{"change_dates":[],"dossier":{"amendments":[{"authors":"Antonio Cancian","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-1","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Heading 1"]],"meps":[96733],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:05"},"new":["on the contribution of cooperatives and","social enterprises to overcoming the crisis"],"old":["on the contribution of cooperatives to","overcoming the crisis"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"1","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Ivo Belet","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-2","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Citation 1 a (new)"]],"meps":[28257],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:05"},"new":["\u2013 having regard to the Treaty on","European Union (TEU), in particular","Article 3(3),"],"orig_lang":"nl","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"2","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"In\u00eas Cristina Zuber","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-3","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph -1 (new)"]],"meps":[111589],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:05"},"new":["-1. Notes that the cooperative movement is","a project in which inequalities are","reduced and which supports the insertion","into society of the organisations created,","thereby offering the public a democratic","alternative for creating employment,","stabilising populations against social and","economic desertification, promoting fair","and sustainable trade, and educating and","training communities, encouraging their","involvement in cooperative activities .","emphasises that, in today\u2019s capitalist","society, the cooperative movement alone","will not resolve all social and economic","problems;"],"old":[""],"orig_lang":"pt","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"3","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Patrizia Toia","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-4","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 1"]],"meps":[28340],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:05"},"new":["1. Notes that, in the EU, there are about","160 000 cooperative enterprises owned by","123 million members and providing jobs","for 5.4 million people \u2013 including around","50 000 cooperative enterprises in industry","and services providing jobs for 1.4 million","persons \u2013 and that cooperatives contribute","around 5% on average to Member State","GDP; notes that, over the last few years,","several hundred industrial and service","cooperative enterprises have been","established as the result of the restructuring","of businesses in crisis or without","successors, thereby saving and re-","developing local economic activities and","jobs; notes that industrial and service","cooperative groups have had a key impact","on regional development in some of the","most industrialised regions of the EU;","notes that some industrial and service","cooperatives specialised in labour","integration provide jobs to over 30 000","disabled and disadvantaged persons; points","out that the cooperative model has grown","significantly in non-traditional sectors,","such as social and health care services,","digital and business support services and","services of general interest, that were","previously provided by the public sector","(e.g. production of electricity from","renewable sources) and has also become a","model for the self-employed and the","liberal professions; notes that cooperatives","therefore play a very important role in the","EU in economic, social and employment","terms, in addition to being a springboard","for social innovation, which is a very","important topic in both the EU 2020","strategy and Horizon 2020;"],"old":["1. Notes that, in the EU, there are about","160 000 cooperative enterprises owned by","123 million members and providing jobs","for 5.4 million people \u2013 including around","50 000 cooperative enterprises in industry","and services providing jobs for 1.4 million","persons \u2013 and that cooperatives contribute","around 5% on average to Member State","GDP; notes that, over the last few years,","several hundred industrial and service","cooperative enterprises have been","established as the result of the restructuring","of businesses in crisis or without","successors, thereby saving and re-","developing local economic activities and","jobs; notes that industrial and service","cooperative groups have had a key impact","on regional development in some of the","most industrialised regions of the EU;","notes that some industrial and service","cooperatives specialised in labour","integration provide jobs to over 30 000","disabled and disadvantaged persons; notes","that cooperatives therefore play a very","important role in the EU in economic,","social and employment terms;",""],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"4","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Claude Turmes on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-5","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 1"]],"meps":[4432],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:05"},"new":["1. Notes that, in the EU, there are about","160 000 cooperative enterprises owned by","123 million members and providing jobs","for 5.4 million people \u2013 including around","50 000 cooperative enterprises in industry","and services providing jobs for 1.4 million","persons \u2013 and that cooperatives contribute","around 5% on average to Member State","GDP; notes that, over the last few years,","several hundred industrial and service","cooperative enterprises have been","established as the result of the restructuring","of businesses in crisis or without","successors, thereby saving and re-","developing local economic activities and","jobs; notes that industrial and service","cooperative groups have had a key impact","on regional development in some of the","most industrialised regions of the EU;","notes that some industrial and service","cooperatives specialised in labour","integration provide jobs to over 30 000","disabled and disadvantaged persons; notes","that over the past decades more than 1000","renewable energy cooperatives","(REScoops) were created by citizens who","take responsibility and invest in their","sustainable energy production,","distribution and supply; notes that","cooperatives therefore play a very","important role in the EU in economic,","social, sustainable development and","employment terms;"],"old":["1. Notes that, in the EU, there are about","160 000 cooperative enterprises owned by","123 million members and providing jobs","for 5.4 million people \u2013 including around","50 000 cooperative enterprises in industry","and services providing jobs for 1.4 million","persons \u2013 and that cooperatives contribute","around 5% on average to Member State","GDP; notes that, over the last few years,","several hundred industrial and service","cooperative enterprises have been","established as the result of the restructuring","of businesses in crisis or without","successors, thereby saving and re-","developing local economic activities and","jobs; notes that industrial and service","cooperative groups have had a key impact","on regional development in some of the","most industrialised regions of the EU;","notes that some industrial and service","cooperatives specialised in labour","integration provide jobs to over 30 000","disabled and disadvantaged persons; notes","","that cooperatives therefore play a very","important role in the EU in economic,","social and employment terms;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"5","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Ivo Belet","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-6","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 1"]],"meps":[28257],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:05"},"new":["1. Notes that, in the EU, there are about","160 000 cooperative enterprises owned by","123 million members and providing jobs","for 5.4 million people \u2013 including around","50 000 cooperative enterprises in industry","and services providing jobs for 1.4 million","persons \u2013 and that cooperatives contribute","around 5% on average to Member State","GDP; notes that, over the last few years,","several hundred industrial and service","cooperative enterprises have been","established as the result of the restructuring","of businesses in crisis or without","successors, thereby saving and re-","developing local economic activities and","jobs; notes that industrial and service","cooperative groups have had a key impact","on regional development in some of the","most industrialised regions of the EU;","notes that some industrial and service","cooperatives specialised in labour","integration provide jobs to over 30 000","disabled and disadvantaged persons; notes","that cooperatives make funds available to","serve the purposes of the sustainable","economic and social development of","regional and local communities and thus","put into practice the principles of the","social market economy in virtually the","entire EU;"],"old":["1. Notes that, in the EU, there are about","160 000 cooperative enterprises owned by","123 million members and providing jobs","for 5.4 million people \u2013 including around","50 000 cooperative enterprises in industry","and services providing jobs for 1.4 million","persons \u2013 and that cooperatives contribute","around 5% on average to Member State","GDP; notes that, over the last few years,","several hundred industrial and service","cooperative enterprises have been","established as the result of the restructuring","of businesses in crisis or without","successors, thereby saving and re-","developing local economic activities and","jobs; notes that industrial and service","cooperative groups have had a key impact","on regional development in some of the","most industrialised regions of the EU;","notes that some industrial and service","cooperatives specialised in labour","integration provide jobs to over 30 000","disabled and disadvantaged persons; notes","that cooperatives therefore play a very","important role in the EU in economic,","","social and employment terms;"],"orig_lang":"nl","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"6","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Antonio Cancian","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-7","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 1"]],"meps":[96733],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:05"},"new":["1. Notes that, in the EU, social enterprises","are becoming increasingly important and","that, among these, there are about 160 000","cooperative enterprises owned by 123","million members and providing jobs for 5.4","million people \u2013 including around 50 000","cooperative enterprises in industry and","services providing jobs for 1.4 million","persons \u2013 and that cooperatives contribute","around 5% on average to Member State","GDP; notes that, over the last few years,","several hundred industrial and service","cooperative enterprises have been","established as the result of the restructuring","of businesses in crisis or without","successors, thereby saving and re-","developing local economic activities and","jobs; notes that industrial and service","cooperative groups have had a key impact","on regional development in some of the","most industrialised regions of the EU;","notes that some industrial and service","cooperatives specialised in labour","integration provide jobs to over 30 000","disabled and disadvantaged persons; notes","that cooperatives therefore play a very","important role in the EU in economic,","social and employment terms;"],"old":["1. Notes that, in the EU, there are about","160 000 cooperative enterprises owned by","123 million members and providing jobs","for 5.4 million people \u2013 including around","50 000 cooperative enterprises in industry","and services providing jobs for 1.4 million","persons \u2013 and that cooperatives contribute","around 5% on average to Member State","GDP; notes that, over the last few years,","several hundred industrial and service","cooperative enterprises have been","established as the result of the restructuring","of businesses in crisis or without","successors, thereby saving and re-","developing local economic activities and","jobs; notes that industrial and service","cooperative groups have had a key impact","on regional development in some of the","most industrialised regions of the EU;","notes that some industrial and service","cooperatives specialised in labour","integration provide jobs to over 30 000","disabled and disadvantaged persons; notes","that cooperatives therefore play a very","important role in the EU in economic,","social and employment terms;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"7","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Britta Thomsen","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-8","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 1"]],"meps":[28153],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:06"},"new":["1. Notes that, in the EU, there are about","160 000 cooperative enterprises owned by","123 million members and providing jobs","for 5.4 million people \u2013 including around","50 000 cooperative enterprises in industry","and services providing jobs for 1.4 million","persons \u2013 and that cooperatives contribute","around 5% on average to Member State","GDP; notes that, over the last few years,","several hundred industrial and service","cooperative enterprises have been","established as the result of the restructuring","of businesses in crisis or without","successors, thereby saving and re-","developing local economic activities and","jobs; notes that industrial and service","cooperative groups have had a key impact","on regional development in some of the","most industrialised regions of the EU;","notes that \u2018social cooperatives\u2019 specialised","in labour integration provide jobs to over","30 000 disabled and disadvantaged persons","in the industrial and service sectors; notes","that cooperatives therefore play a very","important role in the EU in economic,","social and employment terms;"],"old":["1. Notes that, in the EU, there are about","160 000 cooperative enterprises owned by","123 million members and providing jobs","for 5.4 million people \u2013 including around","50 000 cooperative enterprises in industry","and services providing jobs for 1.4 million","persons \u2013 and that cooperatives contribute","around 5% on average to Member State","GDP; notes that, over the last few years,","several hundred industrial and service","cooperative enterprises have been","established as the result of the restructuring","of businesses in crisis or without","successors, thereby saving and re-","developing local economic activities and","jobs; notes that industrial and service","cooperative groups have had a key impact","on regional development in some of the","most industrialised regions of the EU;","notes that some industrial and service","cooperatives specialised in labour","integration provide jobs to over 30 000","disabled and disadvantaged persons; notes","that cooperatives therefore play a very","important role in the EU in economic,","social and employment terms;"],"orig_lang":"da","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"8","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Patrizia Toia","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-9","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 1 a (new)"]],"meps":[28340],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:06"},"new":["1a. Reiterates that the cooperative","business model contributes to real","economic pluralism, is a vital part of the","'social market economy' and is fully in","keeping with the values of the EU Treaty","and the objectives of the Europe 2020","strategy;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"9","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Ivo Belet","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-10","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 2"]],"meps":[28257],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:06"},"new":["2. Points out that many cooperatives have","proved themselves to be resilient in times","of crisis and notes that there is considerable","evidence of this resilience, particularly in","relation to cooperative banks and industrial","and service cooperatives (worker","cooperatives, social cooperatives and","cooperatives formed by SMEs);"],"old":["2. Points out that cooperatives have proved","themselves to be even more resilient in","times of crisis than many conventional","enterprises and notes that there is","considerable evidence of this resilience,","particularly in relation to cooperative banks","and industrial and service cooperatives","(worker cooperatives, social cooperatives","and cooperatives formed by SMEs);"],"orig_lang":"nl","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"10","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Patrizia Toia","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-11","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 2"]],"meps":[28340],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:06"},"new":["2. Points out that cooperatives have proved","themselves to be even more resilient