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How to shape a functioning Single Market for SMEs
“It is not about one main barrier in the Single Market, but about the cumulative impact of all of them that makes it difficult for SMEs to fully benefit from the opportunities our Union has to offer them”, emphasised SMEunited Secretary General Véronique Willems during the AT60 Workshop on the Single Market.
The Patent Package: What could be the benefits for SMEs?
It is crucial to keep raising awareness on the benefits and added value intellectual property (IP) can have for SMEs. The patent package includes some interesting proposals, and efforts must be made to ensure they reach entrepreneurs, explained Sophia Zakari, Director for Enterprise Policy and Legal Affairs.
JURI Hearing on reporting obligations: SMEs expect simplification and clarification
Policy makers must use the negotiations on Omnibus I to significantly reduce the trickle down effect of CSRD and CS3D on SMEs. Entrepreneurs must clearly know what is expected from them, and have simple ways to do so, explained Sophia Zakari, Director for Enterprise Policy and Legal Affairs.
AI at work, migration and equality in the labour market discussed with Ministers of Employment
"SMEs are at the heart of Europe's economy, and as we navigate major transitions - digital, demographic, and social - it is essential to ensure they have the tools, support, and flexibility to thrive. Social dialogue is not just a principle, it is our pathway to practical solutions”, stated Véronique Willems, SMEunited Secretary General at the Informal meeting of Ministers for Employment and Social Affairs (EPSCO).
SMEunited position on the Action Plan for Affordable Energy
The European Commission's Action Plan for Affordable Energy is a welcome initiative to tackle the challenges of high energy prices and to ensure a secure and sustainable energy supply for European small and medium enterprises (SMEs). SMEs play a key role in all industrial ecosystems: in supply chains, as service provider and customer for clean tech products. SMEs account for the vast majority of enterprises in each industrial ecosystem. Moreover, micro enterprises (under 10 employees) represent by far the largest group of SMEs in each ecosystem. It is therefore crucial that the transition to affordable and clean energy must be fair and feasible for SMEs.
EU-UK-Trade and Cooperation Agreement
The Crafts and Small and Medium Enterprises of the European Union and United Kingdom are vital trade partners. The 19th May Summit provides an important opportunity to commit to a broader and deeper relationship that facilitates trade and bolsters resilience in the face of our shared challenges.
SMEunited position paper on security, defence and preparedness
SMEunited position paper on security, defence and preparedness
The European Union (EU) faces multiple and complex external and internal security challenges in a rapidly changing global environment. Instability, war and conflicts in neighbouring regions, terrorism, cyberattacks, supply chain disruptions, organised crime, illegal migration, health crises, climate change and hybrid threats are some of the dangers that require urgent and coordinated responses. Hybrid threats, which combine conventional and unconventional methods such as cyberattacks, disinformation, and economic pressure, pose a significant risk to the EU's security and stability.
