Activities of Margarida MARQUES related to 2023/2063(INI)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination 2024
Amendments (4)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note of the proposed reform of the economic governance framework of the Union; believes that the new framework should ensure clear and flexible implementation and provide the adequate fiscal space for Member States to invest in the EU’s strategic priorities; recalls its position that an EU-level permanent crisis instrumentfiscal capacity will contribute to ensuring a sufficiently high level of strategic investment and an appropriate fiscal stance at the aggregate level;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the success of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) in supporting the recovery of EU economies and notes its positive impact on the implementation of the country-specific recommendations and on investments in EU priorities; welcomes the fact that most Member States have submitted revised national plans, including REPowerEU chapters; stresses that investments in line with European objectives, notably those of the RRF and REPowerEU, should be treated favourably for the calculation of excessive debt; considers that the EU should build on the success of the Next Generation EU, the RRF and the Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) instrument for future EU instruments to respond to arising challenges;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the substantial increase in interest rates has driven up the borrowing costs for the European Recovery Instrument (EURI); reiterates, therefore, its call for progress on the introduction of new own resourcesthe introduction of genuine new own resources such as a financial transaction tax and a financial contribution linked to the corporate sector or a new common corporate tax base; strongly supports the Commission proposal for a EURI instrument outside the ceilings of the multiannual financial framework to cover the excess costs for interest payments;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the Parliament’s role to be fully involved in the reform of the economic governance framework as well as the future conduct of economic governance in the EU, including in the establishment and management of fiscal instruments; recalls that Parliament's role ind the European Semester toshould be strengthened.