2 Amendments of Kinga GÖNCZ related to 2011/2071(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that Europe 2020 and the European Semester as a framework for strengthened economic and social governance have a potential to help reinforce a common approach to the challenges, the responses and the assessment of the employment and social situation in the Member States with a view of implementing the common objectives; deplores, however, the failure to involve European Parliament in this process during the first European Semester;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Council and the Commission, when providing policy guidance to Member States, to assess comprehensively whether the proposed measures to combat poverty and social exclusion, and to implement employment headline targets, are in line with the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, and to respect the principles of subsidiarity and social dialogue in the field of wages and pensions as well and, in keeping with Article 153(5) TFEU, to respect the competences of the Member States and social partners in these areas;