Activities of Miguel VIEGAS related to 2015/2210(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2015 priorities (A8-0307/2015 - Dariusz Rosati) PT
European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2015 priorities - Steps towards completing the Economic and Monetary Union (debate) PT
Amendments (20)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas unemployment in the EU remains at unacceptably high levels, but is on a declining path set to fall to 9.2 % in the EU and 10.5 % in the euro area in 2016;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the fiscal outlook in relation to the EU and the euro area continues to improve with a broadly neutral fiscal stance on aggregatehas been favourable in recent times, but these improvements have been achieved by compromising public investment and degrading the living standards of citizens, particularly in the countries in which the Troika has intervened; whereas this degradation has resulted from the loss of workers’ rights, the deepening flexibilisation of the labour market, the reduction of the wages and income available to workers, and the privatisation and neglect of public services, particularly health care and education;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomeDoubts the fact that economic recovery is slowly gaining ground, withdespite forecasts predicting GDP in the euro area expected to rise by 2.1% in 2016; notes with concern, however, that even in Member States experiencing export let growth, its foundations are fragile, mainly owing to the EU's underlying structural weaknesses and resulting low international competitivenespolicies suppressing domestic demand and increasing economic problems in China and other countries;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Deplores the persistently high unemployment rates across most Member States, in particular the youth and long- term unemployment rates; therefore, not only stresses the need to reform national labour marketsdraw up and implement labour policies that foster a labour market with rights, that combat flexible forms of working (in particular, sham self-employment) and that censure employers’ organisations with high staff turnover rates, but also emphasises the need for macroeconomic policies that stimulate national wealth generation and domestic demand, in order to increase net job creation rates;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. WelcomStresses the entry into force of the regulation onneed for public investment programs in the Union or individual Member States; regrets that the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI), is aimed at boosting private investment in the EU, and calls on all relevant stakeholders to ensure its swift and effective implementationthe interests of private investors in the EU;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that further fiscal consolidation is still needed in many Member States in order to comply with the conditions of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP); notes the Commission’s interpretative communication on flexibility in the SGP, aimed at clarifying the scope of the investment clause and allowing for a certain degree of temporary flexibility in the preventive arm of the SGPthe adoption of economic policies designed to comply with the conditions of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) has made the Member States incapable of intervening positively and appropriately in economic cycles, jeopardising social development and economic growth in euro-area countries;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of access to finance for enterprises, in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which constitute the backbone of the EU economy, but rejects any diversification of and innovation in financing mechanisms envisaging instruments similar to those that were at the root of the 2007/2008 financial crisis (specifically, securitisation); points out the failure of currently low interest rates to boost investment;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 188 #
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 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the role of strong unions and labour protection laws in safeguarding employment and enhancing wage growth; calls for a shift away from consumption taxes to wealth taxes;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 243 #
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 mechanism; 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 for the successful implementation of the CSRs and, in the longer term, for the success of the Europe 2020 str and, further, condemns their interference with the sovereignty of the Member Stategys;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines the destructive impact of high debt levels on economic growth in the EU;that the SGP has been having on economic growth, social development and, consequently, the reduction of asymmetries in the EU; therefore, calls onfor the Commission to explore innovative ways of speeding up and lessening the negative impact of deleveraging in the banking, private and public sectorscreation of a programme to support countries for which staying in the euro area has been shown to be unsustainable, providing for proper compensation for the resulting damages and incorporating the negotiated exit of these Member States from the euro area;