ECB must target SME needs directly
10/04/2013
During next week plenary session, the European Parliament is due to vote on the European Central Bank annual report for 2011, after a debate with its President, Mario Draghi. The ALDE group has decided to table an amendment which...
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Why 2030 renewables target are important for investment and planning certainty
19/03/2013
The European Parliament's ITRE committee today voted on a report on the post-2020 framework for renewables in the EU. The report acknowledges the importance of completing the EU's internal energy market as soon as possible in...
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Big boost for renewable energy projects across Europe
18/12/2012
ALDE MEP Chris Davies (UK, Liberal Democrat) has welcomed news today that a funding mechanism he helped steer through Parliament on behalf of the Liberal and Democrat Group in 2009 will lead to over €3 billion being put into new...
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Connecting Europe Facility is a growth instrument that must demonstrate added EU value
18/12/2012
MEPs in the Industry and Transport Committees today voted on a new financing instrument, the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), aimed at building and upgrading the Trans-European Networks for Transport, Energy and...
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Public procurement reform hampers SMEs
18/12/2012
Changes voted this morning by MEPs to the reform of the EU rules on public procurement have worsened the balanced text of the Commission in many important respects, according to ALDE MEPs. They would increase the likelihood of...
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More focus on innovation and SMEs in Horizon 2020
28/11/2012
Today, the European Parliament's Industry, Research & Energy Committee (ITRE) voted on its negotiation position for Horizon 2020, the upcoming EU multi-annual programme for research and innovation. It is the eighth RTD framework...
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SME Week: ALDE meets Romanian entrepreneurs
15/10/2012
Small and middle-sized enterprises are at the focus of both the SME week, starting today all over the European Union, and the campaign of the ALDE group "Boost SMEs".
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Crunch time for European CCS projects
11/10/2012
The completion of 12 European pilot projects on carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been put at risk amid firm government commitments, ALDE MEP Chris Davies (Lib Dem, UK) has warned today.
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Time to identify concrete steps to cut red tape for SMEs
10/10/2012
Ahead of the European Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) Week (15-21 October), ALDE MEP Jürgen Creutzmann (FDP, Germany) will take part today in the EuroCommerce SME Day 2012 to discuss the competitiveness of SMEs through...
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Liberals and Democrats deliver boost for SMEs
18/09/2012
The ALDE Group today celebrated in the European Parliament's Industry Committee the successful adoption of a key report on small and medium-sized enterprises - "competitiveness and business opportunities".
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