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Reminds that in a highly regulated","environment, with many financing","institutions deleveraging and seeking to","avoid risk, many SMEs, especially small","start-ups, have found it hard to gain","access to external funding, therefore,","encourages the Member States and regional","authorities to make full use of the financial","instrument opportunities; emphasises the","need to ensure the transparency,","accountability and scrutiny of such","financial instruments; calls for simplified","access to credit, taking into account the","particular characteristics of micro-","enterprises;"],"old":["4. 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Encourages the Member States and","regional authorities to make full use of the","financial instrument opportunities;","emphasises the need to ensure the","transparency, accountability and scrutiny","of such financial instruments; calls for","simplified access to credit, taking into","account the particular characteristics of","micro-enterprises;"],"orig_lang":"sk","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"65","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Viorica D\u0103ncil\u0103","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-66","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 4"]],"meps":[95281],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:34"},"new":["4. Encourages the Member States and","regional authorities to make full use of the","financial instrument opportunities;","emphasises the need to ensure the","transparency, accountability and scrutiny","of such financial instruments; calls for","simplified access to credit, taking into","account the particular characteristics of","micro-enterprises and the regions where","they operate;"],"old":["4. 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Notes the lack of evidence on the","outcomes and results achieved by","financial instruments and the loose link","of those financial instruments to","overarching objectives and priorities of","the EU; Calls on the Commission to","further improving the provision of grants","instead of primarily promoting the use of","financial instruments;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"67","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Ivana Maleti\u0107","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-68","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 4 a (new)"]],"meps":[119436],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:35"},"new":["4a. Welcomes establishing of Capital","Market Union with the aim to facilitate","movement of the capital, diversify the","financing sources, reduce the cost of","capital, and improve access to finances, in","particular in regard to the SMEs; calls on","the Commission and the Member States to","work on removing the existing barriers on","capital markets which cause","fragmentation and high cost of capital;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"68","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Ru\u017ea Toma\u0161i\u0107, Andrew Lewer","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-69","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 4 a (new)"]],"meps":[119431,124943],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:35"},"new":["4a. Stresses that European small","businesses tend to lean heavily on","financing sources such as banks, and are","often unaware of the existence of","additional funding sources; reminds,","therefore, that two thirds of EU SME","business finance is bank-led, while in the","US the majority of SMEs rely on other","forms of finance than bank debt,","including capital markets finance;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"69","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Stanislav Pol\u010d\u00e1k","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-70","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 5"]],"meps":[124704],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:35"},"new":["5. Is concerned about the low absorption of","funds devoted to SMEs in certain Member","States in the 2007-2013 programming","period, and warns that the underlying","reasons need to be addressed in order to","avoid any recurrence of the same problems","in the 2014-2020 programming period;","calls on the Commission to promptly","prepare, in cooperation with the Member","States, and submit this assessment to","Parliament;"],"old":["5. 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Is concerned about the low absorption of","funds devoted to SMEs in certain Member","States in the 2007-2013 programming","period, and warns that the reduction of","excessive bureaucracy and other","underlying reasons need to be addressed in","order to avoid any recurrence of the same","problems in the 2014-2020 programming","period;"],"old":["5. Is concerned about the low absorption of","funds devoted to SMEs in certain Member","States in the 2007-2013 programming","period, and warns that the underlying","reasons need to be addressed in order to","avoid any recurrence of the same problems","in the 2014-2020 programming period;"],"orig_lang":"ro","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"71","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Rosa D'Amato, Isabella Adinolfi, Marco Zullo","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-72","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 5"]],"meps":[124835,124831,125237],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:35"},"new":["5. 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Is concerned about the low absorption of","funds devoted to SMEs in certain Member","States in the 2007-2013 programming","period, and warns that the underlying","reasons, such as the administrative","procedures making it cumbersome for","SMEs to apply for the available funds,","should be addressed in order to avoid any","recurrence of the same problems in the","2014-2020 programming period; regrets","the too general and incomplete nature of","the existing studies at European level and","in the Member States on the efficiency","and real impact of Structural Funds on","SMEs and particularly on small and","micro enterprises in terms of gains in","competitiveness, innovation and job","creation;"],"old":["5. 