than 1 January 2020;
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Insists on the adoption of Convergence Guidelines, to be enshrined within a Convergence Code and adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure, with a view to creating a more bindingeffective framework for economic policy coordination (with key economic, competitiveness and social targets, such as in the areas of labour markets, competitiveness, business environment and public administrations, aspects of tax policy and social protection) that is open to all 28 Member States and that guarantees them the possibility of participating in a shock-absorption mechanism;
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Insists on the adoption of Convergence Guidelines, to be enshrined within a Convergence Code and adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure, with a view to creating a more binding framework for economic policy coordination (with key economic, competitiveness and social targets, such as in the areas of labour markets, competitiveness, business environment and public administrations, aspects of tax policy and social protection) that is open to all 28 Member States and that guarantees them the possibility of participating in athe shock-absorption mechanism proposed by the Five Presidents' Report;
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Believes that a limited number of crucial areas for structural reforms that increase competitiveness, the growth potential, real economic convergence and social cohesion over a five-year period to strengthen the European social market economy, as outlined in Article 3 (3) TEU, should be laid down;
Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Points out the need for fewer and more targeted Country Specific Recommendations (CSR), based on the policy framework set out in the Convergence Code and the Annual Growth Survey (AGS), and on the concrete proposals presented by each Member State, in line with their respective key reform objectives, from a broad range of structural reforms, fostering competitiveness, real economic convergence and social cohesion;
Amendment 498 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Proposes to change the procedure for the adoption of own resources through the general ‘passerelle clause’ contained in Article 48 (7) TEU, which would facilitate the necessary transition from a system based on Gross National Income (GNI) contributions to one based on real own resources for the EU and the eurozone budget, such as a reformed Value Added Tax (VAT), a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) or revenue from other sources, such as the Emission Trading Scheme, and the profits of the European Central Bank;
Amendment 499 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Proposes to change the procedure for the adoption of own resources through the general ‘passerelle clause’ contained in Article 48 (7) TEU, which would facilitate the necessary transition from a system based on Gross National Income (GNI) contributions to one based on real own resources for the EU and the eurozone budget, such as a reformed Value Added Tax (VAT), a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), a carbon tax, or revenue from other sources such as the Emission Trading Scheme;
Amendment 500 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Proposes to change the procedure for the adoption of own resources through the general ‘passerelle clause’ contained in Article 48 (7) TEU, which would facilitate the necessary transition from a system based on Gross National Income (GNI) contributions to one based on real own resources for the EU and the eurozone budget, such as a reformed Value Added Tax (VAT), a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) or revenue from other sources, such as the Emission Trading Scheme or the issuance of Union public debt;
Amendment 501 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Proposes to change the procedure for the adoption of own resources through the general ‘passerelle clause’ contained in Article 48 (7) TEU, which would facilitate the necessary transition from a system based on Gross National Income (GNI) contributions to one based on real own resources for the EU and the eurozone budget, such as a reformed Value Added Tax (VAT), a share of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base, a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) or revenue from other sources such as the Emission Trading Scheme;
Amendment 502 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Proposes to change the procedure for the adoption of own resources through the general ‘passerelle clause’ contained in Article 48 (7) TEU, which would facilitate the necessary transition from a system based on Gross National Income (GNI) contributions to one based on real own resources for the EU and the eurozone budget, such as a reformed Value Added Tax (VAT), a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), a European wealth tax, or revenue from other sources such as the Emission Trading Scheme;
Amendment 515 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Proposes the issuance of European public debt for the purpose of investment, taking advantage of low interest rates, under the terms of Article 310 TFEU and by repealing Article 17(2) of Regulation 966/2012;
Amendment 518 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Insists on the fullProposes the implementation of the existingreformed six-pack and two-pack framework and the European Semester to address, in particular, macroeconomic imbalances, and secure long-term control over public deficit and still extremely high levels of public debt by improving spending efficiency, prioritising productive investments, providing incentive to structural reform and taking into account business cycle conditions;
Amendment 536 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Proposes the establishment of a fiscal capacity within the eurozone in order to assist Member States in the implementation of agreed structural reforms, based on incentives and certain conditions, including the effective implementation of the National Reform Programmes agreed within the European Semester; considers that this could be done through the creation of additional capacity and/or by earmarking funding from the existing EU budget for this purpose; underlines that any new instrument should be placed within the EU budget, but outside the ceilings of the MFF, and financed from real own resources;
