# A new strategy for European SMEs

European Parliament procedure 2020/2131(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee CULT / EMPL / IMCO / INTA / ITRE / TRAN). Stage: Procedure completed. 762 committee amendments tabled by 112 Members between 2020-07-15 and 2020-09-08.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns a new strategy for European SMEs. The amendments stress the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on SMEs, access to finance and liquidity, reducing administrative burden and gold-plating, the digital and green transitions, data sharing through European data spaces, and reinforcing the internal market and a level playing field.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lina GÁLVEZ | Spain | S&D | 67 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197702.md |
| Dragoş PÎSLARU | Romania | RE | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197663.md |
| Nicola DANTI | Italy | RE | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124821.md |
| Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES | Spain | S&D | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197718.md |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |
| Alex AGIUS SALIBA | Malta | S&D | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197403.md |
| Ivars IJABS | Latvia | RE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197624.md |
| Bart GROOTHUIS | Netherlands | RE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197780.md |
| Valérie HAYER | France | RE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/135511.md |
| Salvatore DE MEO | Italy | PPE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204333.md |
| Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS | Spain | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/198329.md |
| Klára DOBREV | Hungary | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197579.md |
| Gabriele BISCHOFF | Germany | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197435.md |
| Alicia HOMS GINEL | Spain | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/122978.md |
| Agnes JONGERIUS | Netherlands | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125021.md |

## Official source documents

- PE655.633: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-655633_EN.pdf
- PE655.651: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/IMCO-AM-655651_EN.pdf
- PE655.981: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CULT-AM-655981_EN.pdf
- PE657.173: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TRAN-AM-657173_EN.pdf
- PE657.190: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ITRE-AM-657190_EN.pdf
- PE657.238: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-657238_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2020-2131-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2020-2131-INI.json

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