8 Amendments of Lídia PEREIRA related to 2021/2061(INI)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, nevertheless, the Commission’s summer economic forecast shows a significant difference in the pace of recovery of the different Member States, with a disparity ranging from 2.7% to 7.4%; whereas these differences justify a country-specific approach, not only in recovery and resilience plans and in the implementation of the multiannual financial framework, but also in the application of budgetary rules;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas, furthermore, public debt values (absolute) and ratio to GDP values differ significantly from one country to another; whereas this reality pre-dated the pandemic and the consequences of the pandemic aggravated it; and whereas reduction pathways should be tailored to the specific reality of each country;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Favours a comprehensive review of the European Union’s economic governance framework, in particular with respect to the Stability and Growth Pact and the European Semester; calls, therefore, on the Commission to put forward specific proposals as soon as possible; favours the swift completion of this review process before the deactivation of the general escape clause and therefore before the end of 2022;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges Member States to implement their national recovery and resilience plans swiftly, transparently and competently, channelling funds allocated to boosting private investment, to supporting micro, small and medium- sized enterprises, and to modernising productive sectors, in particular those most affected by the pandemic; regrets, in this regard, the absorption of a large part of RRF funds by public administrations in some countries, a phenomenon that significantly reduces the capacity of businesses to finance projects;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Regrets the lack of specific responses from Member States to many of the recommendations received, which shows a serious disregard for the instrument of country-specific recommendations; takes the view, in this regard, that the economic governance framework has significant but complex flexibility mechanisms and that, therefore, it is important to simplify procedures and focus the European Semester on the essentials, relating to budgetary policy;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on Member States to adopt ambitious strategies for a progressive and swift reduction of budget deficits, safeguarding the investment policies required to respond to the current economic framework; expresses concern about the situation of Member States that achieve deficit levels by virtue of extraordinary measures (that have no impact on the following budgetary year) or policies of non-implementation of national budgets (budget blocking), which usually mean significant cuts to essential public services; advocates a structured, open and transparent dialogue between the Commission and Member States with high budget deficits to establish structural reduction pathways, with full safeguarding of sufficient funding to ensure the quality and accessibility of public services;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Agrees with the European Court of Auditors’ criticisms of the country- specific recommendations and stresses the need for these recommendations to take account of the actual economic and budgetary reality of each Member State and to be sufficiently specific for serious democratic scrutiny and more efficient implementation; believes, in this regard, that the Parliament should be called upon to play a more active role in the debate on these recommendations;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Reaffirms the need for country- specific recommendations to have an impact on structural reforms in Member States and reiterates the need, in this context, to have a short-, medium- and long-term outlook for each of the recommendations;