# Strengthening fiscal responsibility and medium-term budgetary orientation in the Member States

European Parliament procedure 2017/0335(CNS) (CNS - Consultation procedure, 8th term, committee AFCO / ECON). Stage: Procedure lapsed or withdrawn. 92 committee amendments tabled by 21 Members between 2018-10-17 and 2018-10-18.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns strengthening fiscal responsibility and medium-term budgetary orientation in the Member States. The amendments cite the TFEU and address binding numerical fiscal rules, the avoidance of excessive government deficits and debt, the medium-term objective and adjustment path, independent fiscal bodies, the euro area, structural reforms, and references to the Paris Agreement and the European Pillar of Social Rights; several amendments reject the Commission proposal.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe LAMBERTS | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96648.md |
| Roberts ZĪLE | Latvia | ECR | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28615.md |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1917.md |
| Nils TORVALDS | Finland | RE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/114268.md |
| Caroline NAGTEGAAL | Netherlands | RE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/190519.md |
| Sven GIEGOLD | Germany | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96730.md |
| Markus PIEPER | Germany | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28224.md |
| Hugues BAYET | Belgium | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125002.md |
| Pervenche BERÈS | France | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1985.md |
| Roberto GUALTIERI | Italy | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96892.md |
| Pedro SILVA PEREIRA | Portugal | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124747.md |
| Simona BONAFÈ | Italy | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124814.md |
| Luigi MORGANO | Italy | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124788.md |
| Costas MAVRIDES | Cyprus | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124691.md |
| Jonás FERNÁNDEZ | Spain | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125046.md |

## Official source documents

- PE629.451: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-629451_EN.pdf
- PE629.506: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-629506_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-0335-CNS · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-0335-CNS.json

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