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Welcomes the ex-ante conditionality","relating to the Small Business Act which","shall help improving the environment and","administrative procedures for business","development and entrepreneurship as well","as the uptake of funding opportunities for","SMEs;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"75","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Steeve Briois","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-76","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 6"]],"meps":[124757],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:35"},"new":["6. Recalls the importance for SMEs to have","a transparent, consistent and innovative","public procurement set-up; stresses the","need to continue with the strict application","of anti-error and anti-fraud measures","without adding to the administrative","burden;"],"old":["6. 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Reiterates its calls to enhance","transparency and the participation of all","relevant regional and local authorities, civil","society stakeholders and interested parties;","reiterates, therefore, the need for","implementation of the partnership principle","as detailed in the Common Provisions","Regulation and the Code of Conduct on","Partnership;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"89","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Rosa D'Amato, Isabella Adinolfi, Marco Zullo","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-90","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 7"]],"meps":[124835,124831,125237],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:36"},"new":["7. 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Stresses in this regard that local,","regional and national authorities have","primary administrative responsibility for","the management of the projects and that","poor administrative capacity may hinder","the successful and timely implementation","of TO3;"],"old":[""],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"92","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Marc Joulaud","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-93","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 8"]],"meps":[124728],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:36"},"new":["8. 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Calls on the Commission and the","Member States to ensure enhanced","coordination and consistency among all EU","investment policies targeted at SMEs;","welcomes the plan to ease access to ESI","funds through the introduction of a \u2018seal of","excellence\u2019 for projects which have been","evaluated as \u2018excellent\u2019 but are not","financed by Horizon 2020; urges the","Member States to provide a one-stop shop","at regional level for the various EU","financing instruments aimed at SMEs;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"93","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Steeve Briois","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-94","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 8"]],"meps":[124757],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:36"},"new":["8. 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Calls on the Commission and the","Member States to ensure enhanced","coordination and consistency among all EU","investment policies targeted at SMEs;","welcomes the plan to ease access to ESI","funds through the introduction of a \u2018seal of","excellence\u2019 for projects which have been","evaluated as \u2018excellent\u2019 but are not","financed by Horizon 2020; urges the","Member States, in consultation with social","and economic stakeholders, to promote","existing local information points, or to","create new ones where necessary, to assist","SMEs by informing them on how to take","advantage of the opportunities offered by","EU funding;"],"old":["8. 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Urges the Commission to monitor","closely the acceleration of implementation,","in particular the setting-up of projects with","sustainable growth and quality job creation","potential;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"105","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Stanislav Pol\u010d\u00e1k","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-106","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11"]],"meps":[124704],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:37"},"new":["11. Urges the Commission to monitor","closely the acceleration of implementation","of cohesion policy, in particular the","setting-up of projects with sustainable","growth and quality job creation potential;"],"old":["11. Urges the Commission to monitor","closely the acceleration of implementation,","in particular the setting-up of projects with","sustainable growth and quality job creation","","potential;"],"orig_lang":"cs","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"106","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Andrea Cozzolino, Mercedes Bresso","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-107","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11"]],"meps":[96880,28346],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:37"},"new":["11. Urges the Commission to encourage","and monitor the acceleration of","implementation, in particular of projects","with sustainable growth and quality job","creation potential;"],"old":["11. Urges the Commission to monitor","closely the acceleration of implementation,","in particular the setting-up of projects with","sustainable growth and quality job creation","potential;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"107","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Viorica D\u0103ncil\u0103","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-108","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11"]],"meps":[95281],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:37"},"new":["11. Urges the Commission to monitor","closely the acceleration of implementation,","in particular the setting-up of projects with","sustainable growth and quality job creation","potential, focusing on projects in and for","rural areas, for the creation of new","services, and for measures to help contain","the rural exodus;"],"old":["11. 