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20 Amendments of Marisa MATIAS related to 2013/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that economic recovery in the EU is ~~under way; believes, however, that the recovery is still fragile and needs to be sustained in order to deliver more growth and jobs in the medium term~~fragile and that it is necessary to promote investment policies which encourage sustainable growth and job creation;

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that the EU economy as a whole needs to further boost its competitiveness in the global economy, particularly by increasing competition in the product and services markets to enhance productivity and to lower prices, and by keeping labour costs in line with productivity;deleted

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Welcomes~~Notes that the ambitious structural reforms implemented by those Member States that have experienced serious difficulties~~; encourages the rest of the euro area to be equally ambi~~ take the form of arbitrary spending cuts, privatisation of strategic sectors and the deregulatiousn and ~~to make their economies more competitive in order to increase growth and employment;~~casualisation of the labour market and labour conditions, leading to a substantial increase in unemployment, deteriorating standards of living and rising poverty levels.

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Underlin~~Notes the importance of ~~continuing the process of deep and~~ sustainable structural reforms; stresses that the EU ~~can~~should not compete on costs alone, but needs to invest more in research and development, education and skills, and resource efficiency, at both national and European level;

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Expresses concern at the overall indebtedness of the Member States in the euro area, which will increase to over 90 % of GDP in 2014~~, and therefore not only hinder growth but also put a huge burden on future generations~~;

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Member States, therefore, to pay particular attention, when devising economic policies and reforms, to the impact on future generations, so as not to deprive young people of opportunities from the start;deleted

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that EU financial assistance to certain Member States, ~~being~~which takes as its basis a combination of solidarity and conditionality, has ~~proved to be successful when there is strong ownership and commitment to refo~~been regulated only by a model of strict conditionality, without consideration for the real impact and dire consequences in social terms; urges the Commission and the Member States~~, however, to bring~~ to put forward a new model of financial assistance ~~under~~within the Community framework and subject to democratic control;

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Underlines the fact that Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is far from complete, and reminds the Commission of its obligations and commitments to enhance economic convergence and strengthen competitiveness in the EU; believes that this could best be achieved if the Commission were to finally put forward proposals for the completion of EMU as outlined in its blueprint on a deep and genuine EMU;deleted

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the Commission statement to the effect that the top priorityies of the Annual Growth Survey (AGS) 2014 ~~is to build growth and competitiveness~~are to promote sustainable budgetary consolidation able to encourage growth, restore credit to the economy, build growth and competitiveness, combat unemployment and the social impact of the crisis and modernise public administration;

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Agrees with the Commission that the Member States need to continue to pursue growth-friendly fiscal consolidation; calls on Member States with sufficient fiscal space to ~~reduce taxes and social security contributions with a view to stimulating private investment~~stimulate internal demand through increasing wages;

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Encourages Member States under an adjustment programme to continue implementing structural reforms; expresses concern at the lack of political will of those Member States experiencing an excessive deficit or a current account deficit to modernise their economies;deleted

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

~~13. Points out once more that a lack of political will to modernise economies, social security systems and health care will put an excessive burden on future generations;~~deleted

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses that structural reforms need to be complemented by medium and longer- term investment in education, research, innovation and sustainable energy; believes that ~~public-private partnerships are more successful in delivering growth than public investment programmes alone~~such investment should be made at national and Community level, through an efficient allocation of structural funding and from the future Convergence and Competitiveness Instrument;

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Member States to simplify their tax systems ~~and reiterates its call for them to shift taxes from labour to consumption in order to make resource use more efficient and sustainable~~; calls for urgent action to be taken and a comprehensive strategy based on concrete legislative measures to be launched by the Commission to fight tax fraud and tax evasion;

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Reiterates the importance of the completion of the Single Market for growth in the EU; believes that the Member States and the Commission are not delivering on their commitment to complete the Single Market;deleted

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Is concerned at protectionist tendencies in certain Member States; points out that the Treaty does not provide for restricting the free movement of people, services and capital, and that the Commission has to safeguard and enforce these freedoms;deleted

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Underlines the fact that the absence of a well-functioning internal labour market and a positive approach to immigration is hampering growth in the EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a common labour market and a modern immigration policy;deleted

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Takes note of the Alert Mechanism Report; notes th~~e gradual reduction of internal imbalances in the EU economy~~at only seven Member States are considered not to be at risk of macroeconomic imbalances;

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Points out that the objective of the macroeconomic imbalance procedure is to prevent the effects of ill-designed national policies from spilling over into other euro area Member States; ~~is concerned that the Commission, in its reading of the scoreboard, does not take sufficient account of the fact that the euro area and its Member States are open economies;~~

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. ~~Welcom~~Notes the first Commission assessment of Member States’ draft budgetary plans; stresses that the examination of draft budgetary plans improves the assessment of the budgetary situation of the Member States;

2014/01/09
Committee: ECON