Activities of Evelyn REGNER related to 2016/2307(INI)
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Amendments (5)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas unemployment in the EU has been falling, 8 million new jobs have been created since 2013, and unemployment stood at 8.6 % in September 2016, reaching its lowest level since 2009, although unemployment diminishes on the aggregate level, it is still very high in some Member States;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that in the Annual Growth Survey 2017 emphasis is placed on the importance of ensuring social fairness as a means of stimulating more inclusive growth, as well as on creating jobs and enhancing skills and on the need to strengthen competitiveness, innovation and productivity; doubts however that the proposed boost in public investments can be achieved given the strict rules of the Stability and Growth Pact, since the Members States are forced to cut social spending further in order to comply with the rules;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the implementation of the Youth Guarantee should be strengthened at national, regional and local level, and stresses its importance for school-to-work transitions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to massively raise the funding of the Youth Guarantee in order to being implemented properly in all Member States and to help even more young people;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the percentage of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion remains high; points out that high levels of inequality reduce the output of the economy and the potential for sustainable growth; calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen their efforts and to put the reduction of inequality to the top of their political agenda;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Underlines the importance of the implementation of the "golden rule" of public investment in order to boost investment more efficient and decrease significantly unemployment, meaning that public investments e.g. in education, technology or environment that benefit future generations should be excluded from the Stability and Growth Pact;