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Calls on the Commission and the","Member States to find a lasting solution to","the backlog of payments related to regional","policy, including in the application of the","Late Payment Directive, so as to ensure","that SMEs, as project partners, will not be","deterred from taking part in support","programmes and projects during the","current programming period on account of","payment delays; recalls, moreover, that","more rigorous adherence to the directives","currently in force, which require, inter","alia, public authorities to make payments","within 30 days, would help to create the","conditions for the stabilisation and growth","of SMEs;"],"old":["14. Calls on the Commission and the","Member States to find a lasting solution to","the backlog of payments related to regional","policy, including in the application of the","Late Payment Directive, so as to ensure","that SMEs, as project partners, will not be","deterred from taking part in support","programmes and projects during the","current programming period on account of","payment delays;"],"orig_lang":"sk","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"137","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Petras Au\u0161trevi\u010dius, Hannu Takkula, Ivan Jakov\u010di\u0107, Iskra Mihaylova","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-138","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 14"]],"meps":[124766,28316,124754,125128],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:40"},"new":["14. Calls on the Commission and the","Member States to urgently find a lasting","solution to the backlog of payments related","to regional policy and to properly apply","the Late Payment Directive, so as to ensure","that SMEs, as project partners, will not be","deterred from taking part in support","programmes and projects during the","current programming period on account of","payment delays;"],"old":["14. Calls on the Commission and the","Member States to find a lasting solution to","the backlog of payments related to regional","policy, including in the application of the","Late Payment Directive, so as to ensure","that SMEs, as project partners, will not be","deterred from taking part in support","programmes and projects during the","current programming period on account of","payment delays;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"138","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Steeve Briois","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-139","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 15"]],"meps":[124757],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:40"},"new":["15. Stresses that smart specialisation","strategies, although not formally required","as ex ante conditionalities in TO 3, are","intended to guarantee innovation and the","adaptability of Thematic Objectives; asks","the Commission to report to Parliament on","the results of smart specialisation strategies","devoted to SMEs at national and/or","regional level;"],"old":["15. Stresses that smart specialisation","strategies, although not formally required","as ex ante conditionalities in TO 3, are a","crucial tool in guaranteeing innovation","and the adaptability of Thematic","Objectives; asks the Commission to report","to Parliament on the results of smart","specialisation strategies devoted to SMEs","at national and/or regional level;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"139","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Andrea Cozzolino, Mercedes Bresso","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-140","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 15"]],"meps":[96880,28346],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:40"},"new":["15. 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Stresses that smart specialisation","strategies, although not formally required","as ex ante conditionalities in TO 3, are a","crucial tool in guaranteeing innovation and","the adaptability of Thematic Objectives;","asks the Commission to report to","Parliament on the results of smart","specialisation strategies devoted to SMEs","at national and/or regional level;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"140","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Rosa D'Amato, Isabella Adinolfi, Marco Zullo","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-141","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 15"]],"meps":[124835,124831,125237],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:40"},"new":["15. Stresses that smart specialisation","strategies, although not formally required","as ex ante conditionalities in TO 3, are a","crucial tool in guaranteeing innovation and","the adaptability of Thematic Objectives;","asks the Commission to report to","Parliament on the results of smart","specialisation strategies devoted to SMEs","at national and/or regional level","highlighting the coherence of smart","specialisation strategies adopted by every","single region with the related territorial","economy;"],"old":["15. Stresses that smart specialisation","strategies, although not formally required","as ex ante conditionalities in TO 3, are a","crucial tool in guaranteeing innovation and","the adaptability of Thematic Objectives;","asks the Commission to report to","Parliament on the results of smart","specialisation strategies devoted to SMEs","at national and/or regional level;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"141","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Ivana Maleti\u0107","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-142","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 15 a (new)"]],"meps":[119436],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:40"},"new":["15a. Calls on the Member States which","still did not fulfilled ex-ante","conditionalities in TO 3 to undertake","necessary actions and speed up","achievement of targets set in Small","Business Act;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"142","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Ru\u017ea Toma\u0161i\u0107, Tomasz Piotr Por\u0119ba, Remo Sernagiotto, Andrew Lewer","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-143","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 15 a (new)"]],"meps":[119431,96801,124794,124943],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:40"},"new":["15a. Highlights that these strategies","should not only target science and","technology-led innovation but also foster","innovation that is non-science based (i.e","stimulating entrepreneurship, innovation","in the public sector and service","innovation);"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"143","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Petras Au\u0161trevi\u010dius, Hannu Takkula, Ivan Jakov\u010di\u0107, Iskra Mihaylova","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-144","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 15 a (new)"]],"meps":[124766,28316,124754,125128],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:40"},"new":["15a. Reiterates that digital is profoundly","changing the whole world, also in terms","of SMEs opportunities and new","challenges that derive; reiterates therefore","the importance of supporting initiatives to","make digital part of the education and","training or re-training systems for youth,","jobseekers and workers; calls to support","strengthening the