12 Amendments of Liisa JAAKONSAARI related to 2016/2248(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, following the economic crisis which began in 2008, the EU is still having to face a period of stagnation with sluggish economic recovery, high rates of unemployment and social vulnerabilities; whereas, on a more positive note, the motto of the Annual Growth Survey (AGS) for 2016 was ‘strengthening recovery and fostering convergence’;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European Semester aims to increase the coordination of economic and fiscal policies across the EU in order to enhance stability, promote growth and employment and strengthen competitiveness in coherence with the objectives of social fairness and protection of the most vulnerable in society;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the creation of a real single market pillar with a social dimension within the European Semester, with a system of regular monitoring, identification of the country-specific barriers to the single market and evaluation of single market integration and competitiveness; insists that the evaluation of the state of single market integration should become an integral part of the economic governance framework;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reminds of the importance of the new approach taken by the Commission which grants great attention to the social fairness; reminds also of the importance that Member States pay greater attention to the contribution of national social partners as well as of the Commission´s commitment to prepare a social impact assessment for future stability support programmes;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that among the goals of the Investment Plan for Europe are removing unnecessary barriers, increasing innovation and deepening the single market;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that improving the investment environment means strengthening the single market by providing greater regulatory predictability and by reinforcing the level playing field in the EU and removing unnecessary barriers to investment both from within and outside the EU; notes that several work strands have been launched at EU level, as laid out in the Single Market Strategy, the Energy Union and the Digital Single Market, and considers that this EU effort needs to be accompanied by an effort at national level;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Shares the Commission´s view that convergence efforts compatible with the Single Market must be based on best practices on lifelong learning strategies, effective policies to help the unemployed re-enter the labour market, modern and inclusive social protection and education system;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that despite the abolition of tariff barriers in the single market, a vast number of various unnecessary non-tariff barriers still exist; highlights that strengthening the single market requires urgent action at both EU and national levels in order to address those unnecessary non-tariff barriers in a way which is compatible with the promotion of social, consumer and environmental standards;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reiterates its call on the Commission to improve governance of the single market by developing a set of analytical tools including social indicators to more properly measure its economic and regulatory performance within the framework of the single market pillar of the European Semester; believes that such an analytical tool could provide useful input for the CSRs, the AGS, the European Council’s guidance to Member States, and the national action plans aimed at implementing the single market guidelines;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterates its call on the Commission to introduce quantitative targets for the reduction oftackle unnecessary administrative burdens at European level; asks that these quantitative targets bbest practices are considered in the Commission’s new initiative on reducstreamlining administrative burdens;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the market surveillance mechanism to detect unsafe and non- compliant products and remove them from the single market; calls again for the immediate adoption of the Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package by the Council of the European Union;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that the single market should continue to work for all actors - EU citizens and in particular students, professionals and entrepreneurs, as well as SMEs - in all Member States, who should remain in permanent dialogue and should be committed to assess what works and what does not work, and in what way single market policy should be developed in the future; highlights, in this context, the role of the Single Market Forum organised annually by the Commission in cooperation with local partners such as national authorities, civil society stakeholders, social partners, chambers of commerce and business associations;