Activities of Dominique MARTIN related to 2015/2320(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
How best to harness the job creation potential of SMEs? (A8-0248/2016 - Zdzisław Krasnodębski) FR
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on how best to harness the job creation potential of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) PDF (455 KB) DOC (175 KB)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a growing number of SMEs are forced into bankruptcy or closure by the bureaucratic and administrative burden of European standards;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that in order to ensure better conditions for job creation for the SME sector Member States must address the following problems, which are unequally present in different regions: skills scarcity and brain drain; the mismatch between the training on offer and employers’ needs; regulatory and tax burdens and regulatory uncertainty; the shadow economy and undeclared work; and the de facto privileged position of multinational corporations (MNCs);
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that labour costs, including social security contributions, have an impact on SMEs’ job creation potential and competitiveness;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that the main objective should be to combat social dumping and unfair competition effectively, therefore sacrificing worker protections to enable labour costs to fall is wholly unacceptable;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EU to better engagencourage and enable Member State authorities, universities, businesses and financial institutions with a view to makinge full use of EU funding sources (e.g. the EFSI, the ESF, the ERDF, COSME, Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+), so as to help overcome the difficulty in accessing finance which is still one of the main barriers to the growth of SMEs;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that the artificial academisation of specific professions is not helpful if one wishes to tackle the problem of skills scarcities in SMEs; believes that vocational training, and especially dual systems operated in cooperation with SMEs, should be given more public support and that their professional value should receive greater recognition;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out the importance and worth of professional training, courses and apprenticeships when it comes to giving young people the qualifications and skills that they need for the labour market;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Encourages Member States to establish a clear framework for setting up high quality training courses, professional training and apprenticeship schemes which genuinely help young people to develop their careers;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that apprenticeship schemes within SMEs should be promoted by Member States, including through financial incentives and better recognition of the skills that they offer;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out that the aim of training courses, professional training and apprenticeship schemes is to provide genuine professional experience which young people can apply in the future;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on Member States to adopt favourable legislative frameworks for young graduates who are employed by an SME or are starting up an enterprise, including by simplifying access to loans and funding methods;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to review the rules affecting SMEs and to introduce measures based on the ‘Think Small First’ principle, in order to remove the bureaucratic obstacles and administrative burden with which SMEs are confronted and achieve a high level of regulatory certainty as a precondition for job stability;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Points out that SMEs can only fulfil their employment creation role in a healthy and stable economic environment;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider that SMEs face specific obstacles and should therefore be exempted from excessively burdensome administrative procedures, while always ensuring that they provide their employees with the necessary health and safety standards;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to adopt, in the framework of the European Semester’s country-specific recommendations, a differentiated approach to improve the environment for SMEs, taking into account the country- specific circumstances and the EU regions’ specific structural differencesbear in mind country-specific circumstances and structural differences specific to each EU region, and asks the Commission to allow each Member State to put in place the requisite national measures to improve the conditions for SMEs in their country;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that in some cases EU competition policy too often results in privileging that mostly benefits big market operators that are characterised by greater economic efficiency than SMEs; stresses in this regard the need for specific measures for SMEs in order to curb their market diseconomies, thus enabling their internationalisation and boosting their job creation potential;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that SMEs’ unequal access to markets, skills and finance across the EU, as well as being detrimental to their employment creation prospects, is the result of a number of structural differences in terms of enterprises’ scale and performances and in national legislative provisions; considers, therefore, that these differences should be taken into account when evaluating EU internal market performance and implementing Union competition policy rules;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Takes the view that tax rules (which vary on the basis of company size) create unfair competition between SMEs and large multinational groups;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Points out that combatting social dumping should remain a top priority and should always be taken into account in negotiations with third countries;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to conduct an impact assessment regarding the implications of the future TTIP agreement for jobs in the SME sector in all Member States and to take proper account of the results before continuing negotiations;