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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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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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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SMEs need better access to structural funds and to finance in general
22/05/2012
Liberals and Democrats have pointed out their support for small and medium sized enterprises' access to structural funds in the EU. During a debate this morning in the Strasbourg plenary several ALDE speakers presented proposals...
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ALDE urges for more economic growth through market driven innovation
16/05/2012
The ALDE Group supports the general outline of the Horizon 2020 proposal. On the occasion of an ALDE seminar on the strengths and weaknesses of the upcoming EU framework programme for research and innovation yesterday afternoon...
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ALDE launches campaign to boost SMEs
29/02/2012
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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