20 Amendments of Jutta STEINRUCK related to 2012/2004(INI)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the European Commission recognises social economy actors and social enterprises as important drivers of inclusive job creation, sustainable growth, and social innovation and social cohesion that require specific support3; 1 COM(2012) 173, Towards a job-rich recovery. 2 COM(2012) 173, Towards a job-rich recovery. 3 COM(2012) 173, Towards a job-rich recovery.
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas Social Services of General Interest are key components of a welfare state, and social businesenterprises can help in delivering these services;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas many social business supports policy reform, by promotingenterprises support good governance, mutual learning and social innovation;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas social enterprises are mainly engaged in social, health, care and home services, assisted living, education and training, repair of goods, environmental and resource efficiency, art, culture, research and innovation, tourism, crafts, etc.;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Clarifies that, while the notion of corporate social responsibility (CSR) should be distinguished from that of social business, some commercial businesses with significant CSR activities can have a strong interaction with social business;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. States that social welfare enterprises or organisations should not be exposed to unregulated competition, which may be the result if profit-oriented enterprises focus on lucrative areas in the social business sector, which are mostly urban, so that other less profitable areas, which are mostly rural – where logistic hinders incur higher costs – become more and more reliant on so-called ‘services for poor people’cial services and charity;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need for young entrepreneurs to engage in social business and explore new forms of social business; calls, therefore, for better access for young entrepreneurs to Community programmes and fundingupports the promotion and increase of accessibility of Community programmes for young people to set up social enterprises (i.e. ERASMUS for Young Entrepreneurs); recalls, however, that self-employment has to be accompanied by the provision of sufficient guidance, tools and instruments for investment, to prevent young people from falling into poor working conditions of permanent self-exploitation, insufficient social protection, debts and bankruptcy;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out that using the full potential of the sector in generating sustainable employment and providing quality services requires the realisation of decent working conditions and quality employment; collective bargaining and agreements are essential to secure a competition based on the quality of the service and not on the lowest price; this relates, inter alia, to improving remuneration and gender pay gap for decent living wages, guaranteeing health and safety at work; a sectoral social dialogue would significantly contribute to securing quality employment in the social services sector;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the adoption of a revised packagerevision of EU state-aid rules concerning social and local services;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that publicly provided Social Services of General Interest (SSGI) are not considered to be part of social business because they are primarily tax financed, except in cases where SSGI are provided in cooperation with social enterprises; Social enterprises are important provides of Services of General Interest (SSGI). They often stem from or are closely linked to civil society organisations, voluntary organisations and/or welfare associations providing person-oriented services, designed to respond to vital human needs, in particular the needs of users in vulnerable position; often social enterprises find themselves between the traditional private and public sectors delivering public services, i.e. in the framework of public procurement;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. BelievUnderlines that the ‘'EU Programme for Social Change and Innovation for 2014- 2020’', with its Microfinance and Social Entrepreneurship axis, will play a very important role in the effort to guarantee better access to micro-creditsshall facilitate access to credit, and availability of microfinance for micro-enterprises in the social economy;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the importance of ensuring that under the Financial Perspectives 2014-2020, the regulations for European funds relevant to social businesat social enterprises, in particular those promoting quality employment, combating poverty and social exclusion and investing in education, training and life-long learning should be supported by sufficient financial means in Member States and by EU cohesion instruments (such as the European Social Fund (ESF) and, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)) will explicitly address social enterprises and support their developmentand the European Programme for Social Change and Innovation; supports the promotion of innovative policies and/or practices providing more effective and sustainable responses to social needs which are unmet or insufficiently met in terms of combating poverty and social exclusion, promoting a high level of quality employment, guaranteeing adequate and poverty-preventing social protection, and thereby contributing to social cohesion and social progress; Social innovation shall improve the quality of life and work. It shall not be judged on the basis of economic criteria but, rather, on the basis of its added value for society as a whole;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support smaller businessocial enterprises set up by young and/or innovative entrepreneurs;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls for the principles of social business,enterprises, social entrepreneurship and social responsibility to be included in school curricula and the lifelong learning approach in order to develop social and civic competences and supporting placements in social enterprises;