6 Amendments of Mara BIZZOTTO related to 2015/2042(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of a financial instrument such as the Facility in times of financial crisis in order tof ensureing that unemployed people and microenterprises have access to financing;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Recalls the need to gear the functioning of European microfinance instruments to the principles of socially responsible investing (SRI) and venture philanthropy, under which the measurement of results must be accompanied by the generation of social value; stresses the importance of bringing the worlds of grants and investment closer together, either by using capital resources for business initiatives which have a social impact or by awarding grants in support of innovative social enterprise, both in Europe and elsewhere;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to assess the suitability of the current definition of microcredit with a view to ensuring that future financial instruments serve social purposes and meet the needs of the market; welcomes the fact that the balance and the reflows of the Facility will be injected into the budget of the MF/SE axis of EaSI, thus increasing the number of guarantees and funded instruments that will be offered to microborrowers;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses how important it is that all beneficiaries of micro-financing should directly, in their core business, and indirectly, in the sector as a whole, promote and respect universally recognised human rights in their respective spheres of influence;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to improve methods of evaluating the viability of businesses after repayment of the microcredit, basing those methods on the principles of socially responsible investing (SRI) and venture philanthropy;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recommends that the Commission and Member States develop their strategic cooperation regarding EaSI, ESF and other possible national programmes, in order to improve the assistance given to microborrowers in terms of training, mentoring and overall support for greater business viability; recalls the importance of cooperation by, and involvement of, local agencies in ensuring consistency between the projects and support for the local economy;