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Activities of Wolf KLINZ related to 2008/2156(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

EMU10: The first 10 years of Economic and Monetary Union and future challenges (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2156(INI)

Amendments (17)

Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need for mutual reinforcement of stability and growth- oriented macro-economic policies by making demand-side policy a matter of common concern: the need to follow closely public balances through the composition and level of taxes and expenditures and their impact on the demand side and in parallel agree on common approaches regarding wage policy;
2008/09/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the revised Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) has proven its value and that a strong consolidation of budgets has to be adhered to, as demographic change and possible decline in economic growth could lead to budgetary problems in euro area Member States, which could have negative effects on the stability of the euro area as a whole; criticises in this context the lack of discipline in combating budgetary deficits in times of economic growth and stresses that Member States must effectively extend the scope for an anti-cyclical fiscal policy, especially in order to be better prepared for external shocks; and demands, therefore, a longshort- term strategy to reduce national debts to a maximum of 60 % and a long-term strategy to a substantially higher reduction;
2008/09/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Takes the view that structural reforms should focus on increasing productivity through a better combination of economic and social policy, increasing capital intensity, and a greater participation of workeras defined in the Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs;
2008/09/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that the monetary policy dialogue between Parliament and the ECB has been a success, and one which should be built on further; expects an improvement of the monetary dialogue on several points, such as coordinating the dates for the regular hearings of the ECB President with the ECB’s calendar for monetary policy decisions so as to improve the debate on them and still having the possibiin order to ensure a regular and topical debate on monetary politcy to invite ECB President for discussing topical issues when necessarydecisions;
2008/09/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that the primary objective of the ECB’s monetary policy is to maintain price stability, and that the ECB aims at inflation rates of below, but close to, 2 % over the medium term; considers that this definition of price stability should be examined in the context of a new age of globalisation characterised by rising energy and food prices;
2008/09/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Is of the opinion that the ECB should move towards a full inflation target regime where a shift to a range of targets might be more meaningful than a point target inflation rate, and should make public its inflation forecasts;deleted
2008/09/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines that, with regard to retail services, more integration is needed, without such integration being to the detriment of consumer protection; believes that customer mobility, financial literacy, access to basic services, and comparability of products, and procedures of redress need to be improved;
2008/09/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Requests that the Commission examine the creation of European bonds and develop a long-term strategy which enables the issuing of such bonds within the euro area, in addition to Member States' national bonds; refers to the need for an appraisal of its consequences for both international financial markets and EMU;deleted
2008/09/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Considers that the Member States outside the euro area that fulfil the Maastricht criteria and have no derogation in the Treaty should adopt the common currency at the earliest possible opportunity;
2008/09/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Stresses that the euro is being used as a national currency outside the euro area; considers that the implications of such use need to be analysed;
2008/09/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Demands stronger forward-looking cooperation and an improved international financial and monetary dialogue between the three most important central banks and 'currency blocks', i.e. between the euro area, the US dollar and the yen, to manage international crises, and recalls the common successful crisis management during the recent US 'sub-prime credit crisis';
2008/09/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 – point b
(b) The Integrated Policy Guidelines should set a broad framework for closer economic policy co-ordination in order to align National Reform Programmes, taking, however, into account economic diversity and differing national traditions. A mandatory consultation process of national parliaments regarding the Stability and Convergence Programmes and the National Reform Programmes should be established;
2008/09/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 – point g
(g) A binding framework for the euro area Member States to consult each other and the Commission before taking major economic policy decisions, such as in the case of measures to tackle higher food and energy prices, should be established;deleted
2008/09/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 – point h
(h) The BEPGs and the Employment Guidelines should be given the same legal status, and the role of the Commission, the Council and the Parliament needs to be redefined in this respect;deleted
2008/09/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 – point i
(i) In case of economic downturns the ex ante coordination of fiscal policy should take the form of an integrated "European Economic and Employment Strategy" on the basis of the existing economic policy instruments - in particular the Lisbon Strategy, the Integrated Policy Guidelines, the Sustainable Development Strategy, and the Convergence and Stability Programmes; Calls upon national governments, under the leadership of the president of the Eurogroup, to support economic activity in a joint way, at the same moment and in the same direction;deleted
2008/09/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 – point n – indent 4
– the main preparatory bodies i.e. the Economic Policy Committee, the Economic and Financial Committee of the Council (ECOFIN) and the Eurogroup should be merged;deleted
2008/09/03
Committee: ECON
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 – point p
(p) Active macro-economic dialogue needs to be established between the Eurogroup, and the European Central Bank and European social partners for the purpose of discussions on an appropriate policy mix of monetary, fiscal, exchange rate, wage and structural policies by inter alia inviting Parliament and European social partners to informal hearings with the Eurogroup.
2008/09/03
Committee: ECON