Activities of Michael THEURER related to 2012/2256(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2013
Amendments (5)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the crucial role of cohesion policy as a key instrument for Europe 2020 and a macroeconomic stabilizing factor generating growth and employment; considers that a strong and well- funded cohesion policy is an effective and efficient instrument to implement Europe 2020 and prevent future economic and financial crises, owing to its long-term development programmes, budgetary dimension and decentralised administration system and the incorporation of the EU's priorities for sustainable development; points out that cohesion policy is an investment policy and should thus promote territorial, economic and social cohesion in all regions of the EU, keeping in mind the principle of solidarity; stresses, in this connection, the importance of involving regions in achieving the EU 2020 goal;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that Cohesion Policy can only be successful if sound broad fiscal and structural policies conducive to growth are put in place by Member States and should therefore be linked to a macroeconomic conditionality; stresses that implementing the Common Strategic Framework funds where national governments fail to set the right policies or fail to carry out the necessary structural reforms may entail wasting financial resources or even reducing incentives to correct unhealthy economic policies;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
(1) Stresses the need to modernise public administration as it is an important factor to improve the member states' absorption rate of the structural funds; suggests that member states should be provided assistance by experts if they wish; recalls that the use of structural funds should also be improved by reducing bureaucratic burdens;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to prioritise, on the expenditure and revenue sides of the budget, growth-friendly policies, particularly in the areas of education, research, innovation, infrastructure and energy, and ensure the efficiency of such expenditures and revenues; recalls that growth can be achieved without increasing the national budget but by prioritising investment in growth-friendly policies;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for strong measures to restore confidence in the banking sector and thus boost investment; recalls that lack of access to finance remains one of the critical barriers preventing SMEsmall and medium sized enterprises from finding private capital to match EU co-funding and regaining competitiveness; recommends that the structural funds should be used for financing venture capital funds by generating additional financing for small and medium sized enterprises;