Activities of Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU related to 2011/2288(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Attractiveness of investing in Europe (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the attractiveness of investing in Europe PDF (288 KB) DOC (190 KB)
Amendments (28)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 a (new)
Citation 32 a (new)
- having regard to the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (2014 - 2020) (COM (2011) 834),
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 b (new)
Citation 32 b (new)
- having regard to the Parliament's resolution of 19 April 2012 on the proposal for a Council directive on a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB),
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 c (new)
Citation 32 c (new)
- having regard to the Commission's report "Business Dynamics: Start-ups, Business Transfers and Bankruptcy" (January 2011),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 d (new)
Citation 32 d (new)
- having regard to the World Bank Report "Doing Business 2012: Doing Business in a More Transparent World",
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 e (new)
Citation 32 e (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "Erasmus for All: the EU Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport" (COM (2011) 787),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 f (new)
Citation 32 f (new)
- having regard to the Commission's report "Interim evaluation of the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Pilot project / Preparatory action (2011)",
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32 g (new)
Citation 32 g (new)
- having regard to the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on public procurement (COM(2011)0896),
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas it is necessary to establish a consistent framework of stability within monetary and fiscal and trade policy, in order to facilitate the flow of direct investments in all Member States and EU regions and so contributing to correct the EU's macroeconomic imbalances;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the Union should further exploit its strengths, such as the high standard of consumption, education and quality of life, the research and innovation capacity, the high labour efficiency and productivity as well as a friendly and motivational business environment in order to tackle the fiscal crisis and enhance growth and employment;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that in most European countries, large firms generate a substantive part of the business sector value added, and insists that for geographically targeted support,but at the same time notes the importance of upholding the quality and the viability of small and medium businesses, for the sizake of the enterprise should not matter as the only criterion should be the quality and required sustainability of the projectcreating jobs, strengthening competitiveness and maintaining their contribution to European economic recovery and attraction of investments;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas as regards competitiveness and entrepreneurship, the main challenges that Union enterprises continue to face are difficulties in accessing finance for SMEs , weak entrepreneurial spirit (only 45% of European citizens would like to be self- employed compared to 55% e.g. in the United States), a business environment not conducive to start-ups and growth, characterised by persistent regulatory fragmentation and red tape, limited capacity of SMEs to adapt to an energy and resource efficient economy and to expand to markets beyond their home country, both within the Single Market and beyond;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas, according to the latest World Bank's "Doing Business" index, EU Member States represent only 40% (and euro area members just 26%) of the top 35 countries in terms of entrepreneurship at a global level;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas well-targeted social investments are crucial to securing a high employment level in the long run, stabilising the economy, enhancing human capital and raising competitiveness of the EU;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that high taxes and public debt are among the key concerns identified by companies investing in Europe; would be particularly concerned by any effort to harmonise corporation tax conditions inevitably giving rise to higher fiscal burden in some Member States, and would deny individual regions to remain fiscally competitive;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
N a. whereas, in accordance with the EU Treaties, common commercial policy, including foreign direct investments, falls under the exclusive competence of the EU and that, in this field, the European Parliament and the Council operate on an equal footing, since the ordinary legislative procedure is applied;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6a (new)
Paragraph 6a (new)
6a. Emphasises the necessity for research and education not only to be disseminated and implemented at the local level, but also to be produced at the local level. To this end it is necessary for there to be full utilisation of the human potential, of researchers and academic foundations at the local level, so as to attract both domestic investment and direct foreign investment. Also to be noted is the importance of the mobility of the human element: teachers, researchers and students.
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Supports the newly proposed programme "Erasmus for All" that can significantly increase the funds allocated for mobility and development of knowledge, training and skills, in order to boost young people's personal development and job prospects and thus contribute in enhancing the human potential and addressing the problem of high youth unemployment in Europe; supports "Erasmus for Enterprises" and in particular the exchange programme "Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs" which will encourage start-ups, cross- border transfers of knowledge, cooperation between small firms, innovation and job creation;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States promptly to cooperate with the Commission and Eurostat in particular in order to establish a common framework of sub-targets and indicators for measuring progress towardsProposes improvement and broadening of the statistical database for direct investment, in accordance with the international models of the OECD and the World Bank, and the creaadoption of an attractive investment environment, including the supplementary investment targets and indicators at the national level (urban environment and, social infrastructure), with a view to improving the stso as to highlight the progress that istics that measure the impact of direct investment on the real economy and employment being made towards an attractive investment environment, while at the same time evaluating the investment policies and their positive effects on the real economy and employment in the various countries and regions;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6b (new)
Paragraph 6b (new)
6b. Notes the need for strengthening infrastructures so as to reinforce regional cohesion and the competitiveness of the regions; in this context it emphasises the importance of the Trans-European Transport Networks and the use of supplementary financial instruments such as project bonds and public-private sector partnerships.
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the EU to negotiate at global level and in the framework of the WTO, G20 and G8, the establishment of common rules that ensure fair competition and a level playing field in the face of international macroeconomic imbalances relating to financial regulation and taxation in order to protect EU competitiveness; calls on the Union to be decisive in negotiating and concluding comprehensive free trade agreements (FTAs) with major partners as a key to opening new markets for goods and services, increasing investment opportunities, facilitating open and fair trade and promoting a more predictable policy environment;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Is of the idea that the creation of an ad hoc European Observatory for foreign direct investments, established within the European Commission, could contribute to reinforce the coordination of Member States policies in this field and, at the same time, provide a better monitoring of the policies applied, progress, including their macroeconomic effects, in order to promote Europe as an investment destination;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Notes the importance of the Commission's proposals to modernise the European public procurement market; stresses that a dynamic pan-European procurement market can provide important business opportunities for European companies and can significantly contribute to stimulating a competitive European industry, as well as attracting investment and promoting economic growth;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Believes that cross border entrepreneurship offers significant benefits both for EU regions by contributing to their economic development and for individual enterprises by offering them opportunities to access new and larger markets and sources of supply, as well as capital, labour and technology;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for greater fiscal coordination, on both the revenue and expenditure sides; expresses concern about the heavy administrative burdens and high tax compliance costs that European businesses are facing, which create disincentives for investment in the EU; welcomes the Parliament's legislative resolution on a common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) while looking forward to the directive's adoption by the Council; asks the Commission and Member States to cooperate further on their respective tax policies against double taxation, double non-taxation, tax fraud, tax evasion and dumping, and to combat the use of tax havens for illicit purposes;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Welcomes the "Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs" (COSME) proposed by the Commission for the period 2014-2020 as a means to encourage an entrepreneurial culture and promote start-ups of SMEs mainly in new sectors such as social media services, green economy and tourism;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Calls for new, efficient bankruptcy laws, including early warning tools, in order to encourage a second-chance policy designed to foster entrepreneurship and business re-starts given that Second Chance is not adequately recognized by national legislations; stresses the importance of increased networking among entrepreneurs and re-starters in order to promote Second Chance as well as the need to address difficulties in financing the re-starter;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23 c. Calls on the Union to fully exploit investment opportunities in the EU and beyond that arise from the European Neighbourhood Policy and macro- regional strategies;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23 d. Calls on the Commission to include all relevant indicators for measuring macroeconomic imbalances in the scoreboard and the effects on the EU regions;