Activities of Jens NILSSON related to 2016/2101(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2016 priorities
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the Council Conclusions of 7 December 2015 titled "The promotion of the social economy as a key driver of economical and social development in Europe" (1507/15),
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises the key role social economy enterprises play in generating a highly competitive and fairer regional development through its diverse range of business models with social and ecologic objectives; stresses the need to increase the visibility of the already existing partnerships between regional and local authorities and social economy organisations across the Member States; calls on the Commission to present a EU Action Plan for Social Economy Enterprises in order to unlock the full potential for a sustainable growth;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the strong links that cohesion policy has established with the wider economic governance framework by providing support for recovery efforts to stimulate compliance with the European Semester rules; underlines, however, that the legitimacy of cohesion policy derives from the Treaties, and that this policy is the expression of European solidarity as well as bringing the EU closer to its citizens; is therefore of the opinion that measures linking the effectiveness of ESI Funds with sound economic governance should be applied judiciously, with caution and only as a last resort; recalls, moreover, that the application of such measures should always take into consideration the specific socio-economic circumstances of the Member State concerned, in order to avoid restricting regional and local investments;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the European Commission 2016 Country Recommendations with focus on economic and budgetary recommendations tailored to each country and designed to boost growth, job creation, training and education opportunities, research and innovation; notes that boost of the social economy through projects that are encouraging growth of social enterprises could bring employment and prosperity to the regions;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that Member States are still facing a high unemployment rate; stresses that the capacity to create jobs is still limited in many of them; calls on the Commission and Member States to better utilize the synergies between ESIF and EFSI in order to eliminate this handicap, maximize growth and reduce territorial disparities;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses that cohesion policy instruments could play a very important role in the implementation of the relevant CSRs, thus supporting structural reforms and contributing to the fulfillment of the EU´s strategic goals in line with the targets of the EU 2020 strategy;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Encourage EU Member States to involve their local and regional authorities in making the most of the Structural Funds, as well as the Investment Plan for Europe (EFSI), which must be implemented flexibly and in a way that complements the Structural Funds, so that the full public and private investment potential can be harnessed;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that ensuring the transparency and effectiveness of public expenditure is essential for creating a growth-friendly environment; welcomes the fact that several Member States have been able to address the CSRs in their operational programmes (OPs) by means of targeted investments or reforms undertaken in the context of ex-ante conditionalities; appreciates the fact that the ESI Fund investments already contribute to the implementation of structural reforms and improve overall economic performance in Member States; make active use of the ESI Funds, the EaSI programme and Horizon 2020 to build up the investment capacity of the relevant intermediaries and the investment readiness of social economy enterprises;