6 Amendments of Ondřej KOVAŘÍK related to 2020/2075(INI)
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication of 3 March 2021 entitled ‘One year since the outbreak of COVID- 19: fiscal policy response’ and takes note of the proposed conditions for deactivating the general escape clause (GEC); highlightsagrees with the Commission that deactivation of the GEC should be conditional upon the health, social and economic sbased on an overall assessment of the state of the economy based on quantituation across Member States in order to ensure that fiscal support is provided for as long as neededve criteria; agrees that economic activity compared to pre-crisis levels should be the key criterion;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to relaunch the debate on the reformview of the economic governance of the Union within the existing framework with a view to coming forward with a legislative proposal by the end of 2021; calls for a rethink of EU fiscal rules within the existing framework, also in view of the legacies of the pandemic, and supports the EFB’s conclusion that the fiscal framework has to be adapted;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Agrees withTakes note of the opinion of the EFB and others21 that a deepening of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) would be helped by a central fiscal capacity, which could help cushion idiosyncratic shocks, whether common or country-specific, in a timely manner; however, calls on the Commission and Member States to first monitor and evaluate the implementation of the NGEU before considering an additional fiscal capacity; _________________ 21International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank.
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses the importance of the MIP in identifying and taking preventive and corrective actions against emerging imbalances and competitiveness losses at an early stage; points out, however, that the potential of this mechanism has not been fully exploited on account of its structural weaknesses;
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. RecallsTakes note of its position23 that an ‘additional budgetary capacity for the euro area’ should be included in the fiscal capacity; however, calls on the Commission and Member States to first monitor and evaluate the implementation of the NGEU before considering an additional financial capacity; _________________ 23European Parliament resolution of 16 February 2017 on budgetary capacity for the euro area, OJ C 252, 18.7.2018, p. 235.