2012/2078(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Recalls that the euro is the currency of the European Union, and that all member states except those with a derogation, have vocation to join the euro in due course.

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that ~~part of the efforts ma~~the decisions intended to mitigate the crisis, such as the adoption of the Six-Pack and the creation of the ESM, only concern the euro area Member States;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that part of the efforts made to mitigate the crisis, such as ~~the adopt~~certain provisions of the Six-Pack and the creation of the ESM, only concern the euro area Member States;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that part of the efforts made to mitigate the crisis, such as the adoption of the Six-Pack and the creation of the EFSM, the EFSF and the ESM, only concern the euro area Member States; The operations of the EFSF/ESM and any future similar structure should be subject to regular democratic control and oversight by the European Parliament.

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that part of the efforts made to mitigate the crisis, such as the adoption of the Six-Pack and the creation of the ESM, only concern the euro area Member States; takes the view that the ESM should be enshrined in the acquis communautaire;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Notes that two Member States have opt-outs from the introduction of the euro and two Member States have opt-outs from the implementation of the Schengen acquis;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Notes that enhanced cooperation provides a legal basis for the adoption of measures that only apply to a limited number of Member States; notes that this mechanism is being used already for trans-EU divorce law and for European patent law, and was approved by the European Parliament and the Council in the taxation context for the establishment of a Financial Transaction Tax;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
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; considers that, to overcome the structural deficiencies inherent in the economic and monetary union and to effectively curb the pervasive moral hazard, the proposed 'banking union' should draw on the earlier reform of the Union financial services sector, including the creation of EBA, ESMA, EIOPA and the ESRB, as well as the strengthened economic governance, especially in the euro area, and the new budgetary framework of the European Semester, to ensure greater resilience and competitiveness of the Union banking sector, increased confidence in it, and enhanced capital reserves to prevent Member States' public budgets having to bear the costs of banks' bail-outs in the future;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
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 18 #

Sławomir NITRAS

Draft opinion
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 and expects the formula of regulation developed on this occasion – as part of which Economic and Monetary Union is strengthened by harmonising financial regulation whilst also leaving the door open for all the Member States concerned, in particular those covered by the derogation laid down in Article 139(1) TFEU – to also be the default formula used in future;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
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; regards as extremely risky and legally questionable, however, the fact that ultimate responsibility for banking supervision is to lie solely with the ECB;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Recalls that the European Parliament is the Parliament of the European Union, the sole seat of the Union's direct democratic legitimacy and the recipient of the Union's direct democratic accountability.

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
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; stresses that establishing a European bank resolution mechanism is an indispensible step in setting up a genuine banking union;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
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; demands that the SSM is subjected to full democratic control and oversight by the European Parliament

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that some Member States’ ~~economic policies are constrained by the Troïka, which is not held properly~~budget and fiscal policies have had to be constrained by the Troïka and that, in this connection, there is no accountableility;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that the Troika sets some Member States’ economic policies ~~are constrained by the Troïka, which is not~~in return for the requisite funds to keep them afloat and to regain access to the money markets; adds that this does not, however, change the fact that they must be held properly accountable;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
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 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that some Member States' economic policies are constrained by the Troïka, which is not held properly accountable; and lacks democratic legitimacy; Calls for the troika's mandate to be approved following appropriate consultation with the European Parliament.

Amendment 26 #

Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Notes that fiscal consolidation efforts directed to comply with the new economic governance rules should be shared between the different administrations in a fair way, taking into account the services they provide.

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

~~5. Welcomes the Commission’s ‘Blueprint’; calls on the Commission to make legislative proposals under codecision for its implementation without delay;~~deleted

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Welcomes the Commission's ‘Blueprint’; calls on the Commission to make legislative proposals under codecision for its implementation without delay~~Takes note of the Commission's 'Blueprint';

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the Commission’s ‘Blueprint’; calls on the Commission to ~~make legislative proposals under codecision for its implementation without delay~~set out clearer options and to make legislative proposals where legally possible and politically acceptable;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that Member States sharing the euro need to further strengthen stability, efficiency, transparency, democratic legitimacy and democratic accountability;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the Commission's ‘Blueprint’; calls on the Commission to make legislative proposals under codecision for its implementation without delay, first and foremost with respect to the creation of a fiscal capacity for the eurozone, managed according to the community method;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
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 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the Commission’s ‘Blueprint’; calls on the Commission to make legislative proposals as soon as possible under codecision for its implementation without delay;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Points out that~~Supports new solidarity instruments, such as the "con~~cept 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 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Points out~~Considers that the concept of ~~‘contractual agreements’~~mutually agreed contracts for competitiveness and growth applicable only to individual Member States as referred to in the European Council conclusions of December 2012 ~~risks creating legal uncertaint~~could enhance ownership and effectiveness of economic policy;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Points out that~~Endorses the concept of ‘contractual agreements’ applicable only to individual Member States as referred to in the European Council conclusions of December 2012 ~~risks creating~~; stresses that they must be drafted in such as way as to avoid any legal uncertainty;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that there must be legal certainty with regard to 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~~;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that 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; and widen the Union's democratic deficit if not matched with a corresponding transfer of legitimacy and accountability at the Union level.

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Points out that 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 and a democratic deficit given the lack of transparent procedures;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

~~7. Considers that the work on own resources should be accelerated, as should that on labour mobility and a euro area budget, to make it an optimal currency area;~~deleted

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that Member States sharing the euro need to ~~further~~redouble their efforts to strengthen stability, efficiency and democratic accountability;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that ~~the work on own reso~~further measurces ~~should be accelerated, as should that on labour mobility and a euro area budget, to make it an optimal currency area~~are needed to promote the deepening of the Single Market and to protect its integrity;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that the work on ~~own resources should be accelerated, as should that on labour mobility and a euro area budget, to~~labour mobility and internal market of services, especially digital single marke ~~it an optimal currency area~~t should be accelerated;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that the ~~work~~ re must be legal certainty with regard to the question of own resources ~~should be accelerated, as should that on labour mobility and a euro area budget, to make it an optimal currency~~, which must be taken forward with a view to a responsible budget for the euro area;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Considers that the work on own resources should be accelerated, as should that~~Deems necessary a complete overhaul of the EU's own resources system, including FTT and VAT reform; Considers that the work on labour mobility and a euro area budget should be accelerated, to make it an optimal currency area;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
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 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that the work on own resources should be substantially accelerated, as should that to set up a mechanism to deal with asymmetric shocks, as well as on labour mobility and a euro area budget, to make it an optimal currency area;

Amendment 46 #

Krišjānis KARIŅŠ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Reminds that a lot has to be done to make the single market fully operational;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
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 forese~~Article 13 TEU establishes ‘the ~~need to lay down special provisions for enhanced dialogue between the Member States whose currency is the euro, pending the euro becoming~~European Parliament as a Union institution; considers therefore the cEur~~rency of all Member States’; if this supposedly transitory situation is to last, appropriate~~opean Parliament as the appropriate venue for ensuring accountability for the ~~current~~ euro area ~~and the Member States that committed to join must be developed inside the European Parliament~~, underlines that the European Parliament should prevent fragmented scrutiny of cooperation between Member States.

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
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,~~considers that appropriate accountability for the current euro area and the Member States that committed to join must be developed ~~inside~~with the involvement, in a leading role, of the European Parliament.

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
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.

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that Member States sharing the euro need to further strengthen compliance with the Treaty, stability, efficiency and democratic accountability;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
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.

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
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~~debate forums and democratic oversight mechanisms in respect of the procedures, instruments and legal provisions pertaining exclusively to the current euro area and the Member States that committed to join must be ~~develop~~considered inside the European Parliament.

