12 Amendments of Jean-Paul BESSET related to 2014/0000(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the assessments by the Commission and the European Central bank (ECB) and the relevant figures figures for the 2014 convergence report are not yet available and therefore, for this report, reference can be made only to the figures in the 2014 winter forecast;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is pleased that, in the Commission's opinion,Notes that according to the Commission's Alert Mechanism report there are no macroeconomic imbalances in Lithuania;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. WelcomNotes the fact that, on 23 January 2014, the Lithuanian Parliament amended several laws in order to transfer ownership of all assets on the Lithuanian central bank's balance sheet, including immovable property, to the central bank and thuswith the aim of ensureing its independence;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes the recent progress made by Lithuania regarding its EU2020 related National objectives; underlines however that the financial crisis has had a very significant impact on poverty and unemployment and the pre-crisis levels have not yet been reached back; is concerned by the high level of structural unemployment and in particular youth unemployment;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Welcomes the readiness of the Lithuanian government to reform its flat tax system and to establish a progressive taxation system; point out that such reform is expected to have beneficial impact on long-term public finances;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Notes with strong concern that around 1/6th of the Lithuanian population and especially young people left the country during the most acute period of the crisis; points out that such situation has created an unprecedented challenge for the country and in particular for the long-term sustainability of public finances given the impact of such migration flows on the dependency ratio and the expected demographic developments; calls on the Lithuanian government to closely monitor such impact and to adopt comprehensive measures to address it;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that Lithuania is characterised by a high degree of energy dependence, being above all very dependent on Russia, and is one of the Member States whose security of supply is most at risk; notes that energy intensity in Lithuania is relatively high, compared with the rest of the EU, although progress has been made in this respect; notes further that energy accounts for a large share of the Lithuanian consumer goods and services basket and represents therefore a highly relevant factor for its current account balance;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the fact that the Lithuanian Government is alive to the country's energy problems and is attempting to tackle them by means of a broad-based 'National Energy Independence Strategy'; welcomes in this context the efforts made by Lithuania in terms of energy efficiency even if the energy consumption per capita in Lithuania is already about 2/3 of the EU average; supports an higher share of renewable energy than the 23% announced in its Strategy since Lithuania has already in 2012 nearly reached this target; underlines further that building a new nuclear power plant will perpetuate the full dependence of Lithuania on nuclear fuel import; welcomes further the fact that Lithuania is pressing ahead with unbundling in the gas sector (in line with the EU's third energy package);
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the Lithuanian financial system is comparatively liquid and well capitalised; notes furthermore that the Lithuanian financial sector is dominated by Scandinavian banks, which control some 90% of the market; notes further that in Lithuania in the meantime, according to the latest data (for the third quarter of 2013) from its central bank, the banking liquidity rateio is declining slightly, at 38.3%steady, the number of non- performing loans is declining and the loan- to-deposit ratio is falling;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets the fact that, in a survey in May 2013, more than half the Lithuanians polled voiced misgivings at the introduction of the euro; is confident, however, that, once the information campaigns on the introduction of the euro get under way, public support willmight increase during 2014; welcomes the fact that the Lithuanian Government is clearly in favour of introducing the euro.