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• 2012/10/23 Results of vote in Parliament
  • Results of vote in Parliament
  • T7-0387/2012 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs): competitiveness and business opportunities. Subdivided in three, the resolution focuses on the policies relating to SMEs recalling that 85% of all new jobs in the EU between 2002 and 2012 were created by SMEs and that 32.5 million people in the EU are self-employed. This sector is therefore the lung of the European economy. Parliament also underlines that more than 96% of SMEs in the European Union have fewer than 50 employees and less than EUR 10 million in annual turnover, that their ability to export goods and services across national borders is limited, and that their internationalisation is vital to favour their development. 1. "Small Business, Big World" Parliament notes the common structural and regulatory challenges faced by SMEs, such as access to finance, human capital and organisational resources, and welcomes the fact that the Commission endeavours to promote and support SMEs’ economic activities in the single market and third country markets. Underlining the importance of internationalising SMEs to improve their competitiveness, Parliament rejects the belief that sheltering EU SMEs from international competition could help them grow and perform better on the international stage. The EU should support a positive agenda benefitting its SMEs in international negotiations in order to lower barriers, on a reciprocal basis, in the interests of SMEs globally. Parliament considers that internationalisation and protection constitute two sides of the same coin of the globalisation process. Parliament underlines that significant differences exist among SMEs, which implies putting differentiated policies in place. Among other measures, Parliament recommends in particular rethinking the minimum size requirements for SME trade support programmes, which have usually been based on the industry SMEs' export model, under which the firm can expand internationally after reaching a critical size. The EU, in concert with the Member States, should support and promote incentives to develop SMEs in strategic sectors in a proactive fashion by adding value to already existing initiatives, especially when it concerns high-value-added and technologically advanced manufacturing activities offering a competitive edge over emerging economies. Among the measures proposed, the following are noteworthy: improved information for SMEs: Parliament urges the Commission to launch the multilingual online portal for SMEs by the end of 2013, easily accessible and user-friendly and likely to raise the number of EU SMEs that do engage internationally. For increased and more efficient support for SMEs in access to the single and third country markets at the EU, national and regional level, it considers that the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) should be strengthened, making sure that the functioning and governance of its constituent organisations is strengthened and awareness of its support services is raised It also urges the adoption of a single network of export helpdesks at a local and regional level, run in cooperation with businesses, chambers of commerce, universities and other interested stakeholders, so that SMEs can have an easily identifiable single contact point; mapping of support services: Parliament supports the proposal that a large number of local, regional, national and EU support schemes should undergo a “mapping exercise”; this exercise should be in place by the end of 2012. In general, it urges that duplication of advisory services is avoided via an inventory of available advisory services, funding instruments and the avoidance of creating unnecessary new structures. In particular, Parliament insists that tools currently available to all EU firms when they export, such as the Market Access Database and the Export Helpdesk, should be adapted to suit the needs of SMEs; promoting EU clusters and networks: Parliament supports the Commission’s suggestion to enhance cooperation between various company associations, chambers of commerce and other actors active in the single market and in third countries in order to facilitate business partnerships and promote clusters and access to new markets. It considers that the creation of joint ventures or other partnership agreements between or with SMEs should be fostered as a strategy. Future steps: Parliament recommends that the Commission consider all dimensions related to internationalisation, namely exporting and importing, including various forms of economic partnerships and cooperation. In particular, it calls for the integration of Union policies in favour of SMEs. Parliament particularly welcomes the programme for the competitiveness of SMEs (COSME) and the new measures foreseen by the programme. It favours a significant increase in the budget for COSME. Moreover, it calls for: i) the inclusion, in the programme “Erasmus for all” of a programme for “young entrepreneurs” and the examination of the possibility of an “Erasmus Mundus for entrepreneurs” to offer talented entrepreneurs the opportunity to acquire experience in centres of excellence outside the European Union; ii) the creation of a European standardisation system that includes SMEs more systematically in the decision making processes; iii) an efficient intellectual property rights (IPR) and copyright regime for promoting the internationalisation of SMEs (particularly in China); iv) a simplified and transparent EU regulatory framework for public procurement, so that SMEs gain better access to public contracts both within the EU and in third countries; v) fostering research and innovation; vi) the enhanced value of European production through the adoption of the Regulation on "marking of origin" (“made-in”) of products imported into the EU. Parliament strongly urges the finalisation, as soon as possible, of an agreement on the common patent, and at the latest by the end of 2012, similar to the protection available to their competitors in the US, China and Japan. It also calls for SMEs’ needs to be taken into account in the context of the current WTO trade negotiations and for better, less costly and faster access of SMEs to anti-dumping procedures. In this context, it calls for a clearer definition of SME priority markets including high-growth markets, such as the BRIC countries, but also in neighbouring regions. 