2 days agoThe future of the EU’s international investment policy must have a positive impact on sustainable development!by Jennifer Richard Renew Europe strongly welcomes the adoption today in plenary of a report calling for a reform of the EU’s international investment policy. The EU must work on the future of this important and essential policy which can have more positive impacts. Indeed, our international investment policy has…2 min read
3 days agoLet’s make Erasmus+ a European program truly for allby Roxana Lazarescu We all know about Erasmus. A mobility programme for students. And in its 35 years of existence, it has become so much more than that. Erasmus + is now a mobility programme for all: pupils, students, adult learners, teachers, VET-students… The Renew Europe Group in the European…2 min read
May 25Susana Solis: ‘SMEs are the most reliable muscle of European economy’Supporting SMEs has always been a priority in my political agenda. Both in Spain and in the EU, this sort of business have worked as a source of growth, change and equality. They are the most reliable muscle of European economy. …2 min read
May 25Sandro Gozi: ‘We have to ensure genuinely SME friendly legislative environment’Europe’s SMEs employ around 100 million people, account for more than half of Europe’s GDP, and make up 99 % of the EU’s businesses. They are the backbone of Europe’s economy: drivers for jobs, growth, innovation, and competitiveness. …3 min read
May 25Iskra Mihailova: ‘’SMEs will be essential partners in making positive change’’In the Group SME Taskforce, I am representative of DEVE committee and I consider that it is necessary to answer the question from the perspective of what needs to be done for SMEs in developing countries, as well as European ones operating in developing countries. In the developing countries, SMEs…3 min read
May 25Dragoș Pîslaru: ‘SMEs bring an added value in almost every sector of the economy’SMEs are the backbone of Europe’s economic and social ecosystem, and the main drivers for regional and national development. Currently, SMEs employ approximately 100 million people, equalling more than half of Europe’s GDP. …3 min read
May 25Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI: ‘Access to finance is one of the main obstacles to SMEs in European economies’Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the key players in the European economic market. They represent 99% of all businesses. Their role as the biggest source of employment is at utmost importance because they are providing means of living for more than a half (57%) of the workforce through the…3 min read
May 25Andreas Glück: “I am working to protect SMEs from ever more red tape and bureaucracy”Small and medium sized enterprises are an issue very close to my heart and at the centre of my party’s, the FDP’s policy focus. In my home region of Baden-Wuerttemberg, like in most of Europe, SMEs have an immense significance for economy and society. …3 min read
May 25Alin Mituta: ‘My core belief is that we need to help SMEs by reducing regulatory burden’SMEs play a vital role in our European economy. The 24 million SMEs in the 27 EU countries generate more than half of the EU’s GDP while employing about 100 million workers. Moreover, the majority of new jobs are created by SMEs. In these difficult times, we strive for recovery…3 min read
Apr 6A strong European dimension to citizenship education is fundamental for youth across Europeby Roxana Lazarescu The pandemic and Russia’s war against Ukraine proved, once again, that Europe needs to urgently emerge as an educational power. Citizenship education is particularly essential for the development of a shared culture that can preserve the pluralism of our democracies. …2 min read