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 wastes another opportunity on Syria
EU countries have wasted another opportunity to stop Bashar al-Assad's killing machine, Guy Verhofstadt said on Saturday following inconclusive talks on the Syria arms embargo by EU foreign ministers in Dublin.
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Verhofstadt: Hungary, Syria and Cyprus represent the failure of our European policies
Addressing the Parliament plenary today on the European Council, Guy Verhofstadt, President of ALDE, said: "Hungary, Syria and Cyprus represent the failure of our European policies, where everyone has a veto".
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EU cannot stand by and watch Syria implode
Addressing the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg today, Guy Verhofstadt pleaded for a more activist EU approach to Syria which, if allowed to rumble on, will destroy the country its people and have a...
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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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The EU should not get distracted from the real foreign affairs crisis in Syria
Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE leader, has welcomed news there will be an extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council later this week on the situation in Mali, but deplores the fact the EU has not taken meaningful action on Syria despite 60,000...
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Failing to recognize the legitimacy of the Syrian National Coalition benefits the extremists
The announcement by jihadist groups to install a caliphate in the Syrian enclave of Aleppo, must be a signal to the international community to clarify its support for the legitimate Syrian rebellion. The aim of overthrowing the...
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Guy Verhofstadt: EU must recognize the Syrian National Coalition
Last weekend the different Syrian opposition groups agreed on uniting their forces into the "Syrian National Coalition of Opposition and Revolutionary Forces. The reaction of almost all opposition people inside and outside Syria...
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Guy Verhofstadt congratulates united Syrian opposition
Today all different Syrian opposition groups decided to put their differences aside and unite within the "National Coalition for Opposition Forces and the Syrian Revolution". Although the Syrian National Council hesitated long to...
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Guy Verhofstadt: a historic alliance of secular Arab Leaders is launched in Cairo
Today, Sunday 23 September, sees the inaugural meeting of a network of "Arab Leaders for Freedom and Democracy”. This unique network connects Arab leaders who are determined to make the Arab spring and its aspirations succeed....
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Verhofstadt on Syria "Arguments for not intervening are pure nonsense"
The absence of action by the international community to the humanitarian crisis in Syria is a "real scandal"- this was the overriding message today by Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE leader during the debate in the European Parliament with...
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