2) Administrative burdens Regulatory approach: Parliament urges the Commission to review existing legislation and to come up with a new and ambitious reduction target in accordance with the “Small Business Act” (SBA) for Europe. This new target should be net, measurable and verifiable. It should achieve a qualitative improvement, for instance by reducing the amount of documentation required from SMEs and ensuring that SMEs are not faced with unrealistic deadlines for submitting documentation. Parliament is disappointed concerning the shallow and inconsistent application of the SME test by the Commission and calls for it to be made systematic, and to include micro-enterprises. Several other measures are proposed including: improved transposition of EU legislation into national law; reduced scope for gold-plating; a ‘fitness check’ of existing EU legislation in order to eliminate inconsistencies and outdated or ineffective rules; support for the idea of “one in, one out” as a guiding principle for EU single market legislation to ensure that no new legislation which 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; strengthening the role of the SME Envoy network; underlining the importance of discussions with the social partners in the planning of national actions aimed at strengthening and promoting small and medium entrepreneurship, as well as of civil society organisations. SME definition: in particular, Parliament calls for the evaluation of the SME definition which already covers more than 99 % of all EU businesses. It calls on the Commission to examine the impact of: a) increasing flexibility and mitigating disincentives to growth (e.g. by extending transition periods to 3 years), b) adapting the turnover and balance sheet ceilings to economic developments and c) allowing for a more differentiated consideration of each of the sub-categories. Other measures are proposed with a view to realising a real digital single market by 2015 that favours on-line trade. Recognising that e-commerce is an enabling tool for SMEs that want to enter new markets and expand their customer base, Parliament regrets that the EU is lagging behind other global actors, such as Japan and South-Korea, having only 2 % of internet connections operating on fibre. Parliament also stresses that it is necessary to implement and apply extensive simplification measures, including simplified reimbursement methods, to help SMEs take part in EU-funded programmes. 3) Reinforcing industrial and SME competitiveness Whilst Parliament welcomes the Communication from the Commission entitled “Industrial policy: Reinforcing competitiveness” and the concept of competitiveness proofing, it urges the Commission to apply this concept consistently and thoroughly. In general, it calls for better promotion of the spirit of enterprise, free trade and access to global markets. Parliament, however, considers the development of the following points to be of importance: the better involvement of SMEs in energy efficiency and environmental plans; the taking into account of the views of SMEs in seeking to attain the “Europe 2020” strategy, notably to create employment, in particular youth employment, and to reduce poverty; the promotion of self-employment and the creation of micro-enterprises as potentially good and flexible options to fight unemployment; the easier access to micro-credit through the European Microfinance Facility, and the further development of this instrument – in the context of Programme for Social Change and Innovation for the period 2014-2020; the strengthening entrepreneurship and the right framework conditions for SMEs’ competitiveness and growth, including through infrastructure investments such as in green infrastructure; efficient safeguards for SME portfolios, in view of the increased capital requirements for banks; ambitious programmes to promote entrepreneurship; the transposition of the Directive on Late Payments. For better fund-raising for SMEs: Parliament calls for several measures to ease access to finance for SMEs, especially micro-enterprises. Notably, it suggests the reduction to 15 days for the time required to obtain a small loan (less than EUR 25 000). It calls on the Commission to look into new fund-raising initiatives for entrepreneurs and start-ups such as crowd funding and to ensure, in the future multiannual financial framework, easier access by SMEs to European funds. These efforts should also facilitate investment opportunities for innovative start-ups. In addition, Parliament considers that the future COSME, Horizon 2020, as well as Structural Funds Programmes under the next MFF, should earmark sufficient amounts to support SME efforts to innovate and generate employment. Structural funds: Parliament considers that the Structural Funds, and in particular the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), are an important instrument for supporting innovative SMEs by boosting their competitiveness and, especially, their internationalisation. In this context, eligibility for such support should therefore be interpreted as broadly as possible. It calls on the European Council to preserve the cohesion policy budget for the next programming period, as the Structural and Cohesion Funds are among the EU’s most effective instruments for creating growth and jobs, increasing competitiveness of the European economy and supporting SMEs. Tax system: lastly, Parliament calls for the establishment of a “one-stop-shop” for VAT in order to make it possible for entrepreneurs to fulfil their responsibilities in the business country of origin. It encourages the Member States to establish a level playing field for all forms of finance. It also asks for a regulatory environment that facilitates business transfers and removes fiscal barriers (inheritance tax, gift tax, etc.). It, moreover, calls for lower taxes on labour and investments.

