10 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2012/2151(INI)
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas euro area membership implies a high degree of economic interdependence between the Member States concerned and therefore requires a much closer coordination of financial, fiscal and economic policies, linked to stricter supervisory instruments and effective enforcement; whereas, however, this greater integration by the Member States whose currency is the euro, possibly supplemented by a group of other willing Member States, needs to be developed in the framework of "two-speeds, one Europe", with the view of avoiding policy steps that would ultimately lead to creation of two different Europes;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AJ
Recital AJ
AJ. whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly and consistently asserted that there is an urgent need for additional and far-reaching measures to solve the crisis in the banking sector; whereas a distinction should be made between short-term measures to stabilise an acute bank crisis situation and long-term measures aimed at the realisation of a fully operational European banking union;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BQ
Recital BQ
BQ. whereas European resolution and deposit guarantee mechanisms should have a strong financial structure built on contributions from the industry, withhereby the contribution of a given financial institution should mirror the riskiness of that institution, with national and European public money only serving as an ultimate backstop;
Amendment 531 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CH
Recital CH
CH. whereas, in the instrument of enhanced cooperation should be used more frequently in the field of taxationfield of taxation, convergence between the structures of tax systems and levels of taxation in Member States is clearly needed; whereas harmful tax competition between Member States is clearly against the logic of the internal market and needs addressing; whereas reference can be made to the European Parliament's position on the common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) and the financial transactions tax (FTT);
Amendment 603 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CT a (new)
Recital CT a (new)
CTa. whereas the democratic legitimacy of the Union is integrally linked to the perceived welfare created by the Union and whereas, thus, the discussion of building a true "social union" with the ultimate goal of guaranteeing pan- European basic social security and basic social services cannot be avoided;
Amendment 705 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 4
Annex – part 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 4
The EDGF should have a strong financial structure built on contributions from industry, with European public money only serving as an ultimate backstop. The contributions paid by industry should be based on a calculation whereby the contribution paid by big, risky institutions must mirror that element of risk.
Amendment 766 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 2 – point 2.3 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Annex – part 2 – point 2.3 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Amendment 807 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Annex – part 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
- The European Semester should allow the development of greater synergy between Union and Member State budgets in view of achieving the targets of the "Europe 2020" strategy; with this, the European Semester should also be developed to include resource-efficiency indicators;
Amendment 827 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 4 – point 4.4 – indent 1
Annex – part 4 – point 4.4 – indent 1
- In order to reinforce transparency, Ecofin and the Eurogroup should be required to transmit to the European Parliament key internal documents, agendas and background material in advance of their meetings; in addition, the president of the Eurogroup should regularly appear before the European Parliament, e.g. in the form of hearings to be organised under the auspices of the Committee for Economic and Monetary Affairs;
Amendment 835 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex – part 4 – point 4.4 – indent 6 a (new)
Annex – part 4 – point 4.4 – indent 6 a (new)
- Democratic legitimacy of the Union cannot be separated from the perceived welfare created by the Union. Thus the social dimension of the project cannot be forgotten. There is a need to step up the discussion of building a true "social union" with the ultimate goal of guaranteeing pan-European basic social security and basic social services;