in","times of crisis than many conventional","enterprises, having opened up also to new","sectors, both in terms of employment rates","and business closures, and notes that there","is considerable evidence of this resilience,","particularly in relation to cooperative banks","and industrial and service cooperatives","(worker cooperatives, social cooperatives","and cooperatives formed by SMEs); notes,","moreover, the growing importance of","'community cooperatives', which enable \u2013","especially in remote and disadvantaged","areas \u2013 the direct participation of citizens","in order to meet various needs, such as","health and social services, school services,","commercial services, communications,","etc.;"],"old":["2. Points out that cooperatives have proved","themselves to be even more resilient in","times of crisis than many conventional","","enterprises and notes that there is","considerable evidence of this resilience,","particularly in relation to cooperative banks","and industrial and service cooperatives","(worker cooperatives, social cooperatives","and cooperatives formed by SMEs);"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"11","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Antonio Cancian","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-12","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 2"]],"meps":[96733],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:06"},"new":["2. Points out that cooperatives and social","enterprises have proved themselves to be","even more resilient in times of crisis than","many conventional enterprises, in terms of","rates of employment and of business","closures, and notes that there is","considerable evidence of this resilience,","particularly in relation to cooperative banks","and industrial and service cooperatives","(worker cooperatives, social cooperatives","and cooperatives formed by SMEs), owing","to a great ability to adapt to change and","keep business going, when it is at risk, by","continuing to pursue their mission;"],"old":["2. Points out that cooperatives have proved","themselves to be even more resilient in","times of crisis than many conventional","enterprises and notes that there is","considerable evidence of this resilience,","particularly in relation to cooperative banks","and industrial and service cooperatives","(worker cooperatives, social cooperatives","and cooperatives formed by SMEs);"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"12","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Raffaele Baldassarre","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-13","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 2"]],"meps":[96757],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:06"},"new":["2. Points out that cooperatives have proved","themselves to be even more resilient in","times of crisis than many conventional","enterprises and notes that there is","considerable evidence of this resilience,","particularly in relation to cooperative banks","and industrial and service cooperatives","(worker cooperatives, social cooperatives","and cooperatives formed by SMEs); in this","regard, highlights the strategic role of","cooperatives formed by SMEs, which can","enable collective problems to be resolved","and economies of scale developed;"],"old":["2. Points out that cooperatives have proved","themselves to be even more resilient in","times of crisis than many conventional","enterprises and notes that there is","considerable evidence of this resilience,","particularly in relation to cooperative banks","and industrial and service cooperatives","(worker cooperatives, social cooperatives","and cooperatives formed by SMEs);"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"13","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Claude Turmes on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-14","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 2"]],"meps":[4432],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:06"},"new":["2. Points out that cooperatives have proved","themselves to be even more resilient in","times of crisis than many conventional","enterprises and notes that there is","considerable evidence of this resilience,","particularly in relation to cooperative banks","and industrial and service cooperatives","(worker cooperatives, social cooperatives","and cooperatives formed by SMEs)","especially in the field of renewable energy","production;"],"old":["2. Points out that cooperatives have proved","themselves to be even more resilient in","times of crisis than many conventional","enterprises and notes that there is","considerable evidence of this resilience,","particularly in relation to cooperative banks","and industrial and service cooperatives","(worker cooperatives, social cooperatives","and cooperatives formed by SMEs);"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"14","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Judith A. Merkies","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-15","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 2 a (new)"]],"meps":[96910],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:06"},"new":["2a. Notes that cooperatives can also play a","vital role in the transition towards","renewable energy and the fighting of","energy poverty; by empowering local","communities to generate their own","energy, the roll-out of small and medium","scale renewable technologies can be","speeded up; these technologies lead to a","more efficient use of energy and empower","citizens to gain more control over their","energy prices;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"15","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Raffaele Baldassarre","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-16","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 2 a (new)"]],"meps":[96757],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:06"},"new":["2a. Takes the view that cooperatives can","effectively promote entrepreneurship on a","micro-economic scale, at times of","recession, as they allow small business","owners, often groups of citizens, to take","on business responsibilities; in this","regard, supports the development of","cooperatives in the social and welfare","sectors, to ensure greater social","participation for vulnerable groups;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"16","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"In\u00eas Cristina Zuber","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-17","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 3"]],"meps":[111589],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:06"},"new":["3. Expresses the view that this greater","resilience is in large part due to the","cooperative model of governance, which is","based on joint ownership, democratic","control, organisation and management by","their member-stakeholders, and to the","economic participation of their associates,","their autonomy and independence, the","education, training and information","provided to cooperative members,","cooperation amongst cooperatives and","their commitment to the community,","stresses that their resilience is also due to","their characteristic method of capital","accumulation, with balanced social and","economic objectives and goals of","improving their operation and activity;","considers that this model helps to ensure","that cooperatives take a long-term","approach and anchors them in the local","economy, giving them a stake in local","sustainable development and ensuring that","they do not delocalise, even when they","internationalise;"],"old":["3. Expresses the view that this greater","resilience is in large part due to the","cooperative model of governance, which is","based on joint ownership and democratic","control by their member-stakeholders, and","that it is also due to their characteristic","method of capital accumulation; considers","that this model helps to ensure that","cooperatives take a long-term approach and","anchors them in the local economy, giving","them a stake in local sustainable","development and ensuring that they do not","delocalise, even when they internationalise;"],"orig_lang":"pt","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"17","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Ivo Belet","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-18","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 3"]],"meps":[28257],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:06"},"new":["3. Expresses the view that this resilience is","in large part due to the cooperative model","of governance, which is based on joint","ownership and democratic control by their","member-stakeholders, and that it is also","due to their characteristic method of capital","accumulation, which is less dependent on","the development of financial markets;","considers that this model helps to ensure","that cooperatives can take a long-term","approach and anchors them in the local","economy, giving them a stake in local","sustainable development even when they","delocalise part of their operations under","the pressure of international competition;"],"old":["3. Expresses the view that this greater","resilience is in large part due to the","cooperative model of governance, which is","","based on joint ownership and democratic","control by their member-stakeholders, and","that it is also due to their characteristic","method of capital accumulation; considers","that this model helps to ensure that","cooperatives take a long-term approach and","anchors them in the local economy, giving","them a stake in local sustainable","development and ensuring that they do","not delocalise, even when they","internationalise;"],"orig_lang":"nl","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"18","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Britta Thomsen","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-19","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 3"]],"meps":[28153],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:06"},"new":["3. Expresses the view that this greater","resilience is in large part due to the","cooperative model of governance, which is","based on joint ownership and democratic","control by their member-stakeholders, and","that it is also due to their characteristic","principles of re-investing surpluses in the","development of the undertakings, thus","considerably reducing the indebtedness of","cooperatives; considers that these","principles help to ensure that cooperatives","take a long-term approach and anchors","them in the local economy, contributing to","local sustainable development and ensuring","that they do not delocalise, even when they","internationalise;"],"old":["3. Expresses the view that this greater","resilience is in large part due to the","cooperative model of governance, which is","based on joint ownership and democratic","control by their member-stakeholders, and","that it is also due to their characteristic","method of capital accumulation; considers","that this model helps to ensure that","cooperatives take a long-term approach and","anchors them in the local economy, giving","them a stake in local sustainable","development and ensuring that they do not","delocalise, even when they internationalise;"],"orig_lang":"da","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"19","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Marie-Christine Vergiat, Miloslav Ransdorf, Marc Tarabella","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-20","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 3"]],"meps":[96858,23706,29579],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:07"},"new":["3. Expresses the view that this greater","resilience is in large part due to the","cooperative model of governance, which is","based on joint ownership, decision-making","concerning the enterprise\u2019s strategies and","democratic control by their member-","stakeholders, and that it is also due to their","characteristic method of capital","accumulation linked to the allocation of","surpluses to the reserve, at least part of","which is indivisible, and to the realisation","of the enterprise\u2019s objectives; considers","that this model helps to ensure that","cooperatives take a long-term approach and","anchors them in the local economy, giving","them a stake in local sustainable","development and ensuring that they do not","delocalise, even when they internationalise;"],"old":["3. Expresses the view that this greater","resilience is in large part due to the","cooperative model of governance, which is","based on joint ownership and democratic","control by their member-stakeholders, and","that it is also due to their characteristic","method of capital accumulation; considers","that this model helps to ensure that","cooperatives take a long-term approach and","anchors them in the local economy, giving","them a stake in local sustainable","development and ensuring that they do not","delocalise, even when they internationalise;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"20","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Claude Turmes on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-21","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 3"]],"meps":[4432],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:07"},"new":["3. Expresses the view that this greater","resilience is in large part due to the","cooperative model of governance, which is","based on joint ownership and democratic","participation and control by their member-","stakeholders, and that it is also due to their","characteristic method of capital","accumulation, in particular their","distinctive indivisible reserves system;","considers that this model helps to ensure","that cooperatives take a long-term","approach across generations and anchors","them in the local economy, giving them a","stake in local sustainable development and","ensuring that they do not delocalise, even","when they internationalise;"],"old":["3. Expresses the view that this greater","resilience is in large part due to the","cooperative model of governance, which is","based on joint ownership and democratic","control by their member-stakeholders, and","that it is also due to their characteristic","method of capital accumulation; considers","that this model helps to ensure that","cooperatives take a long-term approach and","anchors them in the local economy, giving","","them a stake in local sustainable","development and ensuring that they do not","delocalise, even when they internationalise;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"21","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Antonio Cancian","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-22","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 3"]],"meps":[96733],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:07"},"new":["3. Expresses the view that this greater","resilience is in large part due to the","cooperative or participatory models of","governance, which is based on joint","ownership and democratic control by their","member-stakeholders, and that it is also","due to their characteristic method of capital","accumulation; considers that this model","helps to ensure that cooperatives take a","long-term approach and anchors them in","the local economy, giving them a stake in","local sustainable development and ensuring","that they do not delocalise, even when they","internationalise;"],"old":["3. Expresses the view that this greater","resilience is in large part due to the","cooperative model of governance, which is","based on joint ownership and democratic","control by their member-stakeholders, and","that it is also due to their characteristic","method of capital accumulation; considers","that this model helps to ensure that","cooperatives take a long-term approach and","anchors them in the local economy, giving","them a stake in local sustainable","development and ensuring that they do not","delocalise, even when they internationalise;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"22","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Patrizia Toia","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-23","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 3 a (new)"]],"meps":[28340],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:07"},"new":["3a. Notes that cooperative enterprises are","able to meet existing and new needs","effectively and efficiently, in areas such as","the management of cultural resources and","creativity, and environmental","sustainability relating to new lifestyles","and modes of consumption; stresses that","cooperatives have also cultivated values","such as the protection of legality \u2013 one","example of this is Italy, where","cooperatives are entrusted with the","management of assets confiscated from","the mafia;"],"old":[""],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"23","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Patrizia Toia","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-24","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 3 b (new)"]],"meps":[28340],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:07"},"new":["3b. Takes the view that cooperatives","should be fully included in the objectives","pursued by the EU's industrial policy and","in the measures taken by the EU, also in","view of their fundamental contribution to","industrial restructuring, a key chapter