Activities of Jürgen CREUTZMANN related to 2013/2176(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on how can the European Union contribute to creating a hospitable environment for enterprises, businesses and start-ups to create jobs?
Amendments (44)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph A
Paragraph A
A. Underlines the need for greater integration of Union policies in favour of SMEs as regards innovation, competitiveness, growth, internationalisation, productivity, reducing bureaucracy, the quality of human resources, and social responsibilitentrepreneurship and reducing bureaucracy;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph A a (new)
Paragraph A a (new)
Aa. Stresses that free and fair competition in the single market underpinned by common social standards is of crucial importance to boost growth and innovation and thereby increase employment in the Union;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas iton average a business start-up in Europe takes between 13 days (UK) and 40 days (Malta) to set up a business in Europand costs up to 20% of average annual per capita income2; __________________ 2 http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IC.RE G.DURS http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/pol icies/sme/facts-figures- analysis/performance-review/#h2-2
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph B
Paragraph B
B. Welcomes the Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME) and the SME and "Fast Track to Innovation" instruments provided for under Horizon 2020; laments the fact, however, that the budget for COSME under the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) is limited;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph C
Paragraph C
C. Welcomes in particular the actions provided for under Article 7 of the COSME proposal which are designespecific actions under COSME, which are designed to improve framework conditions for enterprises, particularly SMEs, to facilitate access to finance and markets and to promote entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial culture;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph C a (new)
Paragraph C a (new)
Ca. Welcomes the Commission's REFIT initiative to abolish certain EU legislation that has proven to create disproportionate burdens for European enterprises, in particular SMEs;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph C b (new)
Paragraph C b (new)
Cb. Calls on the Commission and Member States to be more rigorous in assessing the impact of future and existing regulation on SMEs and competitiveness in general;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph C c (new)
Paragraph C c (new)
Cc. Calls for the support of EU mobility programmes for entrepreneurs, such as Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, and the integration of entrepreneurship education in national school curricula through exchange of best practices;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is concerned at the cost, complexity and time involved in establishing a business in some parts of Europe; believes that if the EU is to regain competitiveness, Member States must work to simplify and speed up this process and make it less costly;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph D
Paragraph D
D. Believes that public policy measures play an important role in supporting and stimulating the provision of different support services for SMEs (e.g. businessenabling the provision of and facilitating access to different support services for SMEs (e.g. affordable loans, information and advisory services on public initiatives and legislation, business networks and incubators, clusters, technology transfer offices, coaching, and mentoring services etc.); considers that networking and the exchange of best practice play an important role in this respect;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Strongly believes that businesses can create jobs only if the right conditions exist, including access to a qualified workforce, availability of flexible contractual arrangements, and keeping administrative burdens to a minimum; (Moved here from paragraph 15)
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph E
Paragraph E
E. Notes that many Member States lack regulatory supportsupport and/or appropriate regulatory framework conditions for young and innovative companies and; stresses the need to reduce fragmentation ofbetter coordinate the different European, national, and regional and local policies and instruments concerning SMEs;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that in order to create a hospitable environment for job creation, Member States must, with support from the EU instituturopean Unions, address the following factors: skillsed workers’ levels of qualification, entrepreneurship, demographics, market access, finance and the labour market, SMEs’ specific needs and better regulation;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Skillsed workers’ levels of qualification
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph F
Paragraph F
F. Calls on the Member States to continue taking policy measures which shape culture and educational systems, through the creation ofencouraging partnerships between universities, research institutes and companies, in order to fill the current gap between academia and the market, thereby fostering innovation;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph G
Paragraph G
G. Supports those EU-level initiatives which are helping SMEs access more financial resources, on the grounds that they make it easier for young and innovative companies to access funding and Member State initiatives that make it easier for SMEs, in particular young and innovative ones, to access more financial resources, including incentives for financial intermediaries to provide affordable loans and to invest in equity;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes Member States must be more responsive to labour market needs, notably by fostering work-based learning and apprenticeships; (Moved here from paragraph 16)
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Advocates, in view of the skills shortage, that the European Union and the Member States pursue a more open migration policy, geared in particular to labour market demand;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph G a (new)
Paragraph G a (new)
Ga. Underlines that also non–innovative and established SMEs that seek to expand into new markets or to transfer their ownership often need public support in order to secure the necessary financing;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph H
Paragraph H
