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Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls for the creation of the position of European Finance Minister, combining the roles of a permanent President of the Eurogroup and Commission Vice- President (VP) for Economic and Financial Affairs, through an Interinstitutional Agreement between Parliament, Council and Commission;deleted

2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO

Werner LANGEN

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

Werner LANGEN

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;

2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO

Werner LANGEN

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, a~~deleted Texts mad~~e in its resolution of 12 December 2013 on constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the European Union6; __________________ 6~~opted, P7_TA(2013)0598.

2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO

Werner LANGEN

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

Werner LANGEN

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

Werner LANGEN

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

Werner LANGEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 104 a (new)

104a. Takes the view that the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, which is responsible for large sections of the report, should have been involved in the procedure;

2016/02/17
Committee: AFCO

8 Amendments of Werner LANGEN related to 2014/2249(INI)

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