company set up in an enterprise zone

35. Criticises the fact that training and placement enterprises, set up on the basis of partnerships between social and solidarity-based economy enterprises, are generally prevented from accessing funds intended for SMEs; calls on the Commission to propose a new exception to the legal definition of ‘SME’, similar to those which already apply to public investment corporations, venture capital firms and non-profit-making universities and research centres, so that a training and placement enterprise can be classified as an autonomous enterprise even if another enterprise holds, alone ...[+++] or jointly with other enterprises, more than 25 % of its capital or of the voting rights on its administrative board;

35. Criticises the fact that training and placement enterprises, set up on the basis of partnerships between social and solidarity-based economy enterprises, are generally prevented from accessing funds intended for SMEs; calls on the Commission to propose a new exception to the legal definition of ‘SME’, similar to those which already apply to public investment corporations, venture capital firms and non-profit-making universities and research centres, so that a training and placement enterprise can be classified as an autonomous enterprise even if another enterprise holds, alone ...[+++] or jointly with other enterprises, more than 25 % of its capital or of the voting rights on its administrative board;

35. Criticises the fact that training and placement enterprises, set up on the basis of partnerships between social and solidarity-based economy enterprises, are generally prevented from accessing funds intended for SMEs; calls on the Commission to propose a new exception to the legal definition of ‘SME’, similar to those which already apply to public investment corporations, venture capital firms and non-profit-making universities and research centres, so that a training and placement enterprise can be classified as an autonomous enterprise even if another enterprise holds, alone ...[+++] or jointly with other enterprises, more than 25 % of its capital or of the voting rights on its administrative board;

1. Highlights that the economic and financial crisis is a threat to human rights as a whole, including civil and political rights; underlines in particular that it has had detrimental effects on access to food, health care and education for the most vulnerable groups in society, in both urban and rural areas, and has resulted in dramatically increased poverty levels globally; recalls that governments have a duty to ensure respect for economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights and to provide protection against abuses by, for example, corporate and other private actors, through the implementation of the UN guiding principles on business ...[+++]and human rights, and to investigate financial crimes by these actors; likewise, points to the EU’s responsibility to propose partnership arrangements which contribute to the sustainable development of the host country and to employment, including minimum social standards;