6 Amendments of Ieke van den BURG related to 2008/2237(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for better access foraffirmative action to promote a higher participation of SMEs toin public procurement as well as the opening up, where possible, of services of general interest to public tenders, for example by way of a mandatory quota of clearly monitored targets or contracts or preference for SMEs to public procurement;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of a Statute for a European Private Company, provided that it is focused on SMEs that intend to engage in cross-border activities and cannot be misused by larger companies, to undermine and circumvent legal provisions in the Member States that foster a system of corporate governance that takes into account the interests of all stakeholders;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Commission proposal for a directive on reduced VAT rates, particularly as regards the focus of that proposal on SMEs that deliver labour- intensive and locally supplied services;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to stimulate simplification and harmonisation of company law and, in particular, accounting rules within the internal market in order to reduce the administrative burden for SMEs and increase the transparency for all relevant stakeholders; urges the Commission to promote strongly the use of new technology such as XBRL by presenting a roadmap for introducing XBRL reporting in the European Union with a view to making it mandatory within a reasonable time frame and to promote and support wide use of this open standard;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Takes the view that the Commission should follow up on its communication of 5 July 2002 on a framework for the promotion of employee financial participation (COM(2002)0364); considers employee financial participation to be a potential safeguard for SMEs against the volatility and potential risks of the financial markets, and an opportunity for succession of the owner or shareholders of an SME by (some of) its employees, which could be stimulated through financial incentives;