innovative uses of ICT","by SMEs, in particular the digital literacy,","e-learning, e-inclusion, e-skills and","related entrepreneurial skills;"],"old":[""],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"144","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Ru\u017ea Toma\u0161i\u0107, Tomasz Piotr Por\u0119ba, Andrew Lewer","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-145","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 15 b (new)"]],"meps":[119431,96801,124943],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:40"},"new":["15b. Stresses that governance capacities","are as important as techno-economic","potentials; asks the Commission how to","resolve the particular challenge of the","implementation of smart specialization in","non- metropolitan areas which may lack","the critical mass of supporting","infrastructure;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"145","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Steeve Briois","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-146","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16"]],"meps":[124757],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:40"},"new":["16. Asks the Managing Authorities to take","into consideration the characteristics and","specific competences of individual","territories, with a view to promoting both","traditional and innovative economic","sectors; stresses the need for youth","entrepreneurship potential to be used to the","full;"],"old":["16. Asks the Managing Authorities to take","into consideration the characteristics and","specific competences of individual","territories, with a view to promoting both","traditional and innovative economic","","sectors; calls on the Commission to draw","up specific programmes which embody all","relevant green growth elements for SMEs;","stresses the need for youth","entrepreneurship potential to be used to the","full in the context of green growth, as a","way to reconcile economic growth with","environmental sustainability;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"146","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Ivan Jakov\u010di\u0107","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-147","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16"]],"meps":[124754],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:40"},"new":["16. Asks the Managing Authorities to take","into consideration the characteristics, with","an emphasis on underdevelopment,","depopulation and high unemployment","rates, and specific competences of","individual territories, with a view to","promoting both traditional and innovative","economic sectors; calls on the Commission","to draw up specific programmes which","embody all relevant green growth elements","for SMEs; stresses the need for youth","entrepreneurship potential to be used to the","full in the context of green growth, as a","way to reconcile economic growth with","environmental sustainability;"],"old":["16. Asks the Managing Authorities to take","into consideration the characteristics and","specific competences of individual","territories, with a view to promoting both","traditional and innovative economic","sectors; calls on the Commission to draw","up specific programmes which embody all","relevant green growth elements for SMEs;","stresses the need for youth","entrepreneurship potential to be used to the","full in the context of green growth, as a","way to reconcile economic growth with","environmental sustainability;"],"orig_lang":"hr","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"147","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Davor \u0160krlec","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-148","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16"]],"meps":[124756],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:40"},"new":["16. Asks the Managing Authorities to take","into consideration the characteristics and","specific competences of individual","territories, with a view to promoting both","traditional and innovative economic","sectors; calls on the Commission to draw","up specific programmes which embody all","relevant green growth elements for SMEs;","stresses the need for youth","entrepreneurship potential to be used to the","full in the context of green growth, as a","way to reconcile economic growth with","environmental sustainability; Strongly","encourages to introduce entrepreneurship","in school curricula in order to foster","entrepreneurial interest and talent, as","identified in the Small Business Act;"],"old":["16. 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Asks the Managing Authorities to take","into consideration the characteristics and","specific competences of individual","territories, especially also of outmost","regions with a view to promoting both","traditional and innovative economic","sectors; calls on the Commission to draw","up specific programs which embody all","relevant green growth elements for SMEs;","stresses the need for youth","entrepreneurship potential to be used to the","full in the context of green growth, as a","way to reconcile economic growth with","environmental sustainability; Believes this","necessitates better training possibilities to","prepare young people for the green","economy in the different Member States;"],"old":["16. Asks the Managing Authorities to take","into consideration the characteristics and","specific competences of individual","territories, with a view to promoting both","traditional and innovative economic","sectors; calls on the Commission to draw","up specific programmes which embody all","relevant green growth elements for SMEs;","stresses the need for youth","entrepreneurship potential to be used to the","full in the context of green growth, as a","way to reconcile economic growth with","environmental sustainability;",""],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"149","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Andrea Cozzolino, Michela Giuffrida, Mercedes Bresso","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-150","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16"]],"meps":[96880,124864,28346],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:41"},"new":["16. Asks the Managing Authorities to take","into consideration the characteristics and","specific competences of individual areas,","with a view to promoting both traditional","and innovative economic sectors; calls on","the Commission to draw up specific","programmes which embody all relevant","smart, sustainable and inclusive growth","elements for SMEs; stresses the need for","youth entrepreneurship potential to be","encouraged to the full as a way to","reconcile economic growth, greater","employment, social inclusion and","professionalization and environmental","sustainability;"],"old":["16. 