15 Amendments of Philippe BOULLAND related to 2013/2176(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas it takes between 13 days (UK) and 40 days (Malta) to set up a business in Europe;2the time it takes to set up a business in Europe varies between 13 and 40 days; __________________ 2 .http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IC.RE G.DURS.
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that global trends have created competitive pressures as well as opportunities for businesses; stresses the need for Member States to create the right regulatory and fiscal framework to help businesses create jobs;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that in order to create a hospitable environment for job creation, Member States must, with support from the EU institutions, address the following factors: skills, entrepreneurship, demograpput in place the reforms needed to promote better matching of skills, entrepreneurship, a better fiscal incentive policy and recognition for training courses and apprenticeshicps, market access, finance and the labour marketto mainstream the principles of CSR, to facilitate market access and to make the labour market accessible to all, non- graduates as well as graduates;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that active policies to promote training courses, continuing education, school-business partnerships, and apprenticeships could permit better matching of skills to those sought by businesses;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the trend towards more skill- intensive jobs, with almost 90 % of jobs expected to be created or become vacant by 2020 requiring medium or high qualifications; notes also that the European trade policy pursued over the last few years has led Europe to specialise in services and advanced technology at the expense of the industrial and agricultural sectors which provide less qualified jobs;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the major supporting and advisory role which has devolved on banks, and the adverse effects of the recent economic crisis on borrowing conditions and risks covered for new entrepreneurs;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes Member States should be encouraged to promote the retention of older workers on the labour market by encouraging the extension of working lives, promoting the training within businesses of younger by senior workers, developing flexible labour markets and valuing experience;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the opportunities afforded by the single market must be used to inject new life into Europe’s economies by opening up borders and creating new business opportunities, particularly by means of reciprocal access to public procurement contracts;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the importance of creating easily accessible microcredit agencies in all regions;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly believes that businesses can only create jobs if the right conditions exist, including access to a qualified workforce, availability of flexible contractual arrangements, tax incentives, the introduction of CSR and keeping administrative burdens to a minimum;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Regrets, too, the excessive red tape under the REACH regulation, which has excluded some innovative European SMEs from European contracts which are open to international competition;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on MEPs to make full use of the Impact Assessment and European Added Value Directorate, for example in the area of CSR, in order to scrutinise the cost to SMEs of proposals on draft policy;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to address the negative effects that the accumulation of legislation has on businesses, particularly with regard to the aspects of lack of knowledge and overall perception of EU legislation, especially in the area of employment and health and safety legislation; calls therefore on the Commission to improve the flow of information to SMEs, particularly on the positive aspects of introducing CSR;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Member States to support self-employment, especially among young people, by creating an environment that will encourage entrepreneurs to grow and create new jobs, particularly by establishing information centres, evenly distributed over the regions and providing both tax administration information and opportunities for microcredit;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission and the co- legislators, in the context of the Posting of Workers Directive, to ensure that any measures adopted are proportionate and to limit the burdens on businesses seeking to benefit from the freedom to provide services, while bearing in mind the risk of social dumping;