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Mr President, first I want to thank the rapporteur, Mrs Montfort, and the European Parliament’s committee for the work done on the draft decision. Thank you too for supporting the Commission’s proposal.
Thanks to our BEST process, the Commission will identify and implement best practice. We will publicise the results widely and keep Parliament informed.
We also need to give careful thought to the level of European governance best adapted to the various initiatives. We have no intention of imposing ourselves on activities which would benefit by being conducted at national level. But we will welcome – because we will need it – the participation of the Member States in terms of providing support and information to business on how to access the European market. The programme will ensure that the networks provide this information.
We need advice from the business world and other interest groups in all our efforts. We are currently improving our advice structure so as to be able to remain in constant contact with these contributors.
Mr President, European businesses need a good business environment if they are to develop. The multiannual programme will be committed to improving the
of small and medium-sized businesses. Thank you for supporting us in this work.
Finally, I welcome the idea that we should review the implementation of the programme annually. I have a completely open mind as to the form of that review. We must think about that together.
The multiannual programme for enterprise and entrepreneurship will constitute a major instrument in support of European businesses. It is primarily geared to small and medium-sized businesses.
It is small businesses that suffer most from obstacles to enterprise. The red tape of restrictions and regulations hits them full force. That is why we should ‘think small first’.
It is also the guiding principle of the Charter for Small Enterprises. We welcome the principle of amendment with reference to the Charter.
Many amendments refer to micro-enterprises-enterprises and crafts. We welcome the support given to them. Account should be taken of that in implementing the programme but there are no grounds for mentioning them separately in the legislative text.
To achieve the objectives of the Lisbon Summit on entrepreneurship and transition to an information society for all, we need dynamic and competitive businesses. They are the only ones that can provide more jobs and better jobs. We can only end social exclusion if we have competitive businesses.
We need entrepreneurs from all sectors of society. More women entrepreneurs, more young entrepreneurs and more entrepreneurs from society strata which do not have the representation they deserve. They will all have a place of honour in the multiannual programme.
Growing businesses need the type of financing appropriate to each stage of their life cycle. There are gaps in the market which need to be filled, especially at the start-up stage. Enlargement and sustainability need to be priorities in all our work. The Members of this Parliament have subscribed to those principles. We are likewise convinced of their importance.
We are hoping for a limited number of effective projects, which is much better than spreading them too thinly. I am grateful for your support for this approach."@en1
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