Activities of George Sabin CUTAȘ related to 2012/2078(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the EU (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the European Union
Amendments (9)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that Member States sharing the euro and those committed to adopting it need to further strengthen stability, efficiency and democratic accountability;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Believes that the community method should be used for all measures aiming at reinforcing the European Monetary Union; calls for the Fiscal Compact to be integrated into the EU treaties as soon as possible;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that part of the efforts made to mitigate the crisis, such as the adoptcertain provisions of the Six-Pack and the creation of the ESM, only concern the euro area Member States;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the on-going creation of a single supervisory mechanism covering the euro area and open to all other EU Member States; believes that the single supervisory mechanism should be made accountable to the European Parliament, given the latter's mandate as the only European directly elected democratic institution; the Chairperson should be approved by the EP and should regularly report back to the EP;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that some Member States' economic policies are constrained by the Troïka, which is not held properly accountable; is of the opinion that the Troika should be made answerable to the European Parliament, by means of regular reporting; commits to presenting systematic suggestions for the activity of the Troika;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Commission's ‘'Blueprint’'; calls on the Commission to make legislative proposals under codecision for its implementation without delay, in particular for the creation of a fiscal capacity and for the mutualisation of sovereign debt;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out thatSupports new solidarity instruments, such as the "concept of ‘contractual agreements’ applicable only to individual Member States as referred to in the European Council conclusions of December 2012 risks creating legal uncertainty; vergence and competitiveness instrument", to provide financial support for the timely implementation of sustainable growth enhancing structural reforms, fully in line with the Community method, built on the existing EU surveillance procedures;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the work on own resources should be accelerated, through measures including the Financial Transaction Tax, as should that on labour mobility, and social pact, a euro area budget, a European Treasury and the mutualisation of sovereign debt, to make it an optimal currency area;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that Article 3.4 TEU states ‘'the Union shall establish an economic and monetary union whose currency is the euro’', and Protocol 14 on the Eurogroup foresees ‘'the need to lay down special provisions for enhanced dialogue between the Member States whose currency is the euro, pending the euro becoming the currency of all Member States’'; if this supposedly transitory situation is to last, appropriate accountability for the current euro area and the Member States that committed to join must be developed inside the European Parliament; suggests the creation of a Sub-Committee handling euro-area issues and open to all Members of Parliament; does not support the idea of a duplication of voting responsibilities or of a division of the European Parliament, which would be contrary to articles 10 and 14 TEU.