of","the new EU industrial policy;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"24","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Antonio Cancian","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-25","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 4"]],"meps":[96733],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:07"},"new":["4. Notes also that social enterprises, and in","particular cooperatives, have a long","tradition of cooperation among themselves","and that this allows them to take advantage","of economies of scale and to share","experience and best practice, as well as to","transfer human and financial resources,","where necessary; contends that this","inherent flexibility allows cooperatives to","sustain themselves even in the most trying","times;"],"old":["4. Notes also that cooperatives have a long","tradition of cooperation among themselves","and that this allows them to take advantage","of economies of scale and to share","","experience and best practice, as well as to","transfer human and financial resources,","where necessary; contends that this","inherent flexibility allows cooperatives to","sustain themselves even in the most trying","times;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"25","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Ivo Belet","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-26","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 4"]],"meps":[28257],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:07"},"new":["4. Notes also that, by cooperating,","cooperatives can take advantage of","economies of scale and share experience","and best practice, as well as transfer human","and financial resources, where necessary;","contends that this inherent flexibility","allows cooperatives to sustain themselves","even in the most trying times;"],"old":["4. Notes also that cooperatives have a long","tradition of cooperation among","themselves and that this allows them to","take advantage of economies of scale and","to share experience and best practice, as","well as to transfer human and financial","resources, where necessary; contends that","this inherent flexibility allows cooperatives","to sustain themselves even in the most","trying times;"],"orig_lang":"nl","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"26","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Marie-Christine Vergiat, Miloslav Ransdorf, Marc Tarabella","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-27","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 4"]],"meps":[96858,23706,29579],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:07"},"new":["4. Notes also that cooperatives have a long","tradition of cooperation among themselves","and that this allows them to take advantage","of economies of scale and to share","experience and best practice, as well as to","pool or to transfer human and financial","resources, where necessary; contends that","this inherent flexibility allows cooperatives","to sustain themselves even in the most","trying times;"],"old":["4. Notes also that cooperatives have a long","tradition of cooperation among themselves","and that this allows them to take advantage","of economies of scale and to share","experience and best practice, as well as to","","transfer human and financial resources,","where necessary; contends that this","inherent flexibility allows cooperatives to","sustain themselves even in the most trying","times;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"27","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Patrizia Toia","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-28","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 4 a (new)"]],"meps":[28340],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:07"},"new":["4a. Notes that in the different Member","States numerous good practices can be","found, demonstrating the excellent results","achieved by cooperative enterprises in","terms of growth, employment, survival","rates and business start-ups, such as the","'single payment system' (pago \u00fanico) in","Spain and the Marcora Law in Italy \u2013","which help finance the establishment of","new cooperatives through unemployment","benefits \u2013 the 'employment and business","cooperatives' created in France, Sweden","and Belgium; moreover, the Spanish","group Mondragon is an excellent example","of how individual cooperatives can","voluntarily form large business groups","covering sectors such as industry,","agriculture, distribution, finance, R & D","and high-level education; calls on the","Commission to look at these good","practices in depth and consider including","them in the framing of business-friendly","EU policies;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"28","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Mario Pirillo","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-29","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 4 \u2013 a (new)"]],"meps":[96890],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:07"},"new":["4a. Considers the contribution of","cooperatives to the EU economy and","employment stability to be significant,","especially in times of crisis;","urges the Commission to reassess the role","of the SCE, by encouraging the","establishment of new EU-wide","cooperatives and facilitating the grouping","together of national cooperatives from","different Member States;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"29","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Ivo Belet","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-30","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 4 a (new)"]],"meps":[28257],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:07"},"new":["4a. Observes that the cooperative society,","modelled on the British trust, can also be","an efficient model for good governance of","professional or semiprofessional sports","organisations, which at the same time","facilitates close involvement of the","principal stakeholders \u2013 the supporters \u2013","in the management of a club (whether","professional or not);"],"orig_lang":"nl","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"30","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Marc Tarabella","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-31","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 4 a (new)"]],"meps":[29579],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:07"},"new":["4a. Emphasises the need to develop, inter","alia, the model of the Business and","Employment Cooperative, an enterprise","that is built up gradually to meet the","needs of its entrepreneurs and evolves as","their business activities develop;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"31","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Claude Turmes on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-32","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 4 a (new)"]],"meps":[4432],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:07"},"new":["4a. Notes, moreover, that the development","of cooperatives in sectors such as","renewable energy production and social","services has proven to be able to respond","to new needs and to stimulate job creation","better than other models;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"32","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Vicky Ford","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-33","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 4 a (new)"]],"meps":[96949],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:07"},"new":["4a. Notes, however, that cooperatives are","not immune to failure;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"33","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Patrizia Toia","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-34","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 4 b (new)"]],"meps":[28340],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:07"},"new":["4b. Notes that in the various Member","States a diversity of situations due to legal","and conceptual differences can be found;","calls on the Commission, therefore, to","carry out a review of existing legislation,","in order to seek some common ground","and harmonise, in compliance with the","subsidiarity principle, the key elements","with a view to lifting the barriers to the","development of cooperatives;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"34","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Ivo Belet","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-35","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 4 b (new)"]],"meps":[28257],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:08"},"new":["4b. Stresses that employees incur a","substantial financial risk when setting up","a cooperative or when ownership of a","business is transferred to its employees;","observes that good governance,","particularly in a workers\u2019 cooperative, is","heavily dependent on support for and","supervision of the employees\u2019 business","management;"],"orig_lang":"nl","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"35","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" In\u00eas Cristina Zuber","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-36","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 5"]],"meps":[111589],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:08"},"new":["5. Takes the view that this in-built capacity","for resilience should be strengthened,","particularly through Community","assistance to the cooperative movement","and by paying proper attention to","cooperatives in all EU policies; considers","it necessary to support the aims and","working methods of cooperatives by","encouraging the creation and","continuation of consumers\u2019 cooperatives,","as in many regions this is the only means","of distributing staple goods without","speculative mark-ups and advertising","campaigns promoting excessive, health-","endangering, uneconomic and","environmentally unfriendly consumption;"],"old":["5. Takes the view that this in-built capacity","for resilience should be strengthened by","paying proper attention to cooperatives in","all EU policies designed to contribute to","smart, sustainable and inclusive growth,","as well as in the relevant flagship","initiatives of the EU 2020 strategy;","believes that the necessary steps should be","taken to ensure a level playing field","between cooperatives and other forms of","enterprises, whilst preserving","cooperatives\u2019 aims and working methods;"],"orig_lang":"pt","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"36","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Marie-Christine Vergiat, Miloslav Ransdorf, Marc Tarabella","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-37","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 5"]],"meps":[96858,23706,29579],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:08"},"new":["5. Takes the view that this in-built capacity","for resilience should be strengthened by","paying proper attention to cooperatives in","all EU policies designed to contribute to a","different model of economic development","which respects the European social model","more; believes that the necessary steps","should be taken to ensure a level playing","field between cooperatives and other forms","of enterprises, whilst preserving","cooperatives\u2019 aims and working methods;"],"old":["5. Takes the view that this in-built capacity","for resilience should be strengthened by","paying proper attention to cooperatives in","all EU policies designed to contribute to","smart, sustainable and inclusive growth,","as well as in the relevant flagship","initiatives of the EU 2020 strategy;","believes that the necessary steps should be","taken to ensure a level playing field","between cooperatives and other forms of","enterprises, whilst preserving cooperatives\u2019","aims and working methods;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"37","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Claude Turmes on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-38","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 5"]],"meps":[4432],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:08"},"new":["5. Takes the view that this in-built capacity","for resilience should be strengthened by","paying proper attention to cooperatives in","all EU policies designed to contribute to","smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, as","well as in the relevant flagship initiatives","of the EU 2020 strategy; in particular,","considers that a reference to the","important role of cooperatives should be","made in the Entrepreneurship 2020","Action Plan; believes that the necessary","steps should be taken to ensure a level","playing field between cooperatives and","other forms of enterprises, whilst","preserving cooperatives' aims and working","methods;"],"old":["5. Takes the view that this in-built capacity","for resilience should be strengthened by","paying proper attention to cooperatives in","all EU policies designed to contribute to","smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, as","well as in the relevant flagship initiatives","of the EU 2020 strategy; believes that the","necessary steps should be taken to ensure a","level playing field between cooperatives","and other forms of enterprises, whilst","preserving cooperatives' aims and working","methods;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"38","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Vicky Ford","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-39","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 5"]],"meps":[96949],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:08"},"new":["5. Takes the view that this in-built capacity","for resilience should be strengthened by","paying proper attention to cooperatives in","all relevant EU policies designed to","contribute to smart, sustainable and","inclusive growth, as well as in the relevant","flagship initiatives of the EU 2020 strategy","and by streamlining existing EU","legislation concerning cooperatives;","believes that, where necessary, appropriate","steps should be taken to ensure a level","playing field between cooperatives and","other forms of enterprises, whilst","preserving cooperatives' aims and working","methods;"],"old":["5. Takes the view that this in-built capacity","for resilience should be strengthened by","paying proper attention to cooperatives in","all EU policies designed to contribute to","smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, as","well as in the relevant flagship initiatives","of the EU 2020 strategy; believes that the","necessary steps should be taken to ensure a","","level playing field between cooperatives","and other forms of enterprises, whilst","preserving cooperatives' aims and working","methods;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"39","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Antonio Cancian","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-40","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 5"]],"meps":[96733],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:08"},"new":["5. Takes the view that this in-built capacity","for resilience should be strengthened by","paying proper attention to cooperatives and","social enterprises in all EU policies","designed to contribute to smart, sustainable","and inclusive growth, as well as in the","relevant flagship initiatives of the EU 2020","strategy; believes that the necessary steps","should be taken to ensure a level playing","field between cooperatives and other forms","of enterprises, whilst preserving","cooperatives\u2019 aims and working methods;"],"old":["5. 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Urges the Member States, in keeping","with ILO Recommendation 193/2002, to","review their legislation applying to","cooperatives, with a view to adopting a","comprehensive policy to support the","cooperative business model and creating a","regulatory environment which facilitates","the recognition and development of","cooperatives; calls on Member States,","acting in cooperation with the social","partners and other stakeholders at","regional and local level, to identify","strategic sectors suitable for cooperative","projects, particularly in regions where the","conventional economy cannot sufficiently","meet the specific economic and social","needs; stresses that this should include the","introduction of appropriate financial","instruments and the recognition of","cooperatives\u2019 role in the national social","dialogue; calls on the Commission to","support the Member States in this;"],"old":["7. 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Urges the Member States, in keeping","with ILO Recommendation 193/2002, to","review their legislation applying to","cooperatives and to cooperative credit","banks, with a view to adopting a","comprehensive policy to support the","cooperative business model and creating a","regulatory environment favourable to the","recognition and development of","cooperatives in all fields and sectors;","stresses that this should include the","introduction of appropriate financial","instruments and the recognition of","cooperatives\u2019 role in the national social","dialogue, in addition to the role of","cooperative credit banks, which have","always attached particular importance to","sustainable and socially responsible","financing and are well-established","locally;"],"old":["7. 