24 Amendments of Miguel VIEGAS related to 2017/2114(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the euro area and EU28 unemployment rates were 9.3 % and 7.8 % respectively in April 2017, their lowest rates since March 2009 and December 2008; whereas significant differences in unemployment rates remain across the EU ranging between 3.2 % and 23.2 %, due to the increasingly divergent path between economies within the Euro and Eurozone;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU’'s excessively low productivity and global competitiveness calls for structural reforms,calls for continued fiscal efforts and investment in Member States in order to bring about sustained growth and employment and achieve upward convergence with other global economies and within the EU;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU’s excessively low productivity and global competitiveness calls for structural reforms, continued fiscal efforts and investment in Member States in order to bring about sustained growth and employment and achieve upward convergence with other global economies and within the EU;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomDeplores the gpoodr performance of the European economy, supported by moderinadequate GDP growth and slightly decreasing, yet still high, unemployment rates; notes that the modest recovery remains fragile and that the development of GDP per capita is close to stagnation;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that Europe harbours untapped economic potential as growth and employment are advancing unevenly; underlines that this is the result of the heterogeneous performance of the Member States’' economies; emphasises that the implementation of structural reforms in the Member States could facilitate at least 1 % higher growth due to macroeconomic imbalances brought about by a deeply flawed economic integration and the asymmetric shock of the financial crisis;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that this would complement ongoing efforts on improving the quality and management of national budgets by addressing the triggers for growth in line with Union fiscal rulesdebt sustainability;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that reforms to improve the business climate are needed to boost productivity and employment in the euro area; underlines in this context the importance of supply-side reformsdemand-side policies and investment in public services and infrastructure;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Shares the Commission’'s view on the need for changes in labour market legislation that provide flexibility and security for both employees and employers, thereby increasing employment andwith rights, ensuring sustainable growth and preventing wage dumping;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of wage developments in line withDeplores that, in many peripheral economies, wages have been evolving below productivity;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of wage developments in line with productivity;above productivity levels in order to recoup purchasing power lost during the crisis.
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 201 #
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that a timely agreement in the ongoing negotiations on the revised European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) could help to improve the effectiveness of this instrument and to address shortcomings experienced in its implementation so far; Calls on the Commission to ensure that effective funding is redistributive between member- states, thereby contributing to the necessary upward convergence;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that prudgrowth-oriented fiscal policies play a fundamental role for the stability of the euro area and the Union as a whole; underlines that strong coordination of fiscal policies and compliance with the Union rules in this area are a legal requirement and key to the proper functioning of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU);
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that prudent fiscal policies play a fundamental role for the stability of the euro area and the Union as a whole; underlines that strong coordination of fiscal policies and compliance with the Union rules in this area are a legal requirement and key to the proper functioning of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU);
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the fact that deficits in the euro area are projected to decline; is concerned, however, that this process is slowing down and agrees that government debt remains too high in some Member States, making a comprehensive renegotiation of interest rates and amounts a matter of urgency;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Warns that low interest rate payments, accommodative monetary policies, one-off measures and other factors alleviating the current debt burden are only temporary and that sound fiscal policies mustonly sustainable growth can be self-sustaining and take into account future liabilities;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that the fiscal stances at national and euro-area level must balance the long-term sustainability of public finances in full compliance with the Stability and Growth Pact with short-term macroeconomic stabilisation, necessitating solutions to social problems and renewed economic growth in each Member State;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that the fiscal stances at national and euro-area level must balance the long-term sustainability of public finances in full compliance with the Stability and Growth Pact with short-term macroeconomic stabilisation;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recommends setting up a specific programme to assist Member States seeking to leave the euro area, either because they themselves have decided to do so or because their membership has become untenable ;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Takes note of the Commission’'s recommendation to close the Excessive Deficit Procedures for several Member States; welcomes past and ongoing fiscal and reform efforts, yet insists that these efforts will need to continue to ensure the durability of the corand notes the need to focus on growth and job crecation of the excessive deficit;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers it of great importance therefore that all Member States take the necessary policy action to address imbalances, in particular high levels of indebtedness, and commit to structural reformsgrowth and job-creation policies, ensuring the economic sustainability of each individual Member State, thereby ensuring the overall competitiveness and resilience of the European economy;