• 2012/10/22 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2012/09/28 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
  • A7-0293/2012 summary

    The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the Committee on International Trade adopted the joint own-initiative report by Paul RÜBIG (EPP, AT) and Iuliu WINKLER (EPP, RO) on Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs): competitiveness and business opportunities. Su-divided into three parts, the report focuses on the policies relating to SMEs recalling that 85% of all new jobs in the EU between 2002 and 2012 were created by SMEs and that 32.5 million people in the EU are self-employed. This sector is therefore the lung of the European economy. 1.    "Small Business, Big World" Members note the common structural and regulatory challenges faced by SMEs, such as access to finance, human capital and organisational resources, and welcome the fact that the Commission endeavours to promote and support SMEs’ economic activities in the single market and third country markets. Underlining the importance of internationalising SMEs to improve their competitiveness, Members reject the belief that sheltering EU SMEs from international competition could help them grow and perform better on the international stage. The EU should support a positive agenda benefitting its SMEs in international negotiations in order to lower barriers, on a reciprocal basis, in the interests of SMEs globally. Members consider that internationalisation and protection constitute two sides of the same coin of the globalisation process. They underline that significant differences exist among SMEs, which implies putting differing polices in place. Members believe that, the EU, in concert with the Member States, should support and promote incentives to develop SMEs in strategic sectors in a proactive fashion by adding value to already existing initiatives, especially when it concerns high-value-added and technologically advanced manufacturing activities offering a competitive edge over emerging economies. Among the measures proposed, the following are noteworthy: improved information for SMEs: Members urge the Commission to launch the multilingual online portal for SMEs by the end of 2013, easily accessible and user-friendly and likely to raise the number of EU SMEs that do engage internationally. For increased and more efficient support for SMEs in access to the single and third country markets at the EU, national and regional level, Members consider that the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) should be strengthened, making sure that the functioning and governance of its constituent organisations is strengthened and awareness of its support services is raised They also urge the adoption of a single network of export helpdesks at a local and regional level, run in cooperation with businesses, chambers of commerce, universities and other interested stakeholders, so that SMEs can have an easily identifiable single contact point; mapping of support services: Members support the proposal that a large number of local, regional, national and EU support schemes should undergo a “mapping exercise”; this exercise should be in place by the end of 2012. In general, they urge that duplication of advisory services is avoided via an inventory of available advisory services and avoiding creating unnecessary new structures; promoting EU clusters and networks: Members support the Commission’s suggestion to enhance cooperation between various company associations, chambers of commerce and other actors active in the single market and in third countries in order to facilitate business partnerships and promote clusters and access to new markets. They consider that the creation of joint ventures or other partnership agreements between or with SMEs should be fostered as a strategy. Future steps: Members recommend that the Commission consider all dimensions related to internationalisation, namely exporting and importing, including various forms of economic partnerships and cooperation. In particular, they call for the integration of Union policies in favour of SMEs. Members particularly welcome the programme for the competitiveness of SMEs (COSME) and the new measures foreseen by the programme. They propose a significant increase in the budget for COSME. They ask moreover for: i) the inclusion, in the programme “Erasmus for all” of a programme for “young entrepreneurs”; ii) the creation of a European standardisation system that includes SMEs more systematically in the decision making processes; iii) an efficient intellectual property rights (IPR) and copyright regime for promoting the internationalisation of SMEs; iv) a simplified and transparent EU regulatory framework for public procurement, so that SMEs gain better access to public contracts both within the EU and in third countries; v) fostering research and innovation; vi) the enhanced value of European production through the adoption of the Regulation on "marking of origin" (“made-in”) of products imported into the EU. Members strongly urge the finalisation as soon as possible of an agreement on the common patent, and at the latest by the end of 2012. Members also call for due consideration to the needs of SMEs when reforming the EU’s TDIs as well as better access of SMEs to anti-dumping procedures. 2) Administrative burdens Regulatory approach: Members urge the Commission to review existing legislation and to come up with a new and ambitious reduction target in accordance with the “Small Business Act” (SBA) for Europe. This new target should be net, measurable and verifiable. It should achieve a qualitative improvement, for instance by reducing the amount of documentation required from SMEs and ensuring that SMEs are not faced with unrealistic deadlines for submitting documentation. Members stress their disappointment concerning the shallow and inconsistent application of the SME test by the Commission and call for its strengthening, including microentreprises. Several other measures are proposed including: improved transposition of EU legislation into national law; reduced scope for gold-plating; support for the idea of “one in, one out” as a guiding principle for EU single market legislation to ensure that no new legislation which 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; strengthening the role of the SME Envoy network; underlining the importance of discussions with the social partners in the planning of national actions aimed at strengthening and promoting small and medium entrepreneurship. SME definition: Members, in particular, take note of the current evaluation of the SME definition which already covers more than 99 % of all EU businesses. They call on the Commission to examine the impact of: a) increasing flexibility and mitigating disincentives to growth (e.g. by extending transition periods to 3 years), b) adapting the turnover and balance sheet ceilings to economic developments and c) allowing for a more differentiated consideration of each of the sub-categories. Other measures are proposed with a view to realising a real digital single market by 2015 that favours on-line trade. 3) Reinforcing industrial and SME competitiveness: whilst Members welcome the Communication from the Commission entitled “Industrial policy: Reinforcing competitiveness” and the concept of competitiveness proofing, they urge the Commission to apply this concept consistently and thoroughly. In general, they call for better promotion of the spirit of enterprise, free trade and access to global markets. However, Members seek the development of the following points: better involvement of SMEs in energy efficiency and environmental plans; taking into accounts the views of SMEs in seeking to attain the “Europe 2020” strategy, notably to create employment, in particular youth employment, and the reduction of  poverty. easier access to micro-credit through the European Microfinance Facility, and the further development of this instrument – in the context of Programme for Social Change and Innovation for the period 2014-2020; strengthening entrepreneurship and the right framework conditions for SMEs’ competitiveness and growth, including through infrastructure investments such as in green infrastructure; efficient safeguards for SME portfolios, in view of the increased capital requirements for banks; ambitious programmes to promote entrepreneurship. For better fund-raising for SMEs: Members call for several measures to ease access to finance for SMEs, especially microenterprises. Notably, they suggest the reduction to 15 days for the time required to obtain a small loan (less than EUR 25 000). They call on the Commission to look into new fund-raising initiatives for entrepreneurs and start-ups such as crowd funding and to ensure, in the future multiannual financial framework, easier access by SMEs to European funds. These efforts should also facilitate investment opportunities for innovative start-ups. In addition, Members consider that the future COSME, Horizon 2020, as well as Structural Funds Programmes under the next MFF, should earmark sufficient amounts to support SME efforts to innovate and generate employment. Structural funds: Members underline that the Structural Funds, and in particular the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), are an important instrument for supporting innovative SMEs by boosting their competitiveness and, especially, their internationalisation. In this context, eligibility for such support should therefore be interpreted as broadly as possible. Overall, Members call on the European Council to preserve the cohesion policy budget for the next programming period, as the Structural and Cohesion Funds are among the EU’s most effective instruments for creating growth and jobs, increasing competitiveness of the European economy and supporting SMEs. Tax system: lastly, Members call for the establishment of a “one-stop-shop” for VAT in order to make it possible for entrepreneurs to fulfil their responsibilities in the business country of origin. They encourage the Member States to establish a level playing field for all forms of finance. They also ask for a regulatory environment that facilitates business transfers and removes fiscal barriers (inheritance tax, gift tax, etc.). Overall, they call for lower taxes on labour and investments.

