5 Amendments of Sylvie GOULARD related to 2015/2210(INI)
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that further fiscal consolidation is still needed in many Member States in order to comply with the conditions of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) and, more fundamentally, to stop putting the burden on young and future generations and to be able to finance future-oriented projects and growth enhancing projects; notes the Commission's interpretative communication on flexibility in the SGP, aimed at clarifying the scope of the investment clause and allowing for a certain degree of temporary flexibility in the preventive arm of the SGP;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls that poverty and widening income inequality are a threat to growth and its sustainability; calls on the Commission to coordinate and support the Member States in their missions to combat them by facilitating the exchange of best practice and accurate data collection; considers that these responsibilities should explicitly be part of the European Semester for economic policy coordination;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Agrees with the Commission that many Member States need to be more ambitious in implementing structural reforms in order to make product and services markets more competitive; welcomes, in this context, the Commission's communication on the roadmap for completing the Digital Single Market; believes that this roadmap should define a clear path for Member States to build a comprehensive framework (covering for example tax and legal issues) enabling companies, large and SMEs, to boost their investments in new technologies;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Deplores the fact that the CSRs suffer from lack of ownership at national level and from a democratic accountability mechanism; calls, in this context, for an increased role for national parliaments in the preparation of the National Reform Programmes (NRPs); believes that national parliaments should proceed to a formal vote on the NRP before its submission to the Commission; stresses that increased ownership is a crucial factor for the successful implementation of the CSRs and, in the longer term, for the success of the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates its call for the strengthening of the position of the Commission's Chief Economic Analyst (CEA), whose mandate is to verify independently the implementation of the EU governance rules within the European Semester; calls, in particular, for the CEA's analysis to be made public and for the establishment of a regular dialogue between the competent committee of Parliament and the CEA; notes also in this context that the Five Presidents' Report on completing EMU proposes the setting-up of a European Fiscal Board (EFB); recalls that a better economic governance in the euro area is crucial and that, according to the Five Presidents' Report on Completing Europe's Economic and Monetary Union, "a complete EMU is not an end in itself. It is a means to create a better and fairer life for all citizens, to prepare the Union for future global challenges and to enable each of its members to prosper";