Activities of Remo SERNAGIOTTO 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) IT
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on access to finance for SMEs and increasing the diversity of SME funding in a Capital Markets Union
Amendments (4)
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes initiatives designed to diversify sources of funding and reduce the cost of capital for SMEs; stresses the need to improve the way in which capital markets fund the real economy, by developing alternatives to bank loans, and to make EU funding more attractive to SMEs; believes that steps should be taken to increase funding in the form of credit and guarantee schemes designed to boost SME growth;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that Europe's SME sector is extremely varied; believes it essential for the range of schemes designed to give SMEs easier access to funding to include a variety of innovative measures that can take account of the specific needs of as many SMEs as possible;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Encourages the Commission to foster the establishment, not least at regional level, of new financial services providers offering financial solutions to established businesses and start-ups;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission to pay special attention to micro-enterprises and family firms, as they are the businesses that have had the greatest difficulty in gaining access to credit during the economic crisis in Europe;