Activities of Nikolaos CHOUNTIS related to 2017/2260(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and Social Aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2018
Amendments (4)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesHighlights that the adoption of the European Pillar of Social Rights joint proclamation candnot guarantee the political shift away from austerity to the promotion of social policies that it reflects; recalls, nevertheless, the need for concrete measures to make the proclamation a realitya different mix of economic policies that will not reduce jobs or pressure national governments for structural reforms, but will promote solidarity and social justice and lead to sustainable growth and increased spending on education, youth and culture, with a shared priority given to inequalities reduction and the fight against poverty;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WBelcomesieves that the intention to incorporate the new Pillar of Social Rights into the implementation of the European Semester, as social investments and measures must be fully part of Member States’ policy coordination efforts in order to build a Social Union will not contribute to a Social Union; considers that the European Semester cannot be embellished or rectified with the inclusion of a Social Pillar because its suffocating framework does not allow for the implementation of social policies;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Notes that the European Semester is one of the EU's most undemocratic mechanisms, which institutionalises austerity and leads to long-lasting recessions and permanently high levels of unemployment and poverty;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Notes that, after six years of implementation of the European Semester, public spending on education and culture have fallen victim to 'fiscal consolidation'; observes that underfunding and cuts in public spending on education devalue educational systems and, in combination with disinvestment, generate high rates of long-term unemployment, up to 40% among young people, resulting in the deregulation of labour relations and the intensification of the 'brain drain';