Activities of Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO related to 2015/2210(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2015 priorities (A8-0307/2015 - Dariusz Rosati) ES
Amendments (11)
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that many Member States, in particular in the eurozone, are faced with similar macroeconomic challenges, including most importantly high debts and low investexternal and public debts, high unemployment and low investment; deplores the insistence of the Eurogroup on austerity policies harming both investment and employment;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Deplores the persistently high unemployment rates across most Member States, in particular the youth and long- term unemployment rates; stresses the need to reform national labour markets in order toduce precariousness and raise internal demand; stresses the need for public investment programs to restart growth and increase job creation rates;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned at the persisting macroeconomic imbalances in some Member States, in particular the high public debt levels, high unemployment levels and large current accounts gaps, as well as the excessive risks in the banking systems, which stem from structural deficiencies in the Eurozone's institutional design and policies; stresses the need to asymmetrically close current account gaps by increasing domestic demand in surplus countries; regrets that so far the burden of adjustment has been placed on deficit countries, deepening the recession and increasing unemployment and public deficits;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance offact that current lack of investment is due to suppressed demand; notes that access to finance for enterprises, in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which constitute the backbone of the EU economy; points out the failure of currently low interest rates to boost investment is available in most Member States;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the role of flexible labour markets in combatting unemployment, in particular the negative impact on job creation rates of rigid rules on dismissal, excessive minimum wage levels and lengthy labour disputes; calls for a shift away from labour taxes to other sources of taxationjob protection in avoiding recessionary spirals and sustaining wage and aggregate demand levels; calls for a shift toward direct taxes and away from indirect taxes, which are unfair and harm small and medium enterprises;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the role of strong unions and labour protection laws in safeguarding employment and enhancing wage growth; calls for a shift away from consumption taxes to wealth taxes;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines the destructive impact of high debprivate debt and unemployment levels on economic growth in the EU; recalls that these stem structural flaws of the Eurozone and the resulting current account gaps; calls on the Commission to explore innovative ways of speeding up and lessening the negative impactdisastrous economic and social consequences of deleveraging in the banking, and private and public sectorssectors and enhance public investment;