9 Amendments of Krišjānis KARIŅŠ related to 2014/2210(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas it is impossible, due to the lack of a definition, to gather comparable data in the EU Member States in order to draw attention to the special situation and needs of family businesses;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the purely quantitative criteria set by the Commission for defining SMEs are not sufficiently attuned to the realities and size of small and medium-sized businesses, which means that many small and medium-sized family or owner- managed businesses in particular are excluded from funding and a reduction in red tape, which creates an unfair competition and obstacles for these businesses in the EU;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that family businesses demonstrate a high degree of social responsibility towards their staff and that they generally take a more sustainable and longer- term approach to the economic future of the business (by acting as ‘honourable businessmen’) than non- family businesses and thus make an important contribution to Europe’s competitiveness and create and maintain jobs;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that, because of their history, family businesses are very rooted in a particular location and thus also create jobs in rural and in less attractive areas; calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to provide the necessary infrastructure in order to ensure the competitiveness and enhance the potential growth of such businesses;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that by providing necessary information about internationalisation and investment in foreign markets for smaller family businesses in EU, reducing the trade barriers between MS, simplifying the rules for trade between MS and making these rules more transparent will help in creating fully functioning Single Market in EU for goods and services;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to create a legally binding Europe-wide definition of ‘family business’ taking into account different circumstances in the Member States;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission in the meantime, as part of its regulatory impact assessment, to establish a ‘family business test’ modelled on the SME test, in order to be able determine the effect of certain legal acts on family businesses in advance and thereby avoid unnecessary red tape and burdensome hurdles for family businesses;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to strive to strengthen entrepreneurship throughout the EU keeping in mind the importance of the family businesses in the EU economy and to create an environment for business excellence;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to draw up a communication analysing the role of family businesses with a view to boosting the competitiveness and growth of the EU’s economy by 2020, and to produce a road map listing the measures likely to strengthen the economic environment and development of family businesses in the EU;