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Therefore calls for the immediate set up of a sub-committee within the European Parliament, tasked with scrutiny related to specifically eurozone matters,

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that Member States sharing the euro need to further strengthen competitiveness, stability, efficiency and democratic accountability;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
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)

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 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that ~~part of the efforts made to mitigate the crisis, such as the adoption of~~, to mitigate the crisis and in response to structural shortcomings in the architecture of the economic and monetary union, national governments and European institutions took a wide range of measures to safeguard financial stability and improve economic governance; notes that part of these efforts only concern the euro area Member States, such as some specific rules regarding financial sanctions in the Ssix-Ppack and the creation of the ESM~~, only concern the euro area Member States~~. Also the two-pack, once adopted, will be specific to the euro area Member States. Furthermore, the euro area and six non- euro area Member States adopted the Euro Plus Pact, and the euro area and eight non-euro area Member States concluded the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union;

source: PE-506.084

2013/09/03 EMPL 68 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Recital -A a (new)

-Aa. whereas pursuant to Article 3 (3) TEU the Union shall work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress, and a high level of protection;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1a. Recalls that the euro is the currency of the Union but that before the crisis the prevalence of the internal market has led to an underestimation of the eurozone integration challenge;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)

-1b. Believes that the debate on the multitier governance of the EU needs to take into account the dynamic of the EU tools which is not the same regarding Article 136 TFEU or enhanced cooperation;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines th~~e need to improve social governance at the European level~~at in order to meet the objectives set out in par~~allel with the establishment of European economic governance~~ticle 9 TFEU, the review of economic policy cannot be considered isolated from social policy;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines the urgent need to ~~improve~~establish genuine European social governance atwith the ~~European level in parallel with~~same political determination as led to the establishment of European economic governance;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines the need to improve social governance at the European level taking into account the principle of subsidiarity in parallel with the establishment of European economic governance;

Amendment 15 #

Csaba SÓGOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines the need to improve social governance at the European level in parallel with the establishment of European economic governance by creating systems of intervention tools which are both based on common policies and of a concrete nature;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines the need to improve national social governance atin the European ~~level~~Union by disseminating best practices and making recommendations, in parallel with the establishment of European economic governance;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines the urgent need to improve social governance at the European level in parallel with the establishment of European economic governance; by pursuing an active agenda of social regulation, for the promotion of the well-being of its people, working towards a sustainable development of Europe, pursuing economic, social and territorial cohesion and fighting social exclusion;

Amendment 18 #

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Underlines the need to sustain the development of SMEs, further to the fact that such development will create new sustainable jobs and will reduce the unemployment rate;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that the debate on multitier governance should not tackle the issue of multilevel governance which relates to the balance of powers and involvement of national, regional and local authorities;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital -A a (new)

-Aa. whereas the crisis has revealed the forced integration inherent to the euro and that this evolution has enlightened the debate on the Union multitier governance with a new dimension;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for ~~enhanced surveillance of~~improved monitoring of, and better reporting on, social and employment policies comparable to the provisions on the surveillance of national economic policies;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Calls for enhanced surveill~~Highlights the importance of social and employment policies ~~comparable to the provision~~and the need to assess their economic and social impacts oin the context of surveillance under art 121 TFEU of national economic policies;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for an enhanced ~~surveillance~~review of social and employment ~~policies comparable to the provisions on the surveillance of national economic~~ policies;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for enhanced surveillance of ~~social and employment policies comparable to the provisions on the surveillance of national economic policies~~the effectiveness of national social and employment policies, so that European Union recommendations can be targeted correctly;

Amendment 24 #

Marije CORNELISSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for enhanced surveillance of social and employment policies comparable to and compatible with the provisions on the surveillance of national economic policies;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. CNotes that national welfare policies and wage-setting systems represent an important factor of EU convergence or divergence; it therefore calls for enhanced surveillance of social and employment policies comparable to the provisions on the surveillance of national economic policies;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines the need to complement the Stability and Growth Pact with binding targets and European-level monitoring for employment and unemployment levels, education spending, investments in research and development and the reduction of people living at risk of poverty;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to make full use of its power of legislative initiative to put to the European Parliament, on a regular basis, ambitious regulatory provisions relating to social affairs and employment;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the establishment of employment and social benchmarks in addition to fiscal and macroeconomic benchmarks within the rules for binding supervision of budgetary discipline in the euro area to ensure the appropriate implementation of Article 9 TFEU;deleted

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the establishment where appropriate of employment and social benchmarks in addition to fiscal and macroeconomic ~~benchmarks within the rules for binding supervision of budgetary discipline in the euro area~~ to ensure the appropriate implementation of Article 9 TFEU;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Recital -A b (new)

-Ab. whereas the crisis has led to an imbalance between the social pillar of the EMU (Article 148 TFEU) and the economic one (Article 121 TFEU);

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the establishment of employment and social ~~benchmark~~analysis tools in addition to fiscal and macroeconomic benchmarks ~~within the rules for binding supervision of budgetary discipline in the euro area to ensure the appropriate imple~~, in order that the impact of employment and social problems on the development of the economy may be taken into account when making recommentdation ~~of Article 9 TFEU~~s;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the establishment of employment and social benchmarks in addition to fiscal and macroeconomic benchmarks within the rules for binding supervision of budgetary discipline in the eEuro area to ensure the appropriate implementation of Article 9 TFEU and Article 151 TFEU;

Amendment 32 #

Marije CORNELISSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the establishment of employment and social benchmarks such as income inequality, employment, poverty, in addition to fiscal and macroeconomic benchmarks within the rules for binding supervision of budgetary discipline in the euro area to ensure the appropriate implementation of Article 9 TFEU;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses ~~that~~ the existence and aggravation of internal imbalances ~~call for automatic~~in the field of social and labour market policy and the associated need to identify stabilisers at EU or euro area level, such as a youth guarantee ~~or a minimum unemployment allowance~~;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the existence and aggravation of ~~internal imbalances call for automatic stabilisers at EU or eur~~the social situation in Europe requires a balanced and ambitious European budget and better consistency between economic, trade and social policies in order to apre~~a level, such as a youth guarantee or a minimum unemployment allowance~~serve European industrial operations and promote business start-ups;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the existence and aggravation of internal imbalances ~~call for~~necessitates consideration of possible automatic stabilisers at EU ~~or euro area~~ level,; such as a youth guarantee or a minimum nationally determined unemployment allowance;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the existence and aggravation of internal imbalances ~~call for automatic stabilisers at EU or euro area level, such as a youth guarantee or a minimum unemployment allowan~~within the EU or between States in the euro area call for effective national solutions, which EU or euro area measures may to some extent support, but not replace;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that ~~the existence and aggravation of internal imbalances call for automatic stabilisers at EU or euro area level, such as a youth guarantee or a minimum un~~internal imbalances in the Member States need to be tackled by concrete measures like youth employment ~~allowanc~~guarantee;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the existence and aggravation of internal imbalances call for automatic stabilisers at ~~EU or~~ euro area level, such as a youth guarantee or a minimum unemployment allowance that will depend on the existing multitier EU governance;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the existence and aggravation of internal imbalances call for automatic stabilisers at EU or euro area level, such as a European youth guarantee or a European minimum unemployment allowance;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas, pursuant to Article 9 TFEU, the promotion of a high level of employment ~~and~~, the guarantee of adequate social protection ~~must~~, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health shall be taken into account in defining and implementing ~~the~~Union policies and activities ~~of the EU~~;

Amendment 40 #

Marije CORNELISSEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the emergence, existence and aggravation of internal and external imbalances call for automatic stabilisers at EU or euro area level, such as a ~~youth guarantee or a minimum unemployment allowance~~transfer mechanism based on unemployment developments, or a European unemployment insurance; calls on the Commission to present a green paper with the different options for such a mechanism before the end of 2013;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the existence and aggravation of internal imbalances among Member States call for automatic stabilisers at EU or euro area level, such as a youth guarantee or a minimum unemployment allowance;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that neither the roadmap ‘Towards a Genuine Economic and Monetary Union’ nor the interim report presented by Council President Van Rompuy address employment and social policies; ~~reiterates, therefore, its call for a Social Pact, as outlined in the report, adopted on 15 October 2012 by its Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs,~~therefore refers to the European Parliament's resolution of 20 November 2012 with recommendations to the Commission on the report of the Presidents of the European Council, the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the Eurogroup ‘"Towards a genuine Economic and Monetary Union’" (2012/2151 (INI);

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that neither the roadmap ‘'Towards a Genuine Economic and Monetary Union’' nor the interim report presented by Council President Van Rompuy address employment and social policies; reiterates, therefore, its call for a Social Pact, as outlined in ~~the report, adopted on 15 October 2012 by its Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs~~its resolution of 20 November 2012, with recommendations to the Commission on the report of the Presidents of the European Council, the Commission, the European Central Bank and the Eurogroup ‘'Towards a genuine Economic and Monetary Union’';

