16 Amendments of Vicky FORD related to 2010/2099(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas recent economic developments have shown clearly that economic policy coordination within the Union, and in particular in the euro area, has not worked sufficiently well and has not been fully in line with Member States' obligations under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) to regard their economic policy as a matter of common concern and to coordinate them within the Council in accordance with the relevant Treaty provisions and respecting the key role of the Commission in the surveillance procedure,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas economic coordination and surveillance need to be strengthened at Union level, while recognisspecting the principle of subsidiarity and taking into account the particular requirements of the euro area and the lessons that need to be drawn from the recent economic crisis,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas labour, knowledge and innovations have a tendency to migrate to certain regions, and EU financial solidarity mechanisms need to be further developed focusing, in particular, on research and development and educationxisting cooperative initiatives in the field of education and training,
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the TFEU gives the Union enhanced power to strengthen economic governance within the Union, althoughnd changes to the provisions of the TFEU in the future cannot be excludedmay prove sensitive,
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the TFEU gives the Union enhanced power to strengthen economic governance within the Union, although changes to the provisions of the TFEU in the future cannot be excluded,
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas any legislative proposal should support adequatestrong incentives for sustainable "growth-enhancing" economic policies, avoid moral hazard, be in line with other EU instruments and rules, and reap the fullmaximise the benefits of the euro as a common currency ofor the euro area,
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex 1 – heading 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Annex 1 – heading 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
– Following in-depth joint and bilateral surveillance based on the scoreboard referred to above in accordance with the Integrated Guidelines, Member States should' responsibility to decide on national policies in a coordinated mannershould be respected alongside the need to takinge into account theany Union dimension of theirose national policies, particularly for those states in the euro area,
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex 1 – heading 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
Annex 1 – heading 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
– Establish common rules for a more active use of the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines as a key tool for economic guidance, surveillance and Member State- specific recommendations in line with the EU 2020 strategy, focusing on growth, structural reforms, productivity and competitiveness, while taking into consideration the convergences and divergences between Members States, strengthening the relative competitive advantages of Member States, the resilience of the economy to external shocks and the impact that Member States' decisions may have on other Member States, particularly within the euro area,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex 1 – heading 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 6
Annex 1 – heading 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 6
– Establish a "Union semester" for a first comparison and assessment of draft budgets of Member States (main elements and assumptions) in order to better evaluate the implementation and future execution of the Stability and Convergence Programmes (SCPs) and the National Reform Programmes (NRPs), taking due account of the national annual budget procedures and multi-annual budgetary frameworks as well as respecting national rules and procedures,
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex 1 – heading 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
Annex 1 – heading 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
– HarmonisEnsure the main assumptions and indicators used in the underlying forecasts used for preparing national SCPs and NRPs are derived in a robust and consistent manner, especially within the euro area,
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex 1 – heading 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 16
Annex 1 – heading 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 16
– Establish a requirement for Member States, particularly those in the euro area, to inform each other and the Commission before takingof economic policy decisions with expected tangible spill-over effects, which may distort the smooth functioning of the internal market and of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU),
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex 1 – heading 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Annex 1 – heading 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– Take the debt level, debt profile (including maturity) and debt dynamics (an assessment of the sustainability of public finances) more strongly into account in the pace of convergence towards Member State-specific MTFO to be included in the SCPs,
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex 1 – heading 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Annex 1 – heading 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
– Establish a clear harmonised framework to measure and monitor debt dynamics, including implicit and contingent liabilities, such as public guaranteespublic pension liabilities and public guarantees (whether, inter alia, of principal, interest or income-flows) in public-private-partnership investments,
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex 1 – heading 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
Annex 1 – heading 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
– EstablishInvestigate the case for, and feasibility of, pre-specified and pre-emptive incentives to be decided independently from the Council by the Commission or semi-automatic sanctions, in order to facilitate early warning steps and apply them in a progressive way,
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex 1 – heading 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Annex 1 – heading 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
– Establish a high-level tax policy group chaired by the Commission with a mandate to work for a strategic and pragmatic approach to tax policy issues in the Union, while paying particular attention to combating tax fraud, reinvigorateding the code of conduct on business taxation and facilitating the adoption of the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base and growth- enhancing tax reforms.
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex 1 – heading 8 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Annex 1 – heading 8 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– Seek to agree on a euro area/EU representation in IMF and other relevant financial institutions where appropriate, in addition to existing member state representation,