18 Amendments of Miriam LEXMANN related to 2021/2062(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has had and will most likely continue to have a significant but uneven impact on socialdifferent groups, sectors and regions; whereas the most vulnerable groups, particularly persons with disabilities, people from disadvantaged background, older people, single parents or big families have been hit hardest;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas unequal societies create a climate of competition, stress and disillusionment thathe COVID-19 pandemic revealed and deepened some inequalities in the society and it is crucial to recognize the lessons learnt and promote and adopt lmeadsures to all members of society, not just the deprived, suffering from reduced levels of wellbeingbuild more resilient society prepared for potential future crises;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas young people have experienced the sharpest decline in employment15 ; whereas workers with precarious employment conditions have been particularly exposed to job losses because of the pandemic; whereas parents had to support their children’s education in addition to their own work which created additional difficulties for their equal participation to the labour market; whereas many people had to provide care to their older relatives or relatives with disabilities which posed a significant pressure on their career prospects and work-life balance; _________________ 15 https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/nb/publi cations/report/2021/covid-19-implications- for-employment-and-working-life
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas possible establishment of the permanent short-time working systems that can be activated in a crisis and that allow for the structural adjustment of economies and human resources will be criticalneed to be thoroughly assessed prior to any proposal or decision;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, regarding the social dimension of the RRF, the Regulation establishes the general objective of promoting the Union´s economic, social and territorial cohesion by mitigating the social and economic impact of the crisis, in particular on women due to the inc by contributing to the implementation of the EPSR and to more reasing care burden unevenly shared by gender and segregated and precarious labour market participation, by contributing to the implementation of the EPSR and to upward social convergence, and by fostering high quality employment creatlient society by preparedness to the future crises including by ensuring crisis management and resilience jobs and overall strengthening the critical industries in the European Union;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that according to the treaties the Union shall work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy aiming at full employment and social progress, a high level of protection and improvement of the quality of the environment, the promotion of scientific and technological progress, combating social exclusion and discrimination, and promoting social justice and protection, equality between women and men, solidarity between generations and protection of the rights of the child and persons with disabilities; insists that these goals must be the overarching priorities for the EU’s long- term sustainable growth strategy in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the EPSR, the Green Deal, and underpin Member States’ recovery and resilience plans;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes EU leaders’ commitment to the implementation of the EPSR and to the three new EU headline targets to be achieved by 2030; warns, however, that the ambition remains insufficient;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to draw lessons from thisCOVID-19 crisis and work towards the implementation of a different sustainable governance architecture in the EU; warns against taking the decision toidentify and implement measures to build sustainable and resilient EU; notes the considerations about the deactivateion of the general escape clause based only onand points out that an overall assessment of the state of the economy based on quantand differing situative criteria, with the level of economic activity in the EU compared to pre-crisis lons across the Member States should be taken into account in these considerations; believels asthat the key quantitative criterion; is concerned that this criterion will not properly reflect underlying inequalitiesreview of the EU economic governance framework should preferably take place prior to the deactivation of the general escape clause;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that excessive and inflexible fiscal discipline led to health and social systems in many Member States being ill-were unprepared to face the pandemic; stresses that it is essentialimportant to take into account also other criteria, especially those that take into consideration the need for sustained public, social and environmental investment, or public sector economic activity, and preventing jeopardising social progress towards the implementation of the EPSR in the Member States; believes that merely reaching pre-crisis economic activity levels might not be sufficient to consolidate a sustainable recovery; believes that the Stability and Growth Pact and Euro Plus Pact should be revised before any deactivation of the general escape clause; stresses that temporary exemptions or different treatment regarding country-specific situations will not be enough to overcome risks of economic stagnation, increasing inequalities and social and territorial divergence in achieving a sustainable recovery;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the President of the Commission has committed to placing sustainability, social inclusion and citizens’ well-being at the heart of the EU economic strategy; deploregrets the fact that this is not reflected in the Commission’s analysis; calls on the Commission to integrate social and environmental imbalanceaspects into its analysis in the framework of the Semester;
Amendment 116 #
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that well-designed labour taxation systems, sustainable jobs and dignified salaries are essential to ensuring high standards of worker protection against risks and illness, and theincluding in-work provisionerty ofr old -age pensionsoverty; believes that tax systems should focus on taxbeing high-income, and especially high-wealth, property, capital income and gains, and wealth at the same level as labour income in order to make the systems fairer, tofair and on reduceing inequalities and to significantly increase the revenue; stresses that this revenue could be used to fund key priorities and help address Member States’ fiscal challenges, and contribute to the long-term sustainability; recalls that the tax policy belongs in line with the principle of psublic finances, including by strengtheningsidiarity to the coverage, adequacy of health and social protection systems for all, and ensuring their long-term fundingmpetences of the Member States;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned about over- indebtedness arising from the pandemic and its economic and social consequences, and stresses that people and SMEs have to be protected from being trapped into over- indebtedness; believes, that regarding non-performing loans, it is not credit purchasers and credit servicers who should be supported, but rather it is European SMEs, workers and civil societycomplex reasons including the lack of financial literacy that increased economic and social hardship during the pandemic, and stresses that people and SMEs have to be protected from being trapped into over- indebtedness inter alia by getting adequate support, debt advisory services and raising financial awareness;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that this pact could define the sustainable well-being related policy objectives in an improved fiscal policy framework ensuring that the EU economic and fiscal governance would work towards the achievement of these objectives; points out that this pact would contain legally binding provisions under a comprehensive surveillance procedureprovisions within a new sustainable well-being governance system; considers that the pact’s fiscal components should comprise a set of provisions which clearly take account of qualitative aspects of fiscal policies, reward sustainable well-being-oriented investments and reforms, and thus contain incentives for related action at the national level; points out that the sustainable well-being pact should consider the use of fiscal standards instead of fiscal rules, committing government spending to the pursuit of sustainability and well-being-related policy objectives, and set out an effective methodology to assess and ensure the sustainability of public finances over time;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. WelcomNotes the European social partners’ joint proposal for an alternative set of indicators to measure economic, social and environmental progress, supplementing GDP as welfare measurement for inclusive and sustainable growth;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that if the EU wants to lead global sustainable recovery, millions of well-paying jobs must be created, including for medium- and low-skilled workers, so that everyone has the opportunity to contribute to the common European projectjobs, support to the SMEs, education, care infrastructure and support to families need to be ensured; insists that more investment is needed in research, innovation, and zero carbon technologies;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that according to the RRF Regulation, gender equality has to be mainstreamed in the preparation and implementation of NRRPs, and that gender reporting and mainstreaming cannot be mixed with social tracking and social investments; believes that gender equality deserves its own mainstreaming methodology in RRFs, and recalls that the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has developed a suitable methodologypromoted;