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"Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I think it is extremely important to support small and medium-sized enterprises as well as to stimulate their scientific and technological development. SMEs need a solid technological base to enable them to boost their contribution to economic growth and development.
As a rule SMEs have a great capacity for initiative and adaptability since they are not stifled by bureaucracy and are normally run by entrepreneurs and managers who are highly committed to their work of wealth creation. That capacity for initiative and adaptability makes it easier to launch new business ventures involving the manufacture and/or sale of new products or the operation of new services tailored to the needs of consumers or other businesses.
Such new products and services could frequently require a more solid technological base than is available in many such small enterprises, therefore the Eurostars joint research and development programme aimed at supporting SMEs could be very important because of its potential impact on the ‘real economy’. It will thus help to improve the skills of small and medium-sized enterprises in various European States, serving citizens as consumers as well as the European economy. It will thus also help to create more and better jobs. For all those reasons Mr Rübig’s report has been most useful."@en1
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