Activities of Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ related to 2015/2285(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2016 (A8-0030/2016 - Maria João Rodrigues) HU
Amendments (10)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas a very positive process has been launched by the Single Market Governance within the European Semester and the corresponding country- specific recommendations (CSRs) for a more competitive Europe which generates quality jobs with an equitable growth better attracting investors;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Regrets the fact that the Commission has so far not considered promoting the Single Market as a priority in the framework of the European Semester; calls on the Commission to make Single Market governance, in particular with regard to measures focused on jobs, growth and competitiveness, a vital part of all subsequent phases of the European Semester process; reminds the Commission that a genuine Single Market in these areas would significantly boost economic growth and job creation in the EU;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to use the European Structural and Investment Funds to their full potential; supports the Commission in giving priority to public investment in infrastructure, research, innovation and human capital; stresses the need to enhance access to finance and points out that major differences in access to credit further exacerbate the growing internal divergence trends; considers, furthermore, that these investments should serve to launch a consistent and integrated industrial policy and should be accompanied by a particular focus on jobs, especially for young people;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is aware of the ongoing deleveraging process in the private sector; points to the importance of completing the banking union and boosting equity investments in SMEs; urges the Commission furthermore to take additional measures to improve access to finance for SMEs, including start-ups in the digital environment, and to ensure an improved business environment, simplify procedures and reduce administrative burdens on businesses in the Single Market;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the regulatory framework for SMEs, given its job creation capacity; calls for maximisation of the opportunities presented by the COSME programme in terms not only of fostering entrepreneurship in Europe, but also of improving SMEs’ access to finance and to both EU and global markets;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Emphasises that the European Semester is a great opportunity to urge Member States to step up their efforts towards the Digital Single Market which means not only more growth and jobs, especially in the SME sector and among young people, but also a future-oriented, modern EU;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges that further steps be taken towards resilient labour markets with reduced segmentation and sustainable welfare systems with increased focus on social investment; supports, furthermore, the Commission’s work on regulated professions, but considers it necessary to take more action against restrictions imposed at national level, especially those which affect access to regulated professions, in order to support jobs, growth and the mobility of qualified professionals in the Single Market;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the need for modern, efficient and citizen-friendly public administration; calls for stronger efforts to promote the Single Market tools available to businesses and citizens, including the Points of Single Contact, so that they are better aware of the opportunities available to generate growth and jobs;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises the need for improved tax collection, fighting tax evasion and avoidance and improved tax policy coordinationShares the Commission’s concerns about the increasing number of multinational companies that are using corporate tax strategies to reduce or elude their global tax burden by taking advantage of mismatches between tax systems; emphasises, therefore, the need for improved tax collection, fighting tax evasion and avoidance and improved tax policy coordination; stresses that better and stronger tax coordination is needed in order to ensure a level playing field and to avoid unfair competition and detrimental distortions within the Single Market;
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Lauds the Commission’s work to define country-specific recommendations relating to the Single Market, but calls for more determined efforts to guide and coordinate national and EU policies, while continuing on the path of structural reforms, so as to help strengthen the Single Market with a view to tackling obstacles in its performance and reaping its potential to boost smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and create jobs especially for young people; highlights, in this regard, the need to maintain momentum as regards the policy priorities identified in the areas of services, networks and the digital economy; emphasises that the assessment of the implementation of the country-specific recommendations should also examine how the main stakeholders benefit from the Single Market;