10 Amendments of Tom VANDENKENDELAERE related to 2015/2285(INI)
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is aware of the ongoing deleveraging process in the private sector; points to the importance of completing the banking union, speeding up work on the Capital Markets Union and boosting equity investments in SMEs;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the importance of smart investments in human capital and other social investments;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes the country-specific investment profiles identifying some of the main challenges to investment in the different Member States and reflecting the significant differences among Member States;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that, after a long period of necessary nominal adjustment, more focus should be put on delivering on structural reforms and on investments aimed at strengthening growth potential, promoting fair and sustainable welfare systems and reducing social inequalities;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for product and service market reforms andmore open and competitive product and service markets and urges Member States to remove unjustified regulatory restrictions and commit to better regulation, thereby promoting innovation and quality-basedwelfare-enhancing competition;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges that further steps be taken towards resilient labour markets with reduced segmentation and sustainabltackling unemployment, addressing disincentives to job creation and entrepreneurship and creating resilient labour markets where flexibility and security are balanced and segmentation is reduced; stresses the importance of sustainable and effective welfare systems with increased focus on social investment;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes note ofWelcomes the proposal for a Structural Reform Support Programme, to be discussed under the ordinary legislative procedure;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates the need for responsible fiscal policies, taking into account debt sustainability, the economic cycle and investment gaps; emphasizes that the slowdown in the pace of the structural improvement of the government deficits entails risks for the sustainability of public finances in the (near) future, in particular for member states with high debt/GDP ratios, thus requiring efforts to be stepped up in the coming years to increase the resilience of public finances and bring government debt on a downwards sustainable path;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports all efforts towardsBelieves that the Commission should urge Member States to improvinge the quality and growth-friendly character of public expenditure by shifting from consumption to investment;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Supports the recommendation to differentiate fiscal effort by individual Member States taking into account their respective positions vis-à-vis Stability and Growth Pact requirements and stabilisation needs, as well as spillover effects; notes that high-surplus countries have significant fiscal space which they could use to the benefit of their populations andshould implement measures to channel excess savings towards the domestic economy and thereby boost domestic investment to the benefit of the monetary union as a whole;