Activities of Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS related to 2022/2006(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual sustainable growth survey 2022
Amendments (6)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the swift and decisive mobilisation of significant EU budgetary resources was and will continue to be instrumental in cushioning the health, social and economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis; stresses the general importance of significant public investment to support a sustainable, fair and inclusive recovery in the EU, to promote strengthened public healthcare systems, pandemic and crisis prevention and preparedness, upward social and economic convergence, social and economic resilience, social justice and equality and to contribute to the full implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the European Pillar of Social Rights, the EU’s climate and biodiversity objectives, the just green and digital transitions and the EU Gender Equality Strategy;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) requires that the European Semester be completely reshaped to ensure the delivery of effective, high- quality, inclusive and ambitious national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs) given that the European Semester process has proved insufficient to address social and economic disparities and inequalities in the EU; considers that the NRRPs areF aims at the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and offers an opportunity for the Member States to address identified structural challenges, to implement growth- enhancing and socially-just reforms and investments, and to make their economies more shock- resistant, sustainable, fair and inclusive in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals; underlines that Member States aim to spend around 40% of their total grant allocation in 2022 alone, thus making the success of the RRF one of the greatest challenges for 2022; points out that support from the RRF is not meant to substitute recurring national budgetary expenditure; regrets the lack of adequate and substantial consultation with all relevant stakeholders in the preparation and implementation of NRRPs;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the need for Member States to have the necessary control and audit mechanisms in place to ensure respect for the rule of law and, protect the EU’s financial interests, secure transparency and prevent corruption; regrets that the Commission has not yet implemented the rule of law conditionality regulation (RoL Regulation), despite its entry into force on 1 January 2021, and is therefore not fulfilling its duty as guardian of the EU treaties; reiterates its call for the Commission to apply the RoL Regulation completely and without ambiguity;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that public funding is key to achieving the 2030 climate objectives, promoting the digital transition and addressing other social and, economic and public health challenges; considers that all options to incentivise Member State investments to tackle those challenges should be on the table, specifically the thorough revision of the Stability and Growth Pact to promote a just, sustainable and future-oriented economy and the extension ofstablishment of permanent lending and borrowing capacities at EU level, building on NextGenerationEU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to urgently reform the EU economic governance framework well in advance of the deactivation of the general escape clause in order to effectively promote fair, inclusive and sustainable growth, enhance democratic accountability and avoid a new debt crisis;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that RRF governance, notably the assessment and approval of the NRRPs by the Commission and the Council, provides a solid foundation for discussions on how to allow sufficient public investment under the fiscal rules; supports the introduction of a golden rule to exclude public investment on tackling climate change, promoting digitisation of the public sector and strengthening public healthcare and education systems as well as public spending to meet emergency needs, from the calculation of public deficit;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the design of NextGenerationEU requires debt repayment through the introduction of a basket of new own resources of the EU budget; calls on the Commission and the Council to respect in full the timeline included in the legally-binding roadmap as agreed in the Interinstitutional Agreement; stresses that delays or failure to introduce the agreed basket of new own resources will be to the detriment of European programmes and instruments and result in much higher national contributions for the repayment of the NextGenerationEU debt.