8 Amendments of Burkhard BALZ related to 2013/2157(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that economic recovery in the EU is under way; believes, however, that the recovery is still fragile and needs to be sustained in order to deliver more growth and jobs in the medium term; underlines that current efforts for fiscal consolidation need to be sustained in order to ensure or to restore compliance with the Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the ambitious structural reforms implemented by those Member States that have experienced serious difficulties; points out that the efforts for structural reforms need to be continued with determination and monitored in order to ensure the reform effectiveness and to build on the progress made; encourages the rest of the euro area and EU to be equally ambitious and to make their economies more competitive in order to increase growth and employment;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
9. Acknowledges the achievements of new and revised EU financial regulation in overcoming the financial crisis; notes that the completion of the three pillars of the Banking Union and the implementation of the new rules on capital requirements for banks contribute to re-establish the confidence in the resilience of the European banking sector;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that access to finance, particularly for SMEs, is one of the biggest obstacles to growth in the EU; believes that more alternatives to bank financing are needed, especially by improving the business environment for venture capital but also, more broadly, by improving the efficient allocation of capital through capital markets; underlines the necessity to further limit the bureaucratic burden for small and medium sized companies and to continuously take account of the principle of proportionality in the development of regulatory regimes;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the fact that the absence of a well- functioning internal labour market and a positivsustainable approach to immigration is hampering growth in the EU; calls ontherefore encourages the Commission and the Member States to establish a common labour market and a modernconsider specific measures for the enhancement of successful labour market policies and an adequate immigration policy;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to explain to Parliament the specific measures it intends to take in order to deliver on its objectives of continuous fiscal consolidation, higher growth and strengthened competitiveness;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. InvitesTakes note of the Commission to's assess intra-EU imbalances in particular; points out that, so as not to undermine overall EU competitivenesment that a number of important macroeconomic imbalances are being corrected; points out that, so as to further strengthen the overall EU competitiveness and the competitiveness of Member States with regard to the current account balance, the Commission needs to look particularly at the current account surplusdeficit of a Member State relative to the rest of the euro area;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Is concerned that the on-going situation of extraordinarily low interest rates makes private savings and retirement provisions for European citizens more and more difficult;