Activities of Steeve BRIOIS related to 2015/2282(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs (A8-0162/2016 - Rosa D'Amato) FR
Amendments (18)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas cohesion policy represents a fundamentalshould be a tool for investmenting in growth and jobs in the EU, with a budget of over EUR 350 billion until 2020; whereas the tangible results of cohesion policy investment can help shapeinvestments using cohesion policy funds should strengthen the current and future growth of regions within Member States;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Cohesion Policy in the 2007- 2013 programming period provided € 70 billion of support to SMEs, creating thanks to Member State contributions, helping to create more than 263 000 SME jobs, and helped SMEs modernise through increased use of ICT, access skills, innovation or the modernisation of working practices;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas cohesion policy can, at best, mitigate the harmful effects of EU policies in the areas of employment and investment in SMEs; whereas the objective is not only to inject public money into the economy, but also to tackle the difficulties faced by SMEs, in particular red tape, cash flow, funding and competitiveness;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the EU does not protect our industries and our SMEs against unfair international competition; whereas the EU fosters social, environmental and fiscal dumping on the single market itself, as demonstrated by the 'posting of workers' directive;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas the eurozone is not a fully developed monetary zone, and whereas it therefore provides no protection against exogenous asymmetric shocks; whereas the eurozone Member States are deprived of the monetary policy leverage they could use to generate growth, investment and jobs, and whereas the single currency makes the products exported by some SMEs, with the exception of those in Germany, more expensive;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas the EU forbids Member States from practising economic patriotism, which involves favouring local businesses, and thus local jobs, when awarding public contracts;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the introductionuse of thematic concentration into cohesion policy programming for 2014-2020 providedcould be an effective tool for the design of operational programmes with a better focus on investment priorities if it did not favour the take-up of structural fund support by metropolitan areas to the detriment of rural and peri-urban areas;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, through thematic concentration, should make operational programmes appear to be better targeted towards a limited number of strategic goals, in particular in terms of growth enhancement and high-quality job creation potential for SMEs;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Criticises the fact that the Commission's only means of strengthening the competitiveness of SMEs is to attack the employment rights of EU workers by recommending that the Member States cut wages, since they cannot devalue their currencies, or try to harmonise national social protection systems downwards;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is paying increased attention to good governance and high-quality public services; rRecalls the importance for SMEs to have a transparent, consistent and innovative public procurement set-up; stresses the need to continue with the strict application of anti-error and anti-fraud measures without adding to the administrative burden;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure enhanced coordination and consistency among all EU investment policies targeted at SMEs; welcomnotes the plan to ease access to ESI funds through the introduction of a ‘seal of excellence’ for projects which have been evaluated as ‘excellent’ but are not financed by Horizon 2020; urgessuggests that the Member States to provide a one-stop shop at regional level for the various EU financing instruments aimed at SMEs;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the CommissionCalls on the Member States to monitor closely the acceleration of implementation, in particular the setting-up of projects with sustainable growth and quality job creation potential;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to identify, at the earliest possible stage, obstacles preventing the efficient use of funds for SMEs, and to provide specific recommendations for action and guidancea comprehensive analysis thereof to national governments and, above all, to beneficiaries; emphasises Parliament’s role in the supervision of results-oriented implementation;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that smart specialisation strategies, although not formally required as ex ante conditionalities in TO 3, are a crucial tool inintended to guaranteeing innovation and the adaptability of Thematic Objectives; asks the Commission to report to Parliament on the results of smart specialisation strategies devoted to SMEs at national and/or regional level;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Asks the Managing Authorities to take into consideration the characteristics and specific competences of individual territories, with a view to promoting both traditional and innovative economic sectors; calls on the Commission to draw up specific programmes which embody all relevant green growth elements for SMEs; stresses the need for youth entrepreneurship potential to be used to the full in the context of green growth, as a way to reconcile economic growth with environmental sustainabilitystresses the need for youth entrepreneurship potential to be used to the full;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the future challenges facing SMEs inat adapting and complying with the recent decisions taken at the COP21 conference, and calls on the Commission to help the managing authorities in the Member involves additional constraints on SMEs, which are already affected by the environmental dumping practised by the United States andapt the programmes in order to streamline this adaptation procesemerging countries;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19