Activities of Dariusz ROSATI related to 2017/2226(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2018 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2018 (debate) PL
Amendments (13)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, according to Commission forecasts, the expansion of the European economy is expected to continue, although the pace of job creation and household purchasing power growth implies a slight loss of momentum over the next two years, with growth reaching 2.3 % this year4% in 2017 in the EU, and then marginally slowing down to 2.1 2% in 2018 and to ease slightly to 1.9 2.0% in 2019;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) has provided important support for investment in the EU, in addition to the European Structural and Investment Funds, while at the same time the orientation of savings towards equity has decreased returns and provided fewer incentives for investment;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas employment is expected to continue to expand, while some labour market indicators and the relatively high level of ‘involuntary’ith a steadily growing level of part- time work, suggest persistent labour market difficulties aggravating inequalities;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas both employment and unemployment rates are still higher than in 2008; whereas hidden unemployment (unemployed, willingthe share of unemployed persons available to work, but not actively searching foreking employment) stood at 20 % in 20163.6% of active population;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas private investment still remain below 2008 levels, with negative implications for potential growth, job creation and productivity;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the importance of private investment for growth and job creation, and emphasises the need to create conducive legal and institutional environment for private investments to expand faster, especially in technologically more advanced areas with high potential spill overs;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the importance of public investment for boosting and leveraging investment in the EU; notes with concern that the level of public investment in the EU as percent of GDP has declined over last several years; considers that the policy mix proposed in the AGS 2018 should be further developed to remedy the current decrease in public investment in the EU; highlights that this decrease also affects local and regional authorities, threatening their ability to deliver quality public services;
Amendment 172 #
6. Asks foInvites the European Commission to consider a revision of the accounting standards (European System of National and Regional Accounts, ESA 2010) to ensure a depreciation of investments over a longer period, which would allow budgetary margins to recover and permit the realisation offor depreciation of capital investment (ESA 2010) in order to strike a balance between incentives to expand private investment and the need to secure budgetary revenues necessary to finance infrastructureal projects;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. RegretConsiders that the overall neutral fiscal stance proposed in the recommendations for the euro area, even though the fiscal stance is expected to be slightly expansionary in a number of Member States in 2018, does not appear to fully support the is broadly appropriate given the present phase of the business cycle characterised by high level of economic activity and streongthening pace of economic growth and job creation;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt adequateffective measures to help refugees settle and integrate and to anticipate at an early stage the requirements forstop inflows of illegal migrants from third countries, and to take steps to help refugees eligible to stay in the EU settle and integrate, facilitating their smooth transition to the labour market, as well as ensuring that public services are provided with sufficient resources; stresses that social partners should play a key role in facilitating the integration of migrants and preventing them from suffering from labour abuse;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the tools available are not yet equal to the task of fully addressing the EU’s cyclical and structural problems, in particular the need to strengthen inclusive growth and productivity, to boost job creation, promote convergence, support sustainable investments, strengthen international competitiveness and enhance resilience to shocks;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights the importance of an improved European Semester process, including the formalisation of the euro area aggregate fiscal stance as a key tool for policy formulation and implementation across the EMU; calls for a broader reform of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) in order to improve its flexibility, to incorporate the differentiated treatment of investments and effectiveness, and to introduce the concept of aggregate fiscal stance;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that any further step towards a deepening of the EMU must go hand in hand with stronger democratic controls; insists that, to this end, the role of the European Parliament and national parliaments must be strengthened; asks to include trade unionsocial partners in the negotiation process at both national and European level; urges the launch of the long-awaited negotiation of an interinstitutional agreement (IIA) on the Semester;