3 Amendments of Bendt BENDTSEN related to 2013/2006(INI)
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Acknowledges the Commission’s smart regulation drive designed to reduce bureaucratic burdens without undermining the effectiveness of legislation; supports regulatory coherence and improved competitiveness proofing under the impact assessment guidelines; stresses that administrative burdens are one of the most serious obstacles with which businesses have to contend and considers that work to reduce such burdens should be high on the political agenda; looks forward to proposals from the Commission on this subject, particularly with concrete, quantitative targets;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Acknowledges the importance of the TTIP undertaking, which has the potential to simplify and increase the export of European industrial products, improve the competitiveness of European industry by raising international production standards, and reduce the import costs of raw and processed materials for manufacturing companies, and which can give European industry a much-needed boost and contribute growth corresponding to 0.5% of the EU’s GDP and thus also create thousands of new jobs; advocates that it should endeavour to phase out fossil fuel subsidies; advocates newly defining the likeness of products by distinguishing them on the basis of their carbon footprint;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Acknowledges the fact of bank lending constraints and their impact, particularly on SMEs; welcomes the Commission Green Paper on long-term financing; highlights the need to strengthen the robustness of the EU banking sector via Basel III, a banking union and the ESM; stresses, however, the importance of our international partners also implementing the Basel III rules, so that European firms and SMEs are not placed in a worse position, thus harming European competitiveness;