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Stresses the importance of including","the cooperatives at all stages of the","process in future initiatives and","undertakings by the Union relating to","cooperatives;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"63","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Kent Johansson","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-64","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 8"]],"meps":[110365],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:09"},"new":["8. 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Considers that the transfer of a business","to the employees through the creation of a","cooperative is often the best way of","ensuring the continuity of an enterprise;","stresses that this kind of transfer should","be supported by a specific EU budget line","that also includes financial instruments;","calls urgently for the creation, with the","participation of the EIB and stakeholders","from the cooperative movement, of a","European mechanism designed to promote","the development of cooperatives and, in","particular, business transfers under the","cooperative form;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"64","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Antonio Cancian","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-65","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 8"]],"meps":[96733],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:09"},"new":["8. Considers that the transfer of a business","to the employees through the creation of a","social enterprise, and in particular of a","cooperative, is often the best way of","ensuring the continuity of an enterprise","stresses that this kind of transfer should be","supported by a specific EU budget line that","also includes financial instruments; calls","urgently for the creation, with the","participation of the EIB and stakeholders","from the economic and social sector, of a","European mechanism designed to promote","the development of cooperatives and social","enterprises and, in particular, business","transfers under the cooperative form;"],"old":["8. Considers that the transfer of a business","to the employees through the creation of a","cooperative is often the best way of","ensuring the continuity of an enterprise;","stresses that this kind of transfer should be","supported by a specific EU budget line that","also includes financial instruments; calls","urgently for the creation, with the","participation of the EIB and stakeholders","from the cooperative movement, of a","European mechanism designed to promote","the development of cooperatives and, in","particular, business transfers under the","cooperative form;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"65","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Patrizia Toia","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-66","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 8"]],"meps":[28340],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:10"},"new":["8. Considers that the transfer of a business","to the employees through the creation of a","cooperative is often the best way of","ensuring the continuity of an enterprise;","stresses that this kind of transfer of","businesses to employees, in particular","with regard to worker cooperatives and","worker buy-outs, should be supported by a","specific EU budget line that also includes","financial instruments; calls urgently for the","creation, with the participation of the EIB","and stakeholders from the cooperative","movement, of a European mechanism","designed to promote the development of","cooperatives and, in particular, business","transfers under the cooperative form;"],"old":["8. Considers that the transfer of a business","to the employees through the creation of a","cooperative is often the best way of","ensuring the continuity of an enterprise;","stresses that this kind of transfer should be","supported by a specific EU budget line that","also includes financial instruments; calls","urgently for the creation, with the","participation of the EIB and stakeholders","from the cooperative movement, of a","European mechanism designed to promote","the development of cooperatives and, in","","particular, business transfers under the","cooperative form;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"66","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Ivo Belet","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-67","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 8"]],"meps":[28257],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:10"},"new":["8. Considers that the transfer of a business","to the employees through the creation of a","cooperative may be an economically","viable way of ensuring the continuity of an","enterprise; stresses that well-considered","transfers should be supported by a specific","EU budget line that also includes financial","instruments; calls urgently for the creation,","with the participation of the EIB, the social","partners and stakeholders from the","cooperative movement, of a European","mechanism designed to facilitate the","development of cooperatives and, in","particular, business transfers under the","cooperative form;"],"old":["8. Considers that the transfer of a business","to the employees through the creation of a","cooperative is often the best way of","ensuring the continuity of an enterprise;","stresses that this kind of transfer should be","supported by a specific EU budget line that","also includes financial instruments; calls","urgently for the creation, with the","participation of the EIB and stakeholders","from the cooperative movement, of a","European mechanism designed to promote","the development of cooperatives and, in","particular, business transfers under the","cooperative form;"],"orig_lang":"nl","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"67","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Vicky Ford","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-68","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 8"]],"meps":[96949],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:10"},"new":["8. Considers that the transfer of a business","to the employees through the creation of a","cooperative and other forms of employee","ownership could be the best way of","ensuring the continuity of an enterprise;","stresses that this kind of transfer should be","supported by a specific EU budget line that","also includes financial instruments; calls","urgently for the creation, with the","participation of the EIB and stakeholders","from the cooperative movement, of a","European mechanism designed to promote","the development of cooperatives and, in","particular, business transfers under the","cooperative form;"],"old":["8. Considers that the transfer of a business","to the employees through the creation of a","cooperative is often the best way of","","ensuring the continuity of an enterprise;","stresses that this kind of transfer should be","supported by a specific EU budget line that","also includes financial instruments; calls","urgently for the creation, with the","participation of the EIB and stakeholders","from the cooperative movement, of a","European mechanism designed to promote","the development of cooperatives and, in","particular, business transfers under the","cooperative form;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"68","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Roberta Angelilli","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-69","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 8"]],"meps":[1941],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:10"},"new":["8. Considers that the transfer of a business","to the employees through the creation of a","cooperative is often the best way of","ensuring the continuity of an enterprise;","stresses that this kind of transfer should be","supported by a specific EU budget line that","also includes financial instruments; calls","urgently for the creation, with the","participation of the EIB and stakeholders","from the cooperative movement, of a","European mechanism designed to promote","the development of cooperatives and, in","particular, business transfers under the","cooperative form, also through the","instrument of mutualisation funds;"],"old":["8. Considers that the transfer of a business","to the employees through the creation of a","cooperative is often the best way of","ensuring the continuity of an enterprise;","stresses that this kind of transfer should be","supported by a specific EU budget line that","also includes financial instruments; calls","urgently for the creation, with the","participation of the EIB and stakeholders","from the cooperative movement, of a","European mechanism designed to promote","the development of cooperatives and, in","particular, business transfers under the","cooperative form;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"69","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Mario Pirillo","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-70","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 8 \u2013 a (new)"]],"meps":[96890],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:10"},"new":["8a. Points out that the use of worker","buy-outs is becoming an increasingly","common practice in the Member States in","response to the economic crisis; calls on","the Commission, therefore, to identify","financial instruments or to extend existing","ones to encourage this practice;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"70","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Patrizia Toia","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-71","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 8 a (new)"]],"meps":[28340],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:10"},"new":["8a. Emphasises the active role of social","cooperatives in the restructuring of","SMEs, in particular through 'social","spin-offs', which promote the integration","of workers who can be defined as","disadvantaged and who are in a critical","employment situation, by strengthening \u2013","through solidarity \u2013 a growing capacity to","meet social demand;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"71","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Marie-Christine Vergiat, Miloslav Ransdorf, Marc Tarabella","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-72","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 9"]],"meps":[96858,23706,29579],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:10"},"new":["9. Notes that, very often, the problem","encountered in business transfers to","employees is not only a question of length","of the relevant procedures but also, and","even more importantly, of lack of","knowledge about this business scenario","amongst relevant professionals (e.g.","lawyers and accountants) and within the","legal system; stresses that the training and","awareness-raising of all players involved","in the creation or transfer of enterprises","to employees would greatly contribute to","promoting this practice; believes,","furthermore, that better knowledge about","cooperatives should also be promoted","amongst trade unions and bodies tasked","with providing information on the creation","or transfer of businesses; underlines the","expertise acquired in creating and","transferring enterprises in the form of","cooperatives by cooperative cooperation","structures in some Member States and","calls on the Commission to put in place","mechanisms to facilitate cooperation and","exchanges of best practices and methods","in this field between enterprises and to","report to the Council and the European","Parliament on the outcome;"],"old":["9. Notes that, very often, the problem","","encountered in business transfers to","employees is not only a question of length","of the relevant procedures but also, and","even more importantly, of lack of","knowledge about this business scenario","amongst relevant professionals (e.g.","lawyers and accountants) and within the","legal system; stresses that training and","awareness-raising would greatly contribute","to promoting this practice; believes,","furthermore, that better knowledge about","cooperatives should also be promoted","amongst trade unions and bodies tasked","with providing information on the creation","or transfer of businesses;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"72","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Ivo Belet","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-73","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 9"]],"meps":[28257],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:10"},"new":["9. Notes that, very often, the problem","encountered in business transfers to","employees is not only a question of length","of the relevant procedures but also, and","even more importantly, of lack of","knowledge about this business scenario","amongst relevant professionals (e.g.","lawyers and accountants) and within the","legal and education system; stresses that","training and awareness-raising would","greatly contribute to promoting this","practice; recommends, therefore, that the","cooperative form of enterprise be assigned","a permanent place in the relevant","curricula of universities and management","schools; believes, furthermore, that better","knowledge about cooperatives should also","be promoted amongst the social partners","and bodies tasked with providing","information on the creation or transfer of","businesses;"],"old":["9. Notes that, very often, the problem","encountered in business transfers to","employees is not only a question of length","of the relevant procedures but also, and","even more importantly, of lack of","knowledge about this business scenario","amongst relevant professionals (e.g.","lawyers and accountants) and within the","","legal system; stresses that training and","awareness-raising would greatly contribute","to promoting this practice; believes,","furthermore, that better knowledge about","cooperatives should also be promoted","amongst trade unions and bodies tasked","with providing information on the creation","or transfer of businesses;"],"orig_lang":"nl","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"73","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Raffaele Baldassarre","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-74","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 9"]],"meps":[96757],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:10"},"new":["9. Notes that, very often, the problem","encountered in business transfers to","employees is not only a question of length","of the relevant procedures but also, and","even more importantly, of lack of","knowledge about this business scenario","amongst relevant professionals (e.g.","lawyers and accountants) and within the","legal system; stresses that training and","awareness-raising would greatly contribute","to promoting this practice; believes,","furthermore, that better knowledge about","cooperatives should also be promoted and","supported financially, also through a","targeted, intelligent use of the Structural","Funds, amongst trade unions and bodies","tasked with providing information on the","creation or transfer of businesses;"],"old":["9. Notes that, very often, the problem","encountered in business transfers to","employees is not only a question of length","of the relevant procedures but also, and","even more importantly, of lack of","knowledge about this business scenario","amongst relevant professionals (e.g.","lawyers and accountants) and within the","legal system; stresses that training and","awareness-raising would greatly contribute","to promoting this practice; believes,","furthermore, that better knowledge about","cooperatives should also be promoted","amongst trade unions and bodies tasked","with providing information on the creation","or transfer of businesses;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"74","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Kent Johansson","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-75","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 10"]],"meps":[110365],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:10"},"new":["deleted"],"old":["10. Urges the Member States to develop a","framework to encourage business","transfers to employees, including","financial mechanisms designed to help","employees invest in enterprises in crisis or","without a successor, as well as","preferential rights for employees, in order","to create the best conditions for a takeover","bid for an enterprise facing closure;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"75","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Ivo Belet","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-76","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 10"]],"meps":[28257],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:10"},"new":["10. Urges the Member States to develop a","framework to facilitate business transfers","to employees, including financial","mechanisms designed to help employees","invest in enterprises in crisis or without a","successor, as well as preferential rights for","employees, in order to create the best","conditions for a takeover bid for an","enterprise facing