5 Amendments of Brando BENIFEI related to 2015/2042(INI)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to establish national, regional and local contact points and to promote the knowledge among potential beneficiaries and citizens in general about European Microfinance Facilities;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF) to make the Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship (MF/SE) axis of EaSI fully operational as soon as possiblewithout delay, so as to secure access to money for the beneficiaries; expects that EaSI will tackle successfully the shortcomings of the Facilityfunding tools for Microfinance Intermediaries (MFIs) and access to loans for beneficiaries;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship (MF/SE) axis of EaSI: – Will ensure the continuation of current European Microfinance Facilities already in place, such as JASMINE; – Will further promote the dissemination and integration of the European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit Provision among intermediaries and beneficiaries; – Will be strongly connected to the adherence to standards for social performance measurements to guarantee the highest social impact; – Will foster sustainable funding models of Microfinance Intermediaries (MFIs), fit to market needs; – Will improve access to financial instruments for non-banks MFIs in order to become more simple, flexible and understandable for them; – Will not be limited to funding but also allow for investment in organisations in order to increase the institutional capacities of the sector;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the fact that, owing to the lack of well-defined social reporting, the social impact of the Facility has not been measured more accurately in terms of job creation, business sustainability and minority groups outreach; suggesturges, therefore, that suitable indicators be developed, and encourages the Commise Commission to establish binding social indicators, aligned with the European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit Provision, to better assess wthether the definition of target groups needs to be clarified further impact of the instruments also with regards to the Europe 2020 targets and to the social purpose of Microfinancing;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recommends that the Commission and Member States develop their strategic cooperation with local and regional organisations and institutions regarding EaSI, ESF and other possible national programmes, promoting their cooperation with MFIs and final recipients, in order to improve the assistance given to microborrowers in terms of training, mentoring and overall support for greater business viability;