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"en.20121023.45.2-572-812"2
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"SMEs are comparatively more prevalent in Ireland than across the EU as a whole. SMEs in Ireland represent 99.7 % of all businesses and account for 69 % of all jobs in the private, non-financial sector. Almost one third of Irish SMEs are active in high-tech manufacturing and knowledge-intensive service sectors, which are crucial for Ireland’s future competitiveness. SMEs in Ireland and all across Europe are still struggling with the effects of the economic crisis. According to the Commission, the number of jobs in the SMEs sector has fallen by more than twice the amount in the larger enterprise sector. I welcome the concrete actions set out in the Rübig report to improve the competitiveness of SMEs, to support and promote their activities outside the EU and to reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens on SMEs and microenterprises and very much endorse the call for an Erasmus-type programme for young entrepreneurs, though I would have concerns about any proposals for a blanket exemption for SMEs and micro-enterprises from EU health and safety rules and on workers’ rights."@en1
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