Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-11-30-Speech-4-054"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-11-30"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Time to move up a gear Creating a Europe of entrepreneurship and growth2
dcterms:Language	"lt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20061130.6.4-054"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-11-30-Speech-4-0552
lpv:speaker	lp:Ona Rainyté-bodard2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ECON (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2004-09-22--2009-07-13)3 member_of_the_bureau; ALDE (2004-07-20--2007-02-26)3 unknown; Darbo partija (2004-07-20--2009-02-16)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2004-09-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Canada (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; CONT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Firstly, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur on the preparation of her speech. Essentially I agree with her. This is yet one more document among a multitude of others that should encourage entrepreneurship in Europe starting with the expansion of small and medium-size enterprises. Indeed the Community’s policy on this question is consistent and, I would say, fair. The problem is that in real life it is often not observed. Laws are frequently ignored and bureaucratic obstacles are created. I would like to point out two problems: I think the success of small and medium-size enterprises depends on their solution. Firstly, there is a problem with business registration procedures. The Commission has promised that by the end of 2007 the so-called One-Window Principle would be implemented in the entire Community. At the Summit Meeting in March, the Member States also agreed to simplify registration procedures for new enterprises. It was agreed that they should not take longer than one week. However, in reality business registration in some Community countries now takes from one day to several weeks. Registration costs also differ markedly. In certain countries it does not cost anything, yet elsewhere the cost can amount to hundreds of euros. The second problem control over the activities of enterprises, overseen by various State institutions. In Lithuania at the present time, 152 controlling bodies are in operation. Business people mention this as one of the biggest problems and sources of corruption. Recently 300 Commission employees made a commitment that by 2009 they would work for at least one week in small and medium-size enterprises. That way they will attempt to understand the problems. This is a welcome and concrete step. Perhaps similar initiatives should be extended to other parts of Europe, but would the Community endorse them? I am certain that we will have to eliminate bureaucratic obstacles to business expansion. Then we will be able to say that we are creating Europe through business and that we are encouraging its growth."@en1

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