closure;"],"old":["10. Urges the Member States to develop a","framework to encourage business transfers","to employees, including financial","mechanisms designed to help employees","invest in enterprises in crisis or without a","successor, as well as preferential rights for","employees, in order to create the best","conditions for a takeover bid for an","enterprise facing closure;"],"orig_lang":"nl","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"76","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Kent Johansson","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-77","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11"]],"meps":[110365],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:10"},"new":["deleted"],"old":["11. Believes also that the Member States","should adopt policies encouraging","employees to take part in the capital and","results of their enterprises, through","concrete fiscal mechanisms in other forms","of industrial and service enterprises as","well, and with the necessary legal","protection and corresponding ratio of","participation in the governance, oversight,","decision-making and responsibility of the","enterprise;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"77","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Marie-Christine Vergiat, Miloslav Ransdorf, Marc Tarabella","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-78","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11"]],"meps":[96858,23706,29579],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:11"},"new":["11. Believes also that the Member States","should adopt policies encouraging","employees to take part in the capital and","results of their enterprises, through","concrete fiscal mechanisms in other forms","of industrial and service enterprises as","well, and with the necessary legal","protection and corresponding ratio of","participation in the governance, oversight,","decision-making and responsibility of the","enterprise; emphasises the importance of","developing democracy in capital","enterprises, in particular by strengthening","employee consultation on strategic","enterprise decisions, notably by boosting","the powers of the works council and","introducing a right of veto over stock","market redundancies; stresses, however,","that the measures in favour of employee","ownership are not related to the kind of","cooperative structure governance that","combines and is based on collective","ownership, decision-making on enterprise","strategies, democratic control, the","allocation of surpluses to ensure the","cooperative\u2019s survival and the attainment","of the cooperative\u2019s objectives;"],"old":["11. Believes also that the Member States","should adopt policies encouraging","employees to take part in the capital and","results of their enterprises, through","concrete fiscal mechanisms in other forms","of industrial and service enterprises as","well, and with the necessary legal","protection and corresponding ratio of","participation in the governance, oversight,","decision-making and responsibility of the","enterprise;",""],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"78","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Kri\u0161j\u0101nis Kari\u0126\u0161","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-79","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11"]],"meps":[96901],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:11"},"new":["11. Believes also that the Member States","should adopt policies encouraging","employees to take part in the capital and","results of their enterprises, through","concrete fiscal mechanisms in other forms","of industrial and service enterprises as","well, and with the necessary legal","protection and corresponding ratio of","participation in the governance, oversight,","decision-making and responsibility of the","enterprise; reminds that such activities","might increase the competitiveness of the","respective sector as a whole;"],"old":["11. Believes also that the Member States","should adopt policies encouraging","employees to take part in the capital and","results of their enterprises, through","concrete fiscal mechanisms in other forms","of industrial and service enterprises as","well, and with the necessary legal","protection and corresponding ratio of","participation in the governance, oversight,","decision-making and responsibility of the","enterprise;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"79","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Ivo Belet","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-80","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11"]],"meps":[28257],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:11"},"new":["11. Believes also that the Member States","should adopt policies to facilitate action by","employees to take part in the capital and","results of their enterprises, through","concrete fiscal mechanisms in other forms","of industrial and service enterprises as","well, and with the necessary legal","protection and corresponding ratio of","participation in the governance, oversight,","decision-making and responsibility of the","enterprise;"],"old":["11. Believes also that the Member States","","should adopt policies encouraging","employees to take part in the capital and","results of their enterprises, through","concrete fiscal mechanisms in other forms","of industrial and service enterprises as","well, and with the necessary legal","protection and corresponding ratio of","participation in the governance, oversight,","decision-making and responsibility of the","enterprise;"],"orig_lang":"nl","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"80","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Patrizia Toia","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-81","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11 a (new)"]],"meps":[28340],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:11"},"new":["11a. Emphasises the positive aspects of","mechanisms that are typical of the","cooperative model, such as the","indivisibility of reserves, i.e. reserves that","cannot be distributed among members","even in the event of liquidation, but which","must be used for the development of the","cooperative movement, and legal","provisions to allow third parties to provide","cooperatives with venture capital, with or","without voting rights, such as","mutualisation funds and Cooperazione","Finanza Impresa (CFI) in Italy, the","Institut de D\u00e9veloppement de l'Economie","Sociale (ESFIN-IDES) in France and the","investment structure of the Mondragon","Corporation in Spain;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"81","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Patrizia Toia","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-82","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11 b (new)"]],"meps":[28340],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:11"},"new":["11b. Calls on the Commission to promote","policies and measures in favour of","maintaining existing jobs and not only","creation of new jobs in start-ups; asks to","the Commission to create new start up","services to support cooperative form of","enterprise through raising awareness and","training initiatives;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"82","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Ivo Belet","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-83","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 12"]],"meps":[28257],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:11"},"new":["12. Stresses that the conversion of","enterprises in crisis into economically","sustainable cooperatives requires a precise","and early diagnosis; calls on the authorities","at all levels to cooperate with the social","partners and the cooperative movement in","making such early diagnoses and assessing","the feasibility and worthwhileness of","transforming the enterprises into","cooperatives;"],"old":["12. Stresses that the conversion of","enterprises in crisis into economically","sustainable cooperatives requires a precise","and early diagnosis; calls on the authorities","at all levels to cooperate with the","cooperative system in making such early","diagnoses and assessing the feasibility of","transforming the enterprises into","cooperatives;"],"orig_lang":"nl","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"83","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Claude Turmes on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-84","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 12"]],"meps":[4432],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:11"},"new":["12. Stresses that the conversion of","enterprises in crisis into economically","sustainable cooperatives requires a precise","and early diagnosis; calls on the authorities","at all levels to cooperate with the","cooperative system in making such early","diagnoses and assessing the feasibility of","transforming the enterprises into","cooperatives; believes that Trade Unions","should be also associated in this process;"],"old":["12. Stresses that the conversion of","enterprises in crisis into economically","sustainable cooperatives requires a precise","and early diagnosis; calls on the authorities","at all levels to cooperate with the","cooperative system in making such early","diagnoses and assessing the feasibility of","transforming the enterprises into","cooperatives;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"84","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Raffaele Baldassarre","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-85","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 13"]],"meps":[96757],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:11"},"new":["13. Calls on the Commission to draw up a","comprehensive survey comparing national","laws which promote the conversion of","businesses into cooperatives, in particular","provisions concerning takeovers,","bankruptcies, financing arrangements,","business support bodies and the setting up","of clusters of cooperatives; to that end,","calls on the Commission to consider","developing a database that organically","collects cases and information on","restructuring in the form of cooperatives,","to enable good practices to be circulated","and consistent data collected;"],"old":["13. 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Calls on the Commission to draw up a","comprehensive survey comparing national","laws which promote the conversion of","businesses into cooperatives, in particular","provisions concerning takeovers,","bankruptcies, competition, financing","arrangements, business support bodies and","the setting up of clusters of cooperatives;","stresses the involvement of cooperatives in","such a survey in order to set the priorities;"],"old":["13. Calls on the Commission to draw up a","comprehensive survey comparing national","laws which promote the conversion of","businesses into cooperatives, in particular","provisions concerning takeovers,","bankruptcies, financing arrangements,","business support bodies and the setting up","of clusters of cooperatives;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"86","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Vicky Ford","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-87","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 13"]],"meps":[96949],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:11"},"new":["13. Calls on the Commission to identify","best practices in Member States which","promote the conversion of businesses into","cooperatives and other forms of employee","ownership, in particular provisions","concerning takeovers, bankruptcies,","financing arrangements, business support","bodies and the setting up of clusters of","cooperatives;"],"old":["13. 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Calls on the Commission to draw up a","comprehensive survey comparing the best","practices implemented in the Member","States and national laws which promote","the conversion of businesses into","cooperatives, in particular provisions","concerning takeovers, bankruptcies,","financing arrangements, business support","bodies and the setting up of clusters of","cooperatives;"],"old":["13. Calls on the Commission to draw up a","comprehensive survey comparing national","laws which promote the conversion of","businesses into cooperatives, in particular","provisions concerning takeovers,","bankruptcies, financing arrangements,","business support bodies and the setting up","of clusters of cooperatives;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"88","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Raffaele Baldassarre","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-89","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 13 a (new)"]],"meps":[96757],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:11"},"new":["13a. Calls on the Commission to","encourage and support the creation of","clusters of cooperatives, which, through a","multi-stakeholder approach, can meet a","wider range of interests than traditional","cooperatives or corporations, by","facilitating cooperation between workers,","consumers, authorities and local","businesses;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"89","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"In\u00eas Cristina Zuber","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-90","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 13 a (new)"]],"meps":[111589],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:11"},"new":["13a. Is concerned that the current system","whereby market power is concentrated in","the hands of a few major enterprises has","led to the disappearance of a large","number of cooperatives, with the","concomitant loss of thousands of jobs;"],"orig_lang":"pt","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"90","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Claude Turmes on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-91","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Subheading 3 a (new)"]],"meps":[4432],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:11"},"new":["Renewable energy"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"91","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Claude Turmes on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-92","meps":[4432],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:11"},"new":["13a. Argues that cooperatives contribute","to the implementation of the Renewable","Energy Sources Directive priorities for","2020 and the transition from","fossil/nuclear energy towards renewable","energy;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"92","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Claude Turmes on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-93","meps":[4432],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:12"},"new":["13b. Notes that Renewable Energy","Sources Cooperatives (REScoops) allow","citizens to become cooperative members of","local RES-projects, which in turn","enhances their social acceptance towards","new RES installations; moreover citizens'","participation in energy production","increases their awareness on the need of a","sustainable and efficient energy","consumption as well as their control on","energy prices;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"93","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Claude Turmes on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-94","meps":[4432],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:12"},"new":["13c. Points out that social acceptance of","generating renewable energy is not only","important to minimise delays in the","authorisation process, it will also","encourage investment in RES projects;","Believes that cooperatives play an","important role for the European Union in","order to achieve the 2020 commitments;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"94","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Marie-Christine Vergiat, Miloslav Ransdorf, Marc Tarabella","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-95","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 14"]],"meps":[96858,23706,29579],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:12"},"new":["14. Emphasises that cooperative","enterprises in industry and services, and","particularly SMEs, cannot for a variety of","reasons, including the nature of their","entrepreneurship, gain access to venture","capital and credit on the capital markets;","notes also that cooperatives are not","normally able to obtain large quantities of","capital from their members and that ad","hoc financial instruments should","therefore be created to ensure that their","forms of entrepreneurship are respected;"],"old":["14. Recalls that it is not easy for","cooperative enterprises in industry and","services, and particularly SMEs, to gain","access to venture capital and credit on the","capital markets; notes also that","cooperatives are not normally able to","obtain large quantities of capital from their","members;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"95","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Ivo Belet","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-96","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 14"]],"meps":[28257],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:12"},"new":["14. Recalls