54 Amendments of Sylvie GOULARD related to 2012/2151(INI)
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
V. whereas the growing divide between core and peripheral countries in the Union should not become chronic in nature; whereas a permanent framework must be created in which Member States in difficulty should be able to rely on solidarity-based support from other Member States; whereas those Member States which desire solidarity should be able to take up their responsibility for implementing the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union as well as their country-specific recommendations and their engagements under the European Semester, in particular those related to the stability and growth pact (SGP), the Euro- plus pact and the macro-economic imbalances procedure and Europe 2020;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
V. whereas the growing divide between core and peripheral countries in the Union should not become chronic in nature; whereas a permanent framework must be created in which Member States in difficulty should be able to rely on solidarity-based support from other Member States; whereas those Member States which desire solidarity should be able to take up their responsibility for implementing the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union as well as their country-specific recommendations and their engagements under the European Semester, in particular those related to the stability and growth pact (SGP), the Euro- plus pact and the macro-economic imbalances procedure; whereas ensuring the financial stability of every Member State is a matter of mutual interest of the Member States; whereas Article 121 TFEU states that Member States are to regard their economic policies as a matter of common concern and to coordinate them within the Council;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Recital V a (new)
V a. whereas it is paramount for a return to growth that the internal market is being completed; whereas the Commission as the guardian of the Treaties needs to step up its efforts to enforce implementation of and compliance with existing internal market legislation; whereas for the proper functioning of the internal market it is necessary that market integration rules will be based more on regulations and not on directives;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y
Recital Y
Y. whereas the time has come for the political leaders of and within the European Union to demonstrate their determination, creativity, courage, resilience and leadership to remove the remaining deficiencies that continue to hamper the proper functioning of EMU; whereas the intergovernmental method has reached its limits and it is not well suited for democratic and efficient decision-making in 21st century; whereas a leap should be made to a truly federal Europe because political union gives more direct influence to citizens and therefore is more democratic and efficient;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AE
Recital AE
AE. whereas the ambition should be that all Member States jointly take steps forward towards greater European integration and establish federal union of European citizens; whereas decisions that only apply to the euro area might be needed where required or justified on the basis of the specificity of the euro area, not excluding opt-ins for other Member States;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AH
Recital AH
AH. whereas the precarious situation of the banking sector in several Member States threatens the real economy and the public finances, and the cost of management of the banking crisis falls too heavily on taxpayers; whereas the existing mechanisms and structures are insufficient to prevent mutual contagion;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AM
Recital AM
AM. whereas the Union would benefit from proposals that introduceneeds a single European supervisory mechanism for financial institutions, a single European deposit guarantee scheme and a single European recovery and resolution scheme;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AM a (new)
Recital AM a (new)
AMa. whereas the Commission has not yet proposed two of the main pillars of the banking union (a resolution regime and a deposit guarantee scheme), hence leaving it incomplete;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AN
Recital AN
AN. whereas there is urgent need for a complete package on the banking union covering all three pillars; whereas the work on them should be done in parallel so that the scope of the deposit guarantee and crisis management framework shouldto mirror that of the single supervisory mechanism in terms of the banks covered (symmetry);
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AQ
Recital AQ
AQ. whereas a high-quality and uniform European supervisory mechanism is indispensable to avoid competitive distortions, to guarantee a level playing field between all financial institutions and, to restore cross-border confidence and avoid fragmentation of the internal market;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AT a (new)
Recital AT a (new)
ATa. whereas the report of the High-Level Group on Financial Supervision chaired by Jacques de Larosière, submitted to the President of the Commission on 25 February 2009, explicitly recommended that the ECB should not be responsible for micro-prudential supervision;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AT b (new)
Recital AT b (new)
ATb. whereas the following main reasons why de Larosière report states that the ECB should not be responsible for micro- prudential supervision should be taken seriously: - the ECB's fundamental mandate is monetary stability; - jeopardising the ECB's independence due to political pressure and interference in case of a crisis; - a number of ECB/ESCB members have no competence in terms of supervision; - conferring responsibilities to the ECB/Eurosystem would not provide for a comprehensive, integrated system of supervision; - the ECB is not entitled by the Treaty to deal with insurance companies, which can pose a major problem for financial stability;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AU
Recital AU
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AV
Recital AV
AV. whereas supervision by the ECBthe single supervisory mechanism should already from the very start cover the financial institutions requiring direct support from the Union as well as European systemically important financial institutions (E-SIFIs) and domestic systemically important financial institutions (D-SIFIs));
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AW
Recital AW
AW. whereas it is of paramount importance that safeguards are introduced to avoid conflicts of interest between the ECB's monetary policy and its supervisory powers are unavoidable; whereas any possible erosion of the ECB's authority for monetary policy needs to be excluded by the setting up within the ECB of a legally independent supervisory board;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AW a (new)
Recital AW a (new)
AWa. whereas the European Parliament strongly favours merging the existing European Supervisory Authorities for the establishment of a single supervisory mechanism responsible for micro- prudential supervision;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AX
