Activities of Peter ŠŤASTNÝ related to 2012/2016(BUD)
Plenary speeches (1)
2013 budget - mandate for trialogue (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the EU's renewed commitments to promoting SMEs' internationalisation and competitiveness; recognises the need to increase the efficiency of existing tools in that area and takes the view that EU SME Centres should be expanded to cover new priority markets; supports the funding of business fairs for SMEs to help them overcome the barrier of establishing the first business contacts and partners, such as clients, intermediaries or suppliers in third markets and initialize or increase their presence there;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the need to provide adequate technical support and assistance for the countries of Europe's eastern and sSouthern nNeighbourhoods in full compliance with the principle "more and more", especially when negotiating with them deep and comprehensive free trade agreements which have a strong bearing on their laws and regulations;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the inclusion of the project of coordination platform in support of EU businesses' internationalization under ICI+ implies a consistent increase of that funding over the next years;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls that sufficient funding must be secured to enable the European Union to fulfill its obligations of legal and linguistic checks and translation upon concluding trade agreements in order to ensure initialing, signing and implementing of these agreements as fast as possible;