Activities of Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ related to 2015/2042(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the European Progress Microfinance Facility (A8-0331/2015 - Sven Schulze) SK
Amendments (11)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the objective of the Facility is to increase access to finance for unemployed and other disadvantaged people and for microenterprises, especially in the social economy, which in turn generates employment and growth in local communities;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas social economy includes cooperatives, mutual societies, non-profit associations, foundations and social enterprises which contribute to the EU's employment, social cohesion, regional and rural development, environmental protection, consumer protection, agricultural, third countries development, and social security policies;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas entrepreneurship is a hugely under-utilised option for people with disabilities; whereas it is estimated that 16 % of the working age population in the EU has some form of permanent or temporary disability, and the number of people with some form of disability is likely to increase as the population ages;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the operational agreements between EIF and the MFIs shall be established having regard, among other criteria, to the effect on the volume of financing provided to each of the different types of final beneficiaries, particularly to at-risk groups;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas the assessment of the ability of the future MFIs to cooperate with organisations providing further support to final beneficiaries shall be taken into account during the selection procedure of the MFIs by the EIF;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas a greater degree of public disclosure of data related to the provision of microloans by MFIs is the best way of promoting better use of public funding; whereas a greater degree of public disclosure of data facilitates comparisons of the performance of MFIs;
Amendment 49 #
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; suggests, therefore, that suitable indicators, including indicators on disabled persons, be developed, and encourages the Commission to assess whether the definition of target groups needs to be clarified further;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and on the EIF to ensure that MFIs define final beneficiaries in line with Article 2 of Decision No 283/2010/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 March 2010 establishing a European Progress Microfinance Facility for employment and social inclusion and as of 2016 in line with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on a European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation ("EaSI") and amending Decision No 283/2010/EU establishing a European Progress Microfinance Facility for employment and social inclusion without excluding vulnerable persons from the target group;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EIF to strongly prefer MFIs which, during the selection procedure, have demonstrated their ability and willingness to cooperate with organisations providing further support to final beneficiaries and to enforce provisions in agreements with MFIs requiring them to cooperate more closely with organisations representing minority groups in order to reach target groups more effectively;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the EIF to ensure that MFIs publicise data on the number and on the amount of provided microloans and on the type of final beneficiaries;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to facilitate exchange of best practices among MFIs from different Member States