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14 Amendments of Markus FERBER related to 2014/2249(INI)

Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the Commission’s role as the executive should be strengthened in the field of Economic and Monetary Policy by the creation of the position of EU Finance Minister, assisted by an EU Fiscal and Treasury administration, and by endowing it with the powers to implement and enforce any future and existing Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) instruments;deleted
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the existing economic governance system is not yet strong enoughapplied sufficiently to tackle all potential future crises and shocks as it should, nor is it yet sufficiently good at generating higher competitiveness, structural convergence among its members, sustainable growth and social cohesion; whereas, therefore, progress towards the completion of the EMU should be sustained, as well as efforts to render its institutional structure more legitimate and democratically accountable do;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas the institutional structure of the EMU should be transformed into an effective and democratic economic government, with Parliament and Council acting as equal co-legislators, the Commission fulfilling the role of the executive, national parliaments scrutinising national governments, the European Parliament scrutinising the EU level of decision-making, and the Court of Justice having control over all aspects of EMU enshrined in the Treaties;deleted
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas the Union needs a new legal act on economic policy, including the adoption of Convergence Guidelines, as well as some crucial structuralfull implementation of the rules adopted to date is decisive with a view to reinforms in the areas ofcing competitiveness, growth and social cohesion in the EMU;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas part of the EU budget should be used to establish a fiscal capacity within the eurozone in order to assist Member States in the implementation of agreed structural reforms based on certain conditions; whereas this additional fiscal capacity should be placed outside the ceilings of the MFF and should be financed by genuine own resources;deleted
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Suggests, on the basis of Article 352 TFEU, the creation of an EU Fiscal and Treasury Administration, with a role similar to that of the Congressional Budget Office in the United States, in order to support the European Finance Minister;deleted
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Insists on ensuring a single representbetter coordination of the EU/eurozone within the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and other international financial institutions (Article 138 TFEU) by its Finance Minister/VP of the Commission and the President of the European Centr; (Voting rights at the IMF are determined by the size of the quotas contributed. Irrespective of the aim of achieving closely coordinated action by the Member States, voting rights should therefore not be aggregated, in order to not to divorce political Bank (ECB);d fiscal responsibility from each other.)
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Insists on the adoption of Convergence Guidelines, to be enshrined within a Convergence Code and adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure, with a view to creating a more binding framework for economic policy coordination (with key economic, competitiveness and social targets, such as in the areas of labour markets, competitiveness, business environment and public administrations, aspects of tax policy and social protection) that is open to all 28 Member States and that guarantees them the possibility of participating in a shock-absorption mechanism;deleted
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 479 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Considers it necessary to haveUnderlines that an overall assessment of the budgetary situations and prospects in the eurozone as a whole, of the individual does not exempt the Member States in the eurozone and of all members of the fiscal compact, ahead of the spring European Councilfrom their responsibilities under the Stability and Growth Pact;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 534 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. Proposes the establishment of a fiscal capacity within the eurozone in order to assist Member States in the implementation of agreed structural reforms, based on incentives and certain conditions, including the effective implementation of the National Reform Programmes agreed within the European Semester; considers that this could be done through the creation of additional capacity and/or by earmarking funding from the existing EU budget for this purpose; underlines that any new instrument should be placed within the EU budget, but outside the ceilings of the MFF, and financed from real own resources;deleted
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 557 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
50. Reiterates its support for the suggestion to transform the position of Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs into a Treasury Minister, adeleted Texts made in its resolution of 12 December 2013 on constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the European Union6; __________________ 6opted, P7_TA(2013)0598.
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 572 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
52. Believes that the establishment of a European fiscal capacity and the European Monetary Fund are steps in the process of creating a European Treasury, which should be accountable to the European Parliament;deleted
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 580 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
53. Calls for due consideration to be given to the main findings of the Expert Group created by the Commission, with a view to constituting a Redemption Fund;deleted
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 619 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
59. Considers it necessary to improve the automatic information exchange between national tax authorities in order to avoid tax planning, base erosion and profit shifting, as well as to promote coordinated actions to fight tax havens; calls for the adoption of a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base directive establishing a minimum rate and spelling out common objectives for progressive harmonisation; deems it necessary to embark on a comprehensive review of the existing VAT legislation, addressing i.a. the issue of reduced rates and the introduction of the country of origin principle, and to establish a partially automatic stabilising mechanism to foster convergence and counter differences in the economic cycles of the Member States;
2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO