6 Amendments of Pirkko RUOHONEN-LERNER related to 2017/2226(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, according to Commission forecasts, the expansion of the European economy is expected to continue, although the pace of job creation and household purchasing power growth implies a slight loss of momentum over the next two years, with growth reaching 2.3 % this year in the EU and then marginally slowing to 2.1 % in 2018 and to ease slightly to 1.9 % in 2019; whereas, however, growth is still fragile and relies on a continuing monetary policy stimulus;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas private consumption growth is expected to drop slightly next year before easing in 2019, as a result of higher inflation compared to last year, which is dampening the purchasing power of households and this effect is likely to be only partially mitigated by lower private savings; on the other hand, inflation remains significantly below the ECB’s target of 2% per annum, so that deflation has not yet been eliminated;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has provided important support for investment in the EU, in addition to the European Structural and Investment Funds, whilere is no clear research- based evidence that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and the European Structural and Investment Funds have produced any results over and above those which would have been achieved without their involvement; at the same time, the orientation of savings towards equity has decreased returns and provided fewer incentives for investment;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas employment is expected to continue to expand, while some labour market indicators and the relatively high level of ‘involuntary’ part-time work, suggest persistent labour market difficulties aggravating inequalitiesproblems of competitiveness, which are being allowed to be resolved slowly through falls in unemployment and in wages, as hitherto;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights the importance of an improved European Semester process, including the formalisation of the euro area aggregate fiscal stance as a key tool for policy formulation and implementation across the EMU; calls for a broader reformreturn to the market discipline of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) in order to improve its flexibility, to incorporate the differentiated treatment of investments and to introduce the concept of aggregate fiscal stanc, if possible;