ESBA Presents its “DIGITAL AGENDA FOR EUROPE: a Small Business Perspective”

On 5 May 2010, the European Parliament adopted a report on “a new Digital Agenda for Europe: 2015.eu”. MEPs called on the Commission to come forward with a proposal for an ambitious digital agenda and action plan enabling Europe to progress towards an open and prosperous digital society offering all citizens economic, social and cultural opportunities. The report makes it abundantly clear that access, capacities, and e-skills for SMEs are an absolute necessity to make the Dig­ital Agenda a success.

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Over 100 MEPs and industry leaders back the European Small Business Alliance in a call to relieve working time rules for self-employed lorry drivers

In June the European Parliament voted by a small majority in favour of the inclusion of self-employed lorry drivers within the scope of a Directive rigorously limiting their working time. In a letter, published both in national and Brussels press, the European Small Business Alliance, backed by an impressive number of MEPs and industry leaders, calls on the Commission to stand firm on its position to exclude self-employed drivers from this Directive.

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ESBA President Tina Sommer meets Joanna Drake

On 30 June, ESBA President Tina Sommer met with new Commission Director for the Promotion of SMEs' competitiveness Joanna Drake, where they exchanged views on SME policy. The emphasis of the discussion was on the specificities of small and micro-businesses.

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