Activities of Marc JOULAUD related to 2015/2282(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs (A8-0162/2016 - Rosa D'Amato) FR
Amendments (4)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the 23 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the EU, which account for around 99% of all businesses, make a fundamental contribution to economic growth, innovation, social cohesion and job creation, providing over 100 million jobs which generate 2 out of every 3 private sector jobs;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the SMEs which would be eligible for ESI funds, in that they operate in a competitive environment and have to deal with a wide range of constraints, including cash-flow constraints, are being hit particularly hard by the complexity and instability of the rules and by the red tape involved, in particular the fact that the administrative costs are out of all proportion to the funding allocated, the time taken to process funding applications and the need to advance funds;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure enhanced coordination and consistency among all EU investment policies targeted at SMEs; stresses, in particular, the need to harmonise management rules and promote synergies between programmes under ESI funds and other EU instruments such as Horizon 2020 or the European Fund for Strategic Investments; welcomes the plan to ease access to ESI funds through the introduction of a ‘seal of excellence’ for projects which have been evaluated as ‘excellent’ but are not financed by Horizon 2020; urges the Member States to provide a one-stop shop at regional level for the various EU financing instruments aimed at SMEs;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the High Level Group on Simplification to draw attention to the need for SMEs to reduce the administrative burden and simplify procedures in the management of ESI Funds, in particular by clarifying the link between the rules on ESI Funds for SMEs and the rules on state aid;