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that ~~the~~a balance between ~~the social~~employment policy and economic policy p~~rovisions set out in~~ursuant to Article 121 TFEU and Article 148 TFEU ~~must be restored~~is necessary for positive development of the EU;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that the balance between the social and economic policy provisions set out in Article 121 TFEU and Article 148 TFEU must be ~~restor~~observed;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that the balance between the social and economic policy provisions set out in Article 121 TFEU and Article 148 TFEU ~~must be restored~~should be maintained, without prejudice to the fact that social policy falls within the competence of the Member States;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that ~~the~~a balance between the social and economic policy provisions set out in Article 121 TFEU and Article 148 TFEU ~~must be restored~~should be existing;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Underlines that a more ambitious response to the day-to-day concerns and aspirations of EU citizens as regards social and economic issues must be taken by the Commission so that the Union will be able to react to unexpected events and be swift in seizing opportunities and in anticipating and adjusting to future trends;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls for a social protocol to the Treaties to protect fundamental social and labour rights;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas pursuant to Article 151 TFEU the Union and the Member States shall have as their objectives the promotion of employment, improved living and working conditions, proper social protection, dialogue between management and labour, the development of human resources with a view to lasting high employment and the combating of exclusion;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Calls for a further strengthening of Article 9 TFEU in line with Article 11 TFEU in order to ensure a comprehensive and systematic integration of social matters into the definition and implementation of Union policies and activities;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. calls for Treaty provisions to fight social dumping in line with the TFEU Articles on competition rules, thereby giving the powers to the Commission to act as anti-social dumping authority and to enforce these provisions by independent investigations and the issuing of sanctions;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to insist on the submission of National Job Plans by Member States to the European Parliament as part of their National Reform Programme in the context of the European Semester;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to insist on the submission of National Job Plans by Member States as part of their National Reform Programme; Recognises that job plans must be consistent in their structure and content in order to fulfil their objective; Insists that clear guidance on the content and structure of job plans must be provided by the Commission, and adhered to by Member States in their submissions under the Annual Growth Survey and other Economic and Social Governance measures;

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to insist on the submission of National Job Plans by Member States as part of their National Reform Programme; proposes that these national employment plans should be the subject of a tripartite social summit as provided for by the second paragraph of Article 152 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

Amendment 55 #

Csaba SÓGOR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to insist on the submission of National Job Plans by Member States as part of their National Reform Programme, which should be clearly separated but should form part of the Reform Programme, as an annex to it;

Amendment 56 #

Minodora CLIVETI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Member States to strengthen their national employment policies by creation the right conditions for job creation and labour demand, by including green employment into their' National Job Plans, by improving health workforce planning and forecasting to match the demand and supply of health professionals better while offering them long-term job prospects and stimulate exchange on innovative and by supporting an increase in highly qualified ICT labour and promote digital skills across the workforce;

Amendment 57 #

Zbigniew ZIOBRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Reiterates its call for the strengthening of the democratic dimension of the European Semester, in~~cluding by reinforcing Parliament’s role through the ordinary legislative procedure and~~ particular by involving national parliaments more closely, in interaction with social partners and civil society;

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Reiterates its call for the strengthening of the democratic and social dimension of the European Semester, including by reinforcing Parliament's role through the ordinary legislative procedure and by involving national parliaments, in interaction with social partners and civil society;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Reiterates its call for the strengthening of the democratic dimension of the European Semester, including by reinforcing Parliament's role through the ordinary legislative procedure and by involving national parliaments, in interaction with social partners and civil society while recognising the annual nature of the European Semester;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas in its resolution of 1 December 2011 on the European Semester for Economic Policy Coordination, the EP stated "that any new or upgraded organisation and decision-making process within the Council and/or the Commission must go hand in hand with upgraded democratic legitimacy and appropriate accountability to the European Parliament";

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Reiterates its call for the strengthening of the democratic dimension of the European Semester, including by reinforcing Parliament's role through the ordinary legislative procedure ~~and by involving national parliaments, in interaction with social partners and civil society~~;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Emphasises that the social dialogue must be an actual dialogue with political and democratic legitimacy, openness, and transparency in order that the outcomes of social dialogue and social partners negotiations reflect the democratic will of European citizens, and are justifiable to those citizens;

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to promote the role of the social partners at European level, taking into account the diversity of national systems and facilitating social dialogue between them, without prejudice to their autonomy, as provided for in Article 152 TFEU;

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on Member States~~, where unjustified blocking minorities are preventing necessary progress,~~ to expand the principle of enhanced cooperation to ~~social and~~ employment polic~~ies~~y.

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on Member States, ~~where unjustified blocking minorities are~~in circumstances where there is a divergence in political direction between Member States preventing necessary progress, to exp~~and the principle of~~lore whether enhanced cooperation could be used instead, with regard to social and employment policies.

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on Member States, ~~where unjustified blocking minorities are preventing necessary~~in their stability and growth programmess, to ~~expand the principle of enhanced cooperation to social and employment policies~~devote attention to the wellbeing of the people, so that undesirable social and employment repercussions of remedies for short-term economic problems do not persist in the long term.

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on Member States~~, where unjustified blocking minorities are preventing necessary progress,~~ to expand the principle of enhanced cooperation to social and employment policies.

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on Member States, where unjustified blocking minorities are preventing necessary progress, to expand the principle of enhanced cooperation to social and employment policies, for example and notably regarding minimum wage.

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on Member States, where ~~unjustified~~ blocking minorities are preventing ~~necessary~~ progress, to expand the principle of enhanced cooperation to social and employment policies.

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the Treaties provide several ways forward regarding employment and social policies, the potential of which has not been fully exploited; whereas greater social convergence can therefore be attained without prejudice to the subsidiarity principle;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the Treaties provide several ways forward regarding employment and social policies, the potential of which has not been fully exploited in particular with regard to Article 9 TFEU, Article 151 TFEU and Article 153 TFEU, but also more generally with regard to Article 329 TFEU;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the Treaties provide several ways forward regarding employment and social policies, the potential of which has not been fully exploited as there are still certain shortcomings in their implementation and also unacceptable delays in bringing the acts in line with the Treaty of Lisbon;

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2013/09/13 AFCO 259 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union (TSCG),

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas differentiation is and should always be embedded in the single institutional framework of the European Union;

Amendment 100 #

Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Elmar BROK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Is of the opinion that the European Stability Mechanism as a mechanism covering Member States whose currency is the euro can be the financial backstop of the SRM, which could cover more Member States than the ESM;deleted

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Is of the opinion that the European Stability Mechanism, as a mechanism covering Member States whose currency is the euro, can be the financial backstop of the SRM, which could cover more Member States than the ESM, providing that a country concerned has fulfilled all its obligations and that insolvent banks are not covered;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35a. Regrets the absence of parliamentary scrutiny, both political and budgetary, of the ESM; regrets that the European Court of Auditors does not have competence to carry out scrutiny of the ESM;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Calls for the conclusion of an interinstitutional agreement between the European Parliament and the ECB, on a basis of full respect for the limits set by the independence of the ECB under Article 130 TFEU, and for a formal arrangement between the European Parliament and the ESM in order to ensure the fully-fledged democratic accountability of the latter’s activities, including those of the Troika; calls for this agreement to provide for the possibility of scrutiny of the ESM by the European Court of Auditors; calls for this agreement to provide for the ESM to be included in the supervision carried out by the ECB in the context of the banking union;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. ~~Calls for~~welcomes the conclusion of an interinstitutional agreement between the European Parliament and the ECB, on a basis of full respect for the limits set by the independence of the ECB under Article 130 TFEU, and calls for a formal arrangement between the European Parliament and the ESM in order to ensure the fully-fledged democratic accountability of the latter's activities, including those of the Troika;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Reiterates its call for the presentation of a legislative proposal to establish a competitiveness and convergence instrument under Article 121(6) TFEU, as an incentive-based mechanism of enhanced economic policy coordination for all Member States whose currency is the euro which is open to the voluntary participation of non-euro countries;deleted

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Reiterates its call for the presentation of a legislative proposal to establish a competitiveness and convergence instrument under Article 1~~21(6)~~75 TFEU, as an incentive-based mechanism of enhanced economic policy coordination for all Member States ~~whose currency is the euro which is open to the voluntary participation of non-euro countri~~; deems that such instruments should apply to all euro area Member States and be open to all Member States of the Union, while taking into account the stronger interdependence of euro area Member States;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Reiterates its call for the presentation of a legislative proposal to establish a competitiveness and convergence instrument under Article 121(6) TFEU, as a~~n incentive-based~~ mechanism of enhanced economic policy coordination, seeking to eliminate macro- economic imbalances, for all Member States whose currency is the euro which is open to the voluntary participation of non- euro countries;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the Treaties offer different options and instruments for differentiated integration, including limitations of the territorial scope of application, safeguard clauses, derogations, opt-outs, opt-ins, enhanced cooperation, and provisions specific to the Member States ~~whose currency is the euro~~, provided such instruments respect the unity, effectiveness and coherence of the European legal order and are embedded in the single institutional framework (the Community method);

