Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-02-14-Speech-1-142-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-02-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Practical aspects regarding the revision of EU instruments to support SME finance in the next programming period (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20110214.16.1-142-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-02-14-Speech-1-143-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Zoran Thaler2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Socialni demokrati (2009-07-14--2011-03-20)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2011-03-20)3 member; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-10-07--2011-03-20)3 member; AFET (2009-07-16--2011-03-20)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2011-03-20)3 substitute; ECON (2009-07-16--2011-03-20)3 vice-chair; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2009-09-30--2011-03-20)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I would like to join with my fellow Members in proposing that politicians, Member States and the European Union put small and medium-sized enterprises at the heart of their economic recovery efforts. Ninety-nine per cent of all enterprises in the European Union fall into this category and they generate more than 100 million jobs. What is it then that a small or medium-sized enterprise in the European Union is concerned about? Let us not forget this question in today’s debate. First of all, such enterprises are concerned about the non-payment of invoices, a lack of payment discipline. Enterprises are receiving no payment for their invoices for 90 or 120 days, or indeed never. The financial and economic crisis has greatly exacerbated this problem and SMEs are the most helpless in the face of these difficulties. We in the European Union have adopted new legislation. Now is therefore the time for Member States to improve their discipline, their payment discipline. That is where it all starts and then moves down the chain. Secondly, these companies, SMEs, are concerned about finance. Many would not have any financial problems if their invoices were paid. The banks have retreated into their shells and are not serving their purpose. This is why economic growth in the European Union is much smaller than it could be. I support the Commission’s measures advocated by Commissioner Tajani, and I call on the Commission to put small and medium-sized enterprises at the heart of its efforts. Now is the time for us jointly to implement the recommendations of the ‘Small Business Act’."@en1
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