Activities of Philippe LAMBERTS related to 2020/2078(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on economic policies of the euro area 2020
Amendments (10)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Union must respond to the current crisis in a way that increases its resilience against future crises;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned at the negative impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the global economy, trade, employment, income inequalities gender equality and poverty;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the swift and strong response to the crisis in the area of monetary and fiscal policy, at both EU and Member State level, as well as the European Recovery Plan; considers it essential that the recovery package is fully aligned with the EU’s new sustainable growth strategy, i.e. in accordance with the principles of the European Green Deal (EGD), the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and with the aim to protect women’s rights and achieve gender equality; demands that funds and resources be directed to projects and beneficiaries that comply with our Treaty-based fundamental values and that recipient firms protect their workers, pay their fair share of taxes, and refrain from paying out dividends or offering share buy- back schemes aimed at remunerating shareholders;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the conclusion of the European Fiscal Board (EFB)9 that the fiscal framework has to be revised, and due to its unnecessary complexity and pro- cyclicality; is convinced that the deep economic crisis triggered by the pandemic further exacerbates this need; believes that the review and reform have to meet the above requirements in terms of increasing investment relating to climate change and digitalisation ands well as social, economic and environmental resilience, and in terms of stabilising the new level of investment, while ensuring soundustainable budgetary management; _________________ 9EFB Annual report 2019, p. 71 - https:/ec.europa.eu/info/sites/infos/files/20 19-efb-annual-report_en.pdf
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers it essential that the revision of the EU’s fiscal and economic policy framework should be completed by the time the escape clause is repealed and should enable fiscal policy to respond with discretion to shocks in the short term, and to reduce high public debt ratios to an agreed reference value in the long term, while allowing a sufficient level of public investment, progressive tax policies and the repayment of loans in a cycle- comfortable manner, and the long-term modernisation of public commodities;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Proposes a combination of expenditure rules for public non- investment expenditure and a golden rule for public investment which is central to bothEmphasises that a substantial part of the investments needed to recover from the COVID-19 crisis and meet the goals of the European Green Deal will have to come from national and sub-national public budgets; proposes a combination of expenditure rules for public non- investment expenditure and a golden rule for public investment which is central to both; calls for the introduction of a qualified treatment for sustainable public investments and the introduction of depreciation accounting for public investment; wishes to see a rapid recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and a transition to a cleaner, socially sustainable and more digital society;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises the role that the Commission has allotted to the European Semester in the Recovery Plan; notes, however, thatstresses that the connection between the European Semester and the planned Recovery and Resilience Facility should be designed in a way that does not impede the recovery or the improvement of the Member States' social, economic and environmental resilience; notes that, ultimately, the effectiveness and success of the alignment of Member States’ investment and reform programmes to the Semester process will depend on the progress of the Semester reform and the above-mentioned reform of the Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Is convinced that building a resilient economy calls for the reinforcing of the social dimension of European governance; emphasises the role of the EU Semester process to aim at adequate protection to all people, including setting EU minimum standards when needed, in order to boost upward convergence of living and working conditions; recalls that the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights via the EU Semester means providing Member States with direction on common social objectives and improving the social scoreboard;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its call for the strengthening of Parliament’s democratic role in the economic governance framework in any upcoming Treaty change and, in the meantime, for an Interinstitutional Agreement on Sustainable European Governance granting Parliament a right of consent on the policy recommendations presented in the Annual Sustainable Growth Survetrategy, the euro area fiscal package and the Country Specific Recommendations; demands the creation of an institutionalised framework for the regular involvement of social partners and other relevant stakeholders at both national and European levels in the view of reinforcing the democratic tenure of the Semester;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Invites the Commission to explore new policies suggested by international institutions that support and contribute to financing a just transition and sustainable growth, as well as aiming to restore Member States’ public finances; calls for the new basket of resources to include income stemming from EU policies favouring both the implementation of environmental protection and the preservation of a fair single market; supports the Commission's proposals of introducing new sources of own tax revenues from, among others, corporate activities and the digital economy; reiterates its call for a financial transaction tax, a common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) and public country-by-country reporting for multinationals;