5 Amendments of Neena GILL related to 2008/2237(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, despite their differences, Europe’s SMEs face many of the same challenges in realileasing their full potential, in areas such as relatively higher administration and compliance costs than larger enterprises, access to finance and markets, innovation and the environment, that
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, as a key contribution to achieving an SME-friendly environment, the perception of the role of entrepreneurs and risk-taking has to change: entrepreneurship and the associated willingness to take risk should be applauded by political leaders and the media, and supported by administrations,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that public procurement covers around 16% of EU GDP; calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen SME access to and participation in public procurement through inter aliaby using the opportunities presented in the best practices code presented by the Commission in the framework of the Small Business Act, i.e. by making more use of e-procurement;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Points out that the Commission’s existing consultation period of 8 weeks should be extended to at least 12 weeks and that the consultation documents should be available in all languages; calls on the Commission and SMErecognises the essential and valuable role of representative business organisations, to involve SMEs actively and directlyherefore, calls on the Commission wherever relevant, to integrate systematically also representative SME- organisations, into the consultation procesir advisory expert committees and high level groups;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need for the introduction of common commencement dates for new legislation affecting business at EU leveland national level which should be decided in collaboration with the representative SME-organisations;