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SMEunited mission is shaping Europe for SMEs and shaping SMEs for Europe.
There is no Europe without its #SMEs. SMEs drive #innovation, ensure #resilience and sustain communities.

The #ThinkSmallFirst Charter demands better policy by design.

👉 Sign the Charter: smevision2040.eu/charter

@ec.europa.eu @europarl.europa.eu @consilium.europa.eu

#SMEvision2040
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
“An SME-fit implementation must empower #SMEs to transition while staying competitive", said @andreasbrieger.bsky.social
on the Implementation of the #GreenDeal.

SMEunited urges the #EnvironmentalOmnibus to ensure:
✅ Clear rules
✅ Transition time
✅ Faster legal certainty
November 27, 2025 at 8:58 AM
SMEunited joined the #GLEAMNSR meeting in Rotterdam to explore how #SMEs can shift towards zero-emission urban logistics - from electric fleets to cycle delivery solutions.

Collaboration is key to making green mobility work for SMEs.

➡️ More: smeunited.eu/news/gleam-n...

#Sustainability
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
26.1M #SMEs across Europe wake up daily to build our economy. Policies must start from their reality - not make it adjust later.

I signed the #ThinkSmallFirst Charter: a commitment to policies made with SMEs in mind from the start.

➡️ Sign the Charter: smevision2040.eu/charter

#SMEvision2040
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Europe can’t solve the housing crisis without #SMEs. Construction SMEs represent 94% of the sector and must be central to affordable housing solutions.

We call for:
✅ Simpler permitting
✅ SME-compatible funding
✅ Local-level partnerships
✅ More training & green skills
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
SMEunited held a study visit in Brussels today under #SMEs4SD, enabling direct exchanges with the European Commission.

🔹 #DGEMPL – Posting of Workers
🔹 #DGJUST – Pay Transparency

Members clarified obligations and brought SME realities from across Europe.
November 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
📣 Weekly #SME recap:
✅ EU Digital Package & #SMEs
✅ Future Surfaces 2025
✅ Boost vocational education
✅ Replicate SME-friendly policies
✅ Civil & company law - real solutions
✅ Maximise #MFF impact
✅ Standards: powering #competitiveness

➡️ More: mailchi.mp/smeunited/ne...

@sbs-sme.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
SMEs see the value of the reformed #MFF, but key improvements are needed.

SME priorities include:
✅ SME involvement in programming
✅ Ringfenced funding & dedicated calls
✅ Access for all SME types
✅ Support services for better uptake
✅ Long-term financing for key initiatives
November 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
“VET is a strategic investment in Europe’s competitiveness and resilience”, said Valentina Guerra at the European Education Summit 2025.

SME-friendly measures include:
✅ Equal funding with academic education
✅ Strong guidance & campaigns
✅ More women in #STEM
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“We must trust entrepreneurs when they spot incoherence”, said Sophia Zakari, calling on #EUinstitutions to assess SME impacts across the entire legislative process.

SME-friendly rules include:
✅ Guide before you sanction
✅ Longer transitions
✅ Tools before compliance
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
📣Our weekly #SME recap:
#ThinkSmallFirst in action
✅ Single Market & SME Envoys
#Preparedness & resilience
#LatePayment: change needed
✅ Labour reforms & competitiveness
✅ Standardisation ROI
#COP30: SME support
#MeetingStandards: 17–21 Nov

▶️ More: bit.ly/3JW09V5

#MEDPOL #SMEAssembly2025
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“Labour market & human-capital reforms are key for #EU #competitiveness”, said @gerhardhuemer.bsky.social
at the Macroeconomic Dialogue.

✅ Boost participation & mobility
✅ Align skills with labour market needs
✅ Create incentives through fair #taxation
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Closing #SMEAssembly2025 after workshops, exchanges with policymakers and a great gathering of SMEunited Members. It’s time for the EU to #ThinkSmallFirst for its SMEs.

➡️ Explore our key insights: www.smeunited.eu/news?label=n...
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
#SMEs make up 90% of businesses & 50% of global GDP, but still lack support to act on #Climate.

At #COP30, SMEunited joined the @smeclimatehub.org letter urging governments to:

✅ Recognise SMEs in climate policy
✅ Boost incentives & finance
✅ Simplify climate tools
November 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
📣 Our #SME recap:
✅ Recovery & Resilience Facility Dialogue
✅ 28th Regime for #SMEs
✅ Women entrepreneurs in the #SingleMarket
✅ Simplifying the #GreenDeal
✅ National and Regional Partnership Plans
✅ Join the SBS conference on renewables

➡️ More: mailchi.mp/smeunited/ne...

@sbs-sme.bsky.social #RRF
November 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
“Women need access to networks, training and mentors”, said Sophia Zakari at the Women Driving Innovation discussion.

✅ Freedom to stay
✅ Train-the-trainer support
✅ Mentoring for women entrepreneurs
November 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Standardisation can be an enabler for small businesses.

#SmallBusinessStandards Andrea Raffaelli will highlight the business case for standardisation from the SME perspective next week at the #SMEAssembly2025.

➡️Learn more: app.swapcard.com/login/event/...

@sbs-sme.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
#DGGROW survey confirms #LatePayment is still a major issue for #SMEs - yet the Council has not reached a general approach.

Hear @jesperbeinov.bsky.social ( #SMVDenmark ) share compromise options at #SMEAssembly2025.

#ThinkSmallFirst #SMEVision
November 6, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Because there is no Europe without #SMEs, SMEunited launched the Think Small First Charter to call on policymakers to:

✅ Design policies from the SME perspective
✅ Assess impacts from the start
✅ Include SME-friendly provisions

➡️ Sign the Charter: smevision2040.eu/charter
November 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
“The RRF has strong potential, but future tools must be simpler and better include SMEs”, said Fabian Haybach at the #ImplementationDialogue with @vdombrovskis.bsky.social

✅ Easier access for #SMEs
✅ Stronger involvement in planning
✅ Network contracts to enable SME collaboration
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Next week, SMEunited President @petrisalminen.bsky.social will speak at #SMEAssembly2025 on the role of #SMEs in EU Preparedness.

SMEs drive innovation, jobs and resilience - key to Europe’s strategic autonomy.

➡️ Tune in: app.swapcard.com/login/event/...

#SMEVision2040
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
As the Parliament prepares to vote on #Omnibus1, SMEs still face multiple ESG questionnaires.

The #EFRAG #VSME standard can help reduce this burden - but SMEs need user-friendly digital tools.

Hear more from Luise Maudanz at #SMEAssembly2025.

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November 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Only 1 week to go until #SMEAssembly2025!

SMEunited will be in Copenhagen to discuss key #SME priorities:

💡 Better Regulation
💻 Digitalisation
⚙️ Preparedness
📏 Standardisation

➡️ Programme: futurium.ec.europa.eu/en/promoting...
➡️ Register: app.swapcard.com/login/event/...
November 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
📣 This week’s #SME recap:
✅ From Athens’ democratic roots to Europe’s SME future
#VAT in the Digital Age for all businesses
✅ What the Digital Fairness Act means for #SMEs
✅ Turning risks into #resilience
✅ Shape the future of standards - join #MeetingStandards

▶️ More: mailchi.mp/smeunited/ne...
October 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
💬 Making #ViDA work for all means putting #SMEs at the centre.

At the Implementation Dialogue on ViDA with @wopkehoekstra.ec.europa.eu, SMEunited called for:

✅ Free e-invoicing tools
✅ Harmonised formats across borders
✅ Clear info in all #EU languages
October 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM