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As the honourable Member knows, encouraging and supporting small and medium-sized enterprises is one of the Greek Presidency’s priorities under the Lisbon strategy. Last year, the President-in-Office of the Council, Mr Simitis, and the then Dutch prime minister, Mr Kok, wrote to the Council about the need to promote action for small and medium-sized enterprises.
The Commission has announced that the Green Paper on the entrepreneurial spirit and SMEs to which the honourable lady refers will be submitted shortly. As soon as the Green Paper is submitted, it will be dealt with by the relevant Councils with due priority. In addition, the Commission’s recent communication on industrial policy in an enlarged Europe, which will also be examined in detail during the Greek Presidency, emphasises the central role played by SMEs in encouraging industrial momentum and innovative ideas. Improving the general situation of SMEs and, more importantly, the entrepreneurship which attaches to SMEs, is of vital importance to any present-day industrial or business policy.
In addition to the Green Paper, the spring European Council will also evaluate the application of the European Charter for SMEs, using the procedure provided for in the charter itself, taking account, needless to say, of any demands by the European Parliament."@en1
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