15 Amendments of Ruža TOMAŠIĆ related to 2015/2282(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, as a consequence of the economic and financial crisis, levels of poverty and social exclusion have increased, as have long-term unemployment, youth unemployment and social inequalities, and Europe’s SMEs are key totherefore, SMEs can play relevant and important role in Europe’s recovery;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, as a consequence of the economic and financial crisis, levels of poverty and social exclusion have increased in many Member States, as have long-term unemployment, youth unemployment and social inequalities, and Europe’s SMEs are key to Europe’s recovery;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas European SMEs are very diverse and include a vast number of micro-enterprises based at local level, which often operate in traditional sectors, and a growing number of new start-ups and fast-growing innovative enterprises; whereas these business models have different problems and, therefore, have different needs;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the thematic objective entitled ‘enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs’ (TO 3) is one of the thematic objectives with the highest percentage of overall funding, with 13,9% and is of primary importance in order to achieve the objectives of cohesion policy and the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take into account the added value of SME projects for the development and innovation of traditional sectors, as this will not only stimulate job creation, but also maintain local and regional business specificities; highlights the need to also take into account the context of such sectors and not to disrupt the delicate balance between traditional knowledge- based production techniques and innovation;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. EReminds that in a highly regulated environment, with many financing institutions deleveraging and seeking to avoid risk, many SMEs, especially small start-ups, have found it hard to gain access to external funding, therefore, encourages the Member States and regional authorities to make full use of the financial instrument opportunities; emphasises the need to ensure the transparency, accountability and scrutiny of such financial instruments; calls for simplified access to credit, taking into account the particular characteristics of micro- enterprises;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that European small businesses tend to lean heavily on financing sources such as banks, and are often unaware of the existence of additional funding sources; reminds, therefore, that two thirds of EU SME business finance is bank-led, while in the US the majority of SMEs rely on other forms of finance than bank debt, including capital markets finance;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Urges the Commission to make cohesion policy an integral part of the 'better regulation' strategy, with the aim of reducing bureaucratic burdens for SMEs;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights that the poor quality of key infrastructure such as roads, telecommunications, distribution networks of electricity and water often leads to low amounts of private investments for projects that depend on such infrastructures;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the High Level Group on Simplification to draw attention to the need for SMEs to reduce the administrative burden and simplify procedures in the management of ESI FundHighlights that the main obstacles that hamper a broad access of SME's to ESI Funds include administrative burden, a large number and high diversification of aid schemes, complexity of rules and procedures, delays in introducing executive acts and gold plating risk; therefore, asks the High Level Group on Simplification to promote the necessary measures including the promotion of aid schemes closer to enterprises, a better coordinated and more shared management system and more coherence with competition rules and other EU polices;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Highlights that these strategies should not only target science and technology-led innovation but also foster innovation that is non-science based (i.e stimulating entrepreneurship, innovation in the public sector and service innovation);
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Stresses that governance capacities are as important as techno-economic potentials; asks the Commission how to resolve the particular challenge of the implementation of smart specialization in non- metropolitan areas which may lack the critical mass of supporting infrastructure;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Asks the Commission to establish a participatory platform within existing budgets for the dissemination of SME project results, including examples of good practice also carried out under the ERDF during the 2000-2006 and 2007-2013 programming periods;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19