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Small and medium-sized enterprises form the backbone of the European Union economy and ensure more than two thirds of jobs in the private sector and more than half of the total turnover of the Union. However, SMEs are the sector of the economy that has been hit hardest by the economic crisis. Many small and medium-sized enterprises are struggling to survive. In my opinion, there are three areas that must be emphasised and which could, in my view, significantly improve the situation of SMEs in the Union market. The first area is facilitating access to financial instruments and reducing administrative burdens. These constitute the greatest burden for enterprises that have been hit by the crisis. We must proceed one step at a time in order to break down the barriers, so legislators must encourage the interests of SMEs to be taken into consideration right at the earliest stages of legislating. The second area is improving the attitudes of entrepreneurs. New businesses are a real alternative to unemployment and create an opportunity for unemployed young people to escape from the crisis. SMEs play an important role in appropriate training and education, which facilitate access to work. The third area is improving access to Union and global markets. Only a quarter of European SMEs are active within the single market outside their own country, and so it is particularly important to support the stimulation of both exports and imports."@en1
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