15 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2013/2277(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital Aa (new)
Recital Aa (new)
Aa. whereas the European Court of Justice referring to Article 13 (3) of the ESM Treaty has recently confirmed (Pringle Case) that the European Commission by its involvement in the ESM Treaty has to “promote the general interest of the Union” and to “ensure that the memoranda of understanding concluded by the ESM are consistent with European Union law”;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital Ab (new)
Recital Ab (new)
Ab. whereas Article 151 TFEU provides that action taken by the EU and its member states must be consistent with the fundamental social rights laid down in the 1961 European Social Charter and the 1989 Community Charter of the Fundamental Rights of Workers in order to improve, inter alia, the social dialogue.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital Ac (new)
Recital Ac (new)
Ac. whereas Article 152 TFEU states that: "The Union recognises and promotes the role of the social partners at its level, taking into account the diversity of national systems. It shall facilitate dialogue between the social partners, respecting their autonomy;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital Ba (new)
Recital Ba (new)
Ba. whereas both the EFSF and the ESM benefit from the services of prominent Union institutions, such as the Commission and the ECB, whereas control of these institutions is not in accordance with the procedure laid down in the TFEU;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital Ca (new)
Recital Ca (new)
Ca. whereas the "emergency response" which the Troika was intended to be is now lasting for four years;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph - 1 (new)
Paragraph - 1 (new)
-1. underlines that the creation of the EFSF and the ESM outside the institutions of the Union represents a setback in the evolution of the Union, essentially at the expense of Parliament, the Court of Auditors and the Court of Justice;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1a (new)
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Regrets that the system of financial assistance has not yet been brought under proper parliamentary scrutiny and accountability in the framework of the EU Treaties;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists that European institutions involved in decisions regarding financial assistance to EU Member States must be accountable to the European Parliament and that relevant decisions must be voted on by the European Parliament; takes the view that, where necessary, national parliaments should be involved in the economic dialogue; therefore takes the view that the European Commission, which agreed to take over within the Troika the role to lead and coordinate the definition of the concrete conditionalities for the requested financial support and to monitor the compliance of national governments economic adjustment programmes with the memoranda of understanding, should be accountable to the EP, appearing regularly before the competent committee of the EP at the request of the European Parliament or at its own initiative;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2a (new)
Paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Notes with concern that in the adjustment programmes the Commission advocates inter alia labour market flexibility, changes to wage policies and the structure of collective-bargaining systems, direct freezes and cuts in wages and pensions and increased retirement ages, eliminating or reducing social subsidies together with an easing of restrictions on layoffs and limits on unemployment benefits; is of the opinion that all these had a profound and severe impact on fundamental rights and is weakening the European social model i.e. social dialogue and collective bargaining which this model is based on;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2b (new)
Paragraph 2b (new)
2b. Stresses that the involvement of the social partners in the economic dialogue at European level must be on the political agenda and would be in full compliance with the Treaty;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3a (new)
Paragraph 3a (new)
3a. Believes that, if the Commission is to continue to act as a member of the Troika, it should do so in full respect of its obligation under the Treaties, avoiding the possible contradictions with its role of “guardian of the Treaty”;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3b (new)
Paragraph 3b (new)
3b. Expresses its concern that ECB participation in the Troika as defined in ESM Treaty raises constitutional concerns with regard to the ECB’s independence, enshrined in Art 130 TFEU;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3c (new)
Paragraph 3c (new)
3c. Believes that the euro area relationship with the IMF should be redefined, with a view to gradually phasing out the direct involvement of the IMF in the resolution of euro area sovereign debt problems;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4a (new)
Paragraph 4a (new)
4a. Is of the opinion that the European Convention on Human Rights, the ILO conventions, the European Social Charter as well as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights legally bind all EU member states to not focus exclusively on the application of financial solutions to the crisis but to give equal weight to measures promoting social stability; calls on EU institutions to act accordingly;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5a (new)
Paragraph 5a (new)
5a. underlines in this context that the European Court of Justice in its current jurisprudence has set high demands on financial and economic stabilization measures, especially with regard to their suitability in the public interest, their proportionality and a careful consideration of the measures;