15 Amendments of Beatrix von STORCH related to 2016/2306(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the growth potential of the EU and the euro area is estimated by the Commission and the European Central Bank to be around 1 % per annum;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas some Member States still carry a very high, and most a too high, sovereign debt;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU’s insufficient level of global competitiveness and productivity calls for structural reforms in the Member States in order to bring aboutcreate the conditions for sustained growth;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees with the Commission that access to finance is crucial for businesses to grow; considers that what is primarily lacking is a regulatory framework favourable to equity capital;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the financial system and its institutions are crucial for investment and growth in the European economy; stresses that the current financial system is characterised by increased safety and stability, but is far from stable;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that a step-by-step completion of the Banking Union shall aim at increasing resilience in the banking sector and contributing to financial stability; stresses that the European deposit insurance scheme should not facilitate any concealed or open transfers between states;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that reliable investment requires a regulatory environment that allows for a return on investment; considers that predictable rules, a level playing field and reduced compliance costs are crucial factors for attracting investment; draws attention to the advantages for the whole of Europe which can be more satisfactorily generated by competition between legal orders than by harmonisation of rules;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that well-functioning, flexible labour markets have proven to be quicker to recover from the economic downturn; stresses that no EU Member State permits a genuinely flexible labour market, and that there is much room for improvements everywhere;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is concerned about the effects of demographic developments on public finances, conditioned by, inter alia, low birth rates, ageing societies and the influx of refugees; points in particular to the impact of ageing populations on pension and healthcare systems in the EU; notes that, owing to different demographic structures, the effects of these developments will vary across Member States, but warns that the already foreseeable funding costs will have a significant impact on public deficits; highlights the fact that current consolidation paths will not be sufficient to ensure compliance with EU fiscal rules if pension systems are not reformed or current reforms are reversed or not implemented; is concerned that the demographic situation threatens the survival of pay-as-you-go schemes, while the persistent low-interest environment endangers capital-funded old age pension schemes, which could have a disastrous impact in future;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the fact that, on average, youth unemployment is declining; notes, however, that there remain stark differences across the Member States that call for continued reforms to facilitate the entry of young people into the labour market; is concerned about the connection between unemployment and university education in disciplines which are irrelevant to the labour market;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Agrees that high taxation is a hindrance to investments and jobs; calls for reforms in taxation with a view to tackling the high tax burden on labour in Europe and calls for tax revenue to be reduced in general;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses the importance of tax competition within Europe, and welcomes the steps taken by some Member States to reduce corporation tax rates;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Considers that, in some Member States, non-tax levies are also too high and need to be reduced;
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises the Commission’s role as guardian of the treaties; warns that a politicised Commission cannot perform this role objectively;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is concerned about the hesitancy in using the instruments available under the Excessive Deficit Procedure, which is due to political grounds; is concerned that the procedure is no less politicised than before its reform; calls therefore for a European State insolvency law to be instituted, particularly for the euro zone, which can prevent excessive deficits and state indebtedness significantly better by means of market incentives;