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dcterms:Date	"2012-05-22"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20120522.4.2-027-000"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Ivailo Kalfin2
lpv:spokenAs	member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; ITRE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; CONT (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Coalition for Bulgaria (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 vice-chair; BUDG (2012-01-25--2013-01-22)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, we are all saying that small and medium-sized enterprises need access to finance, need less red tape and need better access to markets. The European Union is doing lots on that, but there are still plenty of things that could be done in addition. Firstly, on access to finance, we definitely need to increase possibilities for advance payments, especially for micro and small companies. It is very difficult for them to go for cofinancing. Secondly, on the next multiannual financial framework (MMF), we need to look at things again. I am the rapporteur on the next MFF. There is a proportionate decrease in cohesion funding and a decrease in the access of SMEs to financing. Yes, there is increased access to financing for cutting-edge high technologies, but how many small and medium-sized enterprises maintain cutting-edge technologies? All in all, this will lead to a decrease in financing for SMEs under the next MFF. Thirdly, again on cofinancing, we have been considering something the President of the Commission suggested, which is to use funds not spent by the end of the current framework period not only to stimulate employment, but also to stimulate SMEs. As regards red tape, one should not only make available and promote best practices, but also penalise bad practices, because it is absolutely inadmissible that in some Member States, funds earmarked for small and medium-sized enterprises remain unspent, for whatever reason – be this administrative or otherwise. Fourthly, on enabling access to markets, this is very important in terms of enlarging the digital market – there are plenty of things to be done and we are moving forward with the digital agenda – and also in terms of the mutual recognition of professional qualifications. Small and medium-sized enterprises do not have appropriate access to European markets at the moment."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Ivailo Kalfin (S&D )."1
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