• 2012/09/18 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 2012/03/15 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2011/10/14 Non-legislative basic document published
  • COM(2011)0642 summary

    PURPOSE: to propose a new industrial policy with the aim of reinforcing competitiveness. BACKGROUND: the EU economic recovery from the crisis has been relatively slow and remains fragile. Manufacturing output is now some 14% higher than its trough in early 2009 but still 9% below its peak in early 2008 and jobs in industry and industry-related services are still 11% below the 2008 peak. As part of the Europe 2020 strategy, the Commission launched in 2010 an ambitious new industrial policy that highlighted the actions needed to strengthen the attractiveness of Europe as a place for investment and production, including the commitment to monitor Member States’ competitiveness policies. It also outlined a renewed trade policy. Enhancing the global competitiveness of European industry is essential, as 75% of EU exports come from manufacturing firms, who also do 80% of industry R&D. The Communication has identified the following key areas where the competitiveness of the EU economy could be further strengthened in order to make significant progress towards the Europe 2020 goals: (1) structural changes in the economy; (2) the innovativeness of industries; (3) sustainability and resource efficiency; (4) business environment; (5) the single market; and (6) small and medium-sized enterprises. This Communication is a new yearly initiative that looks specifically at the competitiveness of the Member States. It will contribute to the evaluation of the Member States under the broader framework of the European semester and Europe 2020. CONTENT: this Communication has argued that to achieve sustainable growth and to kick-start the economy require coherent and coordinated industrial policies from the Member States as well as deep structural changes. A considerable impact can be had by facilitating change, enabling innovation, promoting sustainability, improving the business environment and benefiting from the single market. The implementation of these policies should be a priority in national capitals as it is at the Commission. A greater coordination of policies at national level can leverage scarce funds to foster innovation and growth in times of budgetary austerity. At EU level, the Commission’s proposal for the Multiannual Financial Framework has been designed to prioritise these objectives, strengthening the capacity of the EU to invest in industrial innovation by reducing fragmentation, simplifying rules for beneficiaries and increasing the focus on bringing innovation to the market. The Commission will strengthen its support for the Member States’ efforts within the context of Europe 2020, based on a coherent approach to monitoring progress over time, and providing the necessary forum for identifying good practices. The main characteristics of this approach may be summarised as follows: (1) Industrial change: looking back to the longer-term changes in the industrial structures of the Member States in 1999-2007, industries have followed different paths towards higher technology or higher skills industries that tend to have higher productivity growth and their prices have suffered less from global competition. In the first group of countries, the industrial structure is dominated by technologically advanced sectors. A key development in this period has been that the specialisation of this group in technology-driven industries and sectors with high innovation or high education intensity increased further (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom). The second group includes countries with industry specialisation in less technologically advanced sectors, despite the presence of some highly competitive industries. The prevalence of labour intensive industries, low innovation and relatively low knowledge intensity lead to fewer high-growth firms, at least compared to the first group of countries (Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain). The third group comprises countries that are catching up in terms of GDP per capita, and whose trade specialisation is in high-innovation intensity sectors and technology-driven industries. They have achieved a structural change from labour-intensive industries towards technology-driven industries on both production and trade (Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia). The fourth group of countries are those that are catching up, but with trade specialisation in technologically less advanced sectors (Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania). To boost competitiveness it is necessary to move towards innovative, knowledge-based sectors, decisive actions to facilitate change by improving product market regulation, supporting innovation and investing in education and training throughout the lifecycle are necessary. (2) Innovative industry: although many Members States have taken steps to intensify their support for research and innovation, to ensure the most efficient use of limited resources they should reduce the fragmentation of support schemes. Widely used measures include loan schemes for technology investments, access to funding for key enabling technologies and grants for technology upgrading. Some have set up innovation support services and backed the emergence of clusters.  