3 Amendments of Petru Constantin LUHAN related to 2012/2060(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Special Report No 2/2012 of the Court of Auditors on financial instruments (FI) for small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF); is of the opinion that such an audit report would be of great value also at the end of the legislative period 2007 - 2013, enabling further conclusions regarding performance of FI for SMEs co- financed by the ERDF; considers also that the drafting of such a report at the end of this legislative period will make it possible to avoid repeating errors, while at the same time increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of future financial engineering measures co-funded by the ERDF;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognizes that at the time of fiscal constraint and reduced lending capacity of the private sector, SMEs shouldand in particular micro-enterprises have been the most affected and should accordingly be targeted with strengthened European support to continue generating employment, innovation and growth; notes that cohesion policy, as the major investment instrument for convergence and sustainable development of the whole European Union, is one of the two main EU support channels for SMEs; stresses, therefore, that the use of FI in cohesion policy in relation to the SMEs should be reinforced in the future as it can guarantee revolving funds, foster public-private partnerships and achieve a multiplier effect with the EU budget;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that lack of access to finance has led to a fall in the number of start- ups, which means that the role of financial instruments co-funded by the ERDF in stimulating entrepreneurship is assuming ever increasing importance;