Activities of Alain CADEC related to 2014/2157(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Central Bank annual report for 2013 (A8-0011/2015 - Pablo Zalba Bidegain) FR
Amendments (4)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, according to the Commission services’ spring 2014 forecast, the average inflation rate in the euro area was 1.3 % in 2013, down from 2.5 % in 2012; whereas inflation in the euro area has continued to be on a downward path since the beginning of 2014, reaching a lowthe alarming rate of 0.3 % in September;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses its concern regarding the continuous fall in the inflation rate in the euro area since 2011 and the inflation rate differentials between Member States; stresses that the important gap observed today, with the ECB’s aim of keeping inflation rates below but close to 2% in the medium term, could lead to a disanchoring in medium- to longer-term inflation expectations;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that it is of utmost importance to create conditions for a rebound in investment in the euro area; calls on the ECB, in this context, to pursue its actions in order to maintain favourable financing conditions and to reduce the financial fragmentation that remains highly penalising for private borrowers in many Member States; calls on the Member States to carry out the structural reforms required in order to re-create a favourable business environment, and in particular to act on the country-specific recommendations;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the transmission mechanism is not functioning properly, and that the monetary policy tools used by the ECB since the beginning of the crisis, while providing a welcome relief in distressed financial markets, have not been fully effective in fighting against financial fragmentation, stimulating growth or improving the situation on the labour market; encourages the ECB to ensure that its policies are better attuned to the real economy, in particular with regard to SMEstresses, in this connection, the need for the Member States to carry out appropriate structural reforms in accordance with the European Semester recommendations;