7 Amendments of Anne SANDER related to 2015/2320(INI)
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages the Member States to create opportunpossibilities for young people to acquire entrepreneurship skills; also stresses the importance of mentoring for young from an early age by offering them training and visits to businesses which will give them a broad view of the business world; stresses the crucial role of a number of associations for young entrepreneurs which offer young people opportunities to develop innovative projects, gain business experience and give them the requisite tools and confidence to become entrepreneurs themselves; also insists on the importance of mentoring for young entrepreneurs to enable them to draw on the knowledge and support of more experienced entrepreneurs;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on Member States to avoid regulatory gold-plating which stifles business’ competitiveness and their potential to create jobs, and to adopt favourable legislative frameworks, particularly for young graduates who are employed by an SMEs or are starting up an enterprise;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes the view that reducing the regulatory and administrative burden, together with improving the quality of regulation and enforcement, including through systematic use of the ‘SME test’, as well as its effective enforcement in all Member States, constitute the right way to lower SMEs’ costs, including labour costs, in order to increase their job creation potential;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on thePoints out that almost 99% of European businesses are SMEs, calls on Member States and the EU to review the rules affecting SMEspplicable to SMEs by enforcing systematic use of the ‘SME test’ at all stages of the legislative process, and to introduce measures based on the ‘Think Small First’ principle, in order to remove the bureaucratic obstacles with which SMEs are confronted and achieve a high level of regulatory certainty as a precondition for job stability;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider that SMEs face specific obstacles and should therefore be exempted fromsubject to appropriate legislation, including through systematic use of the ‘SME test’ at all stages of the legislative process, so that SMEs avoid excessively burdensome administrative procedures, while always ensuring that they provide their employees with the necessary health and safety standards;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to conduct an impact assessment regarding the implications of the future TTIP agreement for jobs in the SME sector, particularly SMEs in the farming sector, in all Member States;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes the opportunities offered by the Digital Single Market, particularly in rural areas, to generate growth and jobs, notably in the field of e- commerce; therefore encourages Member States to facilitate and guarantee high quality access to new information technologies and communications throughout their territories; stresses, however, the need for an SME-focused evaluation of the potential risks and benefits in different Member States;