Activities of Andrej PLENKOVIĆ related to 2016/2032(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Access to finance for SMEs and increasing the diversity of SME funding in a Capital Markets Union (A8-0222/2016 - Othmar Karas) HR
Amendments (2)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
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3. Welcomes the fact that EUR 75 billion have been earmarked to support SMEs under the EFSI in order to cover more justified financial needs of SMEs; will closely monitor the leverage created by its financing and its geographic distribution; notes the success of the SME window and calls for full use to be made of the flexibility clause provided in the regulation to increase this envelope; invites Commission to tackle the issue of unequal geographical spread in EU 28 MS in designing of further products to be launched;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the further opening of ESIFs to SMEs and the design of new dedicated schemes as a mitigating measure to facilitate SMEs access to finance; supports the shift from grants to the provision of guarantees through financial instruments with higher leverage and less distortive effects on competition; recalls the importance of structural funding for attracting further private investment to benefit SMEs in poorer regions due to their higher lending rates, especially in south and south-eastern member states, therefore demanding greater attention;