WELCOME TO
THE ALDE "BOOST SMEs" CAMPAIGN
HOMEPAGE
Towards a comprehensive European policy for small and medium sized enterprises
There are approximately 23 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the EU making up 99% of all businesses and providing two-thirds of all
private sector jobs. They represent the main driving force for economic growth, innovation, employment and social integration.
The EU has already done much to improve the situation for SMEs but a lot still remains to be done to reduce bureaucracy, simplify access to financial
instruments and improve SME access to European and international markets.
The ALDE group is determined to boost successful entrepreneurship in Europe and to further improve the framework conditions for SMEs in three priority areas
- Smart regulation and simplification of rules
- Easier financing
- Improved market access
Boost SMEs in the Digital Economy [SEMINAR]"
EU action plan urgently needed to ease catastrophic Syrian refugee crisis
For the last two years, the international community has stood by as Syrians are increasingly being crushed between the brutal actions of the Assad regime and extremist groups. There are now seven million Syrians that rely on...
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Verhofstadt: EU foreign ministers must take bolder action to prevent more Syrians suffering
On the day that EU Foreign Ministers meet to discuss the situation in Syria, Guy Verhofstadt is calling for more proactive and, if necessary, unorthodox support for aid delivery directly to the Syrian refugees, echoing the call...
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ALDE calls for humanitarian action with military protection in Syria
Amid reports that the Syrian regime is failing to pull back troops in compliance with the UN brokered peace plan, Guy Verhofstadt on behalf of ALDE MEPs has issued the following statement.
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Verhofstadt : diplomacy is not a substitute for policy in Syria
Amid reports that the Syrian regime is failing to pull back troops in compliance with the UN brokered peace plan, Guy Verhofstadt has said that "this is Assad's last chance for peace before an all out civil war or international...
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Assad should face charges for crimes against humanity
ALDE leader, Guy Verhofstadt, today expressed his sense of shame that the international community has not shown sufficient resolve to halt the killing in Syria. The regime of Bashar Assad relentlessly pursues its goal of...
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Verhofstadt calls on EU to back Syrian National Council
Intervening today in a debate on Syria in Strasbourg, Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE group leader, called for the EU High Representative to have a clear strategy towards Syria when she attends the planned 'Contact Group for the Friends of...
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Verhofstadt: "I am shocked by the lack of urgency to halt a massacre in Homs - we must take the same action as we did in Benghazi"
Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE Leader today issued a stark warning to the EU following the weak statement by the High Representative, Catherine Ashton on the situation in Syria. Following her remarks that the idea of creating...
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Pakistan: Greens and ALDE plead for a prompt and pertinent response which demonstrates solidarity with the needs of the victims of this disaster
"During the month of August, 20 million people have been condemned to live in absolute distress.
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EU summit needs to breathe new life into EU - open letter to van Rompuy
Guy Verhofstadt, Liberal and Democrat group leader in the European Parliament today called on EU leaders to recommit to more unity of action and thinking at their summit next week in Brussels.
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