4 Amendments of Frances FITZGERALD related to 2019/2110(INI)
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the European Commission’s Communication of 4 September 2019 on “Finalising preparations for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 1 November 2019” and recognises that EU contingency planning for Brexit will be subject to ongoing revision; notes that Brexit could have a serious and unquantifiable impact on economic growth in the euro area and future trading activity with the United Kingdom; recognises that Member States must proactively put in place effective contingency measures to mitigate the consequences of Brexit;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes the importance and employment potential of the Member States' contribution towards the achievement of the SDGs; believes that a committed and robust EU development policy is vital not only for global economic growth but also for a growing euro area economy;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that housing policy features prominently in the 2019 European Semester, with the Commission stating that: “developments in the housing market can affect financial stability and thereby require action in some Member States”; underlines that through programmes such as the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and through European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs), the EU can support efforts by Member States to increase housing supply and deliver affordable and adequate housing; furthermore, requests the Commission to investigate the potential of new legal and financial instruments that could be used to address difficulties in the housing market across the EU;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Believes that increased efforts are required in many Member States to promote gender equality at all levels of the workforce; calls for further targeted promotion of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects towards women and girls, in order to address existing education stereotypes and combat long-term gender unemployment, pay and pensions gaps; furthermore, calls for particular emphasis to be placed on increasing women’s participation in the digital jobs market; notes the Commission study of 2018 “Women in the Digital Age” which found that if more women were to enter the digital jobs market, it could create an annual EUR 16 billion GDP boost for the European economy;