Activities of Monika SMOLKOVÁ related to 2015/2282(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs (A8-0162/2016 - Rosa D'Amato) SK
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to Directive 2011/7/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on combating late payment in commercial transactions,
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Member States and regional authorities to make full use of the financial instrument opportunities; emphasises the need to ensure the transparency, accountability and scrutiny of such financial instruments; calls for simplified access to credit, taking into account the particular characteristics of micro-enterprises; points out the need to equalise interest rates for financing SMEs with interest rates for larger companies;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Member States to establish conditions for state aid at national level which will not discriminate against SMEs, but will put them on an equal footing with large companies, which would be a decisive factor in the modernisation and development of services and knowledge, and would create new SME jobs;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to identify, at the earliest possible stage, obstacles preventing the efficient use of funds for SMEs, as well as for start-ups, and to provide specific recommendations for action and guidance; emphasises Parliament’s role in the supervision of results-oriented implementation;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to find a lasting solution to the backlog of payments related to regional policy, including in the application of the Late Payment Directive, so as to ensure that SMEs, as project partners, will not be deterred from taking part in support programmes and projects during the current programming period on account of payment delays; recalls, moreover, that more rigorous adherence to the directives currently in force, which require, inter alia, public authorities to make payments within 30 days, would help to create the conditions for the stabilisation and growth of SMEs;