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15 Amendments of Lídia PEREIRA related to 2024/2054(INI)

Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, despite this downward trend, the inflation rate continues to be an average of a diversity of situations that vary from between rates of 0% and 4.3% from country to country; whereas this diversity is also seen across the various segments of the HICP;
2024/11/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the ECB is accountable to Parliament as the EU institution representing EU citizenmust seek to maintain fair and transparent cooperation with Parliament as the EU institution representing EU citizens; whereas this cooperation has been maintained at the highest level, with the regular organisation of the Monetary Dialogue, the ECB President's regular appearances at Parliament plenary sittings and various visits and meetings between Members of Parliament and ECB board members;
2024/11/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Warns the ECB against the temptation to lower interest rates too quickly, given the risk that inflation levels could start increasing again; stresses that the ECB itself expects a temporary increase in inflation levels in the last quarter of 2024 as previous sharp falls in energy prices drop out of the annual rates;deleted
2024/11/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that prudent fiscal policies by the Member States can complement the ECB’s efforts to keep inflation low and thereby to protect incomes; highlights that addressing excessive public deficit and debt levels in a proportional and gradual manner that is appropriate to the situation in each country, is crucial to maintaining a stable economy and sustainable growth;
2024/11/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses concern about the high levels of government debt and deficits within the Member States and the risks of fiscal dominance that this entailseuro area and recalls the differences in situation from country to country in this regard; takes good note of the downward trend in public debt in some Member States; takes good note of the forecast budget surplus in at least one Member State;
2024/11/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Regrets that it has taken the ECB more than three years to achieve a level of inflation that is commensurate with its target level of 2 %;deleted
2024/11/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the ECB was late to act when inflation started rising in January 2021 and surpassed the 2 % target level in July 2021; recalls in this regard the ECB’s assessment that inflation was expected to be only transitory;deleted
2024/11/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Invites the ECB to fundamentally review and improve its models, communication and their role in its policymaking in light of the subpar performance of the models in recent yearsfact that the models have been criticised;
2024/11/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Supports the ECB’s decision to scale back its asset purchase programmes, in view of the excess liquidity in the market and decreased levels of inflation;deleted
2024/11/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that the ECB’s purchase programmes are unconventional policies that amount, in economic terms, to monetary financing, which is prohibited under Article 123(1) TFEU, if the ECB does not shrink back its balance sheet; calls on the ECB to therefore gradually reduce the size of its balance sheet;deleted
2024/11/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Regrets the establishment of the transmission protection instrument (TPI) in July 2022; calls on the ECB to respect not just the legal prohibition of monetary financing but also its economic meaning; stresses in this regard that selectively purchasing government debt amounts to monetarily financing an EU Member State;deleted
2024/11/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that diverging interest rates in the euro area are generally the result of different risk premia on government bonds; stresses that purchases under the TPI would merely conceal the symptoms of loose fiscal policy; calls on Member States to conduct responsible fiscal policies and ensure sustainable debt levels;deleted
2024/11/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Takes good note of the impact of the ECB's monetary policy on the real economy, namely on loans held by citizens and companies; hopes that the downward trend in and stabilisation of inflation rates will allow a process of monetary policy normalisation to continue, thus alleviating the burden on households;
2024/11/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. WelcomNotes the ECB's progresswork on the digital euro project and its ongoing dialogue with Parliament; highlights the expected benefits, such as enhanced strategic autonomy, improved financial inclusion and the availability of an offline back-up payment system; takes the view, however, that this project should take into account developments in the reform of payment services in Europe, in particular adoption of the first Payment Services Regulation and the third Payment Services Directive; considers, furthermore, that the digital euro project should be more widely debated, not only with the European Parliament but also with civil society and, in particular, stakeholders in the economy;
2024/11/13
Committee: ECON
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Notes that the ECB's positions and decisions have been misunderstood by the public on several occasions; considers it important, in this regard, to develop an appropriate communication policy: further believes that the ECB should cooperate with the European institutions, national authorities and civil society to promote financial literacy;
2024/11/13
Committee: ECON