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Reiterates its call for the presentation of a legislative proposal to establish a competitiveness and convergence instrument under Article 121(6) TFEU, as an incentive-based mechanism of enhanced economic policy coordination, in particular regarding structural reforms, for all Member States whose currency is the euro which is open to the voluntary participation of non-euro countries;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Reiterates its call for the presentation of a legislative proposal to establish a competitiveness and convergence instrument ~~under Article 121(6) TFEU, as~~ as a mechanism to support the rebalan cin~~centive-based mechanism of enhanced economic policy coordination for all Member States whose currency is the euro which is open to the voluntary participation of non-euro countries~~g, adjustment and growth of the EMU economies, based on contractual provisions to be agreed between the Commission and the Member States whose currency is the euro;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Considers this instrument as an embryo for a fiscal capacity of the EMU, and stresses that the financial resources of the CCI must be an integral part of the EU budget, but outside the MFF ceilings, so as to respect the EU Treaties and law and ensure that the European Parliament is fully involved as budgetary authority by, inter alia, allowing a case-by-case adoption of the relevant budgetary appropriations;deleted

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Considers th~~is instrument as an embryo for a~~e establishment of this instrument to be an initial phase in strengthening the fiscal capacity of the EMU, and stresses that the financial resources of the CCI must be an integral part of the EU budget, but outside the MFF ceilings, so as to respect the EU Treaties and law and ensure that the European Parliament is fully involved as budgetary authority by, inter alia, allowing a case-by- case adoption of the relevant budgetary appropriations;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Calls for the establishment of a multi- tier budget by including a new own resource financed by contributions paid by Member States participating in the CCI under a modified Own Resources Decision and by assigning the revenue of this new own resource to the expenditure of the CCI, and calls for an amendment of the Own Resources Decisions or, if this is not possible, for the use of the revenue of the Financial Transaction Tax as other revenue in order to compensate such direct contributions;deleted

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Calls for the establishment of a multi- tier budget by including a new own resources financed by contributions paid by Member States participating in the CCI under a modified Own Resources Decision and by assigning the revenue of thisese new own resource to the expenditure of the CCI, and calls for an amendment of the Own Resources Decisions or, if this is not possible, for the use of the revenue of the Financial Transaction Tax as other revenue in order to compensate such direct contributionss, which may include the Financial Transaction Tax, to the expenditure of the CCI;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

42. Calls for the introduction of a de facto codecision within the European Semester through an interinstitutional agreement, as a necessary step to guarantee the required democratic legitimacy for an enhanced economic policy coordination through the CCI;deleted

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the Treaties offer ~~different~~several options and instruments for differentiated integration, including limitations of the territorial scope of application, safeguard clauses, derogations, opt-outs, opt-ins, enhanced cooperation, and provisions specific to Member States whose currency is the euro, provided such instruments respect the unity, effectiveness and coherence of the European legal order and are embedded in the single institutional framework (the Community method);

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

~~43. Reiterates the need to strengthen the social dimension of the EMU through the building-up of a social pillar, while reaffirming that employment policy and social policy are Union policies;~~deleted

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. Reiterates the need to strengthen the social dimension of the EMU through the building-up of a social pillar, while reaffirming that employment policy and social policy are Union policies, and stresses that social policy must be implemented by harmonising standards at a minimum level, so that social protection is not forced downwards in countries with a higher degree of social protection;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

~~44. Considers that the extension of the scoreboard of the Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure to social scores should include all EU Member States;~~deleted

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

~~44. Considers that the extension of the scoreboard of the Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure to social scores should include all EU Member States;~~deleted

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

~~44. Considers that the extension of the scoreboard of the Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure to social scores should include all EU Member States;~~deleted

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

~~45. Is of the opinion that social benchmarks provided for by the CCI and automatic stabilisers should cover all Member States that participate in those instruments;~~deleted

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

~~45. Is of the opinion that social benchmarks provided for by the CCI and automatic stabilisers should cover all Member States that participate in those instruments;~~deleted

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

~~45. Is of the opinion that social benchmarks provided for by the CCI and automatic stabilisers should cover all Member States that participate in those instruments;~~deleted

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

~~45. Is of the opinion that social benchmarks provided for by the CCI and automatic stabilisers should cover all Member States that participate in those instruments;~~deleted

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)

45a. Reminds that the Treaties provide in Art. 153 TFEU for a legal base to adopt measures concerning social policy and calls for a use of this legal base in order to enhance the social dimension of the EMU.

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. Whereas the systematic use of derogations and opt-outs by some Member States may jeopardise the unity, effectiveness and coherence of the European legal order;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 b (new)

45b. Calls for European minimum wages at the EU level determined on the basis of certain Member State specific indicators and without prejudice to collective bargaining under Art. 115 TFEU.

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Insists that the contracting parties to the ~~Fiscal Compact~~TSCG fully respect their commitment to integrate ~~the Fiscal Compact~~, after a comprehensive assessment of its implementation, the relevant provisions of the Treaty into the legal framework of the European Union, within five years at the latest, ;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Insists that the contracting parties to the Fiscal Compact fully ~~respec~~implement their commitment to integrate the Fiscal Compact into the legal framework of the European Union~~, within five years at the latest,~~ in the next Treaty amendment procedure, but at the latest by the end of the next electoral period;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

47. ~~Reiterates the call for the gradual roll- over of excessive debt into a redemption fund for the euro area b~~Welcomes the setting up on 2 July 2013 by the Commission, and following the agreements of the 2-Pack, of an expert group under the chair of Mrs Gertrude Trumpel-Gugerell, which is tasked ~~on the model of~~with thoroughly assessing the ~~Ger~~main Economic Council of Experts; considers Article 352 TFEU to offer a legal basis for the establishment of such a fund for Member States whose currency is the euro, if necessary in conjunction with an enhanced cooperation of these Member Stafeatures of a potential redemption fund and eurobills, including any legal provisions, financial architecture and complementary budgetary frameworks; intends to position itself on these matters after the expert group's report has been presentesd;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

47. Reiterates the call for the gradual roll- over of excessive debt into a redemption fund for the euro area based on the model of the German Economic Council of Experts; considers Article 352 TFEU to offer a legal basis for the establishment of such a fund for Member States whose currency is the euro, if necessary in conjunction with an enhanced cooperation of these Member States;deleted

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

47. Reiterates the call for the gradual roll- over of excessive debt into a redemption fund, segmented by country, for the euro area based on the model of the German Economic Council of Experts; considers Article 352 TFEU to offer a legal basis for the establishment of such a fund for Member States whose currency is the euro, if necessary in conjunction with an enhanced cooperation of these Member States; points out that the aim of this mutualisation is to obtain interest rates at market prices and for the countries concerned to remain ultimately responsible for the principal to be repaid on their debt;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

47. Reiterates ~~the~~its call for euro-bills as well as the gradual roll- over of excessive debt into a redemption fund for the euro area ~~bas~~inspired onby the model of the German Economic Council of Experts; considers Article 352 TFEU to offer a legal basis for the establishment of such a fund for Member States whose currency is the euro, if necessary in conjunction with an enhanced cooperation of these Member States;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. Considers the harmonisation of the bases of direct taxes under Article 115 TFEU and indirect taxes under Article 113 TFEU as an important step towards establishing a genuine economic union, so that an enhanced cooperation can be established if the required unanimity in the Council cannot be achieved;deleted

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas some Member states have obtained to opt-out of different EU policies, as laid down in different Protocols to the Treaties;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

~~49. Considers that any future treaty change should affirm differentiated integration as a principle and a means of unity of the Union;~~deleted

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

49. Considers that any future treaty change should a~~ffirm~~llow for a differentiated integration as a principle and a means ofor achieving further integration without undermining the unity of the Union;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

49. Considers that any future treaty change should affirm differentiated integration in the form of multi-tier governance as a principle and a means of unity of the Union;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

49. Considers that any future treaty change should affirm differentiated integration as a ~~principle and a means of~~tool safeguarding unity of the Union;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

49. Considers that any future treaty change should afconfirm differentiated integration as a principle and a means of unity of the Union;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)

49a. Takes the view that future amendments to the Treaties must enhance the openness and transparency of the EU's activities and of EU institutions, agencies and other bodies;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 b (new)

49b. Takes the view that if, despite the calls of the European Parliament, the Commission does not agree to adopt a proposal for a regulation on European governance on the basis of Article 298 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), that article should be amended so as to require the Commission to adopt such a proposal;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50

50. Takes the view that a future treaty change may introduce a new tier of associate membership including a partial integration into specific Union policy areas as a means to strengthen the European Neighbourhood Policy;deleted

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50

50. Takes the view that a future treaty change may introduce a new tier of associate membership in~~clud~~volving a partial integration into specific Union policy areas as a means to consolidate multi-tier governance by strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy and up- grading the European Economic Area;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas derogations under Article 27(2) TFEU allow a differentiation between certain Member States within a legal act that is addressed to all Member States; still with the aim of progressively establishing and ensuring the functionality of the internal market;

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50

50. Takes the view that a future treaty change may introduce a new tier of associate membership, including a partial integration into specific Union policy areas, as a means to strengthen the European Neighbourhood Policy; (comma)

