UEAPME meets President Barroso
President Gunilla Almgren and Secretary General Andrea Benassi met on 30 April with the European Commission’s President José Manuel Barroso.
Ms Almgren insisted on the need to fully apply the “Think Small First” principle. She also stressed the importance of SME-focused measures in the 2014-2020 programming period for cohesion policy, R&D and innovation and SMEs’ competitiveness.
Finally, President Almgren highlighted the possible negative effects on SMEs’ access to finance linked to the implementation in the EU of the “Basel III” rules on capital requirements, and reinstated UEAPME’s commitment to work alongside the other European Social Partners to tackle youth unemployment. Read more »
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