Activities of Francesca BALZANI related to 2012/2114(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on financing EU SMEs’ trade and investment: facilitated access to credit in support of internationalisation PDF (182 KB) DOC (125 KB)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that recurrent difficulties in accessing capital are one of the key reasons preventing SMEs' internationalisation; calls on the national governments to support SMEs by means of export insurance and making credit available to them from Member States' ECAs, without distorting intra-EU competition, and also to earmark sufficient funding for SMEs (e.g. special loans, cofinancing and venture capital), so as to help overcome disinvestment and deleveraging by banks; stresses that such funding should be provided to SMEs that are already exporting and which can present a viable business plan for improving or consolidating their existing market share and creating jobs, especially for young people; considers that support for start-ups offering innovative goods and services and for SMEs in need of initial investment should not be overlooked;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that the effective protection of SMEs against unfair trading practices by EU partner states is just as important as helping SMEs wishing to internationalize; considers internationalisation and protection as two sides of the same coin of the globalisation process
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to involve SMEs in the establishment of international standards (e.g. ISO), since changes in regulatory regimes directly impact on their profitability; insists that tackling unjustified NTBs must be regarded as a top priority on the Commission's agenda, in particular through the harmonisation of technical rules based on relevant global standards;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Requests that the EU develops an ambitious common industrial policy based on fostering research and innovation that benefits from innovative finance arrangements, such as project bonds and supports the development of SME's, via access to public procurement, in order to maintain its competitiveness vis-à-vis major players in industry and research