9 Amendments of Filiz HYUSMENOVA related to 2012/2042(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines the contribution of ERDF and CF to the development and improvement of transport, energy, environmental and broadband infrastructure and thus to the creation of a favourable businesses environment, encouragement of investments and strengthened competitiveness;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Believes that for the long-term competitiveness of European SMEs an approach based on sustainable and resource efficient economy is necessary and recognizes the need for increased support for R&D&I; highlights the role of the Structural Funds' support for technological, organizational and industrial innovation;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on Member States at the appropriate level to introduce e- governance solutions and to work towards the creation of single points of contact for information on the funding opportunities for SMEs in order to facilitate their access to finance;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on Member States and on regional and local authorities to apply, on where appropriate, at their respective levels, the instruments promoted by the Commission, such as competitiveness proofing, fitness checkfor impact assessment, for measuring administrative burdens and SME tests, in order to guarantee the policies’‘ overall effectiveness. and to avoid negative impacts on SMEs;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Points out that European Territorial Cooperation programmes support networking, knowledge and know-how exchange activities between organisations in different European regions and could be a useful instrument for creating new business opportunities;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that developing e-government and one stop shops will reduce administrative procedures and create new business opportunities; notes that greater access to procurement markets can assist SMEs in unlocking their potential for job creation; notes that such e-government could be used to provide access to all relevant information on compliance with employment legislation and tax regimes, as well as information on accessing different levels of European, national and regional funding and support schemes for SMEs and micro-enterprises;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Considers that Structural Funds, and in particular ESF, play an important role for the acquisition of knowledge and skills, networking and exchange of good practices; believes that investments in human capital and cooperation projects make a major contribution to strengthening European SMEs' competitiveness;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that costs associated with compliance have a disproportionate effect on SMEs, especially on micro-enterprises; and that these costs can present a major obstacle to expansion of these businesses and their capacity to employ and retain staff; encourages Member States to take this into account when reviewing their national tax and social security regimes;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes and strongly supports the focus on micro-enterprises in a strengthened SME test (see COM(2011)0803) through which all available possibilities such as exclusion from the scope, individual provisions, extended transition periods or lighter regimes are systematically assessed.; emphasises that new employment and social legislation which passes the enhanced SME test should be applied in the simplest form, creating the minimum necessary administrative burden required to achieve its functional objective, and respecting the subsidiarity principle; calls on Member States to carefully consider the intended objective of social legislation, and implement it without "gold-plating" or introducing additional requirements which are not explicitly required under EU law;