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The SME UNION (Small and Medium Entrepreneurs Union) of the EPP (European People´s Party)) is the business organization of the EPP and network of pro-business Christian-Democrat, Conservative and Center Right politicians and political organizations. As officially recognized EPP Association its main objective is to shape EU policy in a more SME friendly way. The importance of the work of the SME UNION can be seen in the fact that SMEs are the key for sustainable jobs, growth and prosperity.
The work of the SME UNION is standing for the democratic state based on the rule of a free economic and social order.
In 1996 the SME UNION was set up as economic and independent business association by delegates of the business associations linked to the member parties of the EPP.
Its top priority is to reform the legal framework for SMEs all over Europe and to promote and support the interests of small and medium-sized enterprises which - due to their willingness to take risks and responsibility - are the engine of the European economy thereby contributing to eradicating unemployment and promoting economic growth in Europe.
The SME UNION believes in the principles of the EPP - freedom and responsibility - and in fostering the environment and social conditions in Europe by market mechanisms. It stands for the promotion of free enterprise, the implementation of the principle of subsidiarity, the limitation of bureaucratic obstacles to economic development and the protection of free competition based on efficiency. |
As mission the SME UNION supports and promotes the interests of Small and Medium sized businesses in their dealings with the policy institutions of the European Union. On the basis of clear analysis of the situation, the challenges and the problems of SMEs, the SME UNION presents proposals for solutions that can improve the business environment for SMEs. |
The SME circle ensures the cooperation between the group of the EPP/ED in the European Parliament and the SME UNION of the EPP and advises the EPP/ED group on relevant matters of economic policy.
To be able to reach its aims the SME UNION has to establish stable relations between all the key players in its member countries and to convince the public and the political establishment in the necessity of changes in favour of SMEs. |
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