Recital AX
AX. whereas the ECB will needfor practical reasons the Commission proposes to confer European supervision to the ECB but this should be only a temporary solution; whereas by 2018 the supervisory tasks should be transferred to a single supervisory mechanism based on the merged existing ESAs which will have to be equipped with the appropriate budgetary and human resources so as to ensure an objective and integrated oversight of the European banking system;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AZ
Recital AZ
AZ. whereas the head of the European single supervisory mechanism should be appointed after a hearing by the European Parliament followin,g and confirmation hearing of the candidates designated by, the European ParliamentCouncil and the list of candidates should be gender-balanced;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BG
Recital BG
BG. whereas the introduction of a single European deposit guarantee fund should be the ultimate goalhappen swiftly, further increasing the credibility of the scheme; the development of a similar scheme is justified considering the introduction of a European structure for prudential supervision and a European recovery and resolution framework;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BM
Recital BM
BM. whereas the head of the ERRA should be appointed after a hearing in and confirmation by the European Parliamentby the European Parliament following a hearing of the candidates designated by the Council and the list of candidates should be gender-balanced;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BT
Recital BT
BT. whereas the smooth functioning of EMU requires a full and swift implementation of the measures already agreed upon under the reinforced economic governance framework (such as the reinforced SGP and the Fiscal Compact which has to be integrated in the Union law as soon as possible);
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BU
Recital BU
BU. whereas the crisis has made clear the need for a qualitative step towards a more robust fiscal union with an increase of the own-resources of the Union and more effective mechanisms to correct unsustainable fiscal trajectories, debt levels and set the upper limits of budget balance of Member States;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BV a (new)
Recital BV a (new)
BVa. therefore urges for the establishment of a European redemption fund as the best solution for mitigating the crisis and bringing down debt to sustainable levels and calls for setting up of a European treasury, headed by a European finance minister, individually accountable to the European Parliament ;
Amendment 447 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BX
Recital BX
BX. whereas options should be explored for the feasibility of a euro area stabilisation instrument to counter and absorb economic shocks in the Member States; whereas financial assistance mechanisms such as the ESM are less rapidly deployable than conventional budgetary mechanisms; therefore strongly favours European Monetary Fund built upon the ESM, which is fully enshrined in Union law;
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BZ
Recital BZ
BZ. whereas the common issuance of debt is in the longer run a corollary of EMU;
Amendment 481 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CB
Recital CB
CB. whereas it must be kept in mind that the introduction in a hasty or not crediblcommon issuance wmay of instruments for common issuance of debt may leadalso be undertaken to funcontrollable consequences and the loss of long-term trust in the euro area's capacity to act decisivelyd a "centralised budget" of the euro area;
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -CC a (new)
Recital -CC a (new)
-CCa. whereas much emphasis has been put so far on the monetary side of the EMU while there is an urgent need for building a true economic union, where the 'Europe 2020' strategy should give the binding framework for designing and implementing of economic policies;
Amendment 488 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -CC a b (new)
Recital -CC a b (new)
-CCb. whereas the Euro Plus Pact should be integrated into Union law and made binding; whereas the Euro Plus Pact and the Macroeconomic Imbalances procedure pave the way for the introduction of a convergence code for Member States' economies;
Amendment 515 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CF
Recital CF
CF. whereas the Pact for Growth and Jobs, which was approved at the European Summit of 28 and 29 June 2012, can bring an important contribution to growth, employment and improved European competition capacities,; whereas the Union and the Member States must take on their responsibility and act quickly to complete the internal market and unlock its potential;
Amendment 520 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CG
Recital CG
CG. whereas it is up to the Member States to deliver without delay on the agreed and long due reforms in their national reform programmes;
Amendment 544 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CI
Recital CI
CI. whereas it is important that the recovery of the economy goes along with a labour market policy that reduces structural unemployment, especially for youth, old persons and women and encourages labour mobility,
Amendment 551 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CJ
Recital CJ
CJ. whereas binding coordination at Union level might be consideredis necessary for certain key economic policy issues particularly relevant for growth and employment;
Amendment 557 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CK a (new)
Recital CK a (new)
CKa. whereas the Member States should be accountable for the implementation of the 'Europe 2020' Strategy;
Amendment 580 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CO
Recital CO
CO. whereas for proposals falling within the competence of the Union decisions haveshould been taken in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, fully involving the European Parliament either through consultation or co-decision;
Amendment 588 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CP
Recital CP
CP. whereas measures taken at Union level are often perceived as being ‘"too little, too late’" partly due to the procedures arising from the democratic legislative process, the lack of a European institutional substructure or own Union resources to intervene directly to tackle a crisis situation but mainly due to a lack of leadership at Union level;
Amendment 596 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CS
Recital CS
Amendment 626 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 1
Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 1
The legislative act to be adopted should create a high-quality single European supervisory mechanism withby merging the ECB (European supervisor)Supervisory Authorities by 2018 while temporarily conferring the supervisory tasks to the ECB to ensure the effective application of prudential rules, risk control and crisis prevention concerning credit institutions and other financial institutions throughout the Union.
