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Endvidere vil jeg gøre opmærksom på. at over 5 mio personer er beskæftiget i den store distributionssektor, mens over 15 mio arbejder i detailområdet. Som De kan se, viser disse tal, hvilken stor rolle handelen spiller for jobskabelsen og den økonomiske vækst.
More than 5 million people are employed in wholesale distribution and 15 million in retail trade.
Som De allerede ved, bygger Den Europæiske Unions politik for de små og mellemstore virksomheder hovedsagelig på et samarbejde mellem Kommissionen og medlemsstaterne.
As you know, the policy of the European Union for small and mediumsized undertakings is founded principally on cooperation between the Commission and the Member States.
I Kommissionen mener vi, at vi inden for rammerne af det ansvar, der er blevet os tildelt, gør alt, hvad vi overhovedet kan, for at anspore medlemsstaterne og komme med forslag til de nationale myndigheder, den nationale administration, for at få dem til at skabe de bedst mulige vilkår.
We at the Commission, with regard to that portion of the responsibility that rests with us, believe that we are doing everything that we possibly can, via recommendations to the national authorities and the national administrations, to encourage the Member States to provide the best possible environment.
I erkendelse af dette behov for at bevare og øge virksomheders grænseindtægt inden for handelsbranchen forsøger Kommissionen at lægge dette engagement ind i alle fællesskabsprogrammer, der henvender sig til små og mellemstore virksomheder.
In addition we are adapting the Community programmes to precisely the end that you seek: to improving the capacity of small and very small undertakings to contribute and participate, that is to say.
Samtidig tilpasser vi også fællesskabsprogrammerne til disse mål og til de muligheder, de små og helt små virksomheder har for at medvirke og deltage.
We are, in addition, making every effort to develop a specific approach for eligible units with a view to helping them, in particular, increase their profitability.
Soltwedel-Schäfer (V). — (DE) Hr. formand, inden jeg kommer til mit spørgsmål, vil jeg gerne, og et par kolleger støtter mig bestemt her, prøve en whisky. Jeg mener ikke, at kun Kommissionen skal betænkes med det, men at også Parlamentet bør prøve den omtalte whisky!
Soltwedel-Schäfer (V). — (DE) Mr President, before I come to my question I would like to taste a glass of whisky, and I am sure a few of my colleagues would second that.
Et typisk eksempel er den særlige indsats, vi gør, for at lokalsamfundenes forretningsliv kan øge sin grænseindtægt.
A typical example is the special endeavour that we are making to increase the profitability of neighbourhood shops.
Netop derfor har Kommissionen i den meddelelse, vi udsendte for kort tid siden om en europæisk strategi til ansporing af lokale initiativer til fremme afvækst og beskæftigelse fremlagt en række forslag om lokalhandel, heriblandt muligheden af at undersøge, om Den Europæiske Investeringsbank kan inddrage lokalhandel i sine udvalgte områder.
In the communication that it issued some time ago on a European strategy for encouraging local initiatives in support of development and employment, the Commission presented a set of proposals on local trade, including the possibility of examining whether the European Investment Bank can include local trade in its eligible sectors, with precisely that in mind.
Så har vi naturligvis programmet COMMERCE 2000, hvor vi afventer Rådets beslutning, men vi håber, det vil blive realiseret hurtigst muligt.
We do, of course, have the COMMERCE 2000 programme which we hope, in anticipation of the Council's decision, will be given flesh and bones as soon as possible.
Men med Europa-Parlamentets yderst positive medvirken og ligeledes med hjælp fra det rådgivende udvalg vedrørende handel, vi har oprettet, bestående af repræsentanter fra alle medlemsstaterne, håber vi i løbet af det kommende ar at være i stand til at fremlægge en grønbog om handel, som vil være et nyt skridt til fremme af fælles skabspolitikkerne for styrkelse af handelen.
In addition to that, helped greatly by the very positive contributions of the European Parliament and the consultative committee on trade that we have set up, with representatives from all of the Member States, we hope to be in a position next year to present a Green Paper on commerce which should give fresh impetus to Community policies relating to the support of that sector.
Jeg vil gerne i forbindelse med mit spørgsmål koncentrere mig om emnet miljøregnskab.
In my question I would like to turn to the subject of the eco-audit.
