Activities of Renate WEBER related to 2015/2042(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the European Progress Microfinance Facility (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on implementation of the European Progress Microfinance Facility PDF (196 KB) DOC (132 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas microfinance can contribute to meeting the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy; and whereas microfinance can lift people out of poverty andby creating jobs and providing access to employment; and can enhance cohesion in communities by improveing social inclusion and minimising social disproportions;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the objective of the Facility is to increase access to finance for unemployed and other, those at risk of losing their jobs, the socially excluded and other vulnerable and disadvantaged people and for microenterprises, including those employing the above mentioned, which in turn generates employment and, growth and social inclusiveness in local communities;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Capitalizing on the experience gathered so far, calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise awareness particularly in remote regions and within communities, especially in those with a minority background or within organizations for persons with disabilities about the existence of this facility, its benefits and the ways to access it.
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to assess the suitability of the current definition of microcredit with a view to ensuring that future financial instruments meet the needs of the market; encourages the Member States and the Commission to gather data on the characteristics of micro- enterprises, their specific needs and their survival rates and then assess these data against the design and rules of the EaSi programme as to be able to address and correct it, if necessary, with the occasion of the mid-term evaluation; welcomes the fact that the balance and the reflows of the Facility will be injected into the budget of the MF/SE axis of EaSI, thus increasing the number of guarantees and funded instruments that will be offered to microborrowers;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Invites the Commission and the Member States to assess the potential connections and opportunities of combining the microcredit facility available under the new EaSI programme with different forms of Employees' Financial Participation (EFP), according to Member States' specificities.
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls, as well, on the European Commission to investigate possible avenues of interconnecting the microcredit facility and the EFP in a future legislative proposal envisaging a European EFP mechanism or any other similar proposal on this matter.
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the fact that among the general objectives of the Programme the Commissions specifically included the promotion of workers' geographical mobility and of gender mainstreaming and where appropriate gender budgeting.
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EIF to enforce provisions in agreements with MFIs requiring them to open themselves up to and cooperate more closely with vulnerable groups, including among others, organisations representing minority groups or for persons with disabilities in order to reach target groups more effectively;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to improve methods of evaluating the viability and the impact within their community of businesses after repayment of the microcredit;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the EIF to improve reporting about beneficiaries and MFIs, while recognising that a balance needs to be struck so as to not overburden MFIs; stresses that most of the information that would be required for an appropriate report is provided by both the MFIs and the microborrowers in order to obtain a loan;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages the Commission to closely monitor this new feature and to encourage the Member States to exchange data, knowledge and best practices in this respect, ensuring appropriate reporting from MFIs;