Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-05-22-Speech-2-011-000"

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lpv:document identification number	"en.20120522.4.2-011-000"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Bendt Bendtsen2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; BUDG (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Det Konservative Folkeparti (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; ITRE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the EU’s programmes need to be more user-friendly. I regret to say that often, they are written by officials for officials, and not for entrepreneurs. There are far too many entrepreneurs giving up before they even get started. We all know that it is the small and medium-sized enterprises that are creating the jobs, and that is why we must make the application procedures more accessible. We have to get rid of this red tape. I also think that we can, in fact, improve the way we link access to financing for enterprises with the challenges that Europe is facing. After all, we have work to do in respect of energy efficiency. Might it perhaps be an idea to create a link between the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises and some of this work by taking money from the Structural Funds and giving it to small and medium-sized enterprises? This could create lots of jobs for those termed ‘blue-collar workers’; in other words, ordinary people in boiler suits, craftsmen, who could be employed to provide insulation, install new windows, and so on. This would allow us to solve both climate problems and employment problems, while at the same time allowing the resources in the funds to be used for the benefit of small and medium-sized enterprises. It is, after all, precisely these companies that are creating jobs. Where the SME definition is concerned, I think we should be cautious about shifting the current definition too far. I do not think it should be expanded under any circumstances because, as the definition stands at present, it already covers more than 99% of all enterprises."@en1
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