Der er entydigt en sammenhæng mellem de små og mellemstore virksomheder og miljøregnskabet i det direktiv, der trådte i kraft hos os i Tyskland i 1993. Hr. kommissær jeg vil gerne vide, hvor mange modelprojekter der for øjeblikket findes som led i dette miljøregnskab.
There is clearly a connection between small and mediumsized enterprises and the eco-audit of the directive that entered into force in Germany in 1993.1 would like to hear from the Commissioner how many model projects are current ly under way in the framework of this eco-audit.
Udvalget om Økonomi, Valutaspørgsmål og Industripolitik, Budgetudvalget og Parlamentet har jo også stillet midler til rådighed til dette område.
After all. the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy, the Committee on Budgets and Parliament have made money available for this purpose.
Hvor mange modelprojekter findes der altså eller hvor mange bliver støttet?
So. how many model projects are there and how many are being supported?
McCartin (PPE). — (EN) I forlængelse af. hvad hr. Watson har sagt: Mens små og mellemstore virksomheder normalt er venligt indstillet over for idéen om Den Europæiske Union, så bliver de undertiden afskrækkede af. hvad de betragter som overdrevent bureaukrati.
My second question is as follows: the wording of the actual eco-audit directive is too weak, for after all the primary issue is not the product that comes from the firm but recording the flows of substances, the environmental situation, etc. If I have understood correctly, the Commission is currently working on expanding and also improving this directive.
På et andet område sker der på grund af samarbejde mellem EU og de nationale myndigheder, f.eks. i strukturfondene. Pesca.
It is to be discussed again in 1997, and in this regard I would ask to what extent is the eco-audit to be developed further?
Retex og i nogle tilfælde Interreg, det, at initiativer fra Den Europæiske Union rettet generelt mod små virksomheder breder sig.
In another area, because of the interaction of the EU with national authorities in, for example, structural funds, PESCA, RETEX, in some cases INTERREG, there is a proliferation of initiatives by the European Union directed at small businesses generally.
Der hersker stor forvirring på områderne under disse initiativer, med hensyn til, hvilken retning man skal tage. og hvad man skal gøre. Situationen er
There is great confusion in areas served by these initiatives about where to go and what to do.
I 1997 skal dette endnu en gang behandles, og her lyder mit spørgsmål: Hvor vidt skal miljø regnskabet videreudvikles?
My third and last question is this. I would be interested to know whether you intend to improve and increase public information on the eco-audit, for unfortunately it is the case that many small and mediumsized enterprises know nothing about it yet. which is a great pity.
Tredje og sidste spørgsmål: Det interesserer mig at få at vide, om De vil forbedre og styrke PR-arbejdet i forbindelse med emnet miljøregnskab, da det desværre er sådan, at mange mellemstore virksomheder endnu ikke ved noget om det, og det er en stor skam.
The biggest beneficiaries of such a pan-European capital market will certainly be small and mediumsized businesses in the technology sector which have very frequent capital needs. I believe that it will be an enormous help in that respect.
Papoutsis. — (EL) Jeg kan forsikre det ærede medlem om, at jeg samarbejder med min kollega, fru Bjerregaard, om evalueringen af programmerne vedrørende grønne regnskaber og deres hidtidige funktion, og vi vil naturligvis fremover se, om der er mulighed for yderligere forbedringer.
Papoutsis. — (EL) I can assure the honourable Member that I am cooperating with Mrs Bjerregaard with a view to evaluating the operation of the Eco-Audit programmes up till now. and in the process we shall of course look at whether further improvements can be made.
Imidlertid forsøger vi på alle måder at forbedre forskellige pilotprogrammer, der netop fungerer med denne målsætning.
In addition we are striving in every way to improve various pilot programmes which are being operated with precisely that objective in mind.
Et af disse er det nye udviklings- og miljøprogram for de små virksomheder.
One of these is the new development and environment programme for small undertakings.
Under alle omstændigheder kan jeg dog på nuværende tidspunkt forsikre Dem om, at vi vil gennemføre dette i fuldt samråd med Europa-Parlamentet og samtidig sikre den bedst mulige præsentation.
In each case, however, what I can guarantee at this moment is that we shall consult fully with the European Parliament and, at the same time, ensure that the promotion is as good as possible.
For det ærede medlem har absolut ret i, at de helt små virksomheder har alvorlige problemer med at skaffe sig informationer og få kendskab til disse programmers funktion.
Because the honourable Member is absolutely correct in saying that very small businesses experience great difficulty in finding out about these programmes and learning exactly how they work.
