1 Amendments of Jean-Pierre AUDY related to 2011/0394(COD)
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall support actions which aim to improve access to finance for SMEs in their start-up and growth phases, being complementary to the Member States' use of financial instruments for SMEs at national and regional level. In order to ensure complementarity, these actions will be closely coordinated with those undertaken in the framework of cohesion policy and at national level. Such actions shall aim to stimulate the supply of both equity and debt finance. The Commission shall pay particular attention to the visibility of EU funding to SMEs so as to ensure that EU support is known and recognised.