16 Amendments of Anne SANDER related to 2021/2062(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the crisis has had an uneven impact on social groups, sectors and regions; whereas the most vulnerable have been hit hardest and especially young people; whereas some companies have been severely impacted, in particular our SMEs and micro enterprises;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas unequal societies the increatse a climate of competition, stress and disillusionment that leads to all members of society, not just the deprived, suffering from reduced levels of wellbeingin inequalities within European societies contributes to a reduction in the well- being of citizens;
Amendment 36 #
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; but also to loss of opportunity due to lack of training or internship opportunities; _________________ 15 https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/nb/publi cations/report/2021/covid-19-implications- for-employment-and-working-life
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas 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 critical;
Amendment 47 #
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 increasing 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 and permanent employment creation;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that economic policy cannot be analysed from a purely macroeconomic perspective focused on traditional indicators of growth, debt, deficit and employment rate; iInsists that the SustainableEuropean Semester must be based on an integrated approach combining economic, social and environmental policies that together address structural change for social progress, sustainable development and well-being;
Amendment 80 #
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 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to draw lessons from this crisis and work towards the implementation of a different sustainable governance architecture in the EU; warns against taking the decision to deactivate the general escape clause based only on an overall assessment of the state of the economy based on quantitative criteria, with the level of economic activity in the EU compared to pre-crisis levels as the key quantitative criterion; is concerned that this criterion will not properly reflect underlying inequalities;
Amendment 98 #
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-prepared to faceStresses in the context of the pandemic; stresses that it is essential to take into account other criteria, especially those that take into consideration linked to the need for sustained public, social and environmental investment, 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;
Amendment 110 #
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; deplores the fact that this is not reflected in the Commission’s analysis; calls on the Commission to integrate social and environmental imbalances into its analysis in the framework of the Semester;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights that well-designed labour taxation systems are essential to ensuring high standards of worker protection against risks and illness, and the provision of old age pensions; believes that tax systems should focus on taxing high- income, and especially high-wealth, property, capital income and gains, and wealth at the same level as lab while guaranteeing the competitiveness of our income in order to make the systems fairer, to reduce inequalities and to significantly increase the revenuepanies ; 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 of public finances, including by strengthening the coverage, adequacy of health and social protection systems for all, and ensuring their long- term funding;
Amendment 145 #
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 society;
Amendment 163 #
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 procedure 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 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses that greater economic and social governance between the Member States, particularly by moving towards greater convergence of tax rules, would be a driving force for recovery;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to agree on a quality job creation target with a tracker system on public investments at all levels, including a dedicated section on green jobs, digital jobs and the gender perspective, and on a system of quality and greeto propose systems that encourage investments in jobs crelation conditionalities for companies accessing public funded to the green and digital transitions;