Kestelijn-Sierens (ELDR). — (NL) Hr. formand, mit første spørgsmål vedrørte egentlig også virkeliggørelsen af en risiko kapitalfond for SMV. og det er der allerede svaret på.
Kestelijn-Sierens (ELDR). - (NL) Mr President, my first question was also about setting up a venture capital fund for SMEs. and this has been answered.
Men jeg havde et andet spørgsmål.
But I have another question.
Jeg har læst. hr. kommissær, i rapporten om koordinering af aktiviteterne til gavn for SMV og håndværkssektoren. at der i oktober 1995 skulle være organiseret et forum i Madrid med temaet: »Støttemekanismer til oprettelse af virksomheder og til ledsagelse af virksomheder i de første år af deres eksistens«.
I read in the report on the coordination of activities on behalf of SMEs and the craft businesses that a conference was to be organized in Madrid in October 1995 on the subject of support mechanisms for setting up firms and for advising firms during their first year in business.
Mit første spørgsmål er. om det forum fandt sted. hr. kommissær?
Has this conference now been held. Commissioner?
For det andet vil jeg gerne høre, hvilke aktiviteter, man vil påbegynde, eller hvilke foranstaltninger, man besluttede her.
If and when we frame these programmes in their final form we shall do our utmost to strengthen their presentation.
Papoutsis. — (EL) I mit svar til hr. Harrison nævnte jeg Kommissionens planer om at støtte ideen om oprettelse al' et europæisk kapitalmarked, da jeg tror. dette vil bidrage til at skaffe kapital til de små virksomheder, navnlig inden for højteknologisektoren.
Papoutsis. — (EL) When replying to Mr Harrison I stated the Commission's intention to support the idea of establishing a European capital market in the belief that this will certainly help small-scale businesses, especially those in the high technology sector, to gain access to capital.
Harrison (PSE). — (EN) I Det Forenede Kongerige anslår man, at noget i retning af £50000 mio i kapital er bundet og utilgængelig for små virksomheder på grund af forsinkede indbetalinger til sådanne virksomheder.
Harrison (PSE). — In the United Kingdom it is estimated that something like £50.000m of capital is tied up and unavailable to small businesses because of late payments to small firms.
I lyset af dette problem i hele Den Europæiske Union, mener kommissæren så ikke, at det frem for at komme med en henstilling angående for sene indbetalinger ville være bedre at få et direktiv og derved give de små virksomheder og deres adgang til finansieringsmuligheder et enormt boost?
In the light of this problem throughout the European Union, does the Commissioner not believe that, rather than having a recommendation on late payments, it would be better to have a directive and thereby give an enormous fillip to small businesses and their access to finance?
Mit andet spørgsmål drejer sig om skabelsen af et europæisk kapitalmarked.
My second question concerns the creation of a European capital market.
NASDAQ-markedet, der er skabt i Nordamerika, har fået succes.
There have been successes in the NASDAQ market created in North America.
London har nu AIM-markedet, hvor små virksomheder kan opføres.
London now has the AIM market to get small businesses listed.
Hvad mere kan kommissæren gøre for at fremme EASDAQ, og hvordan mener han. det hænger sammen med Den Europæiske Investeringsfond og Den Euro pæiske Investeringsbank?
What more can the Commissioner do in order to promote EASDAQ and how does he see that relating to the European Investment Fund and the European Investment Bank?
Papoutsis. — (EL) Jeg kan forsikre hr. Harrison om, at Kommissionen prioriterer spørgsmålet om de små og mellem store virksomheders adgang til finansiering meget højt.
Papoutsis. — (EL) I should like to assure Mr Harrison that the Commission does indeed attach high priority to the question of access to finance for small and mediumsized businesses.
Det er en afgørende faktor for disse virksomheders fremtidige forbedring og udvikling.
It is crucial to their improvement and growth.
Hvad angår det forum i Madrid.
As regards the Madrid forum that you mention, it was conducted, on 16-17 November, with very great success.
De nævnte, blev dette afholdt den 16. -17. november med stor succes og med deltagelse af ministre fra forskellige EU-lande samt repræsentanter fra alle de små og mellemstore virksomheders organisationer, og resultaterne af dette møde har haft afgørende betydning.
Ministers from various European Union countries took part, as did all of the representative bodies of small and mediumsized undertakings. The results of this forum were very significant.
