6 Amendments of Csaba MOLNÁR related to 2014/2209(INI)
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
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1. Notes that the concept of green growth and the opportunities arising from it relate to various sectors such as renewable energy sources and in particular the economically-viable exploitation of wind, solar and geothermal energy, the circular economy, energy efficiency, resource efficiency, renewable energy, waste management, cradle to cradle; points out the considerable economic potential of these sectors;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
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2. Stresses that green growth should be put in a broad perspective, and should include efforts deployed throughout the whole value chain and across the entrepreneurial ecosystem, including efforts by industrial manufacturing players to reduce the ecological footprint of their products, production processes, ancillary activities connected with production, business practices and services;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
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5. Believes that the EU needs to drastically change its entrepreneurial culture in order to contribute to economic growth by having more people starting up their own businesses and seeking more businesses opportunities, including in green growth, and by accepting failure and risk-taking; emphasises the importance of putting this issue at the centre of policy making; calls on Member States to cater for a softer landing after business failure, for instance by modifying bankruptcy laws to allow people to start up a new business soon after failure of a previous venture, especially in new and innovative sectors, without, however, this enabling payment obligations to be avoided;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
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6. Points out that in the current circumstances where insufficient access to appropriate sources of risk capital, particularly in the early stages, continues to be one of the most significant constraints on the creation and development of growth-oriented firms, the Commission’s Action Plan on improving access to finance for SMEs places a lot of emphasis on venture capital as a possible mode of growth finance; underlines, nonetheless, that this kind of funding is adequate only for a small number of SMEs and that bank loans remain the main source of funding, and that all alternatives should be developed by the private sector; points out the potential financing opportunities that should be explored through the European Fund for Strategic Investments and the possibility of establishing an independent EU fund for providing SMEs with risk capital;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
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17. Calls on Member States to avoid creating barriers to the internal market by gold-plating, to review their current regulatory regimes and remove any superfluous or ineffective regulations which constitute market barriers, and to ensure consistent transposition into national legislation; invites the Commission to step up its efforts in addressing gold-plating with individual Member States; stresses the need for a clear and uniform EU-wide interpretation by national regulators and open public procurement rules, including green procurement and e-procurement, which at the moment represents a substantial barrier for SMEs wishing to internationalise and at the same time a tremendous opportunity for Member States to be early adaptors;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
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