More specifically, competitiveness would be strengthened by: pooling scarce resources to help to achieve critical mass in bringing innovation to the market; and by increasing cooperation in innovation to create large scale demonstration projects and pilot test facilities; reducing the fragmentation of innovation support systems, facilitating bringing innovative solutions to the market, and increasing the market focus of research projects. Denmark and Austria have successfully reduced the fragmentation and the United Kingdom has schemes to bring innovative solutions to the market. (3) Sustainable industry: overall, Member States have made significant progress in defining and implementing consistent national legislative frameworks for stimulating energy efficiency. In spite of the progress made, rising world market prices for energy and national distortions have been reflected in higher prices for enterprises, in particular for SMEs. Access to non-energy, non-agricultural raw materials is another essential factor for the competitiveness of EU industry. Some Member States lack the experience and the administrative capacity to do this and for these countries the framework legislation at the EU level can provide guidance and support. Competitiveness would be strengthened by: favouring energy and raw material efficiency and promoting innovation and deployment of cleaner technologies along value chains with the use of long-term incentives that encourage market creation and facilitate the participation of SMEs in these processes. As outlined above, many Member States have made considerable progress with these issues; ensure fair and undistorted pricing of energy, and continue to work on upgrading and interconnecting energy distribution networks. In addition, in order to improve competitiveness and sustainability of the European industry, favouring and promoting social entrepreneurship in Europe, in particular in enhancing its public profile and its access to public and private finance (especially through Social investment Funds). (4) Towards a more business-friendly Europe: while all Member States have adopted national targets for reducing administrative burden, not all of them have made progress in  measuring the current burden or proceeded to cut it. The high quality and availability of infrastructure (energy, transport, and broadband) make an important contribution to a business-friendly environment. Given that improving the transport infrastructure is a major challenge especially in the new Member States, significant investments for rebuilding and  modernisation should continue, including with the support of Structural Funds and the Connecting Europe Facility. Businesses need a modern public administration, able to deliver efficient and high quality public services. An important area providing scope for improvement is the taxation of businesses. While the overall effective corporate tax rate and the balance of taxes on labour as opposed to resource use are issues where further reflection is needed at the EU and Member State levels, the reduction of compliance burden deriving from taxation can greatly improve the business environment. This implies increasing transparency and reducing the complexities of tax codes and compliance regulations, simplifying payment procedures, including through the use of e-government, and ensuring the stability of taxation legislation. In this context, competitiveness would be strengthened by: reducing the administrative burden on businesses by evaluating the current burden (including that due to the tax code) and rapidly reducing burdens to targets. For example, the Netherlands has been a pioneer in measuring and evaluating the reduction of administrative burden and in setting ambitioustargets, resulting in a globally recognised efficiency; promoting competition among service providers that use the infrastructures in broadband, energy and transport. (5) The Single Market: the Commission considers that the Single Market could contribute more to growth if all the European legislation currently in force was fully implemented by all Member States. The goal is to put an end to market fragmentation and to eliminate barriers to the movement of goods, services, innovation and creativity as noted in the Single Market Act. Competitiveness would be strengthened by: developing support for innovative services based on measureable outcomes; and by participating in the Innovation Partnerships and in large-scale demonstration projects; fully implementing the Single Market legislation, in particular the Services Directive and promoting business services. (6) SMEs: to fully unleash the potential of SMEs requires coherent actions across the EU in line with the SBA Review Communication. Trade promotion by Member States improves the global presence of European firms and most Member States support the internationalisation of SMEs, providing finance, information and support on market access and regulation. Other measures are proposed include: facilitating the growth of SMEs by ensuring that regulations do not pose obstacles to expansion; by favouring access to appropriate finance; and by providing support services for accessing new markets, and publicising these; ensuring that public administrations reduce payment times and adhere strictly to the Late Payments Directive. Further steps: the Commission will: strengthen the coordination of Member States’ industrial policies by promoting and monitoring growth-enhancing structural improvements to achieve the targets of the Europe 2020 strategy; by first quarter of 2012 provide a forum for identifying and discussing good practices in promoting growth through industrial policies.

  • DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/', 'title': 'Enterprise and Industry'}, TAJANI Antonio

Documents

• Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2011)0642
• Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0293/2012
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0387/2012

History

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