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21 Amendments of Dominique MARTIN related to 2016/2307(INI)

Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas unthe employment in the EU has been falling, 8 million new jobs have been created since 2013, and unemployment stood at 8.6 % in September 2016, reaching its lowest level since 2009rate is growing at an insufficient rhythm, and unemployment in the Eurozone, at 10.1% in 2016, is still very high;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas many Member States are in a crisis of demand and, in order to restart their economy and to support their domestic demand, investments in tax relief and support production are needed;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas if the current trends continue, the Europe 2020 employment rate target of 75 % could in fact be reached;deleted
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas there are a number of positive developments in the EU, signalling the resilience and recovery of the European economy;deleted
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the recovery of the labour market and growth are not homogeneous between Member States; considering that in 2016 the growth rate of the economy is not able to guarantee the recovery and overcoming the crisis;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has already approved 69 projects in 18 countries and signed 56 operations, and this is expected to lead to more than 22 EUR billion in investment and to involve around 71 000 SMEs;deleted
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that in the Annual Growth Survey 2017 emphasis is placed on the importance of ensuring social fairness as a means of stimulating more inclusive growth, as well as on creating jobs and enhancing skills and on the need to strengthen competitiveness, innovation and productivity;deleted
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Given that the budgetary policies of the Member States cannot be guided solely by the logic of austerity but they must ensure the adoption of socially responsible policies, which should ensure to its citizens the continuity of public services that is necessary to deal with the consequences of the crisis, caused undoubtedly also because of the Euro, and they should be aimed at creating growth and jobs;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the increase in the employment rate; encourages the Member States to make further efforts in order to reach the Europe 2020 employment rate target of 75 %;deleted
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. underlines that the recovery of the labour market and growth are not homogeneous between Member States;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that the integration of long-term unemployed individuals through individually tailored measures is a key factor for fighting poverty and social exclusion and contributing to the sustainability of national social security systems; highlights, in this context, the importance of skills and competences acquired in non-formal and informal learning environments; stresses the importance of ensuring a tight connection between education and labour markets;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the percentage of people at risk of poverty and social exclusion remains high; points out that high levels of inequality reduce the output of the economy and the potential for sustainable growthtoo high showing the failure of the Europe2020 strategy;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Underlines the importance for Member States to be able to invest for the revival of the growth of their economy, the support of their SMEs and the creation of jobs;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the importance of the EFSI insofar as it permits improved social and economic convergence of Member States and their regions within the Union; calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States are fully using the possibility of accessing this fund; calls on the Commission to monitor and control investments under the EFSI and to measure their economic and social impact;deleted
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that an increased effort is required in many Member States to educate the workforce, includinge importance for many Member States to invest in the education of the workforce and to promote adult education and vocational training opportunities;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes that in the AGS 2017 emphasis is placed on the need to promote tax and benefit reforms aimed at improving work incentives and making work pay, as tax systems can also contribute to combating income inequalities and poverty;deleted
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Underlines that the European economic and industrial policies have already heavily penalized workers and SMEs, it is essential to avoid the introduction of new structural reforms, that is to say of maneuvers aimed at achieving further cuts in wages or finalized to encourage large enterprises to increase the EU's overall productivity;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. reminds the Commission that trade agreements, such as the TTIP and CETA, or decisions as to ensure the rule of Market Economy Status to China, threaten the uniqueness and integrity of European production and the jobs of millions of our citizens;
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the involvement in the European Semester process of the social partners, the national parliaments and other relevant stakeholders from civil society; reiterates that social dialogue must be pursued in all phases of the Semester;deleted
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Notes that the austerity policies, advocated by the European treaties, and structural interventions to reduce the salaries condemn the Member States, particularly in the Eurozone, to the recession and systemic collapse
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Stresses that the Commission's role should be that of "guardian of the Treaties"; it condemns, especially in the Eurozone, each attempt of the Commission to take away powers and responsibilities which belong exclusively to the Member States.
2016/12/19
Committee: EMPL