7 Amendments of Cristina MAESTRE MARTÍN DE ALMAGRO related to 2019/2211(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that Europe’s economy is showing signs of less dynamic growth; highlights that more must be done to support Member States which are experiencing slower growth and high unemployment, particularly where young people and less-developed regions are concerned;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the European Semester must consistentlguarantee that cohesion funds are increased sufficiently to ensure they contribute to the elimination of social, economic and territorial inequalities and disparities between EU regions;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the European Semester should further economic and social convergence between regions and Member States by adjusting trade imbalances, reducing the excessive surplus and giving effect to existing sanctions; highlights the fact that the European goal of more inclusive growth means greater investment in infrastructure, education and training, health, and research and, innovation and digitalisation; stresses that increases in productivity should lead to increased pay;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points to the importance of involving local and regional authorities in the drafting of National Reform Programmes;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates the crucial role of cohesion policy, as the main investment policy in Europe, in the recovery processprocess of regional development; underlines the need to increase the budget for cohesion policy for the 2021-2027 period, in order to maintain its European added value, thus contributing to economic growth, social inclusion, innovation and environmental protection;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the inclusion of the Sustainable Development Goals in the European Semester, with the aim of putting people, their health and the planet at the centre of economic policy; notes that, in this respect, special attention must be paid to the labour market, by safeguarding existing jobs and creating new ones, while advocating inclusive growth with a view to reducing poverty, especially child poverty;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the best response to citizens’ concernshow important it is to support an increase in real earnings, seek greater investment in quality jobs, boost domestic demand and ensure a fairer distribution of the wealth generated; considers that the Stability and Growth Pact should be more flexible so as to take into account cyclical conditions, structural reforms and government investment;