Activities of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2020/2131(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A new strategy for European SMEs (debate)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that a stronger participation by SMEs in global markets creates opportunities and enhance productivity, by accelerating innovation, facilitating spill-overs of technology and know-how.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Reminds that engaging in international markets can be expensive and unaffordable for most of the European SMEs without appropriate tools and support. Asks the Commission to facilitate SMEs access to finance for new investment, information, skills and technology, helping to increase their international competitiveness and their ability to face trade costs not only through free trade agreements but also through effective and operative desk in our trade partners;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the Commission to fully support SMEs in overcoming all tariff and non-tariff barriers that prevent their access to third- country markets; requests the inclusion of an SME chapter in every trade agreement; underlines the need for the effective enforcement of trade agreements as a priority task of the Chief Trade Enforcement Officer; reminds the importance to have harmonized and simplified custom procedures to help micro and SMEs to enter into export markets;
Amendment 32 #
2 a. In this regard, reminds the Commission that all SMEs chapters in Trade agreements should tackle the most common obstacles for European micro and SMEs such as the limited information about the working of the foreign markets, and in particular difficulties in accessing export distribution channels and in contacting overseas customers; costly product standards and certification procedures, and, in particular, a lack of information about requirements in the foreign country; unfamiliar and burdensome customs and bureaucratic procedures; and poor access to finance and slow payment mechanisms.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Reminds that SMEs are not always aware of trade preferences in force foreseen by the relevant trade agreements; Calls the Commission to better inform on active trade arrangements and preferences both directly and involving Member States;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to be more active in its support of national and regional export agencies in order to allow SMEs to overcome the information gap and take better advantage of trade agreements; opines, in this respect, that the Commission could set up an SME internationalisation platform to monitor progress and to facilitate the role of trade fairs and exhibitions as an effective tool to help SME access in global markets;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Reminds the importance played by the the rise of global value chains(GVCs) and the digital transformation, offering new opportunities for SMEs to integrate into the global economy. Calls on the Commission to continue its work on GVCs focusing on tools to help European SMEs to specialise in specific segments of production and improve their export basket.
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the EU’s safeguard and trade defence instruments in order to better protect European industry, in particular when it affects sectors with a majority of SMEs. Asks, in this regard, that the Commission foresees a more immediate and direct mechanism for SMEs to lodge their complaints in case of unfair trade practices.
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for the Commission to speed up investigations in sectors where SMEs are preeminent.