Jeg vil sige, at de forklarer og har inspireret den tekst, vi vil fremlægge på topmødet, idet et af de grundlæggende mål for de nye politikker for de små og mellemstore virksomheder er identisk med temaet for det pågældende forum i Madrid, nemlig støtte til de nye virksomhedsejere, hjælp til små og mellemstore virksomheder i de første år efter deres start, eftersom statistikkerne indtil nu har vist. at mellem 30 og 40% af de nye virksomheder lukker i løbet af de første tre år.
I would say that they illuminate and inspire the text that we are presenting for the European Council, because one of the basic objectives of the new policies to help small and mediumsized undertakings is precisely the one which was the subject of the Madrid forum, namely the provision of assistance to new entrepreneurs, the supporting of SMUs during their first years of operation, since the statistics show that 30% to 40% of new businesses close within three years of starting up.
Dette betyder, at Kommissionens og medlemsstaternes bestræbelser bør gå i netop denne retning: de bør støtte de nye virksomhed sejere, naturligvis også de nye, kvindelige virksomhedsejere, så de kan overleve de første tre år i alle henseender, både finansielt og administrativt, ligesom vore bestræbelser bør give dem mulighed for at deltage i uddannelsesprogrammer, der vil være afgørende for deres videre funktion og give ejerne en fornuftig holdning til virksomhedsdrift.
This makes it imperative that the Commission and the Member States direct their efforts towards supporting young businesses and, of course, new female entrepreneurs who set up new businesses, so as to help them get past all the obstacles, financial and administrative, of the first three years from start-up, and towards giving them the capability to participate in the training programmes which are crucial to their future and to the consolidation of an enterprise culture.
I denne retning går også vore bestræbelser på at skabe det bedst mulige samarbejde med Den Europæiske Investeringsbank, med Den Europæiske Investeringsfond samt naturligvis med medlemsstaterne.
With that objective in mind we are seeking the best possible cooperation with the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund and. of course, with the Member States.
De har helt ret i, at man i nogle medlemsstater endnu ikke er nået frem til en præcis definition af små og mellemstore virksomheder, og at der er visse problemer i denne henseende.
It is true that certain Member States have not yet arrived at a precise definition of small and mediumsized businesses and there are certain difficulties on that point.
Argyros (PPE). — (EL) Hr. formand, det blev nævnt, at der hele tiden foregår et samråd med medlemsstaterne om spørgsmålene vedrørende de små og mellemstore virksomheder, hvilket giver det indtryk, at der ikke foregår et tilsvarende samråd inden for selve Kommissionen vedrørende program merne for de små og mellemstore virksomheder.
Argyros (PPE). — (EL) Mr President, there has been some reference to constant consultation with the Member States on matters affecting small and mediumsized undertakings.
Dette skyldes angiveligt, at der findes programmer for små og mellemstore virksomheder inden for næsten alle de aktioner, der kontrolleres af de forskellige generaldirektorater.
It seems, however, that there is an absence of consultation on the programmes for these undertakings within the Commission itself because nearly all of the actions supervised by the various directorates general have programmes for them.
Kan kommissæren forsikre os om, at der foregår den nødvendige centrale planlægning, koordinering og overvågning fra Kommissionens side, og hvis dette ikke er tilfældet, hvad agter
Within these time frames we shall re-evaluate the results that emerge from the recommendations and then come back with new forms, which I too wish could always be directives.
Imidlertid vil jeg gerne sige på Kommissionens vegne, at vi også ville foretrække direktiver i stedet for henstillinger til medlemsstaterne.
If not what measures does it intend to take to rectify the situation? Secondly, can he say whether there are training programmes in business management for small and mediumsized undertakings, and, thirdly, does he have any specific actions in mind to strengthen cooperation between large undertakings and small and mediumsized undertakings, especially in the field of sub-contracting?
Men som bekendt er der i medlemsstaterne stor modstand mod at acceptere direktivformen, og de fore trækker, eller i det mindste accepterer, hellere henstillinger på nuværende tidspunkt.
I believe that in this way we shall provide small and mediumsized businesses with greatly enhanced access to the capital market and enable them to draw on capital which will be
Jeg bør dog understrege, at Kommissionen indtil nu har stillet krav og fastsat tidsfrister i sine henstillinger.
Papoutsis. — (EL) I would like to assure Mr Argyros that although there may have been a lack of coordination between the services of the Commission in the past that is no longer the case.