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Highlights that only about 25% of","EU-based SMEs have exporting activities","in the EU, therefore the problems faced","by SMEs when trying to internationalise","their business should be urgently tackled;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"151","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Davor \u0160krlec","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-152","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16 a (new)"]],"meps":[124756],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:41"},"new":["16a. Recalls the gender gap as also","identified in the Small Business Act; Is","concerned about the on-going low","participation of women in starting-up and","running a business; Requests the","Commission and the Member States to","pay particular attention to the gender","dimension when supporting SMEs and to","provide incentives for increasing women's","participation;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"152","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Ivan Jakov\u010di\u0107","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-153","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16 a (new)"]],"meps":[124754],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:41"},"new":["16a. Calls on the managing authorities,","where there is a need, to step up the","inclusion of the available funds for","technical assistance;"],"orig_lang":"hr","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"153","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Andrea Cozzolino, Mercedes Bresso","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-154","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16 a (new)"]],"meps":[96880,28346],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:41"},"new":["16a. Calls on the Commission, in","consultation with Member States and","managing authorities, to encourage joint","efforts for the creation of an ecosystem","involving social and economic","stakeholders, including educational","establishments, universities, research","centres, trade associations and public","organisations, capable of stimulating","business skills;"],"orig_lang":"it","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"154","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Petras Au\u0161trevi\u010dius, Hannu Takkula, Ivan Jakov\u010di\u0107, Iskra Mihaylova","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-155","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16 a (new)"]],"meps":[124766,28316,124754,125128],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:41"},"new":["16a. Recalls that often small and micro","enterprises, which do not have the","internal human, financial and","organizational resources to be directly","involved in ESIF, can only have such an","access via their local organizations and","associations; calls therefore to better","support their collective actions and","activities of coaching/ mentoring; notes","also that the technical assistance of","Thematic objective 11 must benefit to all","the partners referred to in Article 5 of the","CPR on partnership and that it is still","usually reserved to administrative","services; calls therefore to ensure the","access of the territorial SME","organizations to the provisions of TO 11","and to capacity building measures;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE578.539v02-00","reference":"2015/2282(INI)","seq":"155","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-578539_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Petras Au\u0161trevi\u010dius, Hannu Takkula, Matthijs van Miltenburg, Iskra Mihaylova","changes":{},"committee":["REGI"],"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00","id":"PE578.539-156","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 17"]],"meps":[124766,28316,125022,125128],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T06:43:41"},"new":["deleted"],"old":["17. 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The Committee on Regional Development adopted the\nown-initiative report by Rosa D'AMATO (EFD, IT) on the\nimplementation of the thematic objective enhancing the\ncompetitiveness of SMEs Article 9(3) of the Common\nProvisions Regulation\n(EU) No 1303/2013 on the thematic objective of enhancing the\ncompetitiveness of SMEs.
\nMembers recalled that the shared objective of\ninvestments under the ESI funds is to provide support for the\ndelivery of the EUs Europe 2020 strategy for smart,\nsustainable and inclusive growth. Each ESI Fund supports 11\nthematic objectives and thematic objective 3 (TO3) is about\nenhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized\nenterprises. TO3 is one of the thematic objectives with\nthe highest percentage of overall funding (13.9 %).
\nThe 23 million small and medium-sized enterprises\n(SMEs) in the EU, which account for around 99 % of all\nbusinesses, make a fundamental contribution to economic growth,\nsocial cohesion, innovation and high-quality job creation,\nproviding over 100 million jobs which generate 2 out of\nevery 3 private sector jobs, and maintaining double the employment\ngrowth rate of larger enterprises.
\nEnhancing support from the ESI Funds to\nSMEs: given that SMEs are the driving\nforces behind the European economy and are key to the success of\nCohesion Policy, but that they often face multiple challenges owing\nto their size, Members recommended further enhancing the support\nfrom ESI Funds directed towards SMEs. They called on the\nCommission, the Member States as the regional authorities\nto:
\nSimplified and less regulated access to\ncredit: regretting that investors and\nbanks are often reluctant to finance businesses in their start-up\nand early expansion phases and that many SMEs, especially small\nstart-ups, have found it hard to gain access to external funding,\nMembers asked for particular attention to be paid to improve access\nto finance for microenterprises and start-ups that want to\nscale-up.
\nRemedying the low absorption rate: the report noted that the complex management of\nstructural funds and administrative burdens, as well as limited\naccess to financing for SMEs and complexity of implementation of\nsupport schemes, led to an insufficient absorption of such funds by\nSMEs. It called on the Commission to rapidly prepare an assessment\nof this issue, in cooperation with the Member States, and submit it\nto Parliament. It stressed that poor administrative capacity may\nhinder the successful and timely implementation of TO3.
