14 Amendments of Reinhard BÜTIKOFER related to 2012/2042(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission staff working document "Exploiting the employment potential of green growth" of 18 April 2012, accompanying the document "Towards a rich job recovery" COM(2012) 173 final;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas job creation in eco-industries has been positive throughout the recession in comparison to many other sectors and is forecasted to continue to remain sound in future years;1 __________________ 1 Eurostat estimates total numbers employed have grown from 2.4 million in 2000 and 3.0 million in 2008 and are forecast to reach 3.4 million in 2012 - (April 2012)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the Commission estimated that policies promoting a transition to a green economy such as resource efficiency, energy efficiency, and climate change policies could generate more than 9 million jobs by 2020 and in particular in the SMEs sector;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the Commission proposal on the review of European standardisation but believes that more can be done with regards to governance of the process to make the standardisation system more effectively work for SMEs; stresses the need for a more coherent system of international standards to enable interoperability and reduce obstacles to SMEs going international;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Regrets that only a few Member States have integrated an SME test into their national decision-making process; calls on the Commission to submit minimum requirements, collect and promote best practices and develop guidelines for the systematic implementation of SME tests at national level;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Acknowledges the plans to establish a separate intermediate category (mid-caps) for companies with up to 1 000 employees; insists that any such new category must not be part of and dilute the effectiveness of the SME definition and should be applied in a limited number of areas such as access to funding for R&D or internationalisation activities;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the Commission's Communication on reinforcing the competitiveness of Europe's industries; regrets that neither the concept of competitiveness-proofing nor the ex-post evaluation of legislation affecting industry are mentioned; calls on the Commission to report regularly on progress achieved in this field;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has acknowledged the importance of the manufacturing sector for sustainable growth and employment in the EU in its various strategies and communications; reiterates the need for an integrated industrial policy based on the principles of social market economy and supporting transition to a sustainable, resources efficient and resilient economy;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that the way out of the economic crisis can only be paved by entrepreneurship and, SME growth and investment in green and smart infrastructure; underlines the importance of addressing the entrepreneurial potential of young people, women and migrants;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to look into new fundraising initiatives for entrepreneurs and start-ups such as crowdfunding, to assess how these could benefit SMEs and if they should be promoted; furthermore the need for a legislative framework to frame such practices in the EU would need to be also evaluated;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Urges the Commission to tackle SME knowledge and skill gaps in relation to green technologies, practices and business models; action is needed to identify skills needs and address the gaps in the labour market through education and professional training strategies and development of training and skills development programs targeted to SMEs;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)
Paragraph 30 c (new)
30c. Believes that the future COSME, Horizon 2020 as well as Structural Funds Programmes under the next MFF should earmark sufficient amounts to support SMEs to innovate and generate employment in a resource efficient and sustainable way;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 d (new)
Paragraph 30 d (new)
30d. Calls for an ambitious budget to be allocated to the SME instrument established under Horizon 2020, which will provide targeted support to innovative and high growth potential SMEs; believes that the instrument should be delivered through a single dedicated structure tailored to the needs of SMEs;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31