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SMEunited
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SMEunited mission is shaping Europe for SMEs and shaping SMEs for Europe.
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 16h
➡️Read the full press release here: smeunited.eu/admin/storag...

#ApplyAI #DigitalEU #AIinEurope #SMEs

@petrisalminen.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 16h
“SMEs can only benefit from #AI if they can access it, trust it & use it confidently”, said SMEunited President Petri Salminen on the #ApplyAIStrategy.

✅ Boost skills, infra & finance
✅ Work w/ SME orgs on the ground
✅ Clarify rules under the #AIAct
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 2d
#Sustainability

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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 2d
“SMEs’ shared priorities must be recognised in policymaking”, said SMEunited VP Philip van Nieuwenhuizen at the Sector Committee meeting.

✅ Food & feed policies
✅ Clean fleets & #transport investment
✅ Affordable housing & SME skills

➡️ Read more: smeunited.eu/news/sector-...

#SMEs #SingleMarket
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 5d
@eu2025dk.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu

#COMPET #GROW #IMCO

➡️Much more here: smeunited.eu/publications...

➡️Additional information is available here: smeunited.eu/publications...
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 5d
SMEunited publishes 70 actionable suggestions to make the #SingleMarket work for SMEs:

✅ Simplify rules & boost Member States' ownership
✅ Easier cross-border business & transfers
✅ Better recognition of professional qualifications
✅ Inclusive goods & raw material standards
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 5d
➡️ Read more: smeunited.eu/news/eu-work...

@ec.europa.eu @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social

#SingleMarket #SocialDialogue
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 5d
“SMEs must access meaningful support and a level playing field”, said @veroniquewillems.bsky.social
on the #EUWorkProgramme2026.

✅ Proportionate approach for all companies
✅ Concrete & monitored SME support
✅ Inclusive 28 Regime
✅ Meaningful social dialogue
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 5d
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 5d
📣 Our #SME recap:
✅ EU Work Programme must reflect #SMEs
✅ SME-friendly #simplification in green rules
✅ Bigger ambition for the #SingleMarket
✅ EU Semester
✅ Tackle late payments
✅ Input on #SkillsPortability
✳️ #MeetingStandards 2025

➡️ More: bit.ly/3WjiPAG

#EuropeanSemester #LatePAyment
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 6d
@jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu @euenvironment.bsky.social @ericmamer.bsky.social

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#Competitiveness #Simplification #Deforestation
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 6d
“Effective #simplification must empower #SMEs to transition while staying competitive”, said @veroniquewillems.bsky.social
at the #EnvironmentalOmnibus roundtable.

✅ #Deforestation – risk-based exemptions
✅ Ecodesign – 36-month transition
✅ Packaging – one-stop shop
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 6d
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 6d
“If we want #SMEs to thrive, productivity, #competitiveness, and enforcement must be at the centre,” said Lucrezia Signori, SMEunited.

Key SME priorities for the 2026 Semester Autumn Package: skills, #digitalisation, social dialogue & fiscal measures.

#EuropeanSemester #SocialDialogue
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 7d
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 7d
Late payments are rising across the #EU:

✅Highest increase in 5 years
✅21/27 Member States see deterioration
✅Larger companies often pay late

SMEunited urges the Council to act now - every day of delay pushes #SMEs closer to the edge.

➡️More: smeunited.eu/news/smes-ur...

#Sejourné #COMPET
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 7d
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#Climate #Sustainability #EU

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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 7d
Energy security is vital for #SMEs. They need a fair, resilient #energy market with:

✅ Cost-competitive #renewables
✅ Reduced fossil fuel dependence
✅ Protection from price shocks

SMEunited calls for support and access to resilient infrastructure.
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 8d
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 8d
“If the #SingleMarket is Europe’s powerhouse, #SMEs are its fuel. Entrepreneurs require #competitiveness – they don’t buy it. The #EU must cut barriers and deliver an SME-friendly market”. - Véronique Willems, Sec Gen of SMEunited at today’s #SingleMarket event.
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 9d
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#SingleMarket #GDGROW
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 9d
“Cross-border services remain complex for #SMEs and #simplification is essential”, said Sophia Zakari, SMEunited Policy Advisor for Enterprise & Legal Affairs.

✅ Integrate social security into #eDeclaration
✅ Simplify recognition of qualifications
✅ Improve transport & energy
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 9d
As cities advance climate-neutral mobility, #SMEs are essential. Urban logistics = 25% of #EU transport CO₂.

➡️Read more: smeunited.eu/news/gleam-l...

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#Sustainability #GLEAMNSR #ZeroEmission
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 9d
“SMEs need access to city centres - plumbers, painters, and other service providers must reach their customers”, said Véronique Willems at the GLEAM Lunch & Learn.

✅ Simplified access rules
✅ Parcel lockers & e-vehicle subsidies
✅ Harmonised city centre regulations
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SMEunited @smeunited.bsky.social · 12d
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