\nPublic procurement:\nrecalling the importance for SMEs to have a transparent, consistent\nand innovative public procurement set-up, Members urged that\nobstacles faced by SMEs in bidding for contracts be removed as\nfar as possible, eliminating unnecessary administrative\nburdens. While welcoming Directive\n2014/24/EU and the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD),\nMembers stresses the need to continue with the strict application\nof anti-error and anti-fraud measures without adding to the\nadministrative burden, and to simplify administrative procedures in\norder to prevent errors; calls on contracting authorities wishing\nto group contracts together to take care not to exclude SMEs\nfrom the process by the sheer scale of the final lot, since\nlarger contracts could involve more cumbersome criteria.
\nEnhancing transparency:\nnoting with concern that many SME organisations in the Member\nStates are not really involved and are often only informed without\nbeing adequately consulted, Members stressed the need for actual\nimplementation and respect of the partnership principle also\nat the drafting, preparation and implementation stages of\npartnership agreements and operational programmes.
\nFurther recommendations:\nMembers called on the Commission and the Member States\nto:
\nLastly, the report stressed Parliaments\nrole in the supervision of results-oriented implementation of\ncohesion policy.
\nThe Committee on Regional Development adopted the\nown-initiative report by Rosa D'AMATO (EFD, IT) on the\nimplementation of the thematic objective enhancing the\ncompetitiveness of SMEs Article 9(3) of the Common\nProvisions Regulation\n(EU) No 1303/2013 on the thematic objective of enhancing the\ncompetitiveness of SMEs.
\nMembers recalled that the shared objective of\ninvestments under the ESI funds is to provide support for the\ndelivery of the EUs Europe 2020 strategy for smart,\nsustainable and inclusive growth. Each ESI Fund supports 11\nthematic objectives and thematic objective 3 (TO3) is about\nenhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized\nenterprises. TO3 is one of the thematic objectives with\nthe highest percentage of overall funding (13.9 %).
\nThe 23 million small and medium-sized enterprises\n(SMEs) in the EU, which account for around 99 % of all\nbusinesses, make a fundamental contribution to economic growth,\nsocial cohesion, innovation and high-quality job creation,\nproviding over 100 million jobs which generate 2 out of\nevery 3 private sector jobs, and maintaining double the employment\ngrowth rate of larger enterprises.
\nEnhancing support from the ESI Funds to\nSMEs: given that SMEs are the driving\nforces behind the European economy and are key to the success of\nCohesion Policy, but that they often face multiple challenges owing\nto their size, Members recommended further enhancing the support\nfrom ESI Funds directed towards SMEs. They called on the\nCommission, the Member States as the regional authorities\nto:
\nSimplified and less regulated access to\ncredit: regretting that investors and\nbanks are often reluctant to finance businesses in their start-up\nand early expansion phases and that many SMEs, especially small\nstart-ups, have found it hard to gain access to external funding,\nMembers asked for particular attention to be paid to improve access\nto finance for microenterprises and start-ups that want to\nscale-up.
\nRemedying the low absorption rate: the report noted that the complex management of\nstructural funds and administrative burdens, as well as limited\naccess to financing for SMEs and complexity of implementation of\nsupport schemes, led to an insufficient absorption of such funds by\nSMEs. It called on the Commission to rapidly prepare an assessment\nof this issue, in cooperation with the Member States, and submit it\nto Parliament. It stressed that poor administrative capacity may\nhinder the successful and timely implementation of TO3.
\nPublic procurement:\nrecalling the importance for SMEs to have a transparent, consistent\nand innovative public procurement set-up, Members urged that\nobstacles faced by SMEs in bidding for contracts be removed as\nfar as possible, eliminating unnecessary administrative\nburdens. While welcoming Directive\n2014/24/EU and the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD),\nMembers stresses the need to continue with the strict application\nof anti-error and anti-fraud measures without adding to the\nadministrative burden, and to simplify administrative procedures in\norder to prevent errors; calls on contracting authorities wishing\nto group contracts together to take care not to exclude SMEs\nfrom the process by the sheer scale of the final lot, since\nlarger contracts could involve more cumbersome criteria.
\nEnhancing transparency:\nnoting with concern that many SME organisations in the Member\nStates are not really involved and are often only informed without\nbeing adequately consulted, Members stressed the need for actual\nimplementation and respect of the partnership principle also\nat the drafting, preparation and implementation stages of\npartnership agreements and operational programmes.
\nFurther recommendations:\nMembers called on the Commission and the Member States\nto:
\nLastly, the report stressed Parliaments\nrole in the supervision of results-oriented implementation of\ncohesion policy.
\n