Activities of Paul RÜBIG related to 2018/2545(RSP)
Plenary speeches (1)
The definition of SMEs (debate) DE
Amendments (4)
Amendment 46 #
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to at least update the SME definition to take account of the rise in inflation and labour productivity since 2003; strongly supports anwelcomes an assessment of a possible adjustment beyond the index-linking of inflation and labour productivity, in order to take account of future inflation, provide certainty and obviate the need for a rapid further adjustment in the next few years;
Amendment 57 #
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the employee numbers is not a criterion which can be used to draw upstand alone for accurate EU-wide comparisons, as labour productivity varies from one Member State to another; welcomes, therefore, a shift towardscomprehensive approach including the criteria of turnover and balance sheet totals;
Amendment 101 #
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned that, despite the considerable contribution they make to employment and growth by virtue of their productivity, MidCaps (enterprises that have outgrown the SME definition but still have typically medium-sized structures) are being neglected by policy-makers; calls, therefore, for a definition to be establishedn assessment of the feasibility of establishing a definition for these companies based on the criteria that they are family-run, have high equity ratio and employ up to 3000 people;
Amendment 115 #
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, in addition to the priority EU measures for SMEs, to launch aexplore options for new MidCaps-oriented funding initiative using new fundings, which wcould cover collaborative research access, digitalisation strategies, export market development and an easing of the Basel specifications and data protection rules;