Activities of Marian HARKIN related to 2014/2236(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Social entrepreneurship and social innovation in combatting unemployment (A8-0247/2015 - Verónica Lope Fontagné)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation in combating unemployment PDF (165 KB) DOC (119 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas social support and health services providers, many of which are social enterprises, represents one of the key job growth areas in the EU, having created 1.3 million jobs between 2009 and 2013;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas procurement often takes the form of large one-off tenders for services or supplies which may exclude smaller actors;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The Commission should recognise the diversity of social enterprises and ensure EU-level actions are taken to support social enterprises of all types;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the social entrepreneurship model often appeals to young people and gives them an opportunity to provide innovative responses to the current economic, social and environmental challenges; In this context calls for the immediate implementation of the EaSI programme;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that social innovation makes a significant contribution towards laying the foundations for a type of growth which serves a more sustainable, inclusive society generating social cohesion; Notes that social innovation is sometimes used as an excuse to simply cut funding and that social innovation must be aimed at improving the quality of services in an efficient manner;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission should recognise and support the role of not-for-profit social service providers, politically and financially;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Points out that demographic trends are bound up with new models of consumption. Population ageing in developed countries is making growing demands on social services, but will also provide opportunities to create socially responsible businesses;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that social economy enterprises can develop processes that allow more efficient, responsible and transparent management of shrinking resources, and can increase implementation of socially responsible measures;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Supports the idea that social enterprises could form a specific company category with its own legal status and other objectives than simply profit for shareholders;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and Member States to include social economy enterprises in action plans for employment and social integration in order to help unlock the job creation potential in the sector;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that social economy enterprises face difficulties in accessing public procurement, such difficulties can include barriers which are related to their size and their financial capability; calls for action to facilitate their participation in public procurement by providing appropriate advice and, simplifying the procedures and drawing up tenders in such a way as to make them accessible for smaller operators; calls for bids to be rewarded that offer most economic and social value rather than the lowest price in public procurement, with social or environmental criteria being included in public procurement contracts;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the European Commission to continue to promote the social investment approach as presented in the Social Investment Package; Calls for investment in the social economy to be taken into account when assessing European Strategic Investment Fund projects;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States to include the entrepreneurial spirit, entrepreneurial education and the principles of the social economy in education and training curricula;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Is in favour of creating a multilingual digital platform for exchanging information aimed at social enterprises, business incubators, business clusters and investors in social enterprise, and of facilitating information-sharing and access to support from EU programmes; believes that the development of such a platform should be preceded by consultations with interested groups;