that it is not easy for","cooperative SMEs, like conventional","SMEs in industry and services, to gain","access to venture capital and credit on the","capital markets; notes also that workers\u2019","cooperatives in capital-intensive sectors","normally find it difficult to obtain","sufficient capital from their members to","take over a conventional business;","observes that financial institutions are","often not sufficiently familiar with the","way in which workers\u2019 cooperatives","function and with their objectives;"],"old":["14. Recalls that it is not easy for","cooperative enterprises in industry and","services, and particularly SMEs, to gain","access to venture capital and credit on the","capital markets; notes also that","cooperatives are not normally able to","obtain large quantities of capital from their","members;"],"orig_lang":"nl","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"96","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Antonio Cancian","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-97","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 14"]],"meps":[96733],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:12"},"new":["14. Recalls that it is not easy for social and","cooperative enterprises in industry and","services, and particularly SMEs, to gain","access to venture capital and credit on the","capital markets; notes also that","cooperatives and social enterprises are not","normally able to obtain large quantities of","capital from their members;"],"old":["14. Recalls that it is not easy for","cooperative enterprises in industry and","services, and particularly SMEs, to gain","access to venture capital and credit on the","capital markets; notes also that","cooperatives are not normally able to","obtain large quantities of capital from their","members;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"97","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Vicky Ford","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-98","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 14"]],"meps":[96949],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:12"},"new":["14. Recalls that there are barriers for","cooperative enterprises in industry and","services, and particularly SMEs, to gain","access to venture capital and credit on the","capital markets; notes also that","cooperatives are not normally able to","obtain large quantities of capital from their","members;"],"old":["14. Recalls that it is not easy for","cooperative enterprises in industry and","services, and particularly SMEs, to gain","access to venture capital and credit on the","capital markets; notes also that","cooperatives are not normally able to","obtain large quantities of capital from their","members;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"98","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Roberta Angelilli","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-99","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 14 a (new)"]],"meps":[1941],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:12"},"new":["14a. Points out that the issue of access to","credit for cooperatives is of particular","importance given the specific nature of","their structure. Calls, therefore, on the","Commission, the Basel Committee and the","European Investment Bank to develop","and use quality parameters, also in terms","of providing credit and financing, in order","to differentiate the role of cooperatives,","including social cooperatives, from other","types of business;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"99","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Patrizia Toia","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-100","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 14 a (new)"]],"meps":[28340],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:12"},"new":["14a. Considers it necessary to strengthen","the capitalisation of cooperatives by","making better use of the resources that","can be provided by their social structure;","calls on the Commission to promote","measures in support of capitalisation,","including tax benefits \u2013 even if they are","limited in time \u2013 once buy-outs have been","established or implemented, without them","being regarded as state aid;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"100","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" In\u00eas Cristina Zuber","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-101","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 14 a (new)"]],"meps":[111589],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:12"},"new":["14a. Warns that cooperatives face proven","difficulties in obtaining funding from the","European Investment Bank (EIB) and","that this poses difficulties for their","sustainability and even their continued","existence; given the importance of the","cooperative sector, which led to 2012","being declared International Year of","Cooperatives, alerts the Commission to","the need to enable easier and more","flexible access by cooperatives to EIB","loans, as well as to other non-repayable","grants from EU programmes;"],"orig_lang":"pt","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"101","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Antonio Cancian","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-102","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16"]],"meps":[96733],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:12"},"new":["16. Considers that the Commission and the","EIB/EIF should ensure that cooperatives","and social enterprises have access to EU-","level financial mechanisms \u2013 including the","SME financing action plan suggested in the","Single Market Act \u2013 and that they should","make an effort with the financial","intermediaries to ensure that this happens;"],"old":["16. Considers that the Commission and the","EIB/EIF should ensure that cooperatives","have access to EU-level financial","mechanisms \u2013 including the SME","financing action plan suggested in the","Single Market Act \u2013 and that they should","make a special effort together with the","cooperative banking sector to ensure that","this happens;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"102","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Kri\u0161j\u0101nis Kari\u0126\u0161","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-103","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16"]],"meps":[96901],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:12"},"new":["16. Considers that the Commission and the","EIB/EIF should ensure that cooperatives","have access to EU-level financial","mechanisms \u2013 including the SME","financing action plan suggested in the","Single Market Act \u2013 and that they should","make a special effort together with the","cooperative banking sector to ensure that","this happens; stresses that such actions","could improve the functioning of the","Single Market;"],"old":["16. Considers that the Commission and the","EIB/EIF should ensure that cooperatives","have access to EU-level financial","mechanisms \u2013 including the SME","financing action plan suggested in the","Single Market Act \u2013 and that they should","make a special effort together with the","cooperative banking sector to ensure that","this happens;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"103","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Vicky Ford","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-104","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16"]],"meps":[96949],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:12"},"new":["16. Considers that the Commission and the","EIB/EIF should ensure that cooperatives","have access to EU-level financial","mechanisms \u2013 including, where","appropriate, the SME financing action","plan suggested in the Single Market Act \u2013","and that they should make a special effort","together with the cooperative banking","sector to ensure that this happens;"],"old":["16. Considers that the Commission and the","EIB/EIF should ensure that cooperatives","have access to EU-level financial","mechanisms \u2013 including the SME","financing action plan suggested in the","Single Market Act \u2013 and that they should","make a special effort together with the","cooperative banking sector to ensure that","this happens;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"104","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Claude Turmes on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-105","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16 a (new)"]],"meps":[4432],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:12"},"new":["16a. Considers that the specific","characteristics of cooperative banks have","to be taken into account in the financial","markets regulation and the following","implementing laws;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"105","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Marie-Christine Vergiat, Miloslav Ransdorf, Marc Tarabella","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-106","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 17"]],"meps":[96858,23706,29579],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:12"},"new":["17. Emphasises that the programmes and","funds being established under the Multi-","annual Financial Framework (2014-2020)","should be important instruments for","supporting cooperatives, and social-","economy enterprises in general; contends","that, when operational programmes are","established, there should be a focus on","providing support for sustainable business","development and responsible restructuring,","including measures concerning in","particular business transfers to employees,","social cooperatives, the role of social-","economy enterprises in local development","and social, technological and computer-","integrated manufacturing innovation,","using global grants and other financial","instruments, including the Globalisation","Adjustment Fund;"],"old":["17. Considers that the programmes and","funds being established under the Multi-","annual Financial Framework (2014-2020)","should be important instruments for","supporting cooperatives; contends that,","when operational programmes are","established, there should be a focus on","providing support for sustainable business","development and responsible restructuring,","including measures such as business","transfers to employees, social cooperatives,","local development and social innovation,","using global grants and other financial","instruments;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE507.938v01-00","reference":"2012/2321(INI)","seq":"106","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-507.938+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Ivo Belet","changes":{},"committee":["ITRE"],"date":"2013-04-12T00:00:00","id":"PE507.938-107","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 17"]],"meps":[28257],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:31:12"},"new":["17. Considers that the programmes and","funds being established under the Multi-","annual Financial Framework (2014-2020)","should be important instruments for","supporting cooperatives; contends that,","when operational programmes are","established, there should be a focus on","facilitating the establishment of new","cooperatives, providing support for","sustainable business development and","responsible restructuring, including","measures such as business transfers to","employees, social cooperatives, local","development and social innovation, using","global grants and other financial","instruments;"],"old":["17. 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The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted\nthe own-initiative report by Patrizia TAOIA (S&D, IT) on the\ncontribution of cooperatives to overcoming the crisis.
\nMembers note that cooperatives play an essential role\nin the European economy by combining profitability with solidarity,\nand they should benefit from a clearer and more coherent\nlegislative framework. There are in the EU about 160 000\ncooperative enterprises owned by 123 million members and providing\njobs for 5.4 million people. Cooperatives contribute, on average,\naround 5 % to the GDP of each Member State. The\ncommittee recalls that over the past few years, several hundred\nindustrial and service cooperative enterprises have been\nestablished as the result of the restructuring of businesses in\ncrisis or without successors, thereby re-developing local\neconomic activities and jobs. The cooperative model has grown\nsignificantly in sectors such as social and health care services,\ndigital and business support services and services of general\ninterest previously provided by the public sector (e.g.\nenvironmental services, and production of energy from renewable\nsources in implementation of the priorities for 2020 set out in the\nRenewable Energy Sources\nDirective). Members consider therefore, that\ncooperatives serve as a springboard for social innovation\nand they point to the greater resilience of cooperatives,\nwhich is in large part due to the cooperative model of governance,\nand to their characteristic method of capital accumulation, which\nis less dependent on the development of financial markets and is\nlinked both to the allocation of surpluses to reserve funds, and to\nthe implementation of the enterprises objectives.
\nRegulatory framework:\nMembers feel that a reference to the important role of cooperatives\nshould be made in the Entrepreneurship 2020 Action\nPlan, regretting that the latter merely recalls\ntheir contribution to job creation and social innovation. The\nCommission is asked to:
\nIn keeping with ILO Recommendation 193/2002, Member\nStates are asked to adopt a comprehensive policy to support the\ncooperative business model and to identify strategic sectors\nsuitable for cooperative projects.
\nBusiness transfers and restructuring: the report considers that the transfer of a business\nto its employees through the creation of cooperative and other\nforms of employee ownership should be supported by a specific EU\nbudget line that also includes financial instruments. It calls\nfor the creation of a European mechanism designed to promote\nthe development of cooperatives and, in particular, business\ntransfers under the cooperative form. Members also call on the\nCommission to:
\nAccess to funding and business support: in view of the difficulties experienced by\ncooperatives in gaining access to venture capital, Members call on\nthe Commission, together with the EIB and the European Investment\nFund (EIF), to ensure that cooperatives have access to EU-level\nfinancial mechanisms including, where appropriate, the\nSME financing action plan suggested in the Single\nMarket Act.
\nLastly, the report emphasises that the programmes and\nfunds being established under the Multi-annual Financial\nFramework (2014-2020) should be important instruments for\nsupporting cooperatives. Lastly, it calls on the Commission to\nsupport a pilot project to assist in the transfer of enterprises in\ncrisis to workers, so they can continue working.
\nThe Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted\nthe own-initiative report by Patrizia TAOIA (S&D, IT) on the\ncontribution of cooperatives to overcoming the crisis.
\nMembers note that cooperatives play an essential role\nin the European economy by combining profitability with solidarity,\nand they should benefit from a clearer and more coherent\nlegislative framework. There are in the EU about 160 000\ncooperative enterprises owned by 123 million members and providing\njobs for 5.4 million people. Cooperatives contribute, on average,\naround 5 % to the GDP of each Member State. The\ncommittee recalls that over the past few years, several hundred\nindustrial and service cooperative enterprises have been\nestablished as the result of the restructuring of businesses in\ncrisis or without successors, thereby re-developing local\neconomic activities and jobs. The cooperative model has grown\nsignificantly in sectors such as social and health care services,\ndigital and business support services and services of general\ninterest previously provided by the public sector (e.g.\nenvironmental services, and production of energy from renewable\nsources in implementation of the priorities for 2020 set out in the\nRenewable Energy Sources\nDirective). Members consider therefore, that\ncooperatives serve as a springboard for social innovation\nand they point to the greater resilience of cooperatives,\nwhich is in large part due to the cooperative model of governance,\nand to their characteristic method of capital accumulation, which\nis less dependent on the development of financial markets and is\nlinked both to the allocation of surpluses to reserve funds, and to\nthe implementation of the enterprises objectives.
\nRegulatory framework:\nMembers feel that a reference to the important role of cooperatives\nshould be made in the Entrepreneurship 2020 Action\nPlan, regretting that the latter merely recalls\ntheir contribution to job creation and social innovation. The\nCommission is asked to:
\nIn keeping with ILO Recommendation 193/2002, Member\nStates are asked to adopt a comprehensive policy to support the\ncooperative business model and to identify strategic sectors\nsuitable for cooperative projects.
