Activities of Pervenche BERÈS related to 2014/2059(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2014 priorities (debate) FR
Amendments (18)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, in the context of persistently high debt and unemployment levels, low nominal GDP growth and inflation, and the challenges of an ageing society and of supporting job creation, particularly for young people, fiscal consolidation must continue in a growth-friendly and differentiated manner;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the priorities for this year’s European Semester were established by the European Council in March, and were reconfirmed in June; whereas the emphasis is on policies that enhance competitiveness, support job creation and fight unemployment, and on the follow-up to reforms to improverestore investment capacity and improve the financing of the economy and the functioning of labour markets;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the fact thatanalysis regarding economic recovery in the EU is under way; reiterates, however, that this recovery is fragile and uneven, and must be sustained in order to deliver more growth and jobs in the medium term;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the challenges of the current economic situation, characterised by sluggish GDP – stable in the eurozone and rising by 0.2% in the EU28 during the second quarter of 2014 – remarkably low inflation – down to 0.3% in August 2014, its lowest level since November 2009 – and unacceptably high unemployment – 11.5% in the eurozone and 10.2% in the EU28 in July 2014 - have to be addressed urgently;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls in this context for the adoption of a monetary and fiscal policy stance that boosts aggregate demand, a position shared by the President of the ECB in his speech at the Annual central bank symposium in Jackson Hole on 22 August 2014;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the ambitiouslarge scale structural reforms implemented by Member States under the macroeconomic adjustment programmes; finds it regrettablenotes that the Member States in the rest of the euro area are less ambitious instill need to modernisinge their economies, which is one of the reasons for the low growth prospects in the medium and long term;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the euro area and the EU risk falling further behind other regions in terms of deflation, economic development and opportunities, making the EU less attractive for investment from within and outside the EU;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of continuing the process of deep and sustainable structural reforms to deliver on growth and jobs; reiterates, in this connection, the fact that the EU cannotshould not primarily compete on costs alone, but needs to invest more in research and development, education and skills, and resource efficiency, both at national and European level, to enhance digital and ecological transition;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the fact that the EMU is far from complete and reminds the Commission of its obligations and commitments to take into account macroeconomic imbalances inside the EU and notably the eurozone to enhance economic convergence and strengthen competitiveness in the EU; welcomes, in this respect, the commitment by the next President-elect of the Commission to deliver on the roadmap set out the report of 5 December 2012 entitled ‘Towards a Genuine Economic and Monetary Union’;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports the objective of placing emphasis on policies that support investment, enhance competitiveness, support job creation, fight unemployment and improve the functioning of the labour market;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the fact that the implementation of CSRs is a pren important condition for achieving economic convergence in the EMU, which is key to the proper functioning thereof, allowing for financial and economic stability that is conducive to growth and jobs;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Requests that the Commission report on a quarterly basis in Parliament’s competent committee on the measures taken to ensure progress on the implementation of the CSRs and on the progress achieved thus far; iInvites Member States to explain the reasons for non-compliance with the CRSs in Parliament’s competent committee;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates the fact that structural reforms must be complemented by longer- term investment in education, research, innovation and sustainable energy; stresses, however, the fact that private investment is more conducive to growth than public investment to enhance digital and ecological transition;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that the biggest limitations on the EU economy isare the low level of private investment and the lack of leverage effect from the public investment at the current level;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Underlines the fact that private investment is crucialimportant, as it works on the supply and demand side of the economy creating jobs, generating incomes for households, increasing tax revenue, helping governments consolidate and boosting growth;