H. Emphasises the fact that, in addition toat the Digital Single Market its role as a platform for social communication, the internet's role as a platform by which all citizens can launch aof crucial importance for SMEs launching innovative services or innovative product targeted at any other citizen,products and thereby creating jobs, and SMEs, is a core principle of the Digital Single Market.calls for remaining barriers to cross-border trading to be removed as far as possible;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes schemes such as Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs that are aimed at helping new entrepreneurs to acquire relevant skills for managing a business, and believes that such programmes should be further promoted in order to help more entrepreneurs develop and create jobs; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take this into account in the implementation of the COSME programme;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on Member States to draw up and implement national strategies, based on proven practice, for entrepreneurial education and training: such strategies to include the incorporation into national curricula of entrepreneurial education and training, especially its practical aspects such as school-company projects and compulsory training placements;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that, given the widespread phenomenon of population ageing, Member States should be encouraged to promote the retention of older workers on the labour market by encouraging the extension of working lives, developing flexible labour markets and valuing experience;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for the remaining barriers to the cross-border provision of services to be dismantled and for the introduction of a standard VAT form and a European Private Company Statute as means of boosting companies’ growth in the internal market and thus enabling them to create more jobs;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Welcomes the continued funding from COSME for successful schemes such as the Enterprise Europe Network and the China IPR SME Helpdesk as means of supporting SMEs, in particular, in developing new markets; calls on the Commission and Member States to allocate adequate resources to such schemes at the implementation stage, where they bring added value to national measures;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes initiatives to make it easier for businesses to access EU support via a single portal offering information on the Structural Funds, includHorizon 2020 and COSME; welcomes too the Enterprise Europe Network’s endeavours ing the ESFis field; believes, nonetheless, that more must be done to disseminate information togive existing and potential entrepreneurs through ‘one-stop- shops’clear and comprehensive information about funding opportunities and to encourage financial intermediaries to make greater use of the sources of funding available;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Subheading 7
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes SMEs are among the most innovative businessesthe main drivers of innovation in the EU, playing a crucial role in providing pathways into work;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that the main barriers facing start-ups and affecting the development of high-growth SMEs are difficult access to, and the cost of, finance, burdensome regulation, indirect labour costs, restricted access to export markets, average lax attitude to payment times and skills shortages;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the introduction of theby the EU and many Member States of the ‘SME test’ and the Commission’s declared intention to ease the burden on SMEs by introducing regulatory exemptions and less stringent provisions; calls on all the Member States to subject national legislative proposals to an ‘SME test’; believes that mitigating measures must be introduced, e.g. longer implementation time, fewer inspections or lighter paperwork, but without creating a two-tier labour market;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that Member States must be encouraged to share best practice – for example, through the European Network of SME Envoys – on innovative ways to reduce bureaucracy and red tape, particularly for SMEs and micro- enterprises;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need for more efficient regulation that can be implemented in a simple manner and can help entrepreneurs operate within the rule of law and benefit from the opportunities and protection afforded by employment and health and safety legislation;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that one response to the top te, according to the findings of the Commission consultation conclusion is that the Working Time Directive is complex and inflexibl the 10 items of regulation generating the most work and expenditure for SMEs, the Working Time Directive and the Posting of Workers Directive are particularly burdensome and in many cases requires SMEs to obtain costly specialised legal assistance; calls on the Commission to produce its detailed impact assessment as a matter of urgencyhoroughly to research the effects of these directives on SMEs, as a matter of urgency, and to produce its findings;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on MEPs to make full use of the Impact Assessment and European Added Value Directorate in order to scrutinise the cost of proposalimplications onf draft policylegislation;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to address the negative effects in the area of employment and health and safety legislation that the accumulation of legislation has on businesses, particularly with regard to the aspects of lack of knowledge and overall perception of EU legislation, especially in the area of employment and health and safety legislation;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the REFIT programme, to ensure that all legislation is doing what it was intended to do and to identify areas where there are excessive burdens, inconsistencies or ineffective measures, particularly in the area of affecting employment and social affaimatters;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support self- employment, especially among young people, by creating an environment that will encourage entrepreneurs to grow and create new jobs and by promoting entrepreneurship among students and professionals;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the EU to work with Member States and, universities, research establishments and businesses to coordinate and make full use of EU funding sources such as ESF, ERDF, COSME and Horizon 2020, in order to promote an entrepreneurial culture, particularly among young people, and to improve access to financing and to new markets;