Activities of Jean LAMBERT related to 2016/2101(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2016 priorities
Amendments (8)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the country-specific recommendations (CSRs) demonstrate the differences that exist between Member States and the need for upward social and economic convergence; argues that the Member States should continue to give priority to reforms that will strengthen their social and economic recovery, making a commitment to investment, implementingparticularly social and environmental, implementing socially responsible structural reforms and taking an approach based on fiscal and budgetary responsibility;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that sustainable economic growth should guarantee a positive social impact; Calls for ex-ante and ex-post social impact assessments to be carried out on all economic policies and in the design of the CSRs; welcomes the introduction of the three new headline social indicators in the macroeconomic imbalances procedure; reiterates the call for these to be placed on an equal footing with existing economic indicators, thereby guaranteeing that internal imbalances are better assessed and making structural reforms more effective; calls, in this connection, for a social imbalances procedure to be introduced without delay;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a strong commitment to promoting the Juncker Plan (EFSI) in Member States with a low level of participation; Calls for an increase in social and environmental investments and support for the participation of social actors in the operation of the fund;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes the increase of CSR's on poverty from 6 to 11 in relation to the Europe 2020 poverty target, but underlines that nearly 1 in 4 people (122,3 millions) are still at risk of poverty and social exclusion in the EU, with wide variations across the EU and 12 Member States experiencing increases in income inequality (2008-2012). Calls for urgent action to address these inequalities, which cannot be done by only addressing the situation of those in greatest need but also requires measures to address the increasing concentration and levels of wealth of the most privileged; Stresses that the new proposal by the European Commission on the European Pillar of Social Rights should play an important role in addressing inequality;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the significant progress made by the Member States in implementing structural reforms, while nevertheless taking the view that further progress is necessary:, i.e. shift in taxation to support a socially and environmentally sustainable economic development;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Notes the rapid increase in extreme poverty, such as homelessness in many EU Member States; calls for CSRs to be addressed to all member states on social inclusion strategies and to be issued in a consistent manner across the Member States; calls for greater emphasis on transnational exchanges of best practices and success stories to combat homelessness through the use of mutual learning, and acknowledge the role of the Employment and Social Innovation (EASI) program in this context;
Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that Parliament’'s position, after being adopted in plenary, will not have anylittle possibility of influencing the CSRs under discussion; calls for an agenda in which Parliament’'s position is strengthened and can be taken into consideration before the Council takes a decision. Calls for an enhanced democratic accountability mechanism at both EU and national levels, including an inter-institutional agreement with guidelines for cooperation;
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Regrets that stakeholder engagement in the European Semester at national and EU level is still insufficient, too low quality and inadequately monitored. Calls for the Commission and Council to give strong recommendations particularly on the involvement of civil society organizations in a quality structured dialogue, on a par with social partners, to ensure visibility, ownership and accountability to citizens which is essential for democratic engagement and societal understanding of the role of the Semester process;