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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) The Commission adopted the Communication ‘Europe 2020 - A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’ in March 2010 (hereinafter ‘the Europe 2020 Strategy’). The Communication was endorsed by the European Council of June 2010. The Europe 2020 Strategy responds to the economic crisis and is intended to prepare Europe for the next decade. It sets five ambitious objectives on climate and energy, employment, innovation, education and social inclusion to be reached by 2020 and identifies key drivers for growth, which aim at making Europe more dynamic and competitive. It also emphasises the importance of reinforcing the growth of the European economy while delivering high levels of employment, a low carbon, resource and energy-efficient economy and social cohesion, for women and men equally.

2012/08/31
Committee: FEMM

Mikael GUSTAFSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The competitiveness policy of the Union is intended to put into place the institutional and policy arrangements that create conditions under which enterprises can grow in a sustainable way. Improved productivity is the dominant source of sustainable income growth, which in turn contributes to improvements in living standards. Competitiveness also depends on companies' ability to take full advantage of opportunities such as the European Single Market. This is especially important for SMEs, which account for 99% of the enterprises in the Union, provide two out of three existing jobs in the private sector, and 80 % of newly-created jobs, and contribute with more than half of the total value-added created by enterprises in the Union. SMEs are a key driver for economic growth, employment and social integration.deleted

2012/08/31
Committee: FEMM

Mikael GUSTAFSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) The Programme should therefore address market failures affecting the competitiveness of the Union economy on a global scale due principally to issues which undermine the capacity of enterprises to compete with their counterparts in other parts of the world.deleted

2012/08/31
Committee: FEMM

Mikael GUSTAFSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) Many of the Union's competitiveness problems involve SMEs' difficulties in getting access to finance because they struggle to demonstrate their credit- worthiness and have difficulties in gaining access to risk capital. This has a negative effect on the level and quality of the new enterprises created and on the growth of enterprises. The added value for the Union of the proposed financial instruments lies inter alia in strengthening the Single Market for venture capital and in developing a pan- European SME finance market. The Union's actions should be complementary to the Member States' use of financial instruments for SMEs. The entities entrusted with the implementation of the actions should ensure additionality and avoid double financing through EU resources.

2012/08/31
Committee: FEMM

Mikael GUSTAFSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) Another factor which affects competitiveness is the relatively weak entrepreneurial spirit in the Union. Only 45% of the Union citizens (and less than 40% of women) would like to be self- employed as compared to 55% of the population in the United States and 71% in China.17 Demonstration and catalytic effects, for example European Awards and conferences, as well as coherence and consistency enhancing measures such as benchmarking and exchanges of best practices provide a high European added value.deleted

2012/08/31
Committee: FEMM

Mikael GUSTAFSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a

~~(a) strengthening the competitiveness and sustainability of the Union's enterprises including in the tourism sector;~~deleted

2012/08/31
Committee: FEMM

Mikael GUSTAFSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a

~~(a) percentage of growth of the Union's industrial sector in relation to total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth,~~deleted

2012/08/31
Committee: FEMM

Mikael GUSTAFSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d

~~(d) SME growth in terms of added-value and number of employees,~~deleted

2012/08/31
Committee: FEMM

Mikael GUSTAFSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e

~~(e) and SME turnover ra~~delete.d

2012/08/31
Committee: FEMM

Mikael GUSTAFSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) To improve ~~framework conditions for the competitiveness and sustainability of~~the Union's enterprises including in the tourism sector;

2012/08/31
Committee: FEMM

Mikael GUSTAFSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d

~~(d) To improve access to markets inside the Union and globally.~~deleted

2012/08/31
Committee: FEMM

Mikael GUSTAFSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall support actions to improve and strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of Union enterprises, particularly SMEs, so as to enhance the effectiveness, coherence and consistency of national policies promoting competitiveness, sustainability and the growth of enterprises in Europe.deleted

2012/08/31
Committee: FEMM

Mikael GUSTAFSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

~~2. The Commission may support actions to improve SMEs access to the Single Market including information provision and awareness-raising.~~deleted

2012/08/31
Committee: FEMM

Mikael GUSTAFSSON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. The composition of the committee shall reflect gender balance by the implementation of gender quotas.

2012/08/31
Committee: FEMM

14 Amendments of Mikael GUSTAFSSON related to 2011/0394(COD)

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