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)

50a. Calls for full openness and transparency in the convening of a Convention in accordance with Article 48(3) TEU and urges that civil society be given the right to contribute to consultations at all stages of the Convention;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51

~~51. Considers the Eurosummit to be an informal configuration of the European Council;~~deleted

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51

51. ~~Considers~~Suggests that a future Treaty change should affirm the Eurosummit to be an informal configuration of the European Council;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51

51. Considers the Eurosummit, as provided for in Title V of the TSCG, to be an informal configuration of the European Council;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)

51a. Notes that there is at present no provision in the Treaties on how a Member State may leave the European economic and monetary union (EMU), and takes the view that such a provision should be added;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52

~~52. Considers the Eurogroup to be an informal configuration of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council;~~deleted

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52

52. ~~Considers~~Suggests to make the Eurogroup ~~to be~~ an informal configuration of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52

52. Considers the Eurogroup to be an informal configuration of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council;, and calls therefore for the president of ECOFIN to be at the same time the president of the Eurogroup

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53

~~53. Calls for the current Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs to be a Treasury Minister and a permanent Vice-President of the Commission;~~deleted

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas the enhanced cooperation procedure allows, as a last resort, for the adoption of measures binding a subgroup of Member States after an authorisation granted by the Council by a qualified majority and within the field of the CFSP after an authorisation granted by unanimity;

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53

~~53. Calls for the current Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs to be a Treasury Minister and a permanent Vice-President of the Commission;~~deleted

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53

53. Calls for the ~~current~~ Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs to be a Treasury Minister and a permanent Vice- President of the Commission;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54

54. Calls for the introduction of a vote of loss of confidence in an individual member of the Commission by which the European Parliament obliges the President of the Commission to request the resignation of that member;deleted (To be treated in Report on the implementation of the Treaty of Lisbon with respect to the European Parliament)

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55

55. Calls for the reduction of the required majority for a motion of censure against the President of the Commission under Article 234 TFEU to a majority of the component Members of the European Parliament, and for the parallel obligation to elect a new President to be a condition for the effectiveness of the censure;deleted

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55

~~55. Calls for th~~deleted (To be tre~~duction of the required majority for a motion of censure against~~ated in Report on the implementation of the PTresident of the Commission under Article 234 TFEU to a majority of the component Members of the European Parliament, and for the parallel obligation to elect a new President to be a condition for the effectiveness of the censure;aty of Lisbon with respect to the European Parliament)

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55

55. Calls for the reduction of the required majority for a motion of censure ~~against the President~~on the activities of the Commission under Article 234 TFEU to a qualified majority of the component Members of the European Parliament, and for the parallel obligation to elect a new President to be a condition for the effectiveness of the censure;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 a (new)

55a. Calls for the European Parliament to be given the right to initiate legislative acts;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 a (new)

55a. Considers that both the European Parliament and the Council shall get the right to initiate a legislative procedure by requesting the Commission to submit a legislative proposal and to present an own proposal if the Commission refuses to do so.

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas in the field of common foreign and security policy, clusters of states are enabled to tackle specific tasks or missions, and in the field of common security and defence policy, the establishment of a permanent core group of militarily capable states is envisaged;

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 b (new)

55b. Calls for an amendment to Article 14 TEU, and to the Act concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage of 20 September 1976, to the effect that a certain number of MEPs are to be Members for a constituency covering the whole territory of the European Union;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 c (new)

55c. Calls for EU citizens having their main residence in a Member State other than that whose nationality they possess to be given the right to vote in national and regional elections in their country of residence on an equal footing with nationals of that country, provided they do not exercise that right in their home country;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56

56. Calls for a switch, with limited exceptions, of the voting procedures in the Council which require unanimity to qualified majority, and for the existing special legislative procedures to be converted into ordinary legislative procedures;deleted

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57

57. Calls for the introduction of a legal basis in order to establish Union agencies which may carry out specific executive and implementing functions conferred upon them by the European Parliament and the Council in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure; calls for these Union agencies capable of performing specific executive and implementing functions also to be accountable to Parliament for managing them, and for their executive director to resign if the management is not granted budgetary discharge by Parliament;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58

~~58. Takes the view that Union agencies should obtain the right to adopt~~ delegated ~~acts where a legislative act provides for it (by modifying Article 290 TFEU) as well as the possibility to confer implementing powers on them (by modifying Article 291 TFEU);~~

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)

Na. whereas the UK has obtained numerous possibilities, under certain complicated conditions, to opt out of EU policies in the field of justice and home affairs;

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58

58. Takes the view that Union agencies should not obtain the right to adopt delegated acts ~~where a legislative act provides for it (by modifying Article 290 TFEU) as well as the possibility to confer implementing powers on them (by modifying Article 291 TFEU)~~;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 a (new)

58a. Calls for the inclusion of a general rule according to which the economic freedoms, as established in the Treaties, shall be interpreted in such a way as not infringing upon the exercise of fundamental social rights as recognised in the Member States and by Union law, including but not limited to the right to negotiate, conclude and enforce collective agreements and to take collective action laid down in Article 28 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and as not infringing upon the autonomy of social partners when exercising these fundamental rights.

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 b (new)

58b. Takes the view that the Member States and the Union shall conduct their economic policies in accordance with the principle of a highly competitive social market economy;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59

~~59. Calls for the upgrading of the social clause of Article 9 TFEU in line with the environmental clause of Article 11 TFEU;~~deleted

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59

~~59. Calls for the upgrading of the social clause of Article 9 TFEU in line with the environmental clause of Article 11 TFEU;~~deleted

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59

59. Calls for the ~~upgrading of the~~ social clause of Article 9 TFEU not to be upgraded in line with the environmental clause of Article 11 TFEU;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)

Oa. whereas the Prüm Convention has been partially integrated into the EU legal framework;

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60

60. Considers the reversed qualified majority voting in the Fiscal Compact as a merely political declaration without any legally binding effect on Member States, and calls instead for the integration of this voting rule into the Treaties and for the modification of Articles 121, 126 and 148 TFEU, in such a way that the proposals or recommendations submitted by the Commission may enter into force if no objection has been expressed by Parliament or the Council within a certain predefined period, in order to ensure fully-fledged legal certainty;deleted

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60

60. Considers the reversed qualified majority voting in the Fiscal Compact ~~as a merely~~more as a political declaration ~~without any legally binding effect on Member States~~than an effective decision making instrument, and calls ~~instead~~therefore for the integration of th~~is voting rule~~e RQM into the Treaties ~~and for the modification of~~, especially in Articles 121, 126 and 148 TFEU, in such a way that the proposals or recommendations submitted by the Commission may enter into force if no objection has been expressed by Parliament or the Council within a certain predefined period, in order to ensure fully-fledged legal certainty36;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60

60. Considers the reversed qualified majority voting in the Fiscal Compact as a ~~merely~~ political declaration ~~without any legally binding effect on Member States~~, and calls instead for the integration of this voting rule into the Treaties and for the modification of Articles 121, 126 and 148 TFEU, in such a way that the proposals or recommendations submitted by the Commission may enter into force if no objection has been expressed by Parliament or the Council within a certain predefined period, in order to ensure fully-fledged legal certainty;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61

61. Advocates the introduction of the ordinary legislative procedure for the adoption of the broad guidelines of the economic policies of the Member States and of the Union under Article 121(2) TFEU and of the employment guidelines under Article 148(2) TFEU.deleted

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62

62. Favours, while acknowledging that the multilateral surveillance procedure requires quick decision-making, inclusion in the decision-making procedures under Article 121(4) TFEU and Article 148(4) TFEU of the right of Parliament to propose amendments to a Commission proposal for a recommendation before its adoption by the Commission; the proposal can be rejected by a qualified majority of the Council if the Commission delivers a negative opinion; otherwise the recommendation shall be deemed to have been adopted by the Commission in its amended version;deleted

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

- having regard to the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty on improving inter- parliamentary cooperation (Article 12 TEU, Subsidiarity Protocol, Protocol on the role of national Parliaments),

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas the TSCG treaty is a treaty under international law concluded by the Member States except for the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic, and whereas it ~~call~~foresees in its Article 16 for the incorporation of its relevant provisions into EU law;

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63

63. Calls for the inclusion of Parliament in the budgetary surveillance procedure under Article 126 TFEU, with the right to amend a Commission proposal for a recommendation which can be rejected by a qualified majority of the Council if the Commission delivers a negative opinion;deleted

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63

63. Calls for the inclusion of Parliament in the budgetary surveillance procedure under Article 126 TFEU, with the right to amend a Commission proposal for a recommendation ~~which can be rejected by a qualified majority of the Council if the Commission delivers a negative opinion~~;

