3 Amendments of Nuno TEIXEIRA related to 2012/2134(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Supports an increase in the European Investment Bank’s capital as a means of improving the provision of loans to SMEs and carrying out new investments to relaunch economic activity, create employment and generate wealth.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that cohesion policy, being the main tool of convergence and sustainable development of the EU, is one of the main sources of support for its SMEs; understands that future financial support under the cohesion policy and the Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME) should be focused on strengthening the research and innovation capacities of SMEs and improving their competitiveness at global level.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Understands that SMEs have a decisive role to play in the economic and social development of the outermost regions and that specific support programmes need to be developed, similar to the POSEI, as well as additional mechanisms to make credit available to enterprises operating in these European regions;