Activities of Sandra PEREIRA related to 2021/2062(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Employment and social policies of the euro area 2021 (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas it is imperative to break with the neoliberal principles that have governed the policies imposed by the European Union on the peoples and workers of the Member States; whereas such principles run counter to social progress and sustainable economic growth;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas the provisions of the Fiscal Compact, which require significant and persistent primary budget surpluses, have devastating economic and social consequences;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Reiterates the urgency of starting a real fight against inequalities, precariousness, low wages, which have been hampering economic growth and social progress; remembers, however, that this is not possible within the European economic governance and the Lisbon Treaty; calls, therefore, for the repeal of the European Semester and the convening of an intergovernmental summit with the aim of institutionalizing the reversibility of the treaties, the repeal of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, the Stability and Growth Pact and the intergovernmental Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Reminds that both employment and social policies of the euro area promoted by the EU institutions have been mainly leading to the deregulation and flexibilization of labor markets, to the liberalization and privatization of the public services, as well as threatening State’s social functions and pushing down workers’ wages and social benefits;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Stresses that the country-specific recommendations are a blatant affront to sovereign, democratic decision-making by the Member States’ peoples concerning the future of their countries; recalls that these recommendations have focused on liberalising and privatising strategic sectors of the economy (energy, transport, telecommunications and banking), imposing labour market flexibility, eliminating labour rights, containing rises in, or even reducing, wages and pensions, cutting public spending on social support, health and education and, thereby, cutting social entitlements;