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64

~~64. Calls for the deletion of the limitations on the jurisdiction of the ECJ foreseen by Article 126(10) TFEU;~~deleted

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64

~~64. Calls for the deletion of the limitations on the jurisdiction of the ECJ foreseen by Article 126(10) TFEU;~~deleted

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas the TSCG treaty is a treaty under international law concluded by the Member States except, currently, for the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic, and whereas it calls in its Article 16 for the incorporation of its relevant provisions into EU law;

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64

~~64. Calls for the deletion of the limitations on the jurisdiction of the ECJ foreseen by Article 126(10) TFEU;~~deleted

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65

65. Calls for the amendment of Article 136 TFEU in order to open its scope to voluntary participation by non-euro Member States, providing for full voting rights in line with the enhanced cooperation procedure, and calls for the dropping of the restrictions under Article 136 TFEU and for the upgrading of this article into a general clause for the adoption of legal acts concerning the coordination and setting of legally binding minimum standards with regard to economic, employment and social policy;deleted

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65 a (new)

65a. Calls for a switch to the ordinary legislative procedure in tax matters under Art. 113 TFEU, Art. 192(2)(a) TFEU and Art. 194(3) TFEU as well as for a deletion of the exclusion clause in Art. 114(2) TFEU;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65 b (new)

65b. Calls for legal means to set minimum social standards which requires an extension of Art. 153(2)(b) TFEU to all fields referred to in Art. 153(1) TFEU and a deletion of the unanimity in Art. 153(2)(3) TFEU;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65 c (new)

65c. Believes that an EU-level unemployment benefit scheme as an automatic stabilizer can assist the adjustment mechanisms of countries whose competitiveness has declined, where unemployment is very high and putting enormous pressure on domestic budgets and calls therefore for an amendment of Art. 153 TFEU which enables the Union to establish such a scheme;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66

66. Calls for a treaty change to create a legal basis in the chapter on economic policy so as to enable the establishment of a European debt agency for the issuance of bonds which is mandatory for Member States whose currency is the euro and is open to non-eurozone Member States; considers the establishment of such an agency to be possible along with the completion of a fully-fledged fiscal union;deleted

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital S

S. whereas international agreements outside of the Treaties which aim at realising the objectives of the Treaties have been used as an absolute ultima ratio instrument for differentiated integration ~~which has to respect the unity, effectiveness and coherence of the European legal order, having to remain open for all Member States willing to join, and either already integrated or~~ providing for an obligation to integrate the content of the international agreement concerned into the Treaties; (Repetition, included already in paragraphs B, D, G)

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66 a (new)

66a. Calls for the extension of the legal base in Art. 127(6) TFEU to all financial institutions including insurance undertakings that are established within the internal market;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67

67. ~~Calls for the inclusion of Parliament in the appointment procedure~~Expects the European Council to take into account the position taken by Parliament pursuant to Art. 283(2) TFEU ofn the candidate for President, the Vice- President and the other members of the Executive Board of the ECB ~~in Article 283 TFEU, by requiring its consent~~ and, should Parliament not deliver a favourable opinion, to stop the ~~recommendations of the Council~~whole proceeding and request the Council to present a new candidate;

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68

68. Calls for the introduction of a special legislative procedure requiring four fifths of the votes in the Council and a majority of Parliament’s component members under Article 312 TFEU for the adoption of the regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework;deleted

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68

68. Calls for the introduction of a special legislative procedure ~~requiring four fifths of the votes~~involving qualified majority voting according to a high threshold in bothe Council and ~~a majority of Parliament's component members~~Parliament for the adoption, under Article 312 TFEU ~~for the adoption~~, of the regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework;

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69

69. Calls for the introduction of a special legislative procedure requiring four fifths of the votes in Council and a majority of Parliament’s component members under Article 311(3) TFEU for the adoption of the Own Resources Decision;deleted

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69

69. Calls for the introduction of a special legislative procedure ~~requiring four fifths of the votes in Council and a majority of Parliament's component members~~involving qualified majority voting according to a high threshold in both Council and Parliament for the adoption, under Article 311(3) TFEU ~~for the adoption~~, of the Own Resources Decision;

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new)

69a. Calls for the establishment of a legal base which empowers the Union to raise own taxes as a proper own resource for the benefit of the Union budget.

Amendment 229 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70

~~70. Considers that the future Convention should examine the establishment of a legal basis which empowers the Union to raise its own taxes as a proper own resource for the benefit of the Union budget;~~deleted

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital S

S. whereas the conclusion of international agreements outside of the Treaties which aim at realising the objectives of the Treaties ~~have been used as an absolute ultima ratio instrument~~ for differentiated integration which has to respect the unity, effectiveness and coherence of the European legal order, having to remain open for all Member States willing to join, and either already integrated or providing for an obligation to integrate the content of the international agreement concerned into the Treaties, should no longer be permitted;

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70

70. Considers that the future Convention should examine the establishment of a legal basis which empowers the Union to raise its own taxes as a proper own resource for the benefit of the Union budget;deleted

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70

Amendment 234 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71

~~71. Considers the inclusion of the possibility for the Union to budget for a deficit which shall not exceed a reference value specified in the Treaties;~~deleted

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71

~~71. Considers the inclusion of the possibility for the Union to budget for a deficit which shall not exceed a reference value specified in the Treaties;~~deleted

Amendment 236 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71

~~71. Considers the inclusion of the possibility for the Union to budget for a deficit which shall not exceed a reference value specified in the Treaties;~~deleted

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71

~~71. Considers the inclusion of the possibility for the Union to budget for a deficit which shall not exceed a reference value specified in the Treaties;~~deleted

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71

~~71. Considers the inclusion of the possibility for the Union to budget for a deficit which shall not exceed a reference value specified in the Treaties;~~deleted

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71

71. C~~onsiders the inclusion of~~alls for the Convention to allow for the possibility for the Union to budget for a deficit which shall not exceed a reference values specified in the Treaties;.

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital S

S. whereas international agreements outside of the ~~Treaties~~legal framework of the EU which aim at realising the objectives of the Treaties have been used as an absolute ultima ratio instrument for differentiated integration which has to respect the unity, effectiveness and coherence of the European legal order, having to remain open for all Member States willing to join, and either already integrated or providing for an obligation to integrate the content of the international agreement concerned into the Treaties;

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71

71. Considers the inclusion of the possibility for the Union to budget for a deficit which shall not exceed a reference value to be specified in the Treaties, together with the establishment of proper mechanisms ensuring the avoidance of an excessive deficit at the European level;

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72

72. Calls for the establishment of a multi- tier budget in the Treaties providing for a multiannual financial framework and a system of own resources for Member States whose currency is the euro and for all Member States that wish to participate in this enhanced budget;deleted

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72

Amendment 245 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74

~~74. Calls for the European Parliament's consent to be required on Treaty amendments, with a majority of two thirds of its component members;~~deleted

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74

~~74. Calls for the European Parliament’s consent to be required on Treaty amendments, with a majority of two thirds of its component members;~~deleted

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 a (new)

74a. Insists that the future Convention should have the greatest possible democratic legitimacy by also involving social partners, civil society and other stakeholders; reach its decisions in plenum according to full democratic rules; have adequate time for serious and thorough deliberation; operate with full transparency and have all its meetings open to the public;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75

75. Believes future Treaty amendments should enter into force throughout the Union following their ratification by four- fifths of the Member States representing a majority of the population of the Union, in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements;deleted

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)

Sa. Whereas after a period of breathless decision-making on ever new emergency- packages, an increasingly re- governmentalised European Union, while focussing on the trust of markets and investors alone, is at high risk of losing the trust and confidence of its citizens, and therefore urgently needs a sound, democratic, and transparent process that leaves enough time for the debate on the necessary re-design of the European treaties required for the economic and social needs of the 21st century;

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75

Amendment 251 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75

75. ~~Believes~~Calls for the entry into force of future Treaty amendments ~~should enter into force~~ throughout the Union ~~following~~after their ratification by four- fifths of ~~the~~ Member States, representing a majority of the population of the Union, ~~in accordance with their respective constitutional requirement~~and in the case of ordinary Treaty amendments also through a pan-European referendum taking place the same day in all the Member States;

Amendment 254 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75

75. Believes future Treaty amendments not affecting the Member States’ sovereignty should enter into force throughout the Union following their ratification by four- fifths of the Member States representing a majority of the population of the Union, in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements;

Amendment 255 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75 a (new)

75a. Calls for a reduction of the required majority in Art. 48(4) TEU for a Treaty amendment in the conference of representatives of the governments of the Member States to three quarter and calls for the inclusion of the European Parliament to vote on Treaty amendments with a majority of two thirds of its component members;

Amendment 256 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76

~~76. Advocates the extension of the bridging clause in Article 48(7) TEU to the Treaties as a whole;~~deleted

Amendment 257 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76 a (new)

76a. Calls for the Commission to come forward, before the end of the Parliament's mandate, with proposals along these lines for future treaty change aimed primarily at consolidating EMU and at providing a proper federal government for the new fiscal union;

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76 b (new)

76b. Resolves to develop this agenda as one element of its contribution to the work of the European Parliament's delegation to the Convention which we expect to begin work in 2015;

Amendment 259 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77

77. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council ~~and~~, the Commission, and the President of the European Council.

