Procedure
Family businesses in Europe
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): NIEBLER Angelika (PPE)
Summary
This own-initiative report concerns family businesses in Europe. Amendments cite figures on family businesses' share of European companies and jobs, debate establishing a common EU definition of "family business" and the role of company size, and address their long-term orientation, the "honourable merchant" tradition, SMEs and the "think small first" principle, business succession and inheritance taxes, entrepreneurship education, regional development and reconciliation of family and work life.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled29 Jan 2015 – 7 May 2015
- Procedure completed
387
Amendments
distinct, in window
81
Members
tabled at least one
3
Committees
29 Jan 2015 – 7 May 2015
Dates
Official amendment documents
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Members who amended this procedure
81 Members · by amendment count1
Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL
Patriots for Europe · 🇪🇸 Spain
23(1 solo)
2Eva KAILI
Socialists & Democrats · 🇬🇷 Greece
22(16 solo)
3Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇨🇾 Cyprus
21
4Arne GERICKE
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇩🇪 Germany
20(20 solo)
5David BORRELLI
Non-attached · 🇮🇹 Italy
18(1 solo)
6Dario TAMBURRANO
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇮🇹 Italy
18(1 solo)
7Fredrick FEDERLEY
Renew Europe · 🇸🇪 Sweden
18
8Antonio TAJANI
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇮🇹 Italy
18(18 solo)
9Sofia SAKORAFA
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇬🇷 Greece
15
10Miloslav RANSDORF
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇨🇿 Czechia
15
11Miguel URBÁN CRESPO
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇪🇸 Spain
15
12Brando BENIFEI
Socialists & Democrats · 🇮🇹 Italy
14
13Renate WEBER
ALDE · 🇷🇴 Romania
14(14 solo)
14Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇪🇸 Spain
14
15Claude TURMES
Greens / EFA · 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
14(14 solo)
16Anna ZÁBORSKÁ
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇸🇰 Slovakia
12(12 solo)
17Anne SANDER
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇫🇷 France
11(11 solo)
18Gianluca BUONANNO
ENF · 🇮🇹 Italy
11(2 solo)
19Angelika MLINAR
ALDE · 🇦🇹 Austria
11(4 solo)
20Jutta STEINRUCK
Socialists & Democrats · 🇩🇪 Germany
10(2 solo)
21Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ
Socialists & Democrats · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
10
22Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO
Socialists & Democrats · 🇪🇸 Spain
10
23Georgi PIRINSKI
Socialists & Democrats · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
10
24Branislav ŠKRIPEK
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇸🇰 Slovakia
10(10 solo)
25Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ
Socialists & Democrats · 🇪🇸 Spain
10(10 solo)
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