19 Amendments of Agnès EVREN related to 2022/2037(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
— having regard to Eurostat’s flash estimateannouncement on the inflation in the euro area for August 2022,
Amendment 13 #
— having regard to the monetary dialogues with the President of the ECB, Christine Lagarde, of 7 February, 20 June, 26 September 2022,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
Citation 12 b (new)
— having regard to the ECB Governing Council approval of the Transmission Protection Instrument (TPI) on 21 July 2022,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 c (new)
Citation 12 c (new)
— having regard to the ECB Governing Council monetary policy decisions to raise ECB interest rates on 21 July and 8 September 2022,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 d (new)
Citation 12 d (new)
— having regard to the ECB’s report on the progress made during the investigation phase of a digital euro published on 29 September 2022,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas according to the ECB projections of September 2022, economic growth will decline from 3.1 % in 2022 to 0.9 % in 2023, before recovering to 2.31.9 % in 2024 in the baseline scenario; whereas the outlook for euro area activity is surrounded by a high degree of uncertainty, related to the development of the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis, with a number of independent forecasts predicting a recession;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas according to the ECB projections of September 2022, headlinaverage inflation is expected to fall from 8.1 % in 2022 to 2.3 % in 2024;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas, according to Eurostat, the unemployment rate in July 2022 stood at 6% in the EU and 6.6% in the euro area, spread in an uneven way across the EU and within Member States and with unemployment rates among young people remaining much higher (14% in the EU and 14,2% in the euro area); whereas the high youth unemployment rate remains a serious issue to be tackled in the EU;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas inflation is expected to remain above the ECB’s 2% target in2024 due do the lagged effects of high energy prices on the non-energy components of inflation, the depreciation of the euro against the US Dollar, a strong labour market and some inflation compensation effects on wages;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) constitute the backbone of the EU economy and enhance economic and social cohesion; whereas SMEs have been severely hit by the economic crisis caused by the COVID- 19 pandemic; whereas SMEs therefore need further support;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the statutory independence of the ECB, as laid down in the Treaties, is a prerequisite for it to fulfil its mandate of maintaining price stability;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the ECB to monitor the single currency’s external value and its interaction with other developed economies;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines the pivotal role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the EU’s economy and economic and social convergence and employment; points out the need to encourage public and private investments in the EU, and therefore calls on the ECB to continue its efforts to facilitate access to finance for SMEs;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Is concerned about the implications of higher interest rates for green investments; calls on the ECB to assess the possibility of applying differentiated ratesthe most efficient rates possible to support green investments and disincentivise brown investments;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Welcomes the substantial and detailed feedback provided by the ECB to Parliament’s resolution on the 2020 ECB Annual Report; calls on the ECB to continue this commitment to accountability and to keep publishing its written feedback on Parliament’s resolutions on the ECB Annual Reports each year;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27 b. Acknowledges the ongoing efforts by the ECB and President Lagarde to improve communication and transparency with Parliament; agrees with President Lagarde, furthermore, that the ECB has to enhance its communication to citizens on the impact of its policies;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls on the ECB to explore ways to strengthen the international role of the euro; notes that making the euro more attractive as a reserve currency will further enhance its international use and increase the EU’s ability to frame its policy stance independently, a key element in safeguarding European economic sovereignty;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30 b. Welcomes the fact that, in 2021, the number of counterfeit euro banknotes decreased to its lowest level since 2003 (12 parts per million);calls on the ECB to enhance the fight against counterfeiting and its cooperation with Europol, Interpol and the European Commission in pursuit of this goal; invites the ECB, without prejudice to the Member States’ prerogatives, to create a system to better monitor large transactions with a view to combating money laundering, tax evasion and the financing of terrorism and organised crime;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the ECB’s progress on the digital euro project, as well as the dialogue with Parliament in this regard; looks forward to the Governing Council reaching a decision on launching the digital euro; recalls that cash payments are a very important means of payment for EU citizens and should not be endangered by a digital euro;