9 Amendments of Niklas NIENASS related to 2019/2211(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that Europe’s economy is showing signs of less dynamic growth; highlights that more must be done to support Member States which are experiencing slower growth and high unemployment, particularly where young people are concerned; as well as challenges connected with the climate change and environmentally harmful activities;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
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2. Notes that global growth prospects are uncertain and that trade tensions in the manufacturing sector have a negative impact on investment; strongly believes in an urgent need to shift our economy from linear to circular and calls on the Commission to start changing the policies from growth paradigm to post-growth and sustainable development thus putting the Economic and Monetary Union on a sustainable footing;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
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3. Points out that the European Semester must consistently contribute to the elimination of social, economic and territorial inequalities and disparities between EU regions; calls on shifting any kind of investments towards sustainable investment; requires that ESI Funds have to be used for sustainable mobility, eco- entrepreneurs, green infrastructure and phasing out fossil fuels to avoid doing any harm on the environment and climate;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the European Semester should further economic and social convergence between regions and Member States by adjusting trade imbalances, and reducing the excessive surplus and giving effect to existing sanctions; highlights the fact that the European goal of more inclusive growth means greater investment in green infrastructure, education and training, health, andfight against climate change, research and innovation; stresses that increases in productivity should lead to increased pay; considers that more focus should be placed on fighting inequalities also through cohesion policy funding by implementing effective tools and targeting resources;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates the crucial role of cohesion policy, as the main investment policy in Europe, in the recovery process; underlines the need to significantly increase the budget for cohesion policy for the 2021-2027 period, in order to maintain its European added value, thus contributing to sustainable economic growth, social inclusion, innovation and environmental protection, fight against climate change and environmental protection; furthermore, stresses the importance of the horizontal principles in cohesion policy, such as gender equality, non- discrimination and sustainable development, based on the partnership principle, as positive side-effects from those are hard to measure, especially in the social field;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
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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; regrets that there is still no new European Strategy in place that would replace the Europe 2020 Agenda; notes that, in this respect, special attention must be paid to the labour market and the European Pillar of Social Rights, by safeguarding existing jobs and creating new ones; through ecological and just transition; in that regard stresses the importance of the commitments made by the Paris Agreement and achieving the EU climate and energy targets and a climate-neutral EU by 2040;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the best response to citizens’ concerns is to support an increase in real earnings, seek greater investment in green and quality jobs, boost domestic demand and ensure a fairer distribution of the wealth generated; considers that the Stability and Growth Pact should be more flexible so as to take into account cyclical conditions, structural reforms and government investment; calls on the Commission to strengthen the role of the European Parliament in the European Semester process that should go beyond of providing only opinion on the employment guidelines and to make the European Semester process more transparent;
Amendment 106 #
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, transparent and focused on positive incentives; supports further recognition of the territorial dimension, which would be beneficial for the European Semester.; strongly supports gearing up all economic policies toward the objective of climate- neutral EU by 2040; furthermore, recalls the importance of implementing the Green Deal and points out to the Green Deal resolution voted in January 2020 by the Parliament;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)