Activities of France JAMET related to 2022/2150(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Semester for economic policy coordination 2023 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and social priorities for 2023 (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the possibility of a recession in 2023 cannot be ruled out;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU labour market has proved particularly resilient, with an additional two million people in employment, leading to aremains seriously disrupted, with the record low unemployment rate of 6.2 % in 2022; whereas according to the Commission’s autumn economic forecast the public sector was a key contributor to the increase in employment; whereas despite labour market tightness wage growth has remained modebeing based on the definition applied by the International Labour Office, which uses a highly controversial calculation method that does not fully reflect the real unemployment situation, as the failure to tackle poverty in the EU demonstrates; whereas the unemployment rate is expected to increase slightly in 2023 (6.5 %), before marginally coming down again in 2024 (6.2 %)salaries in many European countries are too low, fuelling unemployment as there is a lack of business opportunities;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the price formation mechanisms brought into play by the European energy market have exacerbated the crisis and jeopardised many Member States’ economic fabric;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that while the primary objective of the European Central Bank (ECB) is to maintain price stability, the primary objective of the Union as a whole should be to minimise the impact of current turbulences on the real economy, thereby defending the wellbeing of its citizens and preserving its production structure and the international competitiveness of its companies; underlines, in this regard, the importance of adequate and coordinated fiscal, structural and regulatory policies that complement the ECB’s monetary policy actions, which are also capable of supporting household incomes and providing targeted support to companies suffering from supply bottlenecks and high energy costs;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the close link between the European Semester and the implementation of the RRF, whereby the national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs) are expected to contribute effectively to addressing all or a significant subset of the challenges identified in the relevant country-specific recommendations addressed to each Member State in the context of the European Semester; takes the view that the use of these funds is a matter of Member States’ national sovereignty and that the way in which they are used should not be subject to political blackmail to enforce reforms unwanted by the European nations’ citizens;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Agrees with the Commission’s orientations as regard the simplification of the framework, differences inNotes that the divergences between the Eurozone economies make quantified Member States’ debt reduction paths, the use of a comprehensive debt sustainability analysis and the general escape clauses risky;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recalls that austerity policies are ineffective in achieving a permanent reduction in public deficits and therefore, in the long run, in debt levels;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that while monetary policy is conceived and designed as a single instrument, the overall fiscal policy is the result of aggregating 19 individual fiscal policies; underlines that, apart from the recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area, coordination of actions has thus far been limited and the situation and challenges of the euro area have not been easy to factor in; highlights that it is still largely random if the aggregation of national fiscal policies results in a euro area fiscal stance which is appropriate and consistent with monetary policy; regrets that the Commission’s communication does not encompass rules or instruments that allow for the management of the euro area fiscal stanceRecalls that the fiscal policy of Member States is a foundation of national sovereignty and democracy; insists that any plan to federalise fiscal policy at EU level would be an encroachment on a crucial prerogative of nations and would weaken democracy in the EU;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. WelcomNotes that lessons have been learned from the RRF process by promoting more ownership of ways of putting Member States in charge of designing their own national plans combining fiscal, reform and investment commitments within a common EU framework; greatly regrets that, unlike the RRF, the European Parliament is excluded from defining the overarching goals, guidance, criteria for the debt reduction path, investmthe RRF process has been used to impose reforms unwanted by citizents, reforms and the underlying assumptions on which the comprehensive debt sustainability analysis is based; regrets that neither the involvement of national parliaments nor that of national stakeholders and civil society is mentioned under project design, implementation or subsequent scrutiny, which sets back ownership and democratic accountabilitywhich sets back democracy in Europe;