Activities of Monika SMOLKOVÁ related to 2016/2032(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Access to finance for SMEs and increasing the diversity of SME funding in a Capital Markets Union (A8-0222/2016 - Othmar Karas) SK
Amendments (3)
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Draws Member States’ attention to the importance of a stable tax environment for businesses, since this is essential for the prosperity and development of SMEs;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the complexity of the rules and the amount of red tape involved in obtaining ESI funding, including disproportionate administrative costs and the time lag before payments are actually received, affects SMEs in particular; calls for a thorough simplification of the process, and urges the Commission to clarify how the rules governing ESI Funds and the rules on State aid fit together; recalls that in terms of access to State aid SMEs are often at a disadvantage compared with large firms, which is something that the Commission should monitor closely;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that, setting aside the issue of their size, each SME is different and there are many factors which determine their needs and the ease with which they can obtain funding, such as where they are based, the business sector in which they operate and the stage they have reached in their development; calls on the Commission, Member States and regional authorities to take these factors into account in coming up with tailor-made financing arrangements which in particular exploit the scope for combining subsidies and funding instruments; calls on the Member States in view of the specific characteristics of SMEs also to create incentives to support SME access to the global market.