A report reviewing how each EU member state is implementing the Small Firms Charter is published today in Brussels by Erkki Liikanen the Commissioner for Enterprise and Information Society.
It shows the UK leads in championing the views of small businesses in Europe, and recommends that every country and the Commission itself "Thinks Small First" - the UK's slogan for putting its 3.7 million small business at the heart of policy-making.
The Minister for Small Business, Nigel Griffiths MP said:
"The UK is the first member state to take direct action to ensure small firms voices are heard not only nationally but in Europe by setting up 'smallbusiness|Europe'. This reflects our commitment to enterprise and implementing the European small firms charter."
The key aims of the charter include:
