10 Amendments of Mara BIZZOTTO related to 2011/2116(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas cooperative enterprises should promote the interests of their members and users as well as solutions to societal challenges, and do not seek to maximise financial profit for shareholders,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas cooperative enterprises, by their nature, are structurally linked to the area in which they are based and therefore play an important part in accelerating local development, which is a decisive factor in generating genuine social, economic and territorial cohesion; whereas, in cooperative societies, the financing of continuing training in the fields of social responsibility and entrepreneurship, which are two areas not fully covered by other instruments of social participation, is of fundamental importance,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas, in cooperative enterprises, the participation of the enterprise’s members has to take precedence and be reflected in the governance and ownership structure of the cooperative,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas cooperatives are an important pillar of the European economy and a key driver for social innovation, and whereas Europe has 160 000 cooperatives, owned by more than a quarter of all Europeans, which provide work for around 5.4 million employees, whereas it is important to remove barriers to trade by promoting the adaptation of production facilities to a Community-scale market and developing cross-border activities that can support a European social model of full employment, quality and inclusion,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas cooperative enterprises also provide high-quality, inclusive and crisis- resilient employment, often with high ratios of female and migrant employment; whereas, thanks to their cooperative business model, they increased turnover and growth during the crisis, with fewer bankruptcies and redundanciescould act as an important resource for the European economy, not least by offering high-quality employment,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas legislation regarding cooperatives and employee participation varies across the EU and employee participation and entrepreneurship has a strategic role in the development of the European economy, but, as yet, there is no transparent regulatory framework to define the role of member worker,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that cooperatives and other social economy enterprises are part of the European social model and the single market and therefore deserve strong recognition and support, as provided for in the constitutions of some Member States and various EU key documents;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Views with regret the fact thatNotes that neither the SCE nor the SCE is notare yet a successes given itstheir scarce use - until 2010 only 17 SCEs had been established, with a total of 32 employees14;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that employee participation provisions are considered a core element in the SCE; points out, however, that they might not meet the requirements linked to the special nature of cooperatives;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14