\nBusiness transfers and restructuring: the report considers that the transfer of a business\nto its employees through the creation of cooperative and other\nforms of employee ownership should be supported by a specific EU\nbudget line that also includes financial instruments. It calls\nfor the creation of a European mechanism designed to promote\nthe development of cooperatives and, in particular, business\ntransfers under the cooperative form. Members also call on the\nCommission to:
\nAccess to funding and business support: in view of the difficulties experienced by\ncooperatives in gaining access to venture capital, Members call on\nthe Commission, together with the EIB and the European Investment\nFund (EIF), to ensure that cooperatives have access to EU-level\nfinancial mechanisms including, where appropriate, the\nSME financing action plan suggested in the Single\nMarket Act.
\nLastly, the report emphasises that the programmes and\nfunds being established under the Multi-annual Financial\nFramework (2014-2020) should be important instruments for\nsupporting cooperatives. Lastly, it calls on the Commission to\nsupport a pilot project to assist in the transfer of enterprises in\ncrisis to workers, so they can continue working.
\nThe Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted\nthe own-initiative report by Patrizia TAOIA (S&D, IT) on the\ncontribution of cooperatives to overcoming the crisis.
\nMembers note that cooperatives play an essential role\nin the European economy by combining profitability with solidarity,\nand they should benefit from a clearer and more coherent\nlegislative framework. There are in the EU about 160 000\ncooperative enterprises owned by 123 million members and providing\njobs for 5.4 million people. Cooperatives contribute, on average,\naround 5 % to the GDP of each Member State. The\ncommittee recalls that over the past few years, several hundred\nindustrial and service cooperative enterprises have been\nestablished as the result of the restructuring of businesses in\ncrisis or without successors, thereby re-developing local\neconomic activities and jobs. The cooperative model has grown\nsignificantly in sectors such as social and health care services,\ndigital and business support services and services of general\ninterest previously provided by the public sector (e.g.\nenvironmental services, and production of energy from renewable\nsources in implementation of the priorities for 2020 set out in the\nRenewable Energy Sources\nDirective). Members consider therefore, that\ncooperatives serve as a springboard for social innovation\nand they point to the greater resilience of cooperatives,\nwhich is in large part due to the cooperative model of governance,\nand to their characteristic method of capital accumulation, which\nis less dependent on the development of financial markets and is\nlinked both to the allocation of surpluses to reserve funds, and to\nthe implementation of the enterprises objectives.
\nRegulatory framework:\nMembers feel that a reference to the important role of cooperatives\nshould be made in the Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan, regretting\nthat the latter merely recalls their contribution to job creation\nand social innovation. The Commission is asked to:
\n\n· \ncreate a unit responsible for cooperatives and other social-economy\norganisations aiming at paying greater attention to measures\ngeared to ensure an adequate level of resources and to addressing\npolicy development on social-economy organisations;
\n\n· \nfocus proper attention to the restructuring of\nindustrial and service enterprises that are in crisis, or without a\nsuccessor, into cooperatives through the creation of\nservices dedicated to this task;
\n\n· \nprovide more flexibility on the public\nprocurement rules for employee-led enterprises, for example by\nincluding a time-limited reservation.
\nIn keeping with ILO Recommendation 193/2002, Member\nStates are asked to adopt a comprehensive policy to support the\ncooperative business model and to identify strategic sectors\nsuitable for cooperative projects.
\nBusiness transfers and restructuring: the report considers that the transfer of a business\nto its employees through the creation of cooperative and other\nforms of employee ownership should be supported by a specific EU\nbudget line that also includes financial instruments. It calls\nfor the creation of a European mechanism designed to promote\nthe development of cooperatives and, in particular, business\ntransfers under the cooperative form. Members also call on the\nCommission to:
\n\n· \nidentify financial instruments to encourage\nworker buy-outs;
\n\n· \nput in place mechanisms to facilitate exchanges\nof best practices in this field between enterprises and to report\nto the Council and Parliament on the outcome;
\n\n· \nsupport financially, and through a targeted,\nintelligent use of the Structural Funds, better knowledge and\ntraining amongst trade unions and bodies tasked with providing\ninformation on the creation or transfer of businesses;
\n\n· \nconsider developing a database that\nsystematically collects cases and information on restructuring into\ncooperatives, with a view to circulating good practices and\ncollecting consistent data;
\nAccess to funding and business support: in view of the difficulties experienced by\ncooperatives in gaining access to venture capital, Members call on\nthe Commission, together with the EIB and the European Investment\nFund (EIF), to ensure that cooperatives have access to EU-level\nfinancial mechanisms including, where appropriate, the\nSME financing action plan suggested in the Single Market\nAct. Furthermore, the report emphasises that the programmes and\nfunds being established under the Multi-annual Financial\nFramework (2014-2020) should be important instruments for\nsupporting cooperatives. Lastly, it calls on the Commission to\nsupport a pilot project to assist in the transfer of enterprises in\ncrisis to workers, so they can continue working.
\nThe European Parliament adopted a\nresolution on the contribution of cooperatives to overcoming the\ncrisis.
\nMembers note that cooperatives\nplay an essential role in the European economy by combining\nprofitability with solidarity, and they should benefit from a\nclearer and more coherent legislative framework. There are in the\nEU about 160 000 cooperative enterprises owned by 123 million\nmembers and providing jobs for 5.4 million people. Cooperatives\ncontribute, on average, around 5 % to the GDP of each\nMember State. Parliament recalls that over the past few years,\nseveral hundred industrial and service cooperative enterprises have\nbeen established as the result of the restructuring of\nbusinesses in crisis or without successors, thereby\nre-developing local economic activities and jobs. Members consider\ntherefore, that cooperatives serve as a springboard for\nsocial innovation and they point to the greater\nresilience of cooperatives, which is in large part due to the\ncooperative model of governance, and to their characteristic method\nof capital accumulation.
\nMembers call on the\nCommission to conduct a review of existing legislation in\norder to find common ground and to harmonise the key elements with\na view to lifting the barriers to the development of cooperatives,\nnoting that there are a diversity of situations In Member States,\nreflecting legal and conceptual differences.
\nRegulatory\nframework:\nMembers feel that a reference to the important role of cooperatives\nshould be made in the Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan, regretting\nthat the latter merely recalls their contribution to job creation\nand the greater\nfunding difficulties they face as compared to SMEs.
\nThe Commission is asked\nto:
\n· \ncreate a\nunit responsible for cooperatives and other\nsocial-economy organisations aiming at paying greater\nattention to measures geared to ensure an adequate level of\nresources and to addressing policy development on social-economy\norganisations;
\n· \nfocus proper attention to\nthe restructuring of industrial and service enterprises that are in\ncrisis, or without a successor, into cooperatives through\nthe creation of services dedicated to this\ntask;
\n· \nprovide more\nflexibility on the public procurement rules for\nemployee-led enterprises, for example by including a\ntime-limited reservation;
\n\n· \nensure that measures\nunder the Social Business Initiative are coordinated and that\nadministrative barriers between the two initiatives are\nreduced.
\nIn keeping with ILO\nRecommendation 193/2002, Member States are asked to adopt\na comprehensive policy to support the cooperative business\nmodel and to identify strategic sectors suitable for\ncooperative projects.
\nBusiness transfers and\nrestructuring:\nParliament notes that the use of worker buy-outs is becoming an\nincreasingly common practice in the Member States in response to\nthe economic crisis and considers that\nthe transfer of a business to its employees through the creation of\ncooperative and other forms of employee ownership should be\nsupported by a specific EU budget line that also includes\nfinancial instruments. It calls for\nthe creation of a European mechanism designed to\npromote the development of cooperatives and, in particular,\nbusiness transfers under the cooperative form. Members also call on\nthe Commission to:
\n\n· \nidentify financial instruments to encourage\nworker buy-outs;
\n\n· \nput in place mechanisms to facilitate exchanges\nof best practices in this field between enterprises and to report\nto the Council and Parliament on the outcome;
\n\n· \nsupport financially, and through a targeted,\nintelligent use of the Structural Funds, better knowledge and\ntraining amongst trade unions and bodies tasked with providing\ninformation on the creation or transfer of businesses;
\n\n· \nconsider developing a database that\nsystematically collects cases and information on restructuring into\ncooperatives, with a view to circulating good practices and\ncollecting consistent data.
\nAccess to funding and business\nsupport: in view\nof the difficulties experienced by cooperatives in gaining access\nto venture capital, Members call on the Commission, together with\nthe EIB and the European Investment Fund (EIF), to ensure that\ncooperatives have access to EU-level financial\nmechanisms including, where appropriate,\nthe SME financing action plan suggested in the Single\nMarket Act. Furthermore, Parliament emphasises that the\nprogrammes and funds being established under\nthe Multi-annual Financial Framework\n(2014-2020) should be important instruments for supporting\ncooperatives. It calls on the Commission to support a pilot project\nto assist in the transfer of enterprises in crisis to workers, so\nthey can continue working. Lastly, Parliament takes the view that, in\nEU and national financial programming, particular attention should\nbe paid to (or a certain percentage set aside for) cooperatives\nthat aim to facilitate access to employment for disadvantaged\npeople, as defined in Regulation (EC)\nNo 2204/2002.
\nThe Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted\nthe own-initiative report by Patrizia TAOIA (S&D, IT) on the\ncontribution of cooperatives to overcoming the crisis.
\nMembers note that cooperatives play an essential role\nin the European economy by combining profitability with solidarity,\nand they should benefit from a clearer and more coherent\nlegislative framework. There are in the EU about 160 000\ncooperative enterprises owned by 123 million members and providing\njobs for 5.4 million people. Cooperatives contribute, on average,\naround 5 % to the GDP of each Member State. The\ncommittee recalls that over the past few years, several hundred\nindustrial and service cooperative enterprises have been\nestablished as the result of the restructuring of businesses in\ncrisis or without successors, thereby re-developing local\neconomic activities and jobs. The cooperative model has grown\nsignificantly in sectors such as social and health care services,\ndigital and business support services and services of general\ninterest previously provided by the public sector (e.g.\nenvironmental services, and production of energy from renewable\nsources in implementation of the priorities for 2020 set out in the\nRenewable Energy Sources\nDirective). Members consider therefore, that\ncooperatives serve as a springboard for social innovation\nand they point to the greater resilience of cooperatives,\nwhich is in large part due to the cooperative model of governance,\nand to their characteristic method of capital accumulation, which\nis less dependent on the development of financial markets and is\nlinked both to the allocation of surpluses to reserve funds, and to\nthe implementation of the enterprises objectives.
\nRegulatory framework:\nMembers feel that a reference to the important role of cooperatives\nshould be made in the Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan, regretting\nthat the latter merely recalls their contribution to job creation\nand social innovation. The Commission is asked to:
\n\n· \ncreate a unit responsible for cooperatives and other social-economy\norganisations aiming at paying greater attention to measures\ngeared to ensure an adequate level of resources and to addressing\npolicy development on social-economy organisations;
\n\n· \nfocus proper attention to the restructuring of\nindustrial and service enterprises that are in crisis, or without a\nsuccessor, into cooperatives through the creation of\nservices dedicated to this task;
\n\n· \nprovide more flexibility on the public\nprocurement rules for employee-led enterprises, for example by\nincluding a time-limited reservation.
\nIn keeping with ILO Recommendation 193/2002, Member\nStates are asked to adopt a comprehensive policy to support the\ncooperative business model and to identify strategic sectors\nsuitable for cooperative projects.