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital T

T. whereas the establishment of EMU represented a qualitative step in ~~differentiated~~ integration, defining a model of multi-tier governance which affects both institutions and procedures;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)

Va. whereas in a speech in London delivered on 23 January 2013, the UK Prime Minister David Cameron identified the need for fundamental and far- reaching change of the European Union, and called for the development of a more flexible, adaptable and open Union, able to reflect the ambition and meet the interests of all Members of the Union;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Y

Y. whereas Article 136 TFEU can be considered as a specific form of enhanced cooperation between the Member States whose currency is the euro where the authorisation is granted by the Treaties and the procedure under the Treaties has already been used in conjunction with Article 121.6 for adopting regulations;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Y

Y. whereas Article 136 TFEU can be considered as a specific ~~form of~~legal base of an enhanced cooperation between the Member States whose currency is the euro where the authorisation is granted by the Treaties and the procedure under the Treaties has already been used in conjunction with Article 121.6 for adopting regulations;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas differentiation is a constitutive feature of the process of European integration and a means to ~~allow~~facilitate its progress and guarantee substantial respect for the principle of equality~~, understood as the equal treatment of equal situations and the unequal treatment of unequal situations~~;

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital AB a (new)

ABa. whereas the financial crisis requires the deepening of fiscal integration within the eurozone according to a roadmap whose building blocks involve banking union, fiscal union and political union;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital AC

AC. whereas a ~~genuine~~deeper EMU requires stronger competences, financial resources and democratic accountability, and its establishment should follow a two-step approach based on, first, the immediate full use of the potentialities of the existing Treaties and, second, a Treaty change to be defined by a Convention;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital AC a (new)

ACa. whereas progress towards a full fiscal union in which the burden is shared among taxpayers necessitates the creation of a federal government, and these developments are certain to sharpen the distinction between current and prospective members of the eurozone, on the one hand, and states which choose not to participate in the euro, on the other;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital AD

AD. whereas to be effective, legitimate and democratic the governance of the EMU should be based on the institutional and legal framework of the Union;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital AF

AF. whereas the EMU is established by the Union, whose currency is the euro, and whose citizens are directly represented at Union level by the European Parliament;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital AF a (new)

AFa. whereas not all states, despite their treaty obligations, seem truly committed to joining the euro, and whereas the UK has obtained a permanent opt-out from the euro;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph - 1 a (new)

- 1a. Believes that differentiated integration may be understood both as the further integration between some Member States and the repatriation of powers from the European Union back to the Member States; considers both paths to have equal merit, respecting the democratic wishes of European citizens and the prerogatives of the Member States;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph - 1 b (new)

- 1b. Supports in this regard the position of the British Prime Minister, who has stated the need for a new settlement in the EU, and is currently assessing the balance of competences between the European Union and the Member States, to identify those areas which should remain EU competence and those areas where power should be repatriated to the Member States; Supports also the position of the Dutch Government, which has similarly undertaken a 'subsidiarity review' and has prepared a list of areas where action should be taken at the Member State level rather than being subject to EU policy;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Reiterates its ~~belief that~~will for a genuine EMU ~~requires~~ enhancing the Union's competences, in particular in the field of economic policy, and strengthening its own resources and budgetary capacity, as well as the role and democratic accountability of the Commission and the prerogatives of Parliament;

Amendment 39 #

Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Deeply deplores the decision by the Heads of State or Government to take a number of fundamental steps – in the form of the Euro Plus Pact, the Fiscal Pact and the ESM Treaty – in the direction of a euro-government and a euro-state without a clear popular mandate from the electorate; stresses that all decisions which have the effect of extending the EU’s powers must be taken in accordance with the ordinary revision procedure under the Treaty (Article 48 TEU) which requires a Convention to be convened; (If adopted, this amendment should be placed before Article 1).

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas differentiated integration takes two forms: 'multi-speed', in which states seek to achieve the same goals according to different timeframes, and 'multi-tier', in which states agree to differ in their goals;

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Takes the view, regarding policies implemented in the context of flexible integration, that vertical cooperation by the European Parliament with national Parliaments of the vanguard group and with national Parliaments of the group of countries not initially forming part of the vanguard, as well as horizontal cooperation between these two groups and between individual committees and Members, must be encouraged and enhanced; stresses, however, that this cannot be a substitute for the formal involvement of the European Parliament in all policies pursued by means of flexible integration;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Takes the view that it is the responsibility of parliaments at the various levels to create opportunities for exchange and coordination, so as to ensure that there is democratic control even when treaties are concluded at inter- governmental level;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates ~~that to be~~its conviction that an effective and democratic ~~the~~ governance of a genuine EMU ~~must be placed within the institutional framework of the Union~~can only be achieved through the community method;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Reiterates that to be effectively legitimate and democratic the governance of a genuine EMU must be placed within the institutional framework of the Union;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls therefore to integrate, as soon as possible, the ESM within the community acquis;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Considers differentiation ~~as a fundamental~~to be a useful and appropriate means to promote a deeper integration, whilech, to the extent that it safeguard~~ing~~s the integrity of the EU, ~~and~~could prove essential to achieveing a genuine EMU within the Union;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Considers differentiation as a ~~fundamental means~~tool to promote a deeper integration while safeguarding the integrity of the EU, and to achieve a genuine EMU within the Union;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that the existing TFEU provisions, in particular article 3.4 TEU, article 3.1 and article 136.1 TFEU, and the differentiated integration procedures under the Treaties allow taking a first step in the establishment of a ~~genuine~~deeper EMU which is fully consistent with the requirements of stronger democratic accountability, increased financial resources and better decision-making capacity;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that the existing differentiated integration procedures under the Treaties allow ~~taking a first step~~ any problems to be overcome by facilitating the establishment of a genuine EMU which isaspires to be fully consistent with the requirements of stronger democratic accountability, increased financial resources and better decision- making capacity;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that the treaty changes necessary for the completion of a genuine EMU and the establishment of a Union of citizens and states should ~~build on~~take into account the existing instruments, procedures, practices and philosophy of differentiated integration while seeking to improv~~ing~~e their effectiveness and coherence;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas differentiation must not undermine Union citizenship, which is the fundamental status of Member States' nationals, enabling those who find themselves in the same situation to enjoy, within the scope of the Treaty, the same treatment in law, irrespective of their nationality; (comma)

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises that to be consistent with its nature of a means to promote integration, safeguard the unity of the EU and guarantee substantial respect of the principle of equality, differentiation must remain open ~~and has to aim at finally including~~to all Member States;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Notes that deepening fiscal and political integration will accentuate the division between, on the one hand, states whose currency is the euro and states genuinely committed to joining the euro ('pre-ins'), and, on the other hand, states which have no intention of joining the euro;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recognises the specific nature of the eurozone and calls for those countries with an exemption from participating in the single currency to be involved in all political steps concerning the eurozone;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Is of the opinion that differentiation sh~~ould preferably be done, when possible,~~all be done within a legal act addressed to all Member States by means of derogations and safeguard clauses, instead of excluding some Member States from the territorial scope of application of a legal act; underlines nevertheless that a high number of derogations and safeguard clauses undermine the unity of the EU as well as the consistency and effectiveness of its legal framework;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Is of the opinion that differentiation should preferably be done, when possible, within a legal act addressed to all Member States by means of derogations and safeguard clauses, instead of a priori excluding some Member States from the territorial scope of application of a legal act;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Takes the view that the coordination of economic, employment and social policies belongs to the category of shared competences, which according to Article 4(1) TFEU comprises all the areas which are not included into the exhaustive lists of exclusive or supporting competences;deleted

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses that, to complete a genuine economic and monetary union which also seeks to eliminate existing macro- economic imbalances, it is necessary to create social and employment governance, on an equal footing with fiscal and economic governance, in line with Article 9 TFEU;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is of the opinion that, as a consequence, the specificity of measures adopted under Article 136 TFEU does not relate only to the fact that those measures are specific to Member States whose currency is the euro, but also implies that they can have greater binding force;deleted

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas any differentiation ~~has to~~will respect and so reinforce the unity of the European legal order and its effectiveness and coherence, the principle of non- discrimination on grounds of nationality, as well as the establishing of the area of freedom, security and justice without internal frontiers and the functioning of the internal market;

