10 Amendments of Michela GIUFFRIDA related to 2015/2282(INI)
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes the guidebook 'Supporting the internationalisation of SMEs' supplied by the Commission with the aim of assisting both stakeholders who use ESI Funds and SMEs to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the international market;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Is of the view that supporting the competitiveness of SMEs is key to the success of regional development policy;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States and regional authorities to make full use of the financial instrument opportunities; emphasises the need to ensure the transparency, accountability and scrutiny of such financial instruments; calls for simplified access to credit and for appropriate technical and administrative support to be provided, in order to deal with the complexities of those instruments, taking into account the particular characteristics of micro- enterprises;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is paying increased attention to good governance and high-quality public services; recalls the importance for SMEs to have a transparent, consistent and innovative public procurement set-up; stresses the need to continue with the strict application of anti-error and anti-fraud measures without adding to the administrative burden with unnecessary checks and requests for information that is not necessary for detecting such errors and fraud;
Amendment 97 #
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; 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, in consultation with social and economic stakeholders, to promote existing local information points, or to create new ones where necessary, to assist SMEs by informing them on how to take advantage of the opportunities offered by EU funding;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the High Level Group on Simplification to draw attention to the need for SMEtake measures to reduce the administrative burden and simplify procedures in the management of ESI Funds, particularly for SMEs;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Urges Member States to make full use of aid schemes based on the general block exemption regulation, so as to reduce the administrative burden for administrations and beneficiaries and increase the take-up of ESI Funds;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on Member States to foster the implementation of 'e-cohesion', in the interests of simplification and burden reduction for beneficiaries;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to find a lasting solution to the problem arising from the backlog of payments related to regional policy, including in the application of the Late Payment Directive, so as to ensure that SMEs, as project partners,during the current programming period that SMEs will not be deterred from taking part in support programmes and projects during the current programming period on account of payment delayas project partners;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Asks the Managing Authorities to take into consideration the characteristics and specific competences of individual territorieareas, with a view to promoting both traditional and innovative economic sectors; calls on the Commission to draw up specific programmes which embody all relevant greensmart, sustainable and inclusive growth elements for SMEs; stresses the need for youth entrepreneurship potential to be usencouraged to the full in the context of green growth, as a way to reconcile economic growth with, greater employment, social inclusion and professionalization and environmental sustainability;