8 Amendments of Lieve WIERINCK related to 2018/2119(INI)
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the long-term sustainability of public finances of EU Member States is a matter of concern for intergenerational fairness
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the Commission’s 2018 Ageing Report shows that fiscal costs linked to pensions, healthcare and long- term care are expected to rise over the coming decades, as Europe’s population continues to age significantly; underlines the need to reform the pension systems in the Member States to ensure long term sustainability;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges Member States to take responsibility for future generations, and to ensure the sustainability of our social security systems, intergenerational fairness and, in so doing, the future of our welfare states;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that Italy has not submitted a revised draft budgetary plan for 2019 to the Commission; supports the Commission’s consideration of a debt- based excessive deficit procedure against Italy, given the country’s failure to comply with the debt criterion; is concerned that some Member States’ governments’ lack of commitment to EU fiscal rules may undermine the trust of financial markets leading to higher refinancing costs and thereby increasing the financial burden for their citizens;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges Member States to build fiscal buffers for future generations; calls for improvements to thethe full enforcement of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP), with a focus on debt reduction; recalls the importance of credible fiscal rules for regaining trust of financial markets, which is fundamental to attract investment;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the European Fiscal Board’s proposal for a radical simplification of the budgetary rules to overcome the weaknesses offurther improve the current EU fiscal framework; stresses that flexibility, as built into the SGP rules, shouldallows Member States to strike a good balance between the objective of ensuring prudent and responsible fiscal policy and allowing for productive investments;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importanceurgent need of reviewforming national public pension schemes, largely financed on a pay-as-you- go basis, in order to reduce their budgetary burden and making them long term sustainable;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights the urgent need for a fully-fledged capital markets union, as in order to facilitate cross-border investments and access to financing for EU companies, as well as ensuring that financial markets could provide for further private risk-sharing and risk-reduction mechanisms;