Activities of Monika SMOLKOVÁ related to 2012/2042(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs): competitiveness and business opportunities
Amendments (3)
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the Structural Funds should continue to provide financing to SMEs by means of equity, guarantees and loans at low interest rates, and underlines that complex administrative procedures, as well as significant differences between the provisions applied respectively by managing authorities and intermediate bodies, should be avoided;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Emphasises the need to apply equal financial incentives for the creation of new jobs with respect to both large enterprises and SMEs;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on Member States and on regional and local authorities to apply, on their respective levels, the instruments promoted by the Commission, such as competitiveness proofing, fitness checks and SME test, SME tests and Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on combating late payment in commercial transactions, in order to guarantee the policies’ overall effectiveness.