10 Amendments of Derk Jan EPPINK related to 2011/2274(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the economic, financial and banking crisis has not abated and has demonstrated that public finances issues negatively affect socio-economic development and political stability;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the government debt to GDP ratio in the Eurozone rose from 86.2% in the first quarter of 2011 to 88.2% in the first quarter of 2012;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas credible commitments to growth-friendly austerity measures are a prerequisite for any sustainable solution of the excessive debt and deficit situation of most of the Eurozone Member States;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is deeply concerned that, despite Member States' reform and consolidation efforts, Eurozone sovereign bond markets remain in distress, as reflected in high spreads and interest rate volatility; notes that the immediate trigger and root cause were financial markets' concerns about the solidity of public finances in some Eurozone countries;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States to strictly follow the recommendations adopted by the Council in line with the rules set by the Stability and Growth Pact, as modified by the ‘six-pack’ on economic governance', in order to implement fiscal consolidation in a credible and timely manner;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Commission to give both negative and positive feedback to Member States through theirexplicit and detailed country-specific recommendations, and to underline noteworthy efforts and best practices;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Invites the Member States to put in place structural growth-oriented reforms in line with the EU 2020 Strategy, having regard to social protection and social inclusion; recalls improvements in themaking labour market policiesmore flexible in particular, reducing labour taxation and, optimising training schemes; invites the national governments to put in place innovation policies in order to improve to stimulate older workers to stay in employment longer and reduce youth unemployment by better matching the qualifications of young people to labour demand, ensuring that wages keep in line with productivity through adequate wage-setting mechanisms, and combating labour market segmentation by better balanced employment produtectivityon legislation; invites the Member States to put in place innovation policies aimed at improving productivity and to create a more efficientcompetitive business environment with easier credit access to helpby liberalising certain industries, recmover competitivening unjustified restrictions on regulated trades and professions, and facilitating credit access; lastly, invitencourages reform of the public administration sector toby eliminate the red tapeing red tape and removing unnecessary layers of government;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that thea key element in the relationship between growth and consolidation is the composition of consolidation; stresses, in that regard, that consolidations based on cutting expenditure rather than on increasing revenue tend to be more lasting and more growth-supportenhancing in the medium-run, and that their possible negative impact in the short run can be mitigated, in particular provided that the consolidation measures taken are credible, lasting and avoid a reduction in public investment;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the pursuit of the reform and modernisation of pension systems, while respecting the role of social partners, in order to ensure the long-term financial sustainability and adequacy of pensions systems; encourages, in particular, raising effective retirement ages and linking statutory retirement ages to life expectancy;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages meetingseconomic dialogue and cooperation between national parliaments and the European Parliament at key moments of the European Semester to discuss, particularly in the economic orientations presented in the Annual Growth Survey and the country-specific recommendationstext of the European Semester;