Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-06-13-Speech-4-034"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-06-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sustaining the commitments, increasing the pace2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020613.2.4-034"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-06-13-Speech-4-0352
lpv:speaker	lp:Benedetto Della Vedova2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3 member; ECON (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 member; NA (2001-10-03--2004-07-19)3,3 unknown; Lista Emma Bonino (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, rapporteur, whenever I hear the Lisbon objective of making the European Union the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world within ten years mentioned, I always wonder whether we actually think that, before the Lisbon Summit, the Heads of government were trying to advocate less competitive economies. I believe that, instead of imposing and proposing grand objectives, it would be better to try to do some of the necessary, useful things that need doing, and this report rightly specifies some of the issues that need to be tackled such as market liberalisation, achieving a more integrated securities market and opening up the export markets for European businesses. I feel that more could have been said, rapporteur, Mr President, Commissioner, about the tax and administrative burdens imposed as a result of employment regulation, which particularly affect small and medium-sized businesses in Europe and which are one of the reasons why a substantial part of European enterprise and microenterprise – and this is especially true of Italy although not confined to that country alone – is effectively a submerged economy, an economy which evades regulation, which evades legal constraints because of the excessive burdens imposed on it. I would like to end by saying that it is right that we should concern ourselves with small and medium-sized businesses in Europe: in Italy, small and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of the economy. However, alongside this, we must bear two things in mind: firstly, Europe needs large competitive internationalised businesses; secondly, it needs small and medium-sized businesses to grow, to grow and expand continuously, first and foremost in Europe but then, if possible, to internationalise their operations. Therefore, the phrase ‘small is beautiful’ is all very well, but we must not create the conditions for small-scale enterprise which we do not need."@en1

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