5 Amendments of Morten LØKKEGAARD related to 2023/2110(INI)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
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4. Is convinced that dedicated definitions will increase the opportunities for support through measures that are tailored to the specific features of start-ups and scale-ups and boost their access to European capital markets and private investors; calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive European start- up and scale-up strategy that addresses the challenges faced by start-ups and scale-ups in the EU, such as unnecessary administrative burdens; however, emphasizes the crucial need to avoid a narrow definition of start-ups and scale- ups, which risks distorting competition for some European businesses;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
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7. Welcomes the creation of the European Innovation Council Fund to support innovative start-ups; emphasizes the need for sufficient funding to boost start-ups in the EU;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
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10. Urges the Commission to enhance the funding mechanisms for start-ups and scale-ups, including public procurement and the provision of grants, loans and venture capital, access to capital through crowdfunding, and to explore the possibility of establishing a dedicated European start-up and scale-up fund;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
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16. Urges the Commission to include start-ups and scale-ups in its skills and talent programmes and to highlight the opportunities that start-ups and scale-ups provide for young graduates, including employment; highlights the current need to attract skilled workers to start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs, including possibly from outside the EU; in this regard, acknowledges the potential in simplifying procedures in Member States for qualified, skilled workers applying for jobs in sectors with low unemployment;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
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21. Implores the Commission to develop and adopt a ‘Start-up Test’, along the same lines as the SME Test that it adopted in 2021, in order to better assess the impact of legislation focusing on innovation, financing and competitiveness; welcomes the Commission President’s proposal to establish a competitiveness check by an independent board for new EU legislation; insists that this competitiveness check focusses explicitly and separately on start-ups, scale ups and SMEs;