Activities of Enrico GASBARRA related to 2014/2210(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Family businesses in Europe (A8-0223/2015 - Angelika Niebler) IT
Amendments (3)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, while most family businesses are SMEs, in some EU Member States a few family businesses account for a large share of the total turnover of all businesses and thus make a significant contribution to job retention, including in times of crisis, job creation and growth and the economic success of the country concerned1; ___________ 1 In Germany alone, 17 percent of all employees who pay mandatory social security contributions work for ‘big’ family businesses with an annual turnover of at least EUR 50 million; while they account for a mere 0.1% of all companies in Germany, they generate 20% of the total turnover of all companies in that country.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas family businesses differ in terms of values from non-family corporations as regards long-term orientation, have a special degree of commitment to their local community – rooted in the European tradition of the ‘honourable merchant’ – and are generally slower to close down and put workers out of job, even if suffering greatly in the economic crisis, deal with it more resolutely and therefore tend to be slower in putting workers out of jobs; highlights, in this regard, the initiatives supported by the European Union with the so-called Family Pacts;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that family businesses demonstrate a high degree of social responsibility towards their staff and a natural willingness to employ women, including in senior positions, and that they generally take a more sustainable and longer-term approach to the economic future of the business (by acting as ‘honourable businessmen’) than non- family businesses and thus make an important contribution to Europe’s competitiveness and create and maintain jobs;