Happening now: @smeunited.bsky.social 'Think Small First' reception.
94% of companies in the EU have fewer than 10 employees. Yet rules are often not designed with their characteristics in mind.
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📢 Weekly #SME recap:
✅ SMEunited meets President Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu
✅ Financing SME innovation
✅ Voluntary Standards delegated act
✅ Consumer Policy in a changing landscape
✅ #EUInc Working Group
✅ EU Business Wallet
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We warmly thanked Doris Rabetge and Gerhard Huemer for their long-standing dedication and commitment to shaping Europe for SMEs, as Daniela Peta and Simona Amati carry their work forward.
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SMEunited's Board of Directors meets President von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu.
On the agenda: how EU policies can better reflect the reality of #SMEs.
SME priorities include #simplification, #ThinkSmallFirst, and the #SingleMarket.
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#ThinkSmallFirst for the Single Market.💡
Last week, EU institutions adopted the One Europe, One Market Roadmap. #SMEs welcome its ambition but call for greater urgency in creating an SME‑friendly environment.
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In a joint statement, SMEunited and Eurochambres welcome the report on the #DigitalMarketsAct.
At the same time, we emphasise that implementation must go beyond mere formal compliance and deliver tangible improvements in market conditions.
Read the full statement: www.smeunited.eu/publications...
📢 Weekly #SME recap:
✅ President Galli on SME financing and collaboration
✅ #Vision2040 with Central and Eastern European members
✅ Women-led SMEs
✅ #NRPPs
✅ Environmental #Omnibus
✅ @sbs-sme.bsky.social reception & awards
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📢 Weekly #SME recap:
✅ Raising #ThinkSmallFirst with @ECMA – European Candle…
✅ Attracting global talent
✅ @GLEAM NSR webinar on sustainable logistics
✅ SMEs and clean corporate fleets
✅ #CircularEconomy
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📢 Weekly #SME recap:
✅ #CircularEconomyAct
✅ Consumer Protection Cooperation
✅ Legal migration pathways
✅ Digital Markets Act #DMA
✅ Stronger competition in public procurement
✅ European Competitiveness Fund #ECF
And don't forget tomorrow is #EuropeDay.
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📢 Weekly #SME recap:
✅ #ThinkSmallFirst to unlock SME potential
✅ Digital #Omnibus priorities
✅ Cross-sector #collaboration on policy priorities
✅ EU Craft and SME barometer shows increased uncertainty
✅ #GPSR: let’s talk compliance
✅ SMEs and urban #mobility
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Last week, the Council, European Parliament and European Commission adopted the joint One Europe, One Market Roadmap. SMEunited acknowledges the commitment of EU policy makers and encourages them to a...www.smeunited.eu
