4 Amendments of Silvana KOCH-MEHRIN related to 2012/2042(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to draft a legislative proposalcome forward with a concept laying down binding commitments on the part of the Member States to establish relevant support structures for SMEs and to simplify all national procedures pertaining to policies in support of the internationalisation of SMEs;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that the Communication does not address the difficulties that SMEs face in identifying foreign business opportunities, and that it does not propose providing SMEs identified by governments with suggestions on internationalisation; believes that the EU should support incentives to develop SMEs in strategic sectors in a proactive fashion, especially when it concerns high-value- added manufacturing activities offering a competitive edge over emerging economies; stresses the need, therefore, to identify promising niche-markets;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that, while making effective use of existing national structures, EU- level services to SMEs are necessary in third markets; encourages cooperation among experts in both the public and the private spheres, including the EU Market Access Teams; agrees that SMEs from smaller and newer Member States are at a disadvantage because they may lack either diplomatic representation, experienced partners or both in some third markets;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for a clearer definition of SME priority markets on the basis of the agenda for the EU's trade negotiations; sees the growth of host markets and gaps in existing support structures as the main criteria for making the list of priority markets; recommends that EU's neighbouring countries be added to the list, since most SMEs initially export to trading partners in neighbouring countries, such as the Republic of Moldova and countries in the Western Balkan, such as Serbia, recently recognised as anespecially those with EU candidate countrystatus;