11 Amendments of Lucy ANDERSON related to 2016/2248(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication of 21 October 2015 On steps towards Completing Economic and Monetary Union (COM(2015)0600),
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas delivering a deeper and fairer single market will be instrumental in creating new jobs, promoting productivity and ensuring an attractive climate for investment and innovation as well as a consumer-friendly environment;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, following the economic crisis which began in 2008, the EU is still having to face a period of stagnation with sluggish economic recovery, high rates of unemployment and social vulnerabilities; whereas, on a more positive note, the motto of the Annual Growth Survey (AGS) for 2016 was ‘strengthening recovery and fostering convergence’;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European Semester aims to increase the coordination of economic and fiscal policies across the EU in order to enhance stability, promote growth and employment and strengthen competitiveness in coherence with the objectives of social fairness and protection of the most vulnerable in society;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the creation of a real single market pillar with a social dimension within the European Semester, with a system of regular monitoring, identification of the country-specific barriers to the single market and evaluation of single market integration and competitiveness; insists that the evaluation of the state of single market integration should become an integral part of the economic governance framework;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reminds of the importance of the new approach taken by the Commission which grants great attention to the social fairness; reminds also of the importance that Member States pay greater attention to the contribution of national social partners as well as of the Commission´s commitment to prepare a social impact assessment for future stability support programmes;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Shares the Commission´s view that convergence efforts compatible with the Single Market must be based on best practices on lifelong learning strategies, effective policies to help the unemployed re-enter the labour market, modern and inclusive social protection and education system;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterates its call on the Commission to introduce quantitative targets for the reduction oftackle unnecessary administrative burdens at European level; asks that these quantitative targets bbest practices are considered in the Commission’s new initiative on reducstreamlining administrative burdens;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recognises the importance of better regulation principles and the REFIT initiative, ensuring more coherence in current and future legislation while preserving the regulatory sovereignty and the need for regulatory security and predictability, when designing new legislative initiatives;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses the importance of better transposition, implementation and application of single market legislation; stresses, in this context, the need for further actions at national level, including with a view to reducmaking administrative burdens procedures more efficient and avoiding adding unnecessary additional requirements when transposing directives into national law (‘gold-plating’), such as tax barriers to cross-border investment;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that the single market should continue to work for all actors - EU citizens and in particular students, professionals and entrepreneurs, as well as SMEs - in all Member States, who should remain in permanent dialogue and should be committed to assess what works and what does not work, and in what way single market policy should be developed in the future; highlights, in this context, the role of the Single Market Forum organised annually by the Commission in cooperation with local partners such as national authorities, civil society stakeholders, social partners, chambers of commerce and business associations;