16 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2014/2248(INI)
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. States that good cooperation between Member States is of great importance and that it must remain possible for Member States to seek closer cooperation in lesser matters where cooperation with all Member States is not a political possibility;
Amendment 482 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that neither the Stability and Growth Pact norand the ‘no bail-out’ clause (Article 125 TFEU) provide the intended solutions, and that they have furthermore lost credibility in their current form, as the pact has been infringed by several Member States without political or legal consequences, while Greece has been bailed out on a large scale on three occasionhave the ability to provide a strong framework for economic governance if implemented; considers that the pact has been infringed by several Member States without political or legal consequences and that excessive sovereign debt in particular have made macroeconomic adjustment programmes necessary in several Member States;
Amendment 503 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Acknowledges the improvements brought by the European Semester, the six- pack and the two-pack aimed at addressing these issues, but concludes that they have not solved the problems; believes, moreover, that they have contributed to making the system overly complex, are not binding with regard to country-specific recommendations and do not cover spill- over effects between one Member State and another, or toneed to be implemented better and enforced to help solve Europe’s macroeconomic and competitive challenges; Recognizes, however, the ecuro area or the EU as a wholerent complexity of the system;
Amendment 537 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Proposes therefore merging the deficit and debt procedures, the macroeconomic imbalance procedure and the country-specific recommendations into a single ‘convergence code’ of a legally binding nature, setting minimum and maximum standards, where only compliance with this code would allow access to EU funds for investment projects or participation in new instruments that combine economic reform with fiscal incentives such as a fiscal capacity for the euro area or a common debt instrument; the coordination of economic policies as provided for in Article 5 TFEU would therefore become a ‘shared competence’ between the Union and the Member StatesBelieves that, as parliamentary input on economic policy guidelines is an important aspect of any democratic system, increased legitimacy at the European level can be ensured by the adoption of Convergence Guidelines which contain targeted priorities for the coming years, subject to a codecision procedure that should be introduced in the next Treaty change;
Amendment 557 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that, in order to reduce the still excessively high debt burden of Member States, such a common debt instrument needs to be established, inspired by the proposal by the German Council of Economic Experts of 9 November 2011, whereby euro-area members would undertake joint and several liability for a sinking fund, with strong individual commitments on structural reforms to reduce the debt-to- GDP ratio to the required maximum of 60 %; insists that euro-area members would only be able to participate when they are in compliance with the convergence code, as this will prevent moral hazardtructural reforms that increase the competitiveness of Member States and the Eurozone as a whole are necessary. Points to the Commission communication on flexibility in the SGP, allowing Member States to conduct anticyclical fiscal policies in times of economic downturn;
Amendment 563 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that if Member States are able to obtain budget surpluses in economic upturn, a shock absorbing mechanism of over 3% of GDP would be available to Member States to implement countercyclical fiscal policies in times of economic downturn without breaking the rules set out in the Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 591 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the integration of the Fiscal Compact into the EU legal framework as well as the incorporation ofnd notes that the ECJ ruled in the Pringle case that the ESM cand thnot be Single Resolution Fund into EU law, with corresponding democratic oversight by Parliamentcorporated into the Community framework without a complete treaty change;
Amendment 604 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 625 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Points out that, because compliance with the new codeconvergence guidelines is crucial to the functioning of the Economic and Monetary Union, stronger governmental institutionscommitment and enforcement are required than those currently provided by the Commission and/or the Eurogroup;
Amendment 667 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 689 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 706 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls, finally, for the banking union to be completed as soon as possible on the basis of a fast-track timetablestep-by-step;
Amendment 723 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recognises the geopolitical, economic and environmental need Recognizes the geopolitical, economic and environmental need for the creation of a genuine European energy union; notes that this will require the removal of the constraint that EU policy must not affectinvolves promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy sources while respecting a state’s right to determine the conditions for exploiting its energy sources, its choice between different energy sources and the general structure of its energy supply (Article 194(2) TFEU);
Amendment 858 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Reiterates its call for the size of the renewed Commission to be reduced substantially and for its vice-presidents to be reduced to two, namely the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Foreign Affairs; suggests that the same reduction be applied to the Court of Auditors;
Amendment 981 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Proposes moreover that, in line with the common practice in a number of Member States, both chambers of the EU legislature, Parliament and the Council, should be given the right of legislative initiative, without prejudice to the basic legislative prerogative of the European executive or government;
Amendment 1004 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Proposes in this regard that the decision-making procedures for both own resources and the MFF should be shifted from unanimity to qualified majority voting, thereby inducing real co-decision between the Council and Parliament on all budgetary matterso introduce co-decision between the Council and Parliament for own resources and the MFF and proposes that the decision- making procedure for the MFF should be shifted from unanimity to qualified majority voting in Council; repeats its call, furthermore, to make the MFF coterminous with the mandates of Parliament and the European executive, and insists that the finances of all Union agencies should become an integral part of the EU budget;