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Shaping Europe for SMEs, shaping SMEs for Europe.
📢 Weekly #SME recap: ✅ Honouring Hans-Werner Müller ✅ SMEunited meets the Irish EU Presidency ✅ Closing Europe’s skills gap ✅ SME priorities on the #GenderEquality strategy ✅ @sbs-sme.bsky.social call for experts The Newsflash will return after the summer break. ➡️ mailchi.mp/smeunited/ne...
The Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU 2026 comes at a crucial time for Europe's #SMEs. SMEunited and its member ISME met Thomas Byrne, Irish Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, to discuss the priorities of the Irish Presidency in the coming months.
#GenderEquality strengthens Europe’s #resilience and #competitiveness. The EU Strategy must #ThinkSmallFirst: improve access to finance and skills for women entrepreneurs, invest in care and keep rules practical for #SMEs. ▶️ Read our position paper: www.smeunited.eu/admin/storag... @ec.europa.eu
📢 This week’s #SME recap: ✅ #ThinkSmallFirst & labour market inclusion ✅ Voluntary Standard clarity ✅ RD&I for #competitiveness ✅ #DigitalOmnibus for #SMEs ✅ Standards & the Single Market ✅ SBS call for #Standardisation experts ➡️ More: mailchi.mp/smeunited/ne... @sbs-sme.bsky.social #EPSCO #VSME
As the EU prepares new product & #standardisation rules, #SMEs must have a stronger voice. At the Stakeholder Event, the debate focused on affordable #standards, #SME involvement & lower barriers. It also marked the first SBS Awards Ceremony. More ⤵️ @sbs-sme.bsky.social
Standards must deliver for SMEs to make the Single Market work
As the European Commission prepares new rules on products, standardisation and market surveillance, SMEs are calling for a stronger voice in the system that shapes these rules. This was the clear mess...
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The #ThinkSmallFirst principle must guide social and labour market policies - stressed Ms Guerra at the Informal #EPSCO. Education, #VET and activation measures are key to prevent poverty, promote inclusion and support transitions into work. More ⤵️ @valeguerra.bsky.social #Ireland2026EU #SMEs
Think Small First: making labour market inclusion work for SMEs
"The Think Small First principle must guide the design and implementation of social and labour market policies. SMEs are at the heart of our economies and communities, and they must be empowered to cr...
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“Ten years after the #Brexit referendum, we must look to the future. In the current geopolitical context, it is important for the EU and the UK to rely on strong allies”, stated SG @veroniquewillems.bsky.social during an exchange with UK Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds. More ⤵️
SMEs discuss EU–UK trade relations with UK minister Thomas-Symonds
“Brexit happened ten years ago and, while we continue to learn lessons, we must also look at the future. In the current geopolitical context, it is important for the EU and the UK to rely on strong al...
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📢Our #SME recap: ✅ EU–UK trade relations ✅ Role of SMEs for the #FreedomToStay ✅ SME Envoy on #simplification ✅ SME financing & new technologies ✅ #ThinkSmallFirst implementation ✅ Green claims legacy stocks ✅ Cyber Security Act 2 ✅ Greener logistics procurement ➡️ More: mailchi.mp/smeunited/ne...
“Member States must raise awareness and provide training to enable entrepreneurs to prepare successful business transfers” - SecGen @veroniquewillems.bsky.social at the #SMEEnvoy Network meeting. ▶️ More: www.smeunited.eu/news/smeunit... #BusinessTransfer #SMEs
SMEunited discusses key EU policies and simplification measures with SME Envoy
“SMEunited welcomes the updated EU Recommendation on Business Transfer. Many European entrepreneurs are close to retirement age and do not know how to best prepare to transfer their businesses to new ...
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#FreedomToStay starts with thriving local SMEs. When SMEs shut down, communities lose jobs, services & economic activity. The EU's Right to Stay Strategy must put #ThinkSmallFirst into practice & involve #SMEs in National & Regional Partnership Plans #NRPP More ⤵️
SMEunited highlights the essential role of SMEs for the "Freedom to Stay"
"The “Freedom to Stay” will be a reality if Europe's local businesses can operate in the appropriate conditions to thrive. SMEs create vibrant communities and give people a choice to build their futu...
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📢 Weekly #SME recap: ✅ Roundtable with @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu ✅ Sustainable mobility in construction ✅ Legal and Social Affairs Committees ✅ EU #DeliveryAct ✅ Attracting private investments ✅ @eesc.bsky.social and #BetterRegulation ✅ United Nations #MSMEDay ➡️ mailchi.mp/smeunited/ne...
Yesterday, SMEunited organised a study visit in Brussels as part of the #SMEs4SD project, bringing members into direct dialogue with the @ec.europa.eu. The delegation visited #DGEMPL to discuss key developments in the Platform Work Directive and the Working Time Directive.
High-Level Conference on Labour and Skills Shortages. @smeunited.bsky.social calls for: ✅ Stronger vocational education and training ✅ Upskilling and reskilling opportunities ✅ Improved labour mobility ✅ More participation of underrepresented groups 👉 www.smeunited.eu/news/smeunit...