\nBusiness transfers and restructuring: the report considers that the transfer of a business\nto its employees through the creation of cooperative and other\nforms of employee ownership should be supported by a specific EU\nbudget line that also includes financial instruments. It calls\nfor the creation of a European mechanism designed to promote\nthe development of cooperatives and, in particular, business\ntransfers under the cooperative form. Members also call on the\nCommission to:
\n\n· \nidentify financial instruments to encourage\nworker buy-outs;
\n\n· \nput in place mechanisms to facilitate exchanges\nof best practices in this field between enterprises and to report\nto the Council and Parliament on the outcome;
\n\n· \nsupport financially, and through a targeted,\nintelligent use of the Structural Funds, better knowledge and\ntraining amongst trade unions and bodies tasked with providing\ninformation on the creation or transfer of businesses;
\n\n· \nconsider developing a database that\nsystematically collects cases and information on restructuring into\ncooperatives, with a view to circulating good practices and\ncollecting consistent data;
\nAccess to funding and business support: in view of the difficulties experienced by\ncooperatives in gaining access to venture capital, Members call on\nthe Commission, together with the EIB and the European Investment\nFund (EIF), to ensure that cooperatives have access to EU-level\nfinancial mechanisms including, where appropriate, the\nSME financing action plan suggested in the Single Market\nAct. Furthermore, the report emphasises that the programmes and\nfunds being established under the Multi-annual Financial\nFramework (2014-2020) should be important instruments for\nsupporting cooperatives. Lastly, it calls on the Commission to\nsupport a pilot project to assist in the transfer of enterprises in\ncrisis to workers, so they can continue working.
\nThe Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted\nthe own-initiative report by Patrizia TAOIA (S&D, IT) on the\ncontribution of cooperatives to overcoming the crisis.
\nMembers note that cooperatives play an essential role\nin the European economy by combining profitability with solidarity,\nand they should benefit from a clearer and more coherent\nlegislative framework. There are in the EU about 160 000\ncooperative enterprises owned by 123 million members and providing\njobs for 5.4 million people. Cooperatives contribute, on average,\naround 5 % to the GDP of each Member State. The\ncommittee recalls that over the past few years, several hundred\nindustrial and service cooperative enterprises have been\nestablished as the result of the restructuring of businesses in\ncrisis or without successors, thereby re-developing local\neconomic activities and jobs. The cooperative model has grown\nsignificantly in sectors such as social and health care services,\ndigital and business support services and services of general\ninterest previously provided by the public sector (e.g.\nenvironmental services, and production of energy from renewable\nsources in implementation of the priorities for 2020 set out in the\nRenewable\nEnergy Sources Directive). Members consider therefore,\nthat cooperatives serve as a springboard for social\ninnovation and they point to the greater resilience of\ncooperatives, which is in large part due to the cooperative\nmodel of governance, and to their characteristic method of capital\naccumulation, which is less dependent on the development of\nfinancial markets and is linked both to the allocation of surpluses\nto reserve funds, and to the implementation of the\nenterprises objectives.
\nRegulatory framework:\nMembers feel that a reference to the important role of cooperatives\nshould be made in the Entrepreneurship\n2020 Action Plan, regretting that the latter merely\nrecalls their contribution to job creation and social innovation.\nThe Commission is asked to:
\nIn keeping with ILO Recommendation 193/2002, Member\nStates are asked to adopt a comprehensive policy to support the\ncooperative business model and to identify strategic sectors\nsuitable for cooperative projects.
\nBusiness transfers and restructuring: the report considers that the transfer of a business\nto its employees through the creation of cooperative and other\nforms of employee ownership should be supported by a specific EU\nbudget line that also includes financial instruments. It calls\nfor the creation of a European mechanism designed to promote\nthe development of cooperatives and, in particular, business\ntransfers under the cooperative form. Members also call on the\nCommission to:
\nAccess to funding and business support: in view of the difficulties experienced by\ncooperatives in gaining access to venture capital, Members call on\nthe Commission, together with the EIB and the European Investment\nFund (EIF), to ensure that cooperatives have access to EU-level\nfinancial mechanisms including, where appropriate, the\nSME financing action plan suggested in the Single\nMarket Act.
\nLastly, the report emphasises that the programmes and\nfunds being established under the Multi-annual Financial\nFramework (2014-2020) should be important instruments for\nsupporting cooperatives. Lastly, it calls on the Commission to\nsupport a pilot project to assist in the transfer of enterprises in\ncrisis to workers, so they can continue working.
\nThe Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted\nthe own-initiative report by Patrizia TAOIA (S&D, IT) on the\ncontribution of cooperatives to overcoming the crisis.
\nMembers note that cooperatives play an essential role\nin the European economy by combining profitability with solidarity,\nand they should benefit from a clearer and more coherent\nlegislative framework. There are in the EU about 160 000\ncooperative enterprises owned by 123 million members and providing\njobs for 5.4 million people. Cooperatives contribute, on average,\naround 5 % to the GDP of each Member State. The\ncommittee recalls that over the past few years, several hundred\nindustrial and service cooperative enterprises have been\nestablished as the result of the restructuring of businesses in\ncrisis or without successors, thereby re-developing local\neconomic activities and jobs. The cooperative model has grown\nsignificantly in sectors such as social and health care services,\ndigital and business support services and services of general\ninterest previously provided by the public sector (e.g.\nenvironmental services, and production of energy from renewable\nsources in implementation of the priorities for 2020 set out in the\nRenewable\nEnergy Sources Directive). Members consider therefore,\nthat cooperatives serve as a springboard for social\ninnovation and they point to the greater resilience of\ncooperatives, which is in large part due to the cooperative\nmodel of governance, and to their characteristic method of capital\naccumulation, which is less dependent on the development of\nfinancial markets and is linked both to the allocation of surpluses\nto reserve funds, and to the implementation of the\nenterprises objectives.
\nRegulatory framework:\nMembers feel that a reference to the important role of cooperatives\nshould be made in the Entrepreneurship\n2020 Action Plan, regretting that the latter merely\nrecalls their contribution to job creation and social innovation.\nThe Commission is asked to:
\nIn keeping with ILO Recommendation 193/2002, Member\nStates are asked to adopt a comprehensive policy to support the\ncooperative business model and to identify strategic sectors\nsuitable for cooperative projects.
\nBusiness transfers and restructuring: the report considers that the transfer of a business\nto its employees through the creation of cooperative and other\nforms of employee ownership should be supported by a specific EU\nbudget line that also includes financial instruments. It calls\nfor the creation of a European mechanism designed to promote\nthe development of cooperatives and, in particular, business\ntransfers under the cooperative form. Members also call on the\nCommission to:
\nAccess to funding and business support: in view of the difficulties experienced by\ncooperatives in gaining access to venture capital, Members call on\nthe Commission, together with the EIB and the European Investment\nFund (EIF), to ensure that cooperatives have access to EU-level\nfinancial mechanisms including, where appropriate, the\nSME financing action plan suggested in the Single\nMarket Act.
\nLastly, the report emphasises that the programmes and\nfunds being established under the Multi-annual Financial\nFramework (2014-2020) should be important instruments for\nsupporting cooperatives. Lastly, it calls on the Commission to\nsupport a pilot project to assist in the transfer of enterprises in\ncrisis to workers, so they can continue working.
\nThe European Parliament adopted a\nresolution on the contribution of cooperatives to overcoming the\ncrisis.
\nMembers note that cooperatives\nplay an essential role in the European economy by combining\nprofitability with solidarity, and they should benefit from a\nclearer and more coherent legislative framework. There are in the\nEU about 160 000 cooperative enterprises owned by 123 million\nmembers and providing jobs for 5.4 million people. Cooperatives\ncontribute, on average, around 5 % to the GDP of each\nMember State. Parliament recalls that over the past few years,\nseveral hundred industrial and service cooperative enterprises have\nbeen established as the result of the restructuring of\nbusinesses in crisis or without successors, thereby\nre-developing local economic activities and jobs. Members consider\ntherefore, that cooperatives serve as a springboard for\nsocial innovation and they point to the greater\nresilience of cooperatives, which is in large part due to the\ncooperative model of governance, and to their characteristic method\nof capital accumulation.
\nMembers call on the\nCommission to conduct a review of existing legislation in\norder to find common ground and to harmonise the key elements with\na view to lifting the barriers to the development of cooperatives,\nnoting that there are a diversity of situations In Member States,\nreflecting legal and conceptual differences.
\nRegulatory\nframework:\nMembers feel that a reference to the important role of cooperatives\nshould be made in the Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan, regretting\nthat the latter merely recalls their contribution to job creation\nand the greater\nfunding difficulties they face as compared to SMEs.
\nThe Commission is asked\nto:
\n· \ncreate a\nunit responsible for cooperatives and other\nsocial-economy organisations aiming at paying greater\nattention to measures geared to ensure an adequate level of\nresources and to addressing policy development on social-economy\norganisations;
\n· \nfocus proper attention to\nthe restructuring of industrial and service enterprises that are in\ncrisis, or without a successor, into cooperatives through\nthe creation of services dedicated to this\ntask;
\n· \nprovide more\nflexibility on the public procurement rules for\nemployee-led enterprises, for example by including a\ntime-limited reservation;
\n\n· \nensure that measures\nunder the Social Business Initiative are coordinated and that\nadministrative barriers between the two initiatives are\nreduced.
\nIn keeping with ILO\nRecommendation 193/2002, Member States are asked to adopt\na comprehensive policy to support the cooperative business\nmodel and to identify strategic sectors suitable for\ncooperative projects.
\nBusiness transfers and\nrestructuring:\nParliament notes that the use of worker buy-outs is becoming an\nincreasingly common practice in the Member States in response to\nthe economic crisis and considers that\nthe transfer of a business to its employees through the creation of\ncooperative and other forms of employee ownership should be\nsupported by a specific EU budget line that also includes\nfinancial instruments. It calls for\nthe creation of a European mechanism designed to\npromote the development of cooperatives and, in particular,\nbusiness transfers under the cooperative form. Members also call on\nthe Commission to:
\n\n· \nidentify financial instruments to encourage\nworker buy-outs;
\n\n· \nput in place mechanisms to facilitate exchanges\nof best practices in this field between enterprises and to report\nto the Council and Parliament on the outcome;
\n\n· \nsupport financially, and through a targeted,\nintelligent use of the Structural Funds, better knowledge and\ntraining amongst trade unions and bodies tasked with providing\ninformation on the creation or transfer of businesses;
\n\n· \nconsider developing a database that\nsystematically collects cases and information on restructuring into\ncooperatives, with a view to circulating good practices and\ncollecting consistent data.
\nAccess to funding and business\nsupport: in view\nof the difficulties experienced by cooperatives in gaining access\nto venture capital, Members call on the Commission, together with\nthe EIB and the European Investment Fund (EIF), to ensure that\ncooperatives have access to EU-level financial\nmechanisms including, where appropriate,\nthe SME financing action plan suggested in the Single\nMarket Act. Furthermore, Parliament emphasises that the\nprogrammes and funds being established under\nthe Multi-annual Financial Framework\n(2014-2020) should be important instruments for supporting\ncooperatives. It calls on the Commission to support a pilot project\nto assist in the transfer of enterprises in crisis to workers, so\nthey can continue working. Lastly, Parliament takes the view that, in\nEU and national financial programming, particular attention should\nbe paid to (or a certain percentage set aside for) cooperatives\nthat aim to facilitate access to employment for disadvantaged\npeople, as defined in Regulation (EC)\nNo 2204/2002.
\n