12 Amendments of Gunnar HÖKMARK related to 2016/2101(INI)
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2a (new)
Paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Stresses that some of the main challenges in EU is lack of investments and lack of competitiveness; underlines that they are linked to the high tax wedge on companies, investments and labour;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2b (new)
Paragraph 2b (new)
2b. Notes with concern that the level of taxes in EU are 10 to 15 percent higher than in any other competing region;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5a (new)
Paragraph 5a (new)
5a. Calls on Member States to implement the country specific recommendations from Commission, especially reforms creating more flexible labour markets and reforms reducing national regulation hindering investments; also underlines the importance of low taxes on labour and on companies;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6a (new)
Paragraph 6a (new)
6a. Highlights that one of the greatest challenges in EU is to increase competiveness and the level of investments; stresses the importance of making the European economy attractive to investments; notes that there is no lack of liquidity in Europe; calls therefore on Commission to continue with the initiative on creating a Capital Markets Union and reforming the internal market in order to increase investments in EU;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7a (new)
Paragraph 7a (new)
7a. Underlines that the high unemployment rates in EU clearly shows the need for reforms creating flexible labour markets in Member States;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9a (new)
Paragraph 9a (new)
9a. Calls on Member States to follow the rules in the stability and growth pact; calls on Commission to better monitoring that each member state follow the rules agreed on in the stability and growth pact; underlines that the fulfilment of the stability and growth pact is one of the most important steps in order to increase the financial stability;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13a (new)
Paragraph 13a (new)
13a. Highlights the importance of flexible labour markets in Member States in order to tackle the challenges related to high unemployment rates;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16a (new)
Paragraph 16a (new)
16a. Underlines the importance of addressing the high tax wedges in Member States in order to increase competitiveness and the level of investments;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17a (new)
Paragraph 17a (new)
17a. Underlines that the initiative from Commission to create a Capital Markets Union is one important step in order to remove barriers to investments in Member States and in EU as a whole;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17b (new)
Paragraph 17b (new)
17b. Highlights the importance of removing obstacles and barriers in order to enable the financial sector to provide funding for companies;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17c (new)
Paragraph 17c (new)
17c. Underlines the need for reducing national regulations hindering the well- functioning capital markets in EU;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17d (new)
Paragraph 17d (new)
17d. Underlines that new proposals from Commission must not lead to more complex regulation that can affect investments negatively, undermining banks possibilities to investment and market making, to their ability to facilitate liquidity on the single market, thereby hurting the functionality of the existing capital markets;