# How can the European Union contribute to creating a hospitable environment for enterprises, businesses and start-ups to create jobs?

European Parliament procedure 2013/2176(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee EMPL / ITRE / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 398 committee amendments tabled by 41 Members between 2013-10-21 and 2013-11-06.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier asks how the EU can create a hospitable environment for enterprises, businesses and start-ups to create jobs. Amendments add references and recitals on the time and cost of setting up a business, labour-market rigidities, red tape, access to finance for SMEs, and youth unemployment, calling on Member States, with EU support, to simplify procedures and foster skills and entrepreneurship.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 54 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |
| Ioannis A. TSOUKALAS | Greece | PPE | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96898.md |
| Jürgen CREUTZMANN | Germany | ALDE | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96873.md |
| Marije CORNELISSEN | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96726.md |
| Konstantinos POUPAKIS | Greece | PPE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96658.md |
| Anthea McINTYRE | United Kingdom | ECR | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111011.md |
| Philippe BOULLAND | France | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/105624.md |
| Phil BENNION | United Kingdom | RE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112014.md |
| Olle LUDVIGSSON | Sweden | S&D | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96673.md |
| Philippe LAMBERTS | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96648.md |
| Jan KOZŁOWSKI | Poland | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/101954.md |
| Philippe DE BACKER | Belgium | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/109337.md |
| Mikael GUSTAFSSON | Sweden | GUE/NGL | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/109649.md |
| Minodora CLIVETI | Romania | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/113597.md |
| Vicky FORD | United Kingdom | ECR | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96949.md |

## Official source documents

- PE521.791: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-521.791+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE522.799: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-522.799+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE522.899: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-522.899+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-2176-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-2176-INI.json

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