1 Amendments of Krišjānis KARIŅŠ related to 2012/2004(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it necessary to create conditions under which social enterprises can gain financial independence and engage in commercial business activity; notes that, in many Member States, financial mechanisms force social enterprises to focus on obtaining grants and funds from governmental institutions, rather than on increasing the quality of their services or products, which would help boost their competitiveness; emphasises the need to broaden access to debt and equity instruments at the respective stage of enterprise development, taking into account the specific way in which social enterprises operate;