Amendment 652 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 8
Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 8
The body or bodies with ultimate authority under the European supervisor should be headed by officers appointed after confirmation by the European Parliament following a hearing of the candidates designated by the Council; the list of candidates should be gender-balanced.
Amendment 662 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 9 – indent 1
Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 9 – indent 1
- supervise all financial institutions and financial market structures within the countries included in the system but with a clear division of operational responsibilities between the European and national supervisors depending on the size and nature of banks and the nature of the supervisory tasks;
Amendment 676 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 9 – indent 5
Annex – part 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 9 – indent 5
– strengthen international supervisory coordination and where appropriate represent the Union in international financial institutions.
Amendment 724 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 2
Annex – part 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 2
A body at European level should be established or designated to exercise the required resolution tools in respect of those institutions (ERRA). This body should enjoy a wide independence. Its head should be appointed after confirmation by the European Parliament following a hearing of the candidates designated by the Council; the list of candidates should be gender-balanced.
Amendment 740 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex – part 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
The resolution scheme should have a strong financial structure built on contributions from industry, owners and creditors, with public money only serving as an ultimate backstop. However, Member States should have an obligation to ensure that the fund is of an adequate size.
Amendment 756 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – indent 7 a (new)
Annex – part 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – indent 7 a (new)
- establishing a European debt redemption fund.
Amendment 769 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 2 - Point 2.3 – paragraph 1
Annex – part 2 - Point 2.3 – paragraph 1
Enhanced cooperation should be used more frequently in the field of taxation (such as for, starting immediately with the establishment of a CCCTB orand a financial transaction tax), since harmonised frameworks for taxation will enhance budgetary policy integration.
Amendment 777 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 2 – point 2.4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex – part 2 – point 2.4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
A "centralised" budget for the euro area could be funded through a common ad- hoc issuance.
Amendment 781 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 2 – point 2.4 a (new)
Annex – part 2 – point 2.4 a (new)
Amendment 815 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 3 – point 3.2 a (new)
Annex – part 3 – point 3.2 a (new)
Amendment 818 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1
Annex – part 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1
The operations of the EFSF/ESM and any future similar structure, should be subject to regular democratic scrutiny by the European Parliament, as well as the involvement of the Court of Auditors and the OLAF.
Amendment 824 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 4 – point 4.3 a (new)
Annex – part 4 – point 4.3 a (new)
Recommendation 4.3a on the election of the next Commission President The European Parliament considers that the legislative act to be adopted should aim to regulate as follows: The next President of the Commission should first have been elected to the European Parliament and have been the electoral champion of his or her political party. In the longer term and only following the modification of the current Treaty, the President of the Commission should be elected directly by the Union's citizens. The elected President shall have the sole responsibility for the composition of the College.
Amendment 825 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 4 – point 4.3 b (new)
Annex – part 4 – point 4.3 b (new)
Recommendation 4.3b on the next European elections The European Parliament considers that the legislative act to be adopted should aim to regulate as follows: The next elections to the European Parliament should have a proportion of its members elected on a trans-European list. The European elections should all happen on the same day across the whole Union and the date brought forward to May.
Amendment 830 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 4 – point 4.4 – indent 3
Annex – part 4 – point 4.4 – indent 3
- The President of the European Parliament should be invited, where appropriate, to participate in the European Council meetings and the euro area summits;
Amendment 831 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 4 – point 4.4 – indent 5
Annex – part 4 – point 4.4 – indent 5
- The European Parliament should hold a hearing and consent to the appointment of the ESM ChairpersonSM Chairperson should be appointed by the European Parliament following a hearing of the candidates designated by the Council; the list of candidates should be gender-balanced. The Chairperson should be subject to regular reporting to the European Parliament;
Amendment 833 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 4 – point 4.4 – indent 6 a (new)
Annex – part 4 – point 4.4 – indent 6 a (new)
- The President of the European Council, when involved in the design of specific and detailed policy proposals, should present his proposals in front of the competent committee of the European Parliament.
Amendment 836 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 4 – point 4.4 – indent 6 b (new)
Annex – part 4 – point 4.4 – indent 6 b (new)
The Heads of State or Government when acting collectively in the framework of the European Council should be subject to regular reporting to the European Parliament.