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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we can see that there is strong interest in the Chamber in small and medium-sized enterprises. I am always glad to see the economic dynamism of this sector recognised. In particular, we know that 85 % of new jobs in Europe are generated by firms that are no more than five years old. That has nothing to do with the age of the entrepreneurs but relates to the age of the enterprises. That is why it is very important for us to concern ourselves with the creation of new firms and also to place more emphasis on training and further training. You cannot become an entrepreneur overnight; it begins in kindergarten where you learn to be independent. A majority of the population in Europe wants to be independent and make its own decisions, which is why it is also important for us to realise that these forms of business angel spin-off offer a genuine opportunity for the future, especially for women, young people and migrants.
Industrial policy is concerned, above all, with enhancing competitiveness. Here, the Commission has come up with a good initiative. Unfortunately, we in Europe are not very successful with our industrial policy. We have seen a 10 % decline since 2008. I believe it would be important to strengthen the SME test in the Member States accordingly. The Economic and Social Committee could play an important role here at European level, to check that the SME test is being conducted properly. The social partners would be in a particularly good position in terms of making positive proposals on how to simplify the system. It would also be important to have a multilingual online portal so that, when they export to or import from other countries, firms will know what the rules and problems are there. This information could be clustered in various areas. So here too, in the export sector, small firms facing a big world have entirely new opportunities, especially with the internet, with the international payment systems, with the parcel service, which is actually exploding thanks to information and communications technology.
But there, too, it is important to begin with people. That is why I am particularly interested in the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme, and that programme also needs to be hugely expanded in the period up to 2020. We can see, especially in countries facing cohesion problems, that the programme is extremely well accepted. We are even in favour of it becoming an Erasmus Mundus project, i.e. a project that can be set up worldwide, so that young entrepreneurs can approach their suppliers, their customers, get to know new markets, new people, which will improve business activity accordingly. Here we should support the Enterprise Europe Network, because it already includes a lot of expertise and is an area that can be rolled out worldwide in order to lead to even greater successes.
But competitiveness also means that we need to put a stop to bureaucracy. We have to address the need to reduce the administrative burden. The objective would be – at least up to 2015 – to reduce the administrative burden by 25 %. Here, too, I could imagine that, as a start, the Committee of the Regions could make a wide range of proposals that the Commission could then take on board. It is also important to have competitive SME taxation and a plan for business transfers."@en1
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