Activities of Enrique CALVET CHAMBON related to 2014/2209(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on green growth opportunities for SMEs
Amendments (12)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance of each European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) and of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs and in supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors; is of the opinion that those funds will contribute to the achievement of the Europe 2020 objectives for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and its Flagship Initiatives;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Urges the local and regional authorities to define production sectors and productive structures in which SMEs can move ahead with green growth and, having identified them, support them in this dynamic;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to continue identifying the main obstacles and to initiate policies which would encourage SMEs to invest in green growth and eco- innovation, in order to promote opportunities for employment and the enhancement of sustainable growth; calls on the Commission, the Member States and local authorities to remove these barriers and facilitate access to credit for SMEs without this entailing an additional administrative burden which is difficult for SMEs to assume;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to continue identifying the main obstacles and to initiate policies which would encourage SMEs to invest in resource efficiency, green growth and eco- innovation, in order to promote opportunities for employment and the enhancement of sustainable growth;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends to the Member States that they include, when drafting the selection criteria for EUSIF-funded projects, elements that should incentivise projects geared towards sustainable and smart growth, andwhich can turn environmental challenges into business opportunities, and also ensure a balanced representation of environmentalrelevant stakeholders when establishing the monitoring committees;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States to address – within their operational programmes – their national and regional needs when making use of ‘green’ public procurement, in order to promote green growth opportunities for SMEs (such as recycling, greenrenewable energy production, energy efficiency and energy saving schemes); calls on the Commission to inform Parliament on the percentage/number of SMEs that are financed through the operational programmes in each Member State;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the extension of innovative support schemes, such as green innovation vouchers, if Member States characteristics allows, which can promote the introduction of sustainable technologies and environmentally friendly solutions into the market;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to find innovative financing solutions for supporting SMEs within European Structural and Investment Funds Operational Programmes in the sector of renewable energy which encountered a high bankruptcy rate, due to external dumping practices as well as the fats changing regulatory frameworks.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Member States and regional authorities to step up awareness-raising among SMEs and entrepreneurs of the scale and implications of the transition to a low-carbon economy; invites the public authorities to address the lack of knowledge, resources and skills as regards green technologies which exists in the EU, and therefore stresses the need to inform SMEs of the growth and employment opportunities that these new business models and practices can bring. The task of educating and training to be accomplished by the local and regional authorities is a crucial one;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support and promote the creation of thematic and geographic/regional platforms, clusters and regional associations of SMEs through which incremental or breakthrough eco- innovative projects would attract private investments, and to encourage stakeholder cooperation in order to enrich the European value chain;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States (at the level of national and regional policy-makers and managing authorities) to continuously promote sustainable growth under the smart specialisation strategies with the engagement of key stakeholders (research centres, universities and enterprises) which will promote groupings, synergies and networks centring on green economy activities; asks the Commission to report to Parliament on the implementation of smart specialisation strategies at national and/or regional level, where appropriate, and especially as regards the various patterns of ‘downstream actions’ used at EU and Member State level; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide information on the practical measures taken in order to develop competencies for eco-innovative SMEs through interconnecting regional innovation centres and the key support networks.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Member States to develop consistent and reliable rules that generate the confidence needed to ensure investment in sustainable and eco-innovative business models, including via financial incentives, which would ideally be applied at local and regional level for new enterprises, without distorting competition rules;