Amendment 593 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54a. Considers it necessary to establish a paper or electronic European postal service that enables communications to be sent, with certification of content, from any Member State, addressed to private individuals and public institutions, including those of the EU;
Amendment 596 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
55. Calls for the rapid completion of a Banking Union based on a single supervision mechanism (SSM) and, a single resolution mechanism (SRM) and a European deposit insurance scheme, and sustained by an adequate backstop; calls, to this end, for a swift agreement on an adequate bridge financing mechanism until the Single Resolution Fund becomes operational and a European Insolvency Scheme is created;
Amendment 620 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Considers it necessary to improvestablish, as part of an EU Treasury, a tax agency to coordinate the automatic exchange of information exchange between national tax authorities in order to avoid tax planning, base erosion and profit shifting, as well as to promote coordinated actions to fight tax havens; calls for the adoption of a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base directive establishing a minimum rate and spelling out common objectives for progressive harmonisation; deems it necessary to embark on a comprehensive review of the existing VAT legislation, addressing i.a. the issue of reduced rates and the introduction of the country of origin principle, and to establish a partially automatic stabilising mechanism to foster convergence and counter differences in the economic cycles of the Member States;
Amendment 645 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Considers it necessary to address the weakness in the existing institutional structure, whereby certain parts of the Treaty may be overseen by the Court of Justice while others are excluded from such scrutiny; calls for binding coordination and surveillance of the budgetary discipline of those Member States whose currency is the euro, subject to the control of the Court of Justice on the basis of Article 136 TFEU, in conjunction with Article 121 (6), and under strengthened parliamentary scrutiny in the detailed implementation of Article 121 (3) and (4) TFEU;
Amendment 654 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66 a (new)
Paragraph 66 a (new)
66a. Points out that the Eurogroup should be accountable to the European Parliament;
Amendment 665 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
69. Supports the creation of a European Energy Agency under Article 204 of the Euratom Treaty, as well as the establishment of a European strategic reserve of oil and other energy products and a joint negotiating centre with suppliers, with a view to completing the institutional structure of the Energy Union;
Amendment 680 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
Paragraph 71
71. Stresses that the rights of workers, when they exercise their right of mobility, should be guaranteed, including those of workers who are legally resident in an EU Member State, along with their social rights, in accordance with Articles 151 and 153 TFEU, in order to ensure a stable social basis for the EMU;
Amendment 687 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71 a (new)
Paragraph 71 a (new)
71a. Stresses the importance of establishing a social Europe, so that the European integration project continues to have the support of workers;
Amendment 693 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
Paragraph 72
72. Points out the importance of promoting the idea of a minimalum wage determined by each Member State, and suggests that, under current Treaty provisions, an ‘EmployeeWorkers Mobility Directive’ could be adopted, including self-employed workers and those who are legally resident in EU Member States, to reduce still-existing barriers for employeesuch workers;
Amendment 702 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 a (new)
Paragraph 72 a (new)
72a. Points out that the Commission could establish a guideline European minimum wage;
Amendment 703 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 b (new)
Paragraph 72 b (new)
72b. Considers it necessary to encourage convergence between social security schemes, including aspects such as pension portability (Article 48 TFEU), compulsory membership for all self- employed workers and the retirement age;
Amendment 705 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
73. Calls on the Commission to set up social criteria for the evaluation of Member States’ performance, and to recommend structural reform, through the modification of Regulation No 1303/2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, to ensure better use of regional and social funds;
Amendment 714 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
Amendment 765 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84 a (new) en
Paragraph 84 a (new) en
84a. Recommends setting up a permanent Council of Defence Ministers, with legal personality, to be chaired by the High Representative and Vice-President of the Commission with a view to coordinating the Member States' defence policies, particularly with regard to cybersecurity and anti-terrorism, and jointly developing the EU's defence strategy and priorities;
Amendment 781 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87 a (new)
Paragraph 87 a (new)
87a. Stresses the great potential of the European Defence Agency in helping develop a single defence market that is competitive, efficient, underpinned by intensive R&D&I and focused on creating specialised jobs, and advocates, to that end, looking into possible public-private partnerships;
Amendment 787 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90
Paragraph 90
90. Stresses the importance of extending common financing in the area of military CSDP, including through the AthenaTHENA mechanism, as this would reduce financial disincentives on the part of Member States for contributing to military CSDP missions and operations and, thereby, improve the EU’s ability to react to crises;
Amendment 807 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93 c (new)
Paragraph 93 c (new)
93c. Stresses the importance of promoting a culture of defence grounded in the fundamental values of the EU among Europe's citizens, thus informing society of the importance and social advantages of a common defence apparatus and helping forge a strong political will in favour of one; highlights, to that end, the usefulness of sharing the experiences of Member States in this field.