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4 Amendments of Alfred SANT related to 2017/2114(INI)

Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Believes that the EU Institutions should assess whether the EU methodologies for the evaluation of the economic and social performance of EU Member States as well as the targets applied under the Stability and Growth Pact are still up-to-date, given that the overall economic and social conditions both at national and European level have changed drastically since the time when they were first drafted;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Considers that structural reforms may have a negative impact on national budgets, notes that the mismatch between the flexibility granted by the Stability and Growth Pact and the temporal horizon needed to reap the benefits of structural reforms is problematic;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Shares the Commission’s view on the need for changes in labour market legislation that provide flexibility and security for both employees and employers, thereby increasing employment and ensuring sustainable growth and social right protection;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Agrees that the economic upswing needs to be supported by investment and notes that there is still an investment gap in the euro area; recognises, however, that in some Member States investments already exceed the pre-crisis level; in this regard stresses that, while countries which have to continue on the path of fiscal consolidation must do that by cutting public expenditure in unproductive areas, countries having the margin for manoeuvre must use it for more productive investment;
2017/07/10
Committee: ECON