“Targeting the next European Commission: What’s the Outlook for SMEs?” – A Lunch on the Topic of New Grounds
In the framework of an informal lunch on the 25th of September, SME Connect, together with the Taxpayers Association of Europe, represented by Michael Jäger, hosted a presentation and discussion concerning the Parliamentary Hearings on the Commissioners – designate. The collective aim of this event was to examine potential future progressions in the light of…
Read more“The Road to Sustainability & Growth: Best Regulatory Practices for Ridesharing across Europe”
The table was nicely laid out, as participants entered the Members’ Salon of the European Parliament in Brussels. On the 4thof September, SME Connect hosted a Working Lunch on the topic of mobility, more precisely speaking about ridesharing, bringing politics and businesses together. Next to the events host Ivan Stefanec MEP (IMCO Committee, President SME Europe…
Read moreSME Connect and European Taxpayers’ Association award Members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg
For the first time, the European Taxpayers’ Association issues a certificate of honour to 19 MEPs across all party lines in the European Parliament in Strasbourg who have rendered outstanding services to the European taxpayer, and especially to SMEs, in the now-ending 2014-2019 legislative period. The candidates were selected in cooperation with SME Connect and…
Read moreThe SME Connect’s roundtable discusses the role of SMEs in the current EU regulatory context for IoT technologies
April 2nd 2019, Restaurant La Maison du Luxembourg, Brussels Vodafone’s new European policy approach to IoT The SME Connect’s roundtable discusses the role of SMEs in the current EU regulatory context for IoT technologies On Tuesday 2nd April 2019, Vodafone Group’s Robert MacDougall, Olti Xhezo and Javier Villegas-Burgos presented their extensive analysis of IoT adoption…
Read moreThe Global Future of Water: from SDG6 to SDG14
On March 19th SME Connect, in cooperation with the “European SME Business Club Working Group SDG6”, hosted a Working Session in the premises of our office followed by a Working Dinner in the European Parliament on the “Global Future of Water: from SDG6 to SDG14”. The Working Dinner hosted by Dr. Paul Rübig MEP (President…
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