2 Amendments of Maria SPYRAKI related to 2015/2320(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission and the Member States to focus efforts on regions with low take-up of financial instruments, including scale-up financing for the transition from start-ups to SMEs, in view of the important role of financial products in operational programmes, the EFSI and the EIB Group operations; recommends the combination of ESIF and the EFSI in co-investment facilities in order to address market failures in risk capital financing for SMEs in their early and growth stages and invites the Commission and the EIB Group to intensify their efforts in communicating thematic and multi- country investment platforms and venture capital funds financed by the EFSI under the SME Window in order to maximize the mobilization of private investments and improve SMEs access to finance;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that neither future unexpected EU-wide crises nor major initiatives should lead to a decrease in commitments or payments relating to Thematic Objective 3 (‘Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs’) and relevant instruments under Heading 1b of the EU General Budget; acknowledges that SMEs have a weak equity position and therefore delays in payments of invoices from Cohesion Policy should be minimized in order to reduce insolvency risks; therefore, urges the Commission and Member States to further improve the pace of payments for SMEs;