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is of the opinion that, as a consequence, the ~~specificity of~~ measures adopted under Article 136 TFEU does not relate only to the fact that th~~ose measures~~ey are specific to Member States whose currency is the euro, but also implies that they can have greater binding force;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that, where some Member States want ~~to be excluded completely from~~not to take part in the adoption of a legal act in the field of the Union's non- exclusive competences, an enhanced cooperation in accordance with the relevant Treaty provision should be established instead of concluding international ~~treaties~~agreements outside the framework of the EU legal order;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that, where Member States want to be excluded completely from a legal act in the field of the Union's non- exclusive competences, an enhanced cooperation in accordance with the relevant Treaty provision should, where possible, be established instead of concluding international treaties;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that, where Member States want to be excluded completely from a legal act in the field of the Union’s non- exclusive competences, an enhanced cooperation in accordance with the relevant Treaty provision should be established ~~instead of concluding international treaties~~; reiterates in this connection its view that international treaties, in view of the differentiation they involve, are not an appropriate instrument for this purpose;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that Article 352 TFEU, which empowers the Council to adopt appropriate measures to attain one of the objectives set out in the Treaties if the Treaties have not provided the necessary powers, can be used in conjunction with Article 20 TEU, thus allowing the activation of the flexibility clause, where unanimous consensus cannot be achieved in the Council through the mechanism of enhanced cooperation; (comma)

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for a systematic use of Article 333(2) TFEU when establishing an enhanced cooperation within a field covered by a non-exclusive Union competence that refers to a special legislative procedure, and calls on the Council to adopt a decision by unanimous vote of the participating Member States stipulating that, for the purpose of the enhanced cooperation, ~~it will~~they intend to act under the ordinary legislative procedure;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Considers that when the use of the bridging clause is not possible, as for instance in the case of the adoption of the economic policy and employment guidelines or the Annual Growth Survey, the possibility of concluding interinstitutional agreements of a binding nature should be fully made use of;deleted

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recalls that the purpose of Article 48 TEU is also to guarantee the democratic legitimacy of any treaty change by the requirement of the mandatory involvement of the European Parliament in the amendment procedure and of the national parliaments in the ~~amendment~~subsequent ratification procedure;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas differentiation may be resorted to where common action at any given time is not possible or reachable;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Takes the view that improving inter- parliamentary cooperation in the context of flexible integration policies can further enhance democratic legitimacy, but that this is no substitute for a formal strengthening of the European Parliament;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Disagrees with ‘contractualisation’ of the relationship between the Union and the Member States, and reiterates that the lack of Union competences and of Union powers can be overcome by using the appropriate procedures or, in absence of an appropriate legal basis, by amending the Treaties;deleted

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Disagrees with ‘contractualisation’ of the relationship between the Union and the Member States, and r~~Reiterates that the lack of Union competences and of Union powers can be overcome by using the appropriate procedures or, in absence of an appropriate legal basis, by amending the Treaties;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Disagrees with ‘the term 'contractual~~isation’ of the relationship between the Union and the Member State~~ arrangements' and encourages to find better ways to formally link the funds made available under the competitiveness and convergence instrument (CCI) and the structural reforms, and reiterates that the lack of Union competences and of Union powers can be overcome by using the appropriate procedures or, in absence of an appropriate legal basis, by amending the Treaties;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Disagrees with ‘'contractualisation’' of the relationship between the Union and the Member States, and reiterates that ~~the lack of~~ Union competences and of Union powers can be ~~overcome~~extended, where necessary, by using the appropriate procedures or, in absence of an appropriate legal basis, by amending the Treaties;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Disagrees with ‘contractualisation’ of the relationship between the Union and the Member States, and reiterates that the lack of Union competences and of Union powers can be overcome by using the appropriate procedures laid down in the Treaties, or, in absence of an appropriate legal basis, by amending the Treaties;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Recalls that the EMU is established by the Union and its functioning must be founded on representative democracy, good governance and transparency;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Recalls that according to article 3.4 TEU the EMU is established by the Union and its functioning must be founded on representative democracy;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that the European Parliament is the only institution in which citizens are directly represented at Union level and is the parliamentary body of the EMU, and that its appropriate involvement is essential for ensuring EMU ~~democratic legitimacy and functioning~~functioning and the active participation of national parliaments;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas differentiation may be resorted to where common action is not possible or rfea~~cha~~sible;

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that the European Parliament is the only EU institution in which citizens are directly represented at Union level and is the parliamentary body of the EMU, and that its appropriate involvement is essential for ensuring EMU democratic legitimacy and functioning;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Regrets therefore the lack of parliamentary scrutiny of the Troika, the EFSF and the ESM;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Considers that the specific nature of the eurozone requires it to be given a parliamentary dimension;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Considers that the parliamentary dimension of the eurozone comprises the Members of the European Parliament elected in countries which are members of the eurozone; considers that Members of the European Parliament whose countries have an exemption from participating in the single currency should be involved in any parliamentary resolution concerning the eurozone by giving their opinion;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Considers that in case of measures adopted in accordance with Article 136 TFEU or in case of the establishment of an enhanced cooperation the asymmetry deriving from the involvement, on the one hand, of the representatives of the Member States whose currency is the euro in Council (or of the representatives of the participating countries), and, on the other hand, of the European Parliament and the Commission as representing all the Union’s citizens and promoting its general interest, is fully coherent with the principles of differentiation and does not reduce ~~but, on the contrary, enhances~~ the legitimacy of those measures;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses that the internal rules of the European Parliament offer a sufficient margin of manoeuvre to organise specific forms of differentiation on the basis of political agreement within and among the political groups in order to provide for appropriate scrutiny of the EMU; understands that MEPs elected in states whose currency is the euro would wish to confer together on matters pertaining to the economic management of the eurozone; recalls, however, that, under the current Treaties, it remains open to every MEP regardless of the state of election to vote in plenary on any legal act of the Parliament;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Recalls that the democratic legitimacy and accountability of the EMU ~~cannot be guaranteed by interparliamentary cooperation, and must, rather,~~must be ensured at the level at which decisions are taken and implemented, which means at the EU and EMU level by the European Parliament and at Member State level by the national parliaments, though inter- parliamentary cooperation is also an important complementary factor;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Considers it necessary, over and above inter-parliamentary cooperation, for networking to take place between administrations at working level in order to improve knowledge of procedures and their state of play at European level and to improve existing information channels;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. ~~Stress~~Believes that ~~the Euro Summit and the Eurogroup are informal bodies for discussion and not institutions for decision-making in the governance of the Economic and Monetary Union~~, in the context of a future Treaty change, the Euro Summit and the Eurogroup should be seen as formal bodies responsible for decision-making in the governance of the Economic and Monetary Union, in which Member States which are not part of the eurozone are authorised to participate and speak as observers, without voting rights;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas differentiation is ~~embedded in~~compatible with the single institutional framework of the European Union;

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Emphasises the pivotal role of the Commission in the EMU governance, as also confirmed by the Fiscal Compact and the ESM treaties, in guaranteeing the legal order of the EU treaties and in serving the common interest of the Union as a whole;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Recalls that Article 14 TEU confers the function of political control on the European Parliament, and considers that this political control function is not limited to setting up temporary committees of inquiry under Article 226 TFEU with regard to activities of the SSM, but also covers a~~ny right of investigation that is traditionally granted~~lso covers all the other control instruments available to pParliaments in order to control the executive branch, including the setting-up of an independent inquiry into any actions or failure to act of the ECB that have or may have led to a significant event in relation to financial stability, confidence or failure of a credit institution and request for access to any document related thereto;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Considers that the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) and a common deposit guarantee mechanism can be established under the existing Treaties on the basis of Article 114 TFEU and should follow the same model as the SSM, i.e. being mandatory for Member States whose currency is the euro and open to voluntary participation by the other Member States;deleted

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Is of the opinion that a legal act whose scope covers all the Member States but provides for a derogation for Member States having the right to opt in can be based on Article 114 TFEU, since the approximation of provisions of a subgroup of Member States reduces obstacles of whatever kind arising from disparities between Member States;deleted

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Considers that the Commission has the necessary executive powers to enforce decisions with regard to the resolution of banks established in Member States participating in the SRM, on condition that those executive powers are clearly and explicitly defined by an empowering legal act and that their exercise is subject to control by Parliament and the Council;deleted

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Takes the view that the above task, initially for the benefit of a subgroup of Member States, can be assigned to the Commission as an institution of the entire EU, since such assignment is covered by a Union competence and a temporarily limited scope of geographical application does not limit a given Union competence; (comma)

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

Amendment 99 #