19 Amendments of Marek BELKA related to 2019/2211(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
— having regard to the Commission communication of 21 Nov17 December 20189 entitled ‘Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2020’ (COM(2019)0650), and to the Commission’s Alert Mechanism Report 2020 of 17 December 2019 (COM(2019)0651),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the European Investment Bank Report 2019/2020, "Accelerating Europe´s transformation"
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 14 January 2020 on the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan (COM(2020) 21 final)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 b (new)
Citation 25 b (new)
- having regard to the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund (COM(2020) 22 final)
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the improvement in the economic situation and low interest rates provide an opportunity to implement ambitious reforms, in particularcluding socially balanced structural reforms but also measures aimed at encouraging public and private investment to tackle climate change and its social consequences and create full- time jobs;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. having regard to the need for a European Climate Law with a legally binding goal of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the latest and an intermediate target of at least 655 % for 2030;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, in view of the climate change emergencyambitious plan of the EU to fight climate change but also due to demographic and digital challenges, the EU’s Annual Growth Survey (AGS) has now been renamed the Annual Sustainable Growth Survey (ASGS), and considers that this implies a change in the positioning of the report and the implementation of ecological indicators; Emphasizes, however, that the European Semester process should still maintain mainly an instrument related to budgetary and economic issues and challenges for EU Member States;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, in view of the climate change emergencyenvironmental, digital and demographical challenges, the EU’s Annual Growth Survey (AGS) has now been renamed the Annual Sustainable Growth Survetrategy (ASGS), and consid to steers that this implies a change in the posie EU´s economic policy orientation ing of the report and the implementation of ecological indicatorsdirection of sustainable growth;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the role of the European Green Deal as the EU’s new growth strategy defining ecological issueswith sustainability and the wellbeing of citizens as principal goalits fcor the Unione; notes, with regard to the scope of the European Semester, the inclusion of the SDGs and of the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), which willmight require the adjustment of existing indicators and the creation of new ones to monitor the implementation of EU economic, environmental and social policies, as well as coherence between policy goals and budgetary means; notes the need to implemenreflect long-term planningconcerns in addition to short- term economic policy management to tackle climate change;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the role of the European Green Deal as the EU’s new strategy defining ecological issues and the wellbeing of citizens as one of the principal goals for the Union; notes, with regard to the scope of the European Semester, the inclusion of the SDGs and of the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), which willmight require the adjustment of existing indicators and the creation of new ones to monitor the implementation of EU economic, environmental and social policies, as well as coherence between policy goals and budgetary means; notes the need to implement long-term planning to tackle climate change;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers achieving a fair transition to climate neutrality - while at the same time doing its utmost to safeguard the EU's competitiveness worldwide and protect EU citizens from any potential negative social consequences that such transformation might cause - to be a major responsibility for the EU’s citizens and economy and its role in the world; calls for appropriate support and policies, with involvement for and of the public, the various sectors, regions and Member States with a view to benefiting from this transformation and making it a success; calls on the Commission to undertake an annual evaluation of the Union’s ecological debt, carbon budget and imported emissions;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Emphasizes, in this context, that an ambitious Just Transition Fund must mitigate the, mostly social, costs of the transformation connected to the New Green Deal especially in the regions that will be mostly affected by this change;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers that the transition to a new growth model requires significant amount of public and private investment; stresses the importance of a properly funded EU budget able to deliver on the common challenges committed and to meet citizens expectations; recalls the need to create the right conditions for private investment to accelerate the transformation and the importance to complete the Capital Markets Union to support long-term investment, including the one for the transitions, and foster higher-risk investment for young and innovative firms.
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Endorses the conclusion of the European Fiscal Board (EFB) that the fiscal framework has not protected the quality of public expenditure, and welcomes the EFB’s proposal for a ‘golden rule’ to protect public investment; calls, therefore, for the reform of the Stability and Growth Pact and the introduction of a golden rule aimed at implementing sound fiscal policy on an equal footing with investment within the EU’s policy objto simplify the Stability and Growth Pact and make it more effectives; whereas this should cover the investment foreseen for the realisation of the Green Deal, the Digital Revolution, the SDGs and the EPSR Rights, including expenditure aimed at reducing poverty and inequality related to social protection, health services and long-term care, and education and trainingcalls, therefore, for a revision of the Stability and Growth Pact including an enabling framework to protect growth-enhancing public expenditure, while ensuring sound fiscal policy;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. States that climate policy must go hand-in-hand with supporting public and private investment in the EU and enhance industrial competitiveness of the EU economy as well as create further jobs;
Amendment 330 #
17 a. Emphasizing that tax fraud has been a serious hit for the EU Member States' budgets, calls for decisive steps of the Commission and the Council to overcome the deadlock in the negotiations of the CC(C)TB and the public CbCR; Emphasizes a need for a clear common position of the EU for the international negotiations related to tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Notes that despite of the recovery in the European labour market, productivity growth has slowed and strong disparities persist. Noting that skills constraints are still one of the main obstacles to investment, considers that technological changes can have a significant impact on jobs and that a long term strategy to foster adaptative and inclusive systems for skills development is needed;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasizing that youth unemployment is still a major issue in many EU Member States, underlines that the unemployment rate in the EU has been steadily falling; Takes note of AMR 2020’s finding that wage growth at euro area level remains below what would be expected at the current levels of unemployment on the basis of historical data, and that this affects the inflation rate; highlights that the currently low productivity and inflation together with structural reforms transferring collective bargaining to the enterprise level are detrimental to wage growth and are leading to greater income inequality and an increase in the numbers of working poor, with in-work poverty affecting almost one in ten workers in Europe; accordingly advocates wage growth;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Looks forward to the stronger involvement of the EP and the national parliaments in the European Semester process and to the creation of an institutionalised dialogue with the Commission, the social partners, territories and civil society, at both EU and national level, in order to further boost the process’s democratic legitimacy; Believes that streamlining the process and better communication on the European Semester could increase citizens' interest in the Commission's recommendations, intensify national ownership and - therefore - increase the willingness of EU Member States to commit to the reforms proposed by the Commission;