Activities of Thomas MANN related to 2014/2145(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Review of the economic governance framework: stocktaking and challenges (A8-0190/2015 - Pervenche Berès) DE
Amendments (20)
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that the European Union’s economic governance framework is an indispensable steering instrument to detect, prevent, and correct problematic economic trends such as excessive government deficits or public debt levels, which have proofed in the debt crisis to cause sharp reductions in growth, enormous unemployment and which put the European economies and the European project at a risk;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises, that as a principle countries in the Euro zone that received support from the partners to finance their economies must fulfil the according rules, programs and agreements; underlines that this is a matter of respect for the tax payers in the partner countries in return for their big solidarity efforts;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Underlines that solidarity is the core value on which the European Union and the European Union’s economic governance framework is built on; thanks therefore the people and tax payers in Europe for showing great solidarity with the people in countries effected by the debt crisis;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Emphasizes that Member States which imposed the structural reforms negotiated via the European Union’s economic governance framework are successful in regaining competiveness in the global market, in creating growth and jobs, as well as in building up confidence on the financial markets;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Is deeply concerned that slowing down structural reforms or withdrawing parts of them leads to capital flight, stock exchange crashes, sharp reductions in growth and high unemployment rates;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, according to the Commission’s autumn forecast, after two consecutive years of unanticipated negative growth, gross domestic product (GDP) in the euro area is expected to rise by 0.8 % in 2014 and by 1.1 % in 2015, meaning that the pre-crisis growth rate will not be regained this year; whereas recovery is not strong but will continue, according to the IMF, which estimates a growth of 1.2% in the Euro area 2015 and 1.4% in 20161 a ; __________________ 1a IMF World Economic Outlook UPDATE,20.01.15, http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2 015/update/01/pdf/0115.pdf
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas global economy growth is estimated to be on a low level for 2015 and 2016: according to the IMF, 3.5% this year, compared to 3.7% 20161 a ; __________________ 1a IMF World Economic Outlook UPDATE,20.01.15, http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2 015/update/01/pdf/0115.pdf
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the sharp fall in oil prices can be an additional boost for the economy of many EU Member States;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas for the first time since 2011, there has been a small increase in full time contracts and improvements in the situation of young people; whereas however, many of the new jobs created are part-time or temporary1 a ; whereas EU employment is foreseen to start growing, leading to a decline in the overall EU unemployment rate towards 9.5 % by 20161 b; __________________ 1b Employment and Social Developments in Europe 2014, European Commission, 15th January 2015, http://ec.europa.eu/social, pages 15-17
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a European investment plan as an important instrument to stimulate private investment is being put in place to raise EUR 315 billion in new investments over the next three years;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Underlines that solidarity is the core value on which the European Union is built on; thanks therefore the people and tax payers in Europe for showing great solidarity with the people in countries effected by the debt crisis;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Emphasises, that as a principle countries in the Euro zone that received support from the partners to finance their economies must fulfil the according rules and agreements; underlines that this is a matter of respect for the tax payers in the partner countries in return for their big solidarity efforts;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1b. Calls on those Member States still suffering from the debt crisis to fully implement the structural reforms and to fulfil the obligations to regain competitiveness;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the current economic situation in some member states calls for urgent, comprehensive and decisive measures to face the threat of deflation or very low inflation, low growth and high unemployment caused by the debt crises;;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that the current economic governance framework does not allow for a proper debate on the economic perspective of the euro area or on an aggregate fiscal stance and does not address the different economic and fiscal situations on an equal footingaims to prevent and correct developments such as excessive public debt which can lead to low growth and high unemployment;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines all the existing provisions under the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) which have been put in place to ensure an anti-cyclical policy; finds it regrettable that these provisions were not put to full use in previous years, in the context of low inflation, low growth and high unemployment in some member states;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports all the incentives to finance the new European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), mainly by making national contributions to the fund fiscally neutral as regards the SGP; calls for further clarification regarding the concrete treatment of these contributions in accordance with the new paradigm set out in the communicationnot raising public fresh money;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that national structural reforms should have a positive socioeconomic return and contribute to increased administrative capacityenhance competitiveness;
Amendment 568 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Asks the Commission to take into account all relevantconsider in its analyses all crucial factors, including real growth and inflation, when evaluating the economic and fiscal situations of Member States under the EDP;