4 Amendments of Petra DE SUTTER related to 2020/2131(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
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1. Underlines the decisive contribution of SMEs to innovation, job creation and an inclusive labour market; is extremely concerned about the rising unemployment rates in the EU and the risk of millions of people losing their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 crisis; recognises that at present SMEs are faced with severe liquidity problems and, in this context, highlights the need for sustainable finance to bridge the current investment gap and to reinforce SMEs’ ability to innovate and move towards more sustainable, resource- efficient, circular and climate-neutral solutions, ensuring the successful implementation of the European Green Deal and the related just transition; calls upon Member States to improve access to smaller scale credits;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
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3. Stresses that SME-related actions should be at the core of the EU’s industrial and green recovery plans and initiatives and should go hand in hand with measures to protect workers; considers the strengthening of EU rules on coordination of social security systems as essential for labour mobility and protecting workers, in particular those in precarious situations; requests that the SME-related actions are made conditional on providing for quality jobs; recalls the need to combat undeclared work and the informal economy so as to strengthen those SMEs which respect the rules;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
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4. Calls for the systematic application of health and safety measures in the workplace, and welcomes the guidelines of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) as well point 8 of the Commission Statement following the presentation of Commission Directive (EU) 2020/739 on adapting workplaces and protecting workers in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic; considers that such guidelines should be further developedincluding written instructions should be further developed and provided to all exposed workers in order to provide a coordinated and efficient response in case of future cross-border threats to public health;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
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5. Considers that the reduction of the regulatoryunnecessary administrative burdens and the simplification of rules on access to finance for SMEs and self-employed persons should constitute a cornerstone of the future strategy for European SMEs, and would make a crucial contribution to a speedy economic recovery; recalls that labour law and its implementation do not constitute a regulatory burden;