Activities of Stephen HUGHES related to 2012/2078(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the EU (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas pursuant to Article 3 (3) TEU the Union shall work for the sustainable development of Europe based on balanced economic growth and price stability, a highly competitive social market economy, aiming at full employment and social progress, and a high level of protection;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, pursuant to Article 9 TFEU, the promotion of a high level of employment and, the guarantee of adequate social protection must, the fight against social exclusion, and a high level of education, training and protection of human health shall be taken into account in defining and implementing theUnion policies and activities of the EU;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas pursuant to Article 151 TFEU the Union and the Member States shall have as their objectives the promotion of employment, improved living and working conditions, proper social protection, dialogue between management and labour, the development of human resources with a view to lasting high employment and the combating of exclusion;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Treaties provide several ways forward regarding employment and social policies, the potential of which has not been fully exploited in particular with regard to Article 9 TFEU, Article 151 TFEU and Article 153 TFEU, but also more generally with regard to Article 329 TFEU;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the need to complement the Stability and Growth Pact with binding targets and European-level monitoring for employment and unemployment levels, education spending, investments in research and development and the reduction of people living at risk of poverty;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the establishment of employment and social benchmarks in addition to fiscal and macroeconomic benchmarks within the rules for binding supervision of budgetary discipline in the eEuro area to ensure the appropriate implementation of Article 9 TFEU and Article 151 TFEU;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the existence and aggravation of internal imbalances call for automatic stabilisers at EU or euro area level, such as a European youth guarantee or a European minimum unemployment allowance;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that neither the roadmap ‘'Towards a Genuine Economic and Monetary Union’' nor the interim report presented by Council President Van Rompuy address employment and social policies; reiterates, therefore, its call for a Social Pact, as outlined in the report, adopted on 15 October 2012 by its Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairsits resolution of 20 November 2012, with recommendations to the Commission on the report of the Presidents of the European Council, the Commission, the European Central Bank and the Eurogroup ‘'Towards a genuine Economic and Monetary Union’';
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for a social protocol to the Treaties to protect fundamental social and labour rights;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls for a further strengthening of Article 9 TFEU in line with Article 11 TFEU in order to ensure a comprehensive and systematic integration of social matters into the definition and implementation of Union policies and activities;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. calls for Treaty provisions to fight social dumping in line with the TFEU Articles on competition rules, thereby giving the powers to the Commission to act as anti-social dumping authority and to enforce these provisions by independent investigations and the issuing of sanctions;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on Member States, where unjustified blocking minorities are preventing necessary progress, to expand the principle of enhanced cooperation to social and employment policies.