7 Amendments of Seán KELLY related to 2018/2545(RSP)
Amendment 46 #
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to at least update the SME definition to take account of the rise in inflation and labour productivity since 2003; strongly supports anwelcomes an assessment of a possible adjustment beyond the index-linking of inflation and labour productivity, in order to take account of future inflation, provide certainty and obviate the need for a rapid further adjustment in the next few years;
Amendment 57 #
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the employee numbers is not a criterion which can be used to draw upstand alone for accurate EU-wide comparisons, as labour productivity varies from one Member State to another; welcomes, therefore, a shift towardscomprehensive approach including the criteria of turnover and balance sheet totals;
Amendment 75 #
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s start- up and scale-up initiative; views the promotion of entrepreneurship as important for economic growth in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce a two-year transitional period during which enterprises which no longer qualify for SME status would retain that status;
Amendment 84 #
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that economic diplomacy instruments employed at EU level, such as the Mission for Growth, could be used to address economic challenges and exploit economic opportunities at global level more effectively; calls on the Commission to step up its efforts in that area, without creating duplicate structures; calls, in that connection, for an ‘Export growth in relation to enterprise size’ indicator to be developed and for additional support to be offered to small enterprises with high export volumes;
Amendment 101 #
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned that, despite the considerable contribution they make to employment and growth by virtue of their productivity, MidCaps (enterprises that have outgrown the SME definition but still have typically medium-sized structures) are being neglected by policy-makers; calls, therefore, for a definition to be establishedn assessment of the feasibility of establishing a definition for these companies based on the criteria that they are family-run, have high equity ratio and employ up to 3000 people;
Amendment 115 #
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, in addition to the priority EU measures for SMEs, to launch aexplore options for new MidCaps-oriented funding initiative using new fundings, which wcould cover collaborative research access, digitalisation strategies, export market development and an easing of the Basel specifications and data protection rules;
Amendment 132 #
Paragraph 11
11. TakWelcomes the view that SME categorisation should not be exclusively based onCommission's public consultation on the SME definition, including the criteria of employee headcount, annual turnover and balance sheet totals; calls, therefore, for the for an assessment of whether a criteria of ‘export-intensive’ (high level of exports in relation to number of employees), ‘largely independently-run’ and ‘high equity ratio’ - to be defined in due course - could to be taken into account when categorising companies and for enterprises with these characteristics to at least be exempted from the relevant specific reporting obligations and/or for it to be made easier for them to access financial support;