Og inden for disse tidsfrister vil den revurdere resultaterne af henstillingerne og derefter gå videre med nye former, som jeg vil mene bør være direktiver.
This is because the mandate given by the Cannes Council last June allowing the Commission to present the new genera tion of policies for small and mediumsized undertakings also
Argvros kedsforhandlinger?
Debates of the European Parliament
Kommissionen sã at gore ved det.'
No 4­471/77
Papoutsis. — (EL) Jeg kan forsikre hr. Argyros om. at hans erfaring med manglende koordinering mellem Kommissionens tjenestegrene har været korrekt, men det er ikke længere tilfældet.
Papoutsis established through the structural funds or in other wider programmes of the Union.
De netop pãpegede, nemlig koordinering.
I will give you some examples.
Jeg kan give Dem nogle konkrete eksempler:
specified the need for exactly what you have said ■ coordina­tion.
Og som jeg også nævnte i forbindelse med et af de øvrige spørgsmål, havde jeg netop lejlighed til at samarbejde med 10 al mine kolleger i Kommissionen om udformningen af den tekst, vi nu fremlægger i Madrid.
As I said in an earlier reply, when we were preparing the text for presentation in Madrid I had the opportunity to cooperate closely with ten of my colleagues at the Commission.
Det er bydende nødvendigt med en videre koordinering, ligesom der er et uomgængeligt behov for. at Kommissionen fremover arbejder inden for sammenhængende rammer, hvad angår politikkerne for de små og mellemstore virksomheder.
It is essential, however, to get even better coordination, and we do acknowledge that the Commission needs to adopt a more cohesive approach with regard to the policies for small and medium­sized undertakings.
I det land. jeg kommer fra. foregår der f.eks. en meget heftig debat mellem den græske regering og handelsbranchens repræsentanter om, hvorvidt handelsområdet skal omfattes af EF-støtterammcn.
In my country, for instance, there is a lot of debate between the Greek Government and the commerce bodies about whether and to what extent commerce should be included in the Community support framework.
Regeringen har af bestemte årsager og på grundlag af egen prioritering valgt, at det ikke skal være tilfældet.
For one reason or another. and on the basis of its own priorities, the government has opted for something different.
Her har Kommissionen ikke mulighed for at fortælle et lands regering, hvordan og i hvilke fællesskabsprogrammer de forskellige instanser skal deltage.
The Commission cannot instruct a national government as to exactly how and in which Commun­ity programmes the various parties should participate.
Det samme er tilfældet i Belgien: Kommissionen har ikke mulighed for at gennemtvinge regler for uddannelsesområdet; men det, den kan og gør, er over for de små og mellemstore virksomheders repræsentanter at gøre opmærksom på behovet for at styrke uddannelsen.
The same thing applies in Belgium: the Commission does not have the power to impose training rules. What it can do. however, is to recommend that training for representatives of small and medium­sized undertakings be strengthened, and that is what it is doing.
Hvad angår Deres andet spørgsmål om mulighederne for uddannelse i virksomhedsadministration. er denne mulighed naturligvis til stede.
Turning now to your second question, on the provision of training in business management; certainly there is such provision.
Og i denne henseende spiller uddannelsen en grundlæggende rolle i det nye forslag til politikker, som vi har udarbejdet til topmødet i Madrid.
As far as cooperation with large undertakings, and the strengthening, of course, of the sub­contracting sector, is concerned, I can assure you that this is one of the main priorities in our Madrid proposals.
Samtidig må jeg gøre opmærksom på, at de små og mellemstore virksomheder er bange og tøvende over for at deltage i fællesskabsprogrammerne, enten fordi de mangler information, har svært ved at skaffe sig information, eller fordi de ikke har den nødvendige uddannelsesinfrastruktur.
For two reasons: firstly, because we see a concentration of undertakings in certain professional sectors and, secondly, because as large undertak­ings modernize they contract out some of their production to small and medium­sized undertakings.
Samtidig kan vi styrke de små og mellemstore virksomheders deltagelse via programmerne vedrørende informationssamfundet, forbedre informationen og naturligvis også styrke deres deltagelse i de teknologiske programmer.
Another important aspect of cooperation between very small­scale undertakings and large undertakings is that it facilitates joint participation in research and technology pro­grammes, and that can be a very important factor in helping the undertakings to improve their performance and grow.