12 Amendments of Costas MAVRIDES related to 2018/2033(INI)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas unemployment in the EU remains one of the main challenges that Member States are facing as it currently stands, even if the numbers have improved slightly compared with previous years; whereas in 2017 the youth unemployment rate in the euro area was 18.8 %, and was particularly high in Greece (43.6 %), Spain (38.7 %) and Italy (34.8 %);
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the current European Semester is not designed to drive the necessary economic, social and environmental transformations the EU and its Member States are committed to within the UN SDGs for 2030 and the Paris Agreement goals;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the implementation of the UN SDGs and the Paris Agreement goals requires a comprehensive, broad and long-term EU strategy in which a reformed European Semester needs to be embedded;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports flexibility in the implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact as proposed by the Commission in 2015; considers that much more flexibility is required to boost investment and growth in the EU; calls, therefore, for a reform of the Stability and Growth Pact and the introduction of an aggregate euro area fiscal stance; reiterates that exemption of the public investment from debt accounting is the most effective way to increase counter-cyclicality and growth- enhancing in fiscal policy;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the Commission’s commitment to integrate the implementation of the SDGs within the European Semester as part of the EU's new long-term and overarching strategy succeeding the Europe 2020 Strategy ; regrets the fact that this dimension is missing from the 2018 country-specific recommendations;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises that, in line with the principle of subsidiarity, structural reforms at Member State level should be eligible to EU support only if they are of European added value in terms of socio- economic impact, pertain to shared competences of the EU and the Member States, are consistent with the UNSDGs and the Paris Agreement goals and do not exacerbate the cohesion gap between and within Member States;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Takes the view that the European Semester should embrace a longer-term approach and wider objectives, consistent with the multiannual financial framework and compatible with the UN SDGs and the Paris Agreement goals, notably by integrating new reference indicators in the social and environmental fields in order to complement the current GDP-led approach;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of ensuring greater national ownership in the formulation and implementation of CSRs;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Highlights that improvements on how the European Semester operates will imply a change in the way Country Specific Recommendations are elaborated, decided and applied; considers that the policy outcome should reach beyond the current conception of structural reforms and fiscal consolidations measures, towards sustainable development reforms capable driving the necessary economic, social and environmental transformations in favour of well-being for all through sustainable growth, inclusiveness and cohesion, and quality job creation;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls for a direct support to promote solid growth and sustainable development of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises, especially in Member States where the crisis has had a greater negative impact;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to scrutinise the unfair clauses and practices employed by the banking sector in consumer contracts and to insist on the effective implementation of the relevant European Directive;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Is extremely worried about the risks due to the delay in setting up the Banking Union and emphasises that a robust and ambitious Banking Union is a key component of a deeper and genuine EMU, and a key policy; Regrets the delay in establishing a Single European Deposit Guarantee Scheme and calls for a fully mutualised EDIS by 2022;