by Jennifer Richard The EU’s development and cooperation policy is essential in order to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development in countries in urgent need. With the own-initiative report, which was adopted today by the MEPs and led by Charles Goerens, the European Parliament gives strong guidelines and ideas for…

by Jennifer Richard The Indo-Pacific region is a strategic trading partner of the EU. Together, the EU and the Indo-Pacific region hold over 70% of the global trade in goods and services and 60% of foreign direct investment flows. India is definitely one of the most strategic countries of the…

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…

by 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…

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. …

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. …

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…

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. …

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…