10 Amendments of Heinz K. BECKER related to 2016/2237(INL)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas social enterprises take an innovative approach to the challenges facing society and provide the Member States with much-needed support;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas social enterprises highlight new ways of addressing social problems in an ever more quickly changing world and create sustainable jobs;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas social entrepreneurship is a key component of an environmentally and socially sustainable market economy and of the European internal market and highlights its viable business models;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas rural areas offer significant opportunities for social enterprises, and whereas, therefore, it is essential that appropriate infrastructure should be available throughout rural regions;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises the need to support social enterprises by providing them with sufficient funding and facilities, as financial sustainability is vital to their survival;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for the ‘Erasmus for young entrepreneurs’ programme to be continued, for its budget to be used effectively and for information about the programme to be made easily accessible;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls for the procedures for setting up social enterprises to be simplified, so that excessive red tape does not pose an obstacle to social entrepreneurship;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises that the procedures by means of which social entrepreneurs can access funding must be simplified, and calls, in that connection, for an effective European campaign to cut red tape;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Emphasises that social enterprises make a vital contribution to society and need improved start-up and funding procedures;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Supports national initiatives to foster social entrepreneurship, and emphasises the importance of cross- border networking and exchanges of ideas in this area;