7 Amendments of Josianne CUTAJAR related to 2019/2211(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that Europe’s economy is showing signs of less dynamic growth and that inequalities still persist; highlights that more must be done to fight these inequalities and to support Member States which are experiencing slower growth and high unemployment, particularly where young people are concerned;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the European Semester must consistently contribute to the elimination of social, economic and territorial inequalities and disparities between EU regions, including the most peripheral ones such as islands, mountains and sparsely populated areas;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates the crucial role of cohesion policyAcknowledges that technological trends in the labour market and the transition to a clean economy are an enormous challenge for regional cohesion; reiterates the crucial role of the European Structural and Investment Funds, as the main investment policy in Europe, in the recovery process; underlines the need to increase the budget for cohesion policy for the 2021-2027 period, in order to maintain its European added value, thus contributing to economic growth, regional competitiveness, social inclusion, innovation and environmental protection;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the inclusion of the Sustainable Development Goals in the European Semester, with the aim of putting people, their health and the planet at the centre of economic policy; notes that, in this respect, special attention must be paid to the labour market, by safeguarding existing jobs and creating new ones, creating new ones and making it more inclusive; in this regard, it stresses the importance of encouraging the participation of excluded and disadvantaged groups to the labour market;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Regrets that, as highlighted by the European Commission in the Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy 2020, women remain at a disadvantage in the labour market, despite generally achieving better educational outcomes; recalls the crucial role of work-life balance policies to close the gender employment and the gender pay gap; underlines, in this respect, the need to strengthen the gender dimension in the European Semester process and in Cohesion Policy;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Underlines the importance of social dialogue as an essential instrument to improve workers’ conditions, both in its bipartite and tripartite form; calls for the promotion of this dimension in the European Semester process;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the relationship between cohesion policy and economic governance processes under the European Semester should be balanced, reciprocal and focused on positive incentives; supports further recognition of the territorial dimension, which would be beneficial for the European Semester as well as of gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting in the European Semester process and in the Country Specific Recommendations.