Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-10-23-Speech-2-571-000"
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"This is not the first time we have discussed here in Parliament the importance of the 23 million small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe. The biggest problem facing SMEs is how and where to access funding and small loans. I understand, from small enterprises in my local area, that very little progress has been made. The competitiveness and growth of the European Union could be enhanced on the basis of our SMEs, which employ 75 million people throughout Europe, but for that to happen the EU must implement a number of tough measures to tackle the problems facing the sector. I support the proposal for a ‘mapping exercise’ of the local, regional, national and European support schemes to help SMEs secure funding, in particular initiatives facilitating access to loans for micro-enterprises. We have to match our words with actions, reducing red tape and simplifying administration. We should apply the ‘one in, one out’ principle to single market legislation. This means that no new legislation that imposes costs on SMEs can be brought in without the identification of existing regulations within a given field and of an equivalent value that can be removed."@en1
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