11 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2023/2063(INI)
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas EU funding has proven to be an essential tool to provide macroeconomic stabilisation at EU level and increase its internal and external resilience in times of crisis while supporting Member States in financing necessary investments in EU priorities to tackle current and future challenges;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the European Semester is the established framework for coordinating the budgetary, economic, social and employment policies across the Union in accto ensure closer coordination of economic policies and sustained convergence of the economic perfordmance with the Tres of the Member Staties, including the European Pillar of Social Rights, thereby safeguarding its macroeconomic stability and its social cohes accordance with Article 121 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that the aim of the fiscal framework is sustainability of public finances of the Member States; stresses that the reform must lead to a simplification of the framework, be more country-specific and strengthen its enforceability, and enable Member States to meet the public investment needs for the green and digital transitions of their economies without undermining the sustainability of government debtprimary goal of debt-sustainability;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. DeplorUnderlines that the finterplay between macroeconomic imbalances and fiscal rules is not sufficiently addressed by the reform proposals; underlines thatancial stability of the EU depends on the financial stability of the EU depeindividual Member States collectively ands on the macroeconomic balance between Member States’ economies and that restoring such a balance may require public spending;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Acknowledges the need to avoid enduring excessive deficits and calls for common rules based on objective criteria as a way to achieve this goal; stresrecognises that, in return, those rules should not preclude temporary deviations from the net expenditure path due to dedicated, justifiable and strategically significant investments realising EU objectives using Member State specific net expenditure paths takes into account the different starting positions and economic situation of Member States; acknowledges that temporary deviations from the net expenditure path may be justified in exceptional cases and as long as the Member State returns to its path after this temporary deviation; stresses that, in return, those rules should be properly adhered to and enforced;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Acknowledges the differences between individual Member States regarding the sustainability of their debt and their capacity to reduce debt while still being able to invest; emphasises therefore the need to allow Member States to have different debt reduction paths, in return for a control account that measures deviations from these paths, giving a clear picture of compliance in all Member States;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Stresses that in return for a more tailored and medium-term approach, it is key that Excessive Deficit Procedures will be opened in case of non-compliance; underlines in that regard the importance of debt challenges being the only key relevant factor in the assessment to open an Excessive Deficit Procedure;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. WelcomNotes the fact that the Commission negotiates withand a Member State may enter into a dialogue about the Member State's individual fiscal-structural plans; stresses the need for equal treatment of Member States and that the Commission should always have the final say in case of disagreement; underlines that such an increase in discretionary power for the Commission must be accompanied by an increased accountability in the flow of information towards the European Parliament;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers the stronger involvement of national parliaments in determining the content and voting on fiscal structural plans to be a meaningful way to increase national ownership of fiscal structural plansatter at national discretion;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Welcomes the independent assessment of the European Fiscal Board and the Independent Fiscal Institutions regarding the recommendation for a general escape clause, the fulfillment of the relevant requirements regarding the proposed reference trajectory and its underlying assumptions, as well as the fulfillment of the relevant requirements regarding the national medium-term fiscal-structural plan and its possible revision;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recognises that the Economic Dialogue as part of the European Semester layis a useful foundation of accountability, but considers that proper accountability can only be achieved if the European Parliament has accountability instruments that allow it to apply consequences based on its assessment of the performance of the European Semester such as veto rights or holding Commissioners personally responsible;tool of reporting to the European Parliament; underlines that the Treaty clearly stipulates that the role of the European Parliament in the coordination of economic policies, on which the European Semester is based, is to be duly informed.