24 Amendments of David CASA related to 2015/2320(INI)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that in order to ensure better conditions for job creation for the SME sector Member States must address the following problems, which are unequally present in different regions: skills scarcity and brain drain; regulatory burdens and regulatory uncertainty; the shadow economy; and the de factoperceived privileged position of multinational corporations (MNCs);
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. NotAcknowledges that labour costs have an impact on SMEs’ job creation potential and competitiveness; and recognises that labour costs are a part of doing business.
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls for extra measures also to be taken for the integration of the Generation 50+ into the labour market, business, education or training with the aim of preventing long-term unemployment and the risk of social exclusion for this category of workers and their families;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on Member States to ensure that local childcare infrastructure is provided in order to facilitate parents access to the workforce;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Member States to incentivise through taxation the growth and emergence of business angel, seed fund and early stage market player sectors;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls on the European Commission to create the European framework regulation to facilitate the creation of pan-European crowd-funding and crowd investing markets;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Calls on the European Commission to facilitate the securitisation of loans to micro-companies and SMEs to increase their available credit;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Calls on the European Commission to encourage young, senior, and female-owned SMEs;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EU to better engage Member State authorities, universthird level education and training facilities, businesses, and financial institutions with a view to making full use of EU funding sources (e.g. the EFSI, the ESF, the ERDF, COSME, Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+) so as to help overcome the difficulty in accessing finance which is still one of the main barriers to the growth of SMEs;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to boost ICT and STEM training and education in order to equip both the current and the future workforce with the relevant e-skills; Encourages the Commission and Member States to support programmes that provide unemployed young people with e-skills such as open online courses, and encourage the same for Generation 50+/active seniors.
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that apprenticeship schemes within SMEs should be promoted by Member States, including through financial incentives; In this regard, dual education programmes and the combination of education and traineeship opportunities must also be encouraged;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on Member States to adopt favourable legislative frameworks forthat will incentivise young graduates who are employed by an SME or are starting up an enterprise;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Notes that measures should be taken to better enable the recognition of qualifications and diplomas across Europe, including diplomas and online certificates such as those provided by MOOCs, and the validation of non-formal learning in order to enable professionals to contribute with their knowledge and skills throughout Europe;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Welcomes the Commission legislative proposal on business insolvency, including early restructuring and second chance, to address fear of failure and make sure that entrepreneurs have a second chance;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to review the rules affecting SMEs and to introduce measures based on the ‘Think Small First’ principle, in order to removduce the bureaucratic obstaclesden with which SMEs are confronted and achieve a high level of regulatory certainty as a precondition for job stability;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on member states to ensure that a full regulatory impact is carried out on all new legislation and regulation to assess its impact on SMEs;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Believes that taxation should be shifted away from labour towards other broad based systems of taxation;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider that SMEs face specific obstacles and should therefore be exempted fromnot be subject to excessively burdensome administrative procedures, while always ensuring that they provide their employees with the necessary health and safety standards;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to facilitate exchanges of best practices between Member States regarding their different regulatory environments for SMEs; welcomes in this regard the Network of SME Envoys, whose role is to improve the consultation process with national SMEs and cooperation between EU countries; also encourages cooperation between SMEs and local authorities and the education sector, which can be beneficial for the creation of business clusters and incubators and hence increase their job creation potential;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the MemberCommission to fully implement the Single Market Strates togy by removeing the remaining administrative barriers with a view to facilitating market access for micro-enterprises and SMEs from other Member States;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Encourages the Commission and Member States to identify and tackle administrative and regulatory barriers preventing the swift delivery of funding;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Encourages Member States to continue to create one stop shops to provide information on all regulatory requirements and funding opportunities that anyone starting a business in any sector of the economy will encounter;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that in some cases EU competition policy results in privileging that mostly benefits big market operators that are characterised by greater economic efficiency than SMEs; stresses in this regard the need for specific measures for SMEs in order to curb their market diseconomies, thus enabling their internationalisation and boosting their job creation potential; Notes that EU Competition policy protects SMEs by preventing monopolies, cartels, market dominance or state aid and thus facilitates the job creation potential of SMEs;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that in regions where economic development is focused on attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), MNCs arcan be treated preferentially in both legislative and tax matters; believes that these practices should be examined with a view to ensuring a level playing field for SMEs and restoring their employment creation capacities; Recognises that multinational companies can have a positive effect on a workforce through the provision of jobs skills and training; Acknowledges the fact that many SMEs are created to support MNCs and their employees through the provision of supply chain products and services; Welcomes the move by the OECD to boost transparency in the International Tax system and calls for swift implementation of the BEPS measures;