Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-01-18-Speech-3-425"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-01-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises2
dcterms:Language	"lv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060118.25.3-425"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-01-18-Speech-3-4262
lpv:speaker	lp:Guntars Krasts2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Tēvzemei un Brīvībai/LNNK (2004-07-20--2008-06-09)3 member; UEN (2004-11-14--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; ECON (2004-09-01--2007-01-14)3 substitute; IMCO (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Mr Verheugen, this evening is the last time that we will be considering the European Charter for Small Enterprises as a separate report. Here, I would like to agree with those who have expressed hopes that this will not decrease the significance of the policy of support for small enterprises in the future, when the report is included in the joint report on the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy. I believe that it is essential for the European Union not only to maintain but also to extend its role in this policy sphere. Small enterprises very often lack a political lobby and institutional support at Member State level. The burden of tax and bureaucratic procedures places many small enterprises in a discriminatory situation when compared with other market players. Small enterprises, therefore, frequently have to struggle not for special dispensations and the simplification of tax or bureaucratic procedures, but first of all they have to achieve a non-discriminatory environment for their own business activities. European Union policy in the sphere of small business support must develop a more effective and aggressive approach, motivating the Member States to take account of the interests of this business group. For this reason I believe that we should back the proposal to give the European Charter for Small Enterprises the force of law. This, however, is not enough to significantly improve the situation in this sphere. The charter must not remain just an instrument for transferring the experience of one country over the border into another, while enterprises remain fenced in inside their own national economies. The charter’s impact would significantly increase the European Union’s political will and foster action for further economic integration, with adoption of the Services Directive as the first step. The liberalisation of the services sector of the internal market would give this group of businesses unprecedented opportunities and incentives for development, would remove administrative and financial barriers that prevent small- and medium-sized enterprises from crossing national borders. We ought not to forget that it is actually small business activity from which springs the spirit of enterprise, which ensures economic vitality, development and stability in a period of change."@en1

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