# Access to finance for SMEs and increasing the diversity of SME funding in a capital markets union

European Parliament procedure 2016/2032(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee BUDG / CULT / ECON / REGI). Stage: Procedure completed. 407 committee amendments tabled by 94 Members between 2016-04-06 and 2016-04-29.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns access to finance for SMEs and increasing the diversity of SME funding in a capital markets union. Amendments stress the EU budget, bank lending and diversified equity instruments, debate the Capital Markets Union and EFSI's adequacy for SMEs, welcome programmes such as COSME and the European Investment Fund, and highlight barriers facing young entrepreneurs, women and micro-enterprises, business angels and crowd-funding.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonás FERNÁNDEZ | Spain | S&D | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125046.md |
| Alfred SANT | Malta | S&D | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124781.md |
| Andrea COZZOLINO | Italy | S&D | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96880.md |
| Renato SORU | Italy | S&D | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124860.md |
| Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO | Spain | GUE/NGL | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125047.md |
| Fabio DE MASI | Germany | NI | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124858.md |
| Matt CARTHY | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124986.md |
| Philippe LAMBERTS | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96648.md |
| Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO | Spain | S&D | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97078.md |
| Siôn SIMON | United Kingdom | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124948.md |
| Hugues BAYET | Belgium | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125002.md |
| Anneliese DODDS | United Kingdom | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124969.md |
| Miguel VIEGAS | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125100.md |
| Danuta Maria HÜBNER | Poland | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96779.md |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1917.md |

## Official source documents

- PE580.551: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ECON-AM-580551_EN.pdf
- PE582.097: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/REGI-AM-582097_EN.pdf
- PE582.202: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-582202_EN.pdf
- PE582.203: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CULT-AM-582203_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2032-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2032-INI.json

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