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]"
ALDE launches campaign to boost SMEs
The Liberal and Democrat (ALDE) Group in the European Parliament is stepping up the pressure on EU Member States and the Commission to boost successful entrepreneurship in Europe and further improve the framework conditions for...
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Verhofstadt: "EU Member States must take G20 warning very seriously"
Yesterday the G20 and the IMF, meeting in Mexico, decided to postpone the discussion on boosting the IMF resources to April by launching a clear message to the EU: Europe must first swiftly and convincingly solve the current debt...
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Greece: Eurogroup must address the causes and not just the symptoms of the crisis
Ahead of tonight's Eurogroup meeting to finalise the terms of the new bailout for Greece, Guy Verhofstadt, Liberal and Democrat group leader in the European Parliament, underlined that the Troika plan only addresses the symptoms...
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Verhofstadt: "Monti reforms could be a model for Greece"
Debating the current economic crisis in the Eurozone with Italian Prime Minister, Mario Monti, today. Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE group leader said:
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Stability bonds: An option that must be further explored
Today, through a resolution, the European Parliament gave a first response to the official consultation launched by the European Commission last November 23rd 2011 on the "feasibility of introducing stability bonds". On the same...
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Verhofstadt: "Eurogroup must include real structural reforms as part of Greek bailout deal"
Guy Verhofstadt today commented on the delayed negotiations to conclude the second bailout for Greece in return for acceptance of the Troika demands for further savings:
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Greece needs major structural reforms not more taxes
At a press conference in Athens today ahead of an expected announcement by Greek party leaders backing a new austerity plan in return for EU support for the latest bailout, Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE group leader, heading a delegation...
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So-called move towards 'growth friendly and job friendly growth' is a sham
Reacting to the European Council Conclusions on Growth this evening, Guy Verhofstadt, President of the ALDE Group in the European Parliament said:
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Verhofstadt on EU summit: "Eurozone needs action not words"
On the margins of today's summit of European leaders in Brussels aiming to agree a new fiscal stability pact to solve the financial crisis, Guy Verhofstadt (Liberal and Democrat group leader) stated:
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New version of fiscal stability agreement progress without being the solution
The fourth draft text of the international agreement on fiscal stability, coordination and governance contains a number of welcome improvements from the previous version. Nevertheless, at the forthcoming meeting of the...
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