7 Amendments of Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU related to 2011/2071(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the EU has taken decisive action to deal with the crisis, and whereas the legacy of the crisis is far reaching, resulting in a large loss of economic activity, a substantial increase in unemployment, a steep fall in productivity and badly weakened public finances,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas the EU’s high levels of social protection cushioned the worst impact of the crisis, and whereas recovery is still slower in Europe than in other parts of the world because of its weak productivity growth,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A b (new)
Recital -A b (new)
-Ab. whereas the first Annual Growth Survey marks the start of a new cycle of economic governance in the EU and the first European Semester of economic policy coordination,
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that Europe 2020, the Annual Growth Survey and the European Semester asprovide a framework for strengthened economic and social governance and economic policy coordination and 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; deplores, however, the failure to involve European Parliament in this process during the first European Semester and the first Annual Growth Survey that marks the start of a new cycle of economic governance in the EU;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Council and the Commission to take into consideration that the crisis has taken a heavy toll on Europe’s societies and in some Member States youth unemployment is as high as 40% whereas millions of people live below the poverty line, when providing policy guidance to Member States, to combat accumulated imbalances, to respect the principles of solidarity, 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;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. States its intention to contribute actively to the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategyambitious targets of the Europe 2020 strategy for a new growth path and the national targets agreed under the Europe 2020 Strategy of the Member States and the European Semester, including to its employment and social aspects, keeping them high on the political agenda throughout the year;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Declares its readiness to engage in a regular policy dialogue and exchange of views with national parliaments and relevant stakeholders, including the social partners and NGOs, on the employment and social aspects of Europe 2020 and the European Semester, and in this framework: