1 Amendments of Inese VAIDERE related to 2013/2131(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the increased focus on the support of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); notes, however, that transparency and accountability as regards the real impact of these EIB operations could be improved, for example through better use of performance indicators; calls on the Council also, in this connection, to agree swiftly on the joint Commission-EIB initiatives and to blend EU budget resources intended for SMEs, as well as to take more resolute action in implementing cooperation with the ECB so as to reduce the financing constraints placed upon SMEs; welcomes additional investment in skills and new jobs, in particular the "Jobs for Youth - Investing in Skills" programme that will link EIB financing to the employment of young people in SMEs as well as provide investment to education and research facilities, vocational training, student loans and mobility programmes;