Activities of Elisabeth SCHROEDTER related to 2011/2288(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on attractiveness of investing in Europe
Amendments (6)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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1. Highlights that the EU's cohesion policy makes an important contribution to the European economy and is the Community's largest source of investment to strengthen economic, social and territorial cohesion by reducing regional disparities and to deliver the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
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2. Stresses that in most European countries, large firms generate a substantive part of the business sector value added, and insists that for geographically targeted support, the size of the enterprise should not matter as the only criterion should be the quality and required sustainabihowever concludes that about 20.8 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) create over 87.46 million working places in the EU; recognises that the average height of subsidies for creating a new working place in SMEs is ten points less than in big companies, as shown by implementation reports on Structural funds; therefore supports the Commission proposals on the package of the Future of Cohesion Politcy of the project; to concentrate the ERDF on enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
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3. Believes that in the world of global competition, an option of cohesion policy support provides added value for companies when deciding in which world region to develop their operation capacities and where to transfer their knowhowEU support for the relocation of undertakings within the Union should be ruled out, also by fixing the durability of operations at 10 years, and pleads for a substantial lowering of the threshold for review of relocation investments including the exclusion of large enterprises from direct subsidies;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
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4. Endorses the economic rationale of a place-based development policy rooted in the fundamental logic that the interest of the Union's less-developed regions is likely to increase, should they be able to offer competitive comparative advantages as well as firm sets of incentives; in this context requests the Commission to support Member States and regions to pursue their own investment incentives policie particularly with a highly-skilled workforce; therefore requests the Commission to support the MS for adapting their training and education systems to ensure that the workforces can adjust their skills to the labour-market needs of a more sustainable economy founded on competence-based training concepts;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
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5. Underlines that high taxes and publiclevels of public and private debt are among the key concerns identified by companies investing in Europe; would be particularly concerned by any effort to harmonise corporation tax conditions inevitably giving rise to higher fiscal burden in some Member States, and would deny individual regions to remain fiscally competitive;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
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6. Emphasises that the EU has an enormous strength in its cities, and that major urban infrastructure projects, and innovative business parks, provide the strongest appeal for they can contribute a great share to a low carbon economy; regards as essential, that cities should be recognised as essential partners to achieve the EU- targets on climate protection, therefore underlinvestment; urges the Member States to provide large-scale investments in infrastructure and technology that the support through the ERDF should guarantee an integrated approach for sustainable urban development, which includes investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable transport and social inclusion; in order to enhance the liveability and in the same time to achieve competitiveness of Europe's cities.