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Amendments (24)

Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the draft European Council decision, if adopted, might lead to the constitution of a mechanism completely outside the Union's sphere, without any role being assigned to the Union institutions as such;deleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the possibility of future participation by the Union institutions in the mechanism should be safeguarded and a link should be established for the possible intervention of the European budget in the guarantee system;deleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas all possibilities should be explored with a view to bringing the mechanism fully into the institutional framework of the Union in future and providing for the involvement in itfor the involvement in the mechanism of those Member States whose currency is not the euro; whereas this may include recourse to Article 20 TEU on enhanced cooperation;
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the rules governing the stability mechanism should preferably be worked out by the Commission;deleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the Commission should present the necessary legislative proposals to strengthen policy coordination between Member States and to complement European economic governance;deleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the above-mentioned principles are implemented by the amendments to the draft European Council decision as proposed in the opinion delivered by the Committee on Economic Affairs;deleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas in the light of the political realities, Parliament is disposed to examine alternatives with a view to finding a pragmatic way forward;deleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas in the history of European integration intergovernmental instruments have functioned as "avant- garde" solutions which have paved the way for full integration at a given moment; whereas, therefore, such instruments were designed with a view to subsequent integration;deleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas any increase or decrease in Union competences would require an ordinary revision procedure;deleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas any further revision of the TFEU should be conducted under the normal procedure and should ensure full respect of the Community method;deleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas one such future Treaty revision could concern the seat of the European Parliament; whereas there is significant expense involved in conducting the parliamentary business of the European Parliament in two separate locations, and whereas the European institutions should set an example in the prudent use of public money;
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. EmphasisNotes that the monetary policy is a Community policy and has been since the Maastricht Treaty;
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the European stability mechanism constitutes an integral part of a global package of measures which are designed to define a new framework, reinforcing budgetary discipline and coordination of the economic and financial policies of the Member States, concomitantly overcoming economic and social imbalances and improving competitivity;
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that it is essential to go beyond the temporary measures aimed at stabilising the euro area, and that the Union should build up its economic governance; takes the view that he reinforcement of the SGP, the European semester, the EU 2020 strategy and the amendment of Article136 TFUE concerning the stability mechanism are only a first step in that direction;deleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Is deeply concerned by the intention of Heads of States and Governments to establish the permanent stability mechanism outside the EU institutional framework, with the consequence that the Union institutions will not be fully involved; underlines that Member States must at any rate respect Union law and the prerogatives of the institutions laid down therein;deleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that the current political situation has not permitted an exploration of all the other possibilities contained in the Treaties for establishing a permanent stability mechanism; considers in particular that, in the framework of thdeleted Union competences with regard to economic and monetary union (Article 3(4) TEU) and monetary policy for Member States whose currency is the euro (point (c) of Article 3(1) TFEU), it would have been appropriate to make use of the powers conferred on the Council by Article 136 TFEU, or in the alternative to have present course to Article 352 TFEU in conjunction with Article 136 TFEU;
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the setting-up and functioning of the permanent stability mechanism should be brought as close as possible to the European Union framework, also making use, by analogy, of the institutional patterns of enhanced cooperation under Article 20 TEU as a means of, in order to properly involvinge the Union institutions at a preliminary stage, especially Parliament, and to reassuringe those Member States whose currency is not yet the euro, full consistency between Chapters 1 and 4 of Title VIII of Part Three of the TFEU should also be established;
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a
(a) a redrafting of the European Council draft decision as proposed in the amendments annexed hereto2, it being understood that, by shifting the proposed provision from Article 136(3) to Article 136(1) TFEU, the stability mechanism, notwithstanding its initial intergovernmental character, would be 1 This paragraph will automatically be deleted if the Committee does not adopt any amendments. 2 This paragraph will automatically be deleted if the Committee does not adopt any amendments. placed in a perspective of possible future incorporation into the framework of the Union, e.g. in the form of a special kind of agency, making use of the institutional patterns of enhanced cooperation1;
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b – indent 1
- the operational features of the permanent stability mechanism and the conditionality measures (a stringent programme of economic and fiscal adjustment) will be decided on the basis of a recommendation by the Commission, after consulting Parliament, and that the Commission will be responsible for ensuring full respect of these measures and for the precautionary use of the mechanism, regularly reporting back to Parliament;
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b – indent 2
– the Commission will carry out all the necessary tasks in implementing and monitoring the permanent mechanism and in assessing the financial situation of the Member States, regularly reporting back to Parliament;deleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b – indent 3
– the financial assistance under the mechanism will be subject to rigorous analysis and to a programme of economic and financial recovery; those Member States whose currency is the euro will act, when deciding to grant financial assistance, on the basis of an evaluation provided by the Commission, the European Central Bank and, in so far as it may be involved, the International Monetary Fund; andeleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b – indent 4
– the secretariat of the permanent stability mechanism will be provided by the Commission;deleted
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the draft European Council decision as amended would not increase the competences of the Union and would therefore remain within the scope of the simplified Treaty revision procedure; notes, conversely, that that decision cannot reduce the competences of the Union institutions in the fields of economic and monetary policy and of monetary policy for Member States whose currency is the euro and cannot in any event prejudice the correct application of Union law, in particular Articles 122 and 143 TFEU, and of the Union acquis;
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution
Amendment to the draft European Council decision Article 136(121(6) TFEU, point b a (new): “on a recommendation from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, the Council may authorise the Member States whose currency is the euro to establish a stability mechanism to be activated if indispensable to safeguard the stability of the euro area as a whole. The granting of any required financial assistance under the mechanism will be decided on the basis of a European Commission proposal and be made subject to strict conditionality criteria in accordance with the principles and objectives of the Union. The European Parliament and the Council shall l: “6. The European Parliament and the Council, acting by means of regulations in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, may adown the principles and general conditions for conditionality of financial assistance under the mechanism and its control, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 121(6)pt detailed rules for the multilateral surveillance procedure referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4. Article 136(2) shall apply mutatis mutandis.”.
2011/03/03
Committee: AFCO