Activities of Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS related to 2011/0394(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Competitiveness of enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (2014 - 2020) - Entrepreneurship 2020 action plan - Reigniting the entrepreneurial spirit in Europe (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Helping the most debt-ridden Member States overcome their inherent financial structural difficulties should be taken into account, particularly because lending under this proposal is dependent and reliant on business confidence and intern fully functioning financial lending intermediaries, such as banks.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) Whereas, micro-lending (that is to say loans below EUR 25 000) are provided by the financial intermediaries under the guarantee scheme. There is no specific micro-lending window foreseen under the Programme, as this would constitute an overlap with the "Programme for Social Change and Innovation" proposed by the Commission on 6th October 2011, which specifically covers micro-lending.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Data serving as indicators measuring the achievement of objectives - where practically feasible - should be collected and segregated by gender, ethnicity, age, area, size and length of business, and in accordance with the Member States' rules on the protection of personal data, with the help of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions and the European Gender Institute. Where possible, such data should be gathered in way that does not pose an extra burden on SMEs, and should help to enlighten decision makers on the specific problems women entrepreneurs face.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Whereas women may face barriers in rural areas in accessing information support and financial and technological tools and services which can severely limit their ability to start up, or expand their business. Therefore, this proposal should aim to be geographically inclusive by "getting the message out" through pro- active marketing campaigns that can deliver greater value for money for the European taxpayer, and rejuvenate run- down rural communities.