Activities of José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL related to 2022/2051(INL)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties
Amendments (11)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Insists on more democratic legitimacy, accountability and scrutiny of the Union economic policies; stresses for the framework, institutions and tools for EU economic governance to be under the Community method; calls for any Treaty revision to grant the Parliament its role as co-legislator and democratic oversight in these policies;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the proposals made by the plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe on 9 May 2022, particularly the proposal 16 regarding fiscal and tax policies whose goal is a greater harmonization and coordination of tax policies within the Member States, the introduction of a common corporate tax base and the strength of the oversight of the absorption and use of EU funds;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports an economic governance framework that ensures stability, full employment, strategic and sustainable investiscal sustainability, effective enforcements, democratic accountability and ownership, and fiscal policies and instruments, such as fiscal buffers, to counteract shocks;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the economic governance to be redesignedreview to takinge into account lessons learned from the NGEU governance structure and SURE processes;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges that the framework of the ECB’s accountability to Parliament be improved; Calls for a moreWelcomes comprehensive definition of the price stability and the ways to achieve it;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the new challenges for Union’s competition policy, which require that the Treaty be amended to align it with the goals of the Green Deal and the pillar of social rights and support the Union´s strategic autonomyensures a level playing field in key sectors;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Supports the creation of a High Representative for Economic and Financial Affairs/Vice-President of the European Commission who would also hold the presidency of the Eurogroup. The European Council, acting by qualified majority, will propose the candidate and, prior to the vote in the plenary of the European Parliament, the nominee will have to undergo a hearing before the relevant parliamentary committees;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Welcomes the reform of Article 136 of the TFEU in 2011 that allowed for the creation of the European Stability Mechanism. Stresses the importance of going further and expresses the need for the inclusion of the ESM in the Treaties;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Highlights that the economic effects of COVID-19 and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have revealed the limits of the current European fiscal framework and welcomes the initiative taken by the European Commission to reform them;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Following the resolution of the European Parliament of 9 June 2022, it is essential to introduce QMV instead of unanimity for the passerelle clauses, as set out in Article 48(7)TEU;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Stresses the importance of the European Semester as the main instrument for coordinating European economic policy and, in this regard, calls for greater involvement of the European Parliament to ensure fair and equitable cooperation between co-legislators;