8 Amendments of Markus FERBER related to 2014/2059(INI)
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the financial, sovereign debt and competitiveness crisis cannot be overcome by means of a loose monetary policy; stresses, therefore, the importance of continuing the process of deep and sustainable structural reforms to deliver on growth and jobs; reiterates, in this connection, the fact that the EU cannot compete on costs alone, but needs to invest more in research and development, education and skills, and resource efficiency, both at national and European level;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the European Semester process by, inter alia, making sure that sufficient time and resources are allocated to the design and follow-up to the recommendations, thereby making the recommendations as relevant as possible for EU- and national-level economic policy-making; calls on the Commission to submit proposals on ways in which the recommendations of the European Semester could be made more binding;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports the objective of placing emphasis on policies that enhance competitiveness, support job creation, fight unemployment and improve the functioning of the labour market; stresses that the dual-track training model has proved particularly valuable in combating youth unemployment;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes the factIs concerned that, according to the Commission, only 10 % of the CSRs for 2013 have been fully implemented; notes, furthermore, that 45 % of CSRs have seen limited or no progress;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the fact that the implementation of CSRs is a precondition for achieving economic convergence in the EMU, which is key to the proper functioning thereof, allowing for financial and economic stability and a high level of competitiveness for the European economy that is conducive to growth and jobs;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that structural reforms should particularly be targeted at improving labour markets’ capacity to integrate young people into the workforce; takes the view that the system combining education with vocational training is a particularly effective way of achieving this aim; believes, also, that structural reform should be aimed at the mid- and long-term sustainability of social security, health-care and pension systems;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Points out that the absence of a well functioning internal labour market and of a positive approach to immigration hampers growth in the EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a common labour market and a modern immigration policy geared to the needs of the economy;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates the fact that structural reforms must be complemented by longer- term investment in education, research, innovation, modern infrastructure and sustainable energy; stresses, however, the fact that private investment is more conducive to growth than public investment;