Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2014/2157(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Central Bank annual report for 2013 (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on European Central Bank Annual Report for 2013
Amendments (5)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the decline in the EU unemployment rate, from 20.8 % in the first quarter of 2010 to 12.1 % in the third quarter of 2013 but also notes that according to the Commission Services´ spring 2014 forecast there was an increase in unemployment from 11.3% at the end of 2012 to 12.1% in the third quarter of 2013;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets that between 2006 and 2011, inequality has increased in approximately two thirds of EU Member States;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees withGiven the Commission Services´ spring 2014 forecast that GDP in the euro area fell by 0.4% in 2013 after a decline of 0.7% in 2012, questions the ECB’s recommendations that growth-friendly fiscal consolidation over the medium term should ensure compliance with the fiscal compact, while at the same time boosting potential growth and generating employment opportunities;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the ECB’s call on Member States to carry out the necessary labour market reforms, in particular through increasing flexibility and optimising the conditions for businesses to create jobs;
Amendment 82 #
6a. Regrets that for young people the employment rate declined from 37% in 2008 to 32% in the first quarter of 2014 and more than 40% of young employees are on a temporary contract while nearly 25% work part time;