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Sustainability reporting: SMEunited discusses SMEs readiness and the role of the VSME
"With sustainability reporting, we have focused on the measurement of actions before giving time to entrepreneurs to look at what actions to take and how to take actions", explained Sophia Zakari, Director of Enterprise Policy and Legal Affairs, during EFRAG Symposium.
Startups and Scaleups need stronger Single Market and Capital Markets Union to succeed in Europe
Brussels, 28/05/2025 – “Europe can no longer afford to see its most promising innovative companies scale up in the USA or Asia”, said SMEunited President Petri Salminen in response to the launch of the EU Startup and Scale-up Strategy. “We welcome this new strategy, which rightly highlights the existing shortcomings. But its success will ultimately depend on real progress in strengthening the Single Market, improving regulation, and advancing the Capital Markets Union”.
REACH Revision: What could it bring?
One of the most significant regulatory shifts in years is stirring debate. The EU is preparing for a balancing act between keeping safety high and reducing overregulation. SMEunited intensively contributes to this mega project, advocating for simplifications for SMEs that matter.
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).
Simplification Communication: Setting foundations for strong actions
The European Commission's communication, "A Simpler and Faster Europe: Communication on Implementation and Simplification," introduces several key proposals aiming at reducing administrative burdens and enhancing the efficiency of legislative processes within the European Union. SMEunited welcomes the fact that the communication endorses suggestions put forward in its Fit for Future Platform Opinion on "Actions/Methodology to Avoid the Build-up of Unnecessary Reporting Obligations".
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.
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.
