Activities of Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN related to 2023/2063(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the European Semester for economic policy coordination 2024
Amendments (15)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication on ‘A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age’ of 1 February 2023 (COM(2023) 62 final),
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 30 a (new)
Citation 30 a (new)
– having regard to the 2023 research paper of EQUINET on The EU Green Deal’s Impact on Equality 10a, _________________ 10a Equinet: https://equineteurope.org/publications/pre liminary-assessment-of-the-eu-green- deals-impact-on-equality-survey-of- current-practices-and-needs-of-european- equality-bodies/
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU labour market continued to perform strongly in the first half of 2023 despite the slowdown in economic growth, yet labour shortages continue to be acute in someacross many sectors and occupations, in particular with regard to scale up and implementation of net zero technologies, according to the Commission’s autumn 2023 forecast; whereas unemployment hit a historic low in the EU as a whole with variation across Member States;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas meeting the goals of the European Green Deal and Paris Agreement requires significant public and private investments;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses concern about the weak growtheconomic weakness in the EU; notes the continuous impact of energy prices and inflation on the purchasing power of households, resulting in energy poverty and increased risk of poverty for many Europeans, and on the ability to perform of EU companies;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the efforts of the European Central Bank (ECB) to bring the inflation rate down in the euro area; considers rises in interest rates to only partially address the reasons for the hikes in inflation and that adequate and coordinated fiscal, structural and regulatory policies and reforms complementing the ECB’s monetary policy actions are needed; worries that investments in renewables and energy efficiency could also suffer, though these are precisely the investments required to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels and limit inflation driven by energy prices;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that a lack of public and private investments in certain Member States is hindering the potential of socially just and environmentally sustainable growth; highlights that these investments are crucial for the EU’s ability to cope with existing challenges, including the just green transition and increase the EU’s resilience and competitiveness during upcoming challenges, in particular with regard to making the EU independent from imported fossil fuels;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the European Semester is the established framework for coordinating the budgetary, economic, social, and employment policies across the Union in accordance with the Treaties, including the European Pillar of Social Rights, thereby safeguarding its macroeconomic stability and its social cohesion; notes that the 2023 Green Deal Industrial Plan is the EU’s growth strategy;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned that the performance- based financing and verification system of the RRF delivers in practice too little in terms of results and creates too much bureaucracy; calls for more flexibility to adjust milestones and targets to take account of lessons learned during the implementation process; stresses the importance that reforms and investments under the Recovery and Resilience Plans meet the climate targets of the regulation and are in full respect of the “do no significant harm” principle;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports streamlining EU cohesion policy programmes with investment needs identified under the RRF and in CSRs; recalls that cohesion policy serves a broader set of objectives than the RRF; calls for a comparable incorporation of stakeholder participation including civil society organisations in the drafting and implementation of national RRPs as it is for cohesion policy programmes;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that the reform must lead to a simplification of the framework, be more country-specific and strengthen its enforceability, and enable Member States to meet the public investment needs for the green and digital transitions of their economies without undermining the sustainability of government debt; suggests the European Semester should mirror the medium-term nature of the future economic policy coordination framework;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes that lessons have been learned from the design choices of the RRF in linking national fiscal, reform and investment commitments with EU financial incentives such as grants and loanbased on joint borrowing and additional own resources; greatly regrets that, unlike the RRF, the reform of the economic governance framework lacks the incentive mechanisms to support and promote necessary national policy reforms and investments; is concerned that some Member States will not have the financial capacity to finance the just green and digital transition on their own;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Acknowledges the differences between individual Member States regarding the sustainability of their debt and their capacity to reduce debt while still being able to invest; emphasises therefore the need to allow Member States to have different debt reduction paths; fiscal paths; stresses the key role that national budgets will need to play in financing the green transition, in the absence of joint funding that would reduce the cost and align incentives as witnessed in the RRF process; highlights the need for a permanent EU investment capacity once the RRF runs out end-2026 to ensure all Member States have the fiscal leeway to accelerate the transition while preserving fair competition in the single market;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the fact that the Commission negotiates with the Member States individual fiscal-structural plans; underlines that such an increase in discretionary power for the Commission must be accompanied by increased accountability towards the European Parliament, including through legal powers in the event of decisions by EU institutions with material impacts on Member States’ national budgets;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recognises that the Economic Dialogue as part of the European Semester lays a useful foundation of accountability, but considers that proper accountability can only be achieved if the European Parliament has accountability instruments that allow it to apply legal consequences based on its assessment of the performance of the European Semester such as veto rights or holding Commissioners personally responsible;