15 Amendments of Dita CHARANZOVÁ related to 2014/2233(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the 2010 report by EIM for the European Commission entitled ‘Internationalisation of European SMEs’,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the global economic crisis has severely affected all mature, emerging and developing countries since 2007 and has had an impact on budgetary policies and on the access of both institutional and private entities to the funds needed to carry out projects, affecting the development of infrastructure and other capital-intensive projects and the provision of basic services;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas many emerging and developing countries face a mismatch between the dynamism of private businesses and the lack of reliable public infrastructure; whereas such gaps (which are striking in India or Brazil) have undermined potential growth, limiting export/import capacities or disturbing production lines owing to the absence of sufficient port infrastructure, deficiencies in internal transport (railways, freight or highways) or dysfunctional power generation units and power distribution grids; whereas theyse gaps also have a negative impact on human welfare (owing to scarcity of sewage and water distribution networks); whereas PPPs allow integrated solutions whereby a partner or a consortium provides ‘building’ (construction, engineering and architecture services), ‘financing’ (injection of private funds, at least to pre-finance a project) and ‘exploitation’ (maintenance, surveillance and management services);
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to stimulate job creation, competitiveness and productivity through new endeavours designed to stimulate the activity of economic actors in order to re-launch growth, including via investments outside the Single Market;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that PPPs could be a major potential source of grow for our European companies and in the case of development PPPs, a way that our European companies can help to do good works in the world;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that both SMEs and larger companies alike can provide unique private-sector know- how, experience, and networks involving public authorities in non-EU countries; considers that SMEs can best achieve their potential if they perform at the global level and enter markets outside Europe, inter alia through PPPs, often by acting as subcontractors for larger EU companies;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective services to the public, both inside and outside the EU, is essential in order to ensure successful implementation and viability; recalls that the complex choice of models and contracts has an impact on a project’'s evolution; warns that at some stages PPPs have been used to exploit loopholes in fiscal accounting and reporting, which has led Eurostat to adopt targeted accounting rules; highlights the need for an adequate institutional framework combining political commitment, good governance and adequate underlying legislation;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that in the area of development aid, PPPs are an effective way to spend European funds while supporting EU priorities and coherence with other policies; calls for greater Commission involvement and investment in development PPPs and to use PPPs as a vehicle to allow the extension of the Union’s limited development budget;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Asks the Commission to work to prevent all attempts to block European companies taking part in foreign PPPs through administrative, procedural and technical barriers;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Asks the Commission to undertake a study on the effects of the Union’s FTAs and their implementation on the access to foreign PPPs by European companies; believes that such a study might give insight into their concrete impacts in the PPP field and eventually which barriers have not been addressed;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Given that in orderUnderlines that to attract cross- border private-sector funds into PPPs, it is paramount to provide sufficient assurances that these long-term investments will benefit from a clear, stable and secure environment, with good governance and effective dispute settlement; calls on the Commission and the Council to collaboratework together to ensure that the necessary legal set-upframework in this area exists and is transparent, effective and cost-efficient (the new EU competence for investment allows synergies between investment and government procurement in a way that adds value in terms of market access and protection of acquired rights and assets);
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is convinced that increased participation by EU companies in large- scale international PPPs would lead to substantial benefits in terms of job creation, productivity, competitiveness, technology and innovation development in Europe; recalls that the report2010 Commission study entitled ‘Internationalisation of European SMEs’ highlights the positive link between internationalisation and innovation in terms of product, service and processes;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that the work in this area must take into account, in particular, the challenges for EU-based SMEs in competing on international markets as parts of PPP and the need to ensure that SMEs gain concrete and fair access; highlights in this respect the importance of specific rules allowing for cluster or grouped tendering by SMEs and the use of open and transparent subcontracting chains; believes that SMEs should be encourage to take part either as sub- contractors or as part of consortiums tendering for contracts;