10 Amendments of Michael DETJEN related to 2016/2237(INL)
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the vital importance of the hundreds of thousands of social enterprises in Europe, which employ around 15 million people, and their invaluable contribution to continued economic growth in the EU internal marketquality job creation, social and regional cohesion and continued economic growth in the EU internal market, especially during the economic meltdown, which contrasts with the lack of social visibility and national awareness, in terms of public policies adapted to this sector, as well as financial comprehension of their activities and benefits for society;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that, although social enterprises and their activities should not replace public social protection and welfare assistance, given the constantly rising demand for social services,; social enterprises in the EU bear enormous social responsibility and are becoming increasingly important; are becoming increasingly important in order to cushioning social impacts amongst those hit hardest by the economic crisis against the background of stricter fiscal rules and regressive structural reforms at national level imposed by the Union, which reduce public expenditure and risk national welfare states;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for an online multilingual European platform for social and solidarity-based enterprises, through which they could exchange ideas on setting-up and funding procedures and the legal situation; and receive and share information on access to national and Union programmes and funding;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the needCalls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for a regulation to introduce at EU level a ‘European social label’ for social enterprises, based on clear criteriaand solidarity-based enterprises aimed to distinguish the specific characteristics of theses undertakings and their social impact, facilitating access to funding and to the single market for those willing to expand to other Member States, while at the same time respecting different legal forms in the sector;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that the “European social label” must be available for those social and solidarity-based enterprises satisfying a set of minimum legal requirements and definitions, regardless of their legal form;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to introduce a European definition for social and solidarity-based enterprises based on Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013, which defines such a business as an undertaking, which regardless of its legal form: (a) has the achievement of measurable, positive social impacts as a primary objective in accordance with its articles of association, statutes or any other statutory document establishing the business, where the undertaking: – provides services or goods to vulnerable, marginalised, disadvantaged or excluded persons generating social returns, and/or – provides goods or services through a method of production, which embodies its social objective; (b) uses its profits first and foremost to achieve its primary objectives instead of distributing profits, and has in place predefined procedures and rules for any circumstances in which profits are distributed to shareholders and owners, which ensure that any such distribution of profits does not undermine its primary objectives; and (c) is managed in an accountable and transparent way, in particular by involving workers, customers and/or stakeholders affected by its business activities;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Recognises the positive impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) criteria among the European businesses; considers, however, that this notion must be treated separately from the activities and notions involving social economy and social and solidarity-based enterprises;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Considers that the minimum criteria and legal requirements for acquiring and maintaining a “European social label” must be a socially useful activity which should be define at European level; points out that this activity should be measurable in terms of social impact in fields like social integration of vulnerable people, labour market integration of those at risk of exclusion in quality and sustainable jobs, reduction of gender inequalities, tackling marginalisation of migrants, improving equal opportunities through health, education, culture, and decent housing, fighting poverty and inequalities; stresses that social and solidarity-based enterprises must comply in their own performance with best practices in terms of working and employment conditions;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. SConsiders that the “European social label” should be optional for the undertakings, but must be recognised by all Member States; social and solidarity- based enterprises awarded with the label must enjoy the same benefits, entitlements, rights and obligations, in a specific Member State regardless of their legal forms; stresses that the cost of and the formalities involved in obtaining the label should be kept to a minimum, to avoid putting social enterprises at any disadvantage;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the need to offfoster financial support to social enterprises at regional, national and EU level, and draws attentoffered by private investors and public entities to social and solidarity-based enterprises at regional, national and EU level; calls on the Commission to strengthen the social dimension tof existing sources of funding, such as the European Social Fund, the European Regional Development Fund and the European Programme for Social Change and InnovationUnion funding in the context of the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027, such as the European Social Fund, the European Regional Development Fund and other relevant funds as Horizon 2020, COSME and the European Fund for Strategic Investment, in order to promote the social economy and social entrepreneurship;