📢 Weekly #SME recap: ✅ Cooperation with @eesc.bsky.social ✅ #LatePayments reach critical breaking point ✅ #SMEadapt Steering Committee ✅ Smart digital regulation ✅ ELA labour conference ✅ GLEAM NSR in Le Havre ✅ Joint statement on #eDeclaration ➡️https://mailchi.mp/smeunited/newsflash-6034481
“Climate #adaptation must be shaped with #SMEs” - SG @veroniquewillems.bsky.social at the #SMEadapt SteerCo. The project will strengthen SME employer organisations' capacity to bring #SME reality into #SocialDialogue and policy discussions on #climate adaptation. More ⤵️ #Preparedness #Resilience
SMEadapt: shaping climate adaptation through social dialogue
“Climate adaptation must be shaped with SMEs. Through SMEadapt, SME employer organisations will develop capacity to bring the realities of small businesses into social dialogue and policy discussions ...
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Starting soon: @europarl.europa.eu scrutiny session on the @ec.europa.eu's simplification efforts for #SMEs. 📍 Strasbourg 🕙 15h-16h. Follow the debate live via EBS+: audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/ebs/grid?...
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💻 #RomanianDigitalDay: Digitalisation is a process, and Europe’s SMEs are at different stages. 💬 Véronique Willems: “Some #SMEs leading, while others are still building their capacities. EU policy must take these different stages into consideration”. www.smeunited.eu/news/romania...
Romanian Digital Day: To drive digitalisation, SME realities must be recognised
“Digitalisation is not a single event or a box to check, it is a process. Europe's SMEs are at very different stages, some leading the digital transformation while others are still building their digi...
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Algorithmic management in the workplace: balancing productivity and #competitiveness from an #SME perspective ➡️ Read the full position paper: www.smeunited.eu/publications...
Algorithmic management at work: balancing productivity and competitiveness from an SME perspective
The digitalisation of SMEs is a key driver of Europe’s economic resilience, competitiveness and social cohesion. By leveraging digital technologies, SMEs can enhance operational efficiency, boost prod...
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📢 Our #SME recap: ✅ Romanian Digital Day ✅ Policy & best practices in business transfer ✅ SMEunited meets ECHA ✅ Future of social dialogue ✅ Joint statement: Psychosocial risks at work 📖 Position papers: #28thRegime - #EUinc for #SMEs & Algorithmic management at work. ➡️ mailchi.mp/smeunited/ne...
A simple, accessible and proportionate #EUInc can reduce fragmentation and support SMEs in the #SingleMarket. SMEunited calls for digital-by-default procedures, clear legal rules and strong safeguards to ensure the #28thRegime works in practice for #SMEs. ➡️ More: www.smeunited.eu/admin/storag...
"AI has the potential to support productivity, #competitiveness and quality jobs in SMEs", Ms @valeguerra.bsky.social Guerra at the #TES2026 on #AIatWork. SMEunited called for practical guidance, training and financial support to enable #SMEs to adopt #AI effectively. More ⤵️
Social dialogue can help SME employers unlock the benefits of artificial intelligence
"AI has the potential to support productivity, competitiveness and quality jobs in SMEs. Practical support to understand the opportunities, develop the necessary skills and implement AI solutions effe...
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Last week, SMEunited discussed how to put #ThinkSmallFirst into practice and deliver rules that work for #SMEs. The evening also highlighted the team behind SMEunited work: shaping the debate, bringing members and stakeholders together, connecting policy discussions with #SME realities.
📢 Weekly #SME recap: ✅ Priorities on the #MFF ✅ Putting #ThinkSmallFirst into practice ✅ Simplification for SMEs ✅ #ECF event with @eurochambres.bsky.social ✅ A smarter and simpler digital market ✅ Delegated Act on the Voluntary Standard ➡️ mailchi.mp/smeunited/ne...
Ahead of the upcoming EU Summit, SMEunited set out its priorities on the Multiannual Financial Framework (#MFF). 🎙️ Davide Galli: “Europe’s competitiveness, resilience, and strategic autonomy depend on a strong #SME base". ➡️ Full press release: www.smeunited.eu/news/smeunit...
SMEunited sets out priorities on MFF ahead of EU Summit
Brussels, 04/06/2026 – “Europe’s competitiveness, resilience, and strategic autonomy depend on a strong SME base. SMEs ask for tailored policies that enable them to invest, innovate, and grow”, stress...
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Happening now: @smeunited.bsky.social 'Think Small First' reception. 94% of companies in the EU have fewer than 10 employees. Yet rules are often not designed with their characteristics in mind. Sign the #ThinkSmallFirst Charter: www.smeunited.eu/charter?_gl=...
We are pleased to welcome @smvdanmark.dk to Brussels. This morning, we discussed key SME priorities, including #ThinkSmallFirst, #simplification, #BetterRegulation, and the role of SMEs in EU policymaking. Let's put #ThinkSmallFirst into practice.
We are pleased to welcome @smvdanmark.dk to Brussels. This morning, we discussed key SME priorities, including #ThinkSmallFirst, #simplification, #BetterRegulation, and the role of SMEs in EU policymaking. Let's put #ThinkSmallFirst into practice.
📢 Call for tenders: subcontracting expertise in the field of Social Dialogue 🗓️ Deadline for submissions: 18 June 2026, 12:00 More information: www.smeunited.eu/publications... #SocialDialogue #SMEs @businesseurope.bsky.social @etuc-ces.bsky.social
Call for tenders for subcontracting expertise in the field of Social Dialogue
SMEunited is the association of Crafts and SMEs in Europe with around 70 member organisations from over 30 European countries. SMEunited represents national cross-sectoral Craft and SME federations, E...
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📢 Weekly #SME recap: ✅ SMEunited meets President Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu ✅ Financing SME innovation ✅ Voluntary Standards delegated act ✅ Consumer Policy in a changing landscape ✅ #EUInc Working Group ✅ EU Business Wallet ➡️ mailchi.mp/smeunited/ne...
