2 Amendments of Sophie AUCONIE related to 2013/2104(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that regional aid can only play an effective role if it is used sparingly and proportionately, and is concentrated on the most disadvantaged regions of the EU where it is needed the most; believes, consequently, that State aid policy and cohesion policy are, to a large extent, complementary and mutually reinforcing; , emphasizes the structural contribution of aid to regional development, particularly in the current context of deep economic crisis; calls on the European Commission to reintroduce the crisis criterion in the economic analysis on the basis of which aid is granted.
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is of the opinion that excluding large enterprises companies from State aid rules in areas covered by Article 107(3)(c) TFEU is not justified given their contribution to employment, the supply- chains that they create with SMEs, their common involvement in research and development, and the role they play in the economic crisis; takes the view that the presence of large undertakings is often key to the success of SMEs that benefit from clusters led by large companies and from their sub-contracting activities; underlines that such a decision may lead to job losses and reduced economic activity in the regions and to the relocation of companies to other regions either within and outside the EU; considers that eligibility of large enterprises has to cover State aids aimed at both greenfield and brownfield investments.