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"Mr President, this report was originally limited to the Commission communication outlining the progress achieved by the Member States in the wake of the Lisbon European Council. I thought that it would also be helpful for the report to cover the implementation of the European Charter for small enterprises. I wanted to present a simple and specific report to you based on the work done by the Commission and the Member States over the last two years.
I share the Commission’s concern about the slow pace of progress and about the downturn in the economic situation, which is not necessarily favourable to long-term reforms. However, it is these structural reforms which we are being slow to implement, particularly as regards opening markets and reducing the tax burden. One of the reasons for the slow pace of reform is the failure to comply with the method decided in Lisbon, which presupposes cooperation between the Member States and coordination by the Commission, with exchanges of information and an assessment of the measures adopted. This is still lacking, and that is detracting from the coherence of enterprise policy.
That is why I am suggesting that the Commission should publish an enterprise policy scoreboard, just as it has done for employment policy, which should both prioritise actions to be taken and set out a timetable. I am also calling on the Commission to provide us with better information on progress with structural reforms in the Member States. Furthermore, I am asking the Commission to assess the effectiveness of initiatives taken by the Member States and effectively to disseminate best practice.
Small enterprises are a pillar of Europe's economy and a breeding ground for jobs that we should support and develop. The regulatory and administrative environment in which our companies have to operate also has an impact on their competitiveness. We need to bear in mind that small enterprises employing fewer than 50 people provide jobs for 65 million people in the European Union. They account for 99% of all businesses and provide 53% of jobs. In other words, it is better to legislate, taking account of small enterprises, which means serving 65 million people more effectively.
That is why I am calling on the Commission to step up consultation with bodies representing small enterprises and to help them to set themselves up as a network. It is also the reason why I am stressing the need to differentiate more clearly between different types of company in legislative proposals. And it is also why we should not make life difficult for our entrepreneurs by overburdening them with legislation.
The aim of the measures I am proposing is to support initiatives taken by the Commission and the Member States in favour of companies. I wanted to emphasise the methodological problems that are impeding the Lisbon strategy while advancing some specific proposals likely to meet the expectations of entrepreneurs and applicable in the context of small enterprise. I hope that this House will support this approach."@en1
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