MACRON’s VISION FOR REFORM OF THE EU
Submitted by christian on Tue, 09/26/2017 - 21:35
- More convergence with Germany (New treaty to be signed between France and Germany on 22 January 2018 to reinforce cooperation between the two countries).
- Common Budget for a reinforced Euro Zone ( Designation of a Minister of Finance and controlled by a Parliament. Resources for this budget could come from the taxation of the digital sector, environmental taxes and one day a corporate tax once harmonization has been achieved).
- More tax and social convergence (Fight against social dumping by reviewing the posted workers directive; harmonization of corporate taxes (by 2020) that would engage Member States and condition access to the European Cohesion Fund; Engage in November a discussion to determine a minimum European wage and social contributions less disparate).
- Generalization of Erasmus ( Half of an age class to spend at least six months in another European country (students or apprentices); expand the system to high schools by setting up an harmonization process or recognition of diplomas allowing exchanges in the entire secondary European system; creation of about twenty European Universities that would deliver diplomas at the European level).
- One more step towards a European Defense ( Opening of French army to military personnel from all European countries to participate in intelligence, planning and support of operations; by the beginning of the next decade, establishment of a common force of intervention, common defense budget and a common defense doctrine; creation of an intelligence European academy as well as a European prosecutor’s office to fight against crime and terrorism).
- A tax on financial transactions for development aid ( Creation of a European asylum office and a European border police; files to be connected between the European partners in order to examine the requests for asylum; financing of a large training program for refugees; relaunch of tax on European financial transactions to finance the development policy, namely towards Africa).
- Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (To ensure food sovereignty in Europe, more protection, more flexibility, less bureaucracy; establishment of a European control authority to guarantee food security).
- Carbon tax at borders of Europe (Common base price for Carbon ton (below 25 or 30 it is not efficient); Improvement of transport interconnections between European countries and energy production); Carbon tax at borders of Europe in order to penalize foreign industries showing inferior standards.
- A more equitable taxation of digital giants (taxation on the basis of where turnover is made in each country and not based on profits made in low tax countries; more efficient taxation of ‘Gafa’ (Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon) in order to compensate for disorganizations and inequalities derived from the digital economy; creation of European disruption innovation agency and financing research in new areas such as Artificial Intelligence
- Transnational Lists for 2019 and less Commissioners (Introduction of transnational lists for the elections of MEPs in order to fill the 73 seats left vacant by the British MEPs; Election on the basis of transnational lists for half the Parliament in 2025; Reduction from 30 to 15 the number of Commissioners and EU founding members to first renounce their Commissioners).
In short
- Designation of a Minister of Finance for Eurozone.
- Creation of an intelligence European academy
- Creation of a European prosecutor’s office to fight against crime and terrorism
- Creation of a European asylum office
- Creation of a European border police
- Establishment of a European control authority to guarantee food security
- Creation of European disruption innovation agency
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