SMEs urge Brussels to boost competitiveness by truly “thinking small first”

EURACTIV - As Europe heads into an era shaped by geopolitical instability, demographic decline, climate disruption and digital upheaval, Europe's 26 million SMEs are increasingly struggling to operate in a regulatory environment designed for companies a hundred times their size. On the eve of SMEunited's flagship event, President Petri Salminen tells Euractiv that Europe cannot maintain its economic strength unless the EU rewrites its entire legislative mindset, starting with the 24.5 million micro-companies that have fewer than ten employees and no departments beyond the entrepreneur themselves. Read more

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