# Economic policies of the euro area

European Parliament procedure 2018/2033(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee ECON). Stage: Awaiting committee decision. 327 committee amendments tabled by 30 Members between 2018-07-16 and 2018-07-16.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on the economic policies of the euro area. The amendments cite Commission growth forecasts, falling but high unemployment and youth unemployment, public debt and deficit ratios, an investment gap, and structural reforms; they discuss euro-area fiscal capacity, the European Monetary Fund and a Euro Area finance minister, European Central Bank monetary policy, and divergences between Member States.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom VANDENKENDELAERE | Belgium | PPE | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/129164.md |
| Anne SANDER | France | PPE | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/24594.md |
| Jörg MEUTHEN | Germany | ID | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/190518.md |
| Caroline NAGTEGAAL | Netherlands | RE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/190519.md |
| Nils TORVALDS | Finland | RE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/114268.md |
| Roberts ZĪLE | Latvia | ECR | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28615.md |
| Barbara KAPPEL | Austria | ENF | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125024.md |
| Wolf KLINZ | Germany | ALDE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28244.md |
| Ernest URTASUN | Spain | Verts/ALE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124972.md |
| Gunnar HÖKMARK | Sweden | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28124.md |
| Dariusz ROSATI | Poland | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28394.md |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1917.md |
| Miguel VIEGAS | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125100.md |
| Jonás FERNÁNDEZ | Spain | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125046.md |
| Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO | Spain | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97078.md |

## Official source documents

- PE625.399: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-625399_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2033-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2033-INI.json

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