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7 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2014/2221(INI)

Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Investment Plan for Europe, which is an important instrument for increasing private and public investment; notes that the plan is meant to trigger additional investment, develop new projects, attract investors and restore confidence; stresses that the investments must be of proven effectiveness and qualitative in nature;
2015/01/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes in this context the importance of promoting alternative forms of lending to SMEs, such as credit unions;
2015/01/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out that Member States that have carried out significant structural reforms are now manifestly harvesting the fruits of their labour, being rewarded in the medium term by increased economic growth falling unemployment and greater confidence; notes that structural reforms are still necessary in a number of countries in order to achieve this objective;
2015/01/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that pensions are primarily a matter for the Member States and that efforts at European level should focus on Member States that have not yet introduced a sustainable system for their own citizens;
2015/01/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for urgent action to be taken by the Commission to fight tax fraud and tax evasion; calls for a tax system that is simple and transparent; reiterates its call on the Member States to shift taxes from labour to consumption and stresses that tax incentives for small and medium-sized enterprises to promote innovation continue to be of major importance;
2015/01/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Refers to the ECB's repeated injunctions to the euro countries to achieve structural economic reform and steer inflation in right direction;
2015/01/19
Committee: ECON
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Observes that the active intervention of the ECB is resulting in artificially low interest rates on government bonds; urges all Member States to make good use of the time it has thus given them to effect structural reforms;
2015/01/19
Committee: ECON