Activities of Inês Cristina ZUBER related to 2012/2321(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Contribution of cooperatives to overcoming the crisis (short presentation)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the contribution of cooperatives to overcoming the crisis PDF (175 KB) DOC (94 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Notes that the cooperative movement is a project in which inequalities are reduced and which supports the insertion into society of the organisations created, thereby offering the public a democratic alternative for creating employment, stabilising populations against social and economic desertification, promoting fair and sustainable trade, and educating and training communities, encouraging their involvement in cooperative activities . emphasises that, in today’s capitalist society, the cooperative movement alone will not resolve all social and economic problems;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses the view that this greater resilience is in large part due to the cooperative model of governance, which is based on joint ownership and, democratic control, organisation and management by their member-stakeholders, and that it is also due to their characteristic method of capital accumulationo the economic participation of their associates, their autonomy and independence, the education, training and information provided to cooperative members, cooperation amongst cooperatives and their commitment to the community, stresses that their resilience is also due to their characteristic method of capital accumulation, with balanced social and economic objectives and goals of improving their operation and activity; considers that this model helps to ensure that cooperatives take a long-term approach and anchors them in the local economy, giving them a stake in local sustainable development and ensuring that they do not delocalise, even when they internationalise;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that this in-built capacity for resilience should be strengthened by paying proper attention to cooperatives in all EU policies designed to contribute to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, as well as , particularly through Community assistance to the cooperative movement and by paying proper attention to cooperatives in all EU policies; considers it necessary to support the aims and working methods of cooperatives by encouraging the crelevant flagship initiatives of the EU 2020 strategy; believes that the necessary steps should be taken to ensure a level playing field between cooperatives and other forms of enterprises, whilst presation and continuation of consumers’ cooperatives, as in many regions this is the only means of distributing staple goods without speculative mark-ups and advertising campaigns promoting excessive, health- endangerving cooperatives’ aims and working methods, uneconomic and environmentally unfriendly consumption;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that consumer cooperatives, in addition to guaranteeing access to products at lower prices, organise communities around cultural, sporting and educational activities, promoting healthy and rational spending;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers that the recovery of consumer cooperatives will, apart from responding to consumers’ real interests, make a major contribution to national production, particularly in small-scale agriculture, family farming and small- scale fishing , providing real impulse to the development of national economies;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that housing cooperatives continue to play a highly important role in society, despite the great difficulties they have encountered; deplores the fact that public spending cuts and curbs, particularly in countries with the most vulnerable economies, are having a deeply negative impact on the functioning of these institutions and exacerbating an already critical situation, given the current economic and social crisis, as well as jeopardising major projects in social housing construction and urban redevelopment;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Is concerned that the current system whereby market power is concentrated in the hands of a few major enterprises has led to the disappearance of a large number of cooperatives, with the concomitant loss of thousands of jobs;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Warns that cooperatives face proven difficulties in obtaining funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and that this poses difficulties for their sustainability and even their continued existence; given the importance of the cooperative sector, which led to 2012 being declared International Year of Cooperatives, alerts the Commission to the need to enable easier and more flexible access by cooperatives to EIB loans, as well as to other non-repayable grants from EU programmes;