Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2017/2114(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Economic policies of the euro area (debate) EL
Amendments (14)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Protocol (No 1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the role of national parliaments in the European Union,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to the Protocol (No 2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the good performance of the European economy, supported by moderate GDP growth and decreasing, yetExpresses its dissatisfaction at the still high, unemployment rates; notes that the modest recovery remains fragile and that the development of GDP per capita is close to stagnation;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that Europe harbours untapped economic potential as growth and employment are advancing unevenly; underlines that this is the result of the heterogeneous performance of the Member States’ economies; emphasises that the implementation ofdenounces so-called structural reform or memorandums in theEU Member States could facilitate at least 1 % higher growthsuch as Greece, where they have massively swelled the ranks of the unemployed, transforming the country into a vast social graveyard;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that for this to materialise the structural conditions for growth need to be improved; tTakes the view that the potential growth of all Member States should increase in the long term to at least 3 %; for this to happen, establishing clear benchmarks on how to improve the potential growth of Member States could provide the necessary guidance for policy actions; points out that such a regular benchmarking exercise would have to take due account of individual structural strengths and weaknesses of Member States;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that reforminitiatives to improve the business climate are needed to boost productivity and employment in the euro area; underlines in this context the importance of supply-side reforms;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. WelcomDeplores the fact that deficits in the euro area are projected to decline; is concerned, however, that this process is slowing down and agrees that government debt remains too high in some Member States;public debt remains excessively high in certain Member States as a result of austerity and unsuccessful anti-inflation policies imposed by the EU and the IMF in countries such as Greece
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Takes note of the Commission’s recommendation to close the Excessive Deficit Procedures for several Member States; welcomes past and ongoing fiscal and reform efforts, yet insists that these efforts will need to continue to ensure the durability of the correction of the excessive deficit;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25