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Changes from plenary report to adopted text
A-9-2020-0237 → TA-9-2020-0359
- From
- A-9-2020-0237 Plenary report of 2 Dec 2020
- To
- TA-9-2020-0359 Adopted text of 16 Dec 2020
- Changes
- 5 changes to the text
- Paragraphs
- +4 added · −17 removed · 8 changed
More facts (2)
- Title (from)
- on a new strategy for European SMEs
- Title (to)
- A new strategy for European SMEs
Changes that matter, 5
Changes to the text in document order — the ones the change notes describe. Cover page, renumbering and punctuation-only edits are left out (see “Every difference”); changes to citations and references stay in and are marked as formal in the notes.
Change 1
ChangedA. whereas the Commission communication entitled ‘An SME Strategy for a sustainable and digital Europe’ was published on 10 March 2020, while on 11 March 2020, the WHO issued the COVID-19 pandemic alert, impacting significantly the economic, social and political environment in which SMEs operate and making a revision of the strategy necessary, owing to the changes in many economic, social and political conditions; whereas the Commission’s strategy presented in March 2020 still proposes solutions to address the structural economic, social and environmental challenges SMEs were facing prior to the COVID-19 crisis, as well as upcoming challenges related to the digital and green transitions; whereas the Commission should present an updated version of its communication on an SME strategy, reflecting the points raised in this resolution; whereas European competitiveness is lagging behind that of other developed economies, threatening Europe’s potential to generate wealth and prosperity;
Change 2
ChangedB. whereas the 24 million SMEs in the EU-27 are the backbone of the economy and, before the pandemic, they generated more than half of the EU’s GDP while employing about 100 million workers; whereas 98.998,9 % of enterprises in the EU’s non-financial business economy are small enterprises with fewer than 49 workers; whereas micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), both at national and EU level, are very complex and heterogeneous given their size and the great diversity of sectors of activity they cover; whereas SMEs are vital for the development and resilience of European industrial value chains and contribute significantly to local, regional and national economies;
Change 3
ChangedK. whereas the enhancement of an entrepreneurial culture can enable SMEs to fully contribute to and benefit from the twin transition and increase job creation and thus the impact of SMEs on in the labour market; whereas women make up 52 % of the total EU population but constitute only 34.434,4 % of the self-employed and 30 % of start-up entrepreneurs in the EU; whereas women’s creativity and entrepreneurial potential remain untapped and should be further developed;
Change 4
Changed32. Stresses that investments in innovation should prioritise ecosystems that are inclusive of SMEs and that strengthen co-creation, maturation and transfer of excellent technology to industry as well as the uptake of new technologies; underlines, therefore, the importance of targeted public policies to support horizontal needs related to the digital transformation processes in micro-enterprises and SMEs, such as the simplification of reporting obligations, and calls on Member States to develop pilot initiatives to accelerate SMEs’ uptake of e-commerce solutions, for example through training and advisory activities, technical assistance, best practices or integration of the knowledge triangle (education, research and innovation), and with the involvement of all relevant stakeholders and local authoritiesauthorities;
Change 5
Changed37. Take note of the Commission’s white paper on artificial intelligence (COM(2020)0065) and its view that each Member State should have at least one digital innovation hub with a high degree of specialisation in AIAI;
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European Parliament (2020). “Changes between A-9-2020-0237 and TA-9-2020-0359”. Text, 16 December 2020. from A-9-2020-0237, to TA-9-2020-0359. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-9-2020-0237/compare/TA-9-2020-0359 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-text-2020-12-16,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Changes between A-9-2020-0237 and TA-9-2020-0359}},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-12-16},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-9-2020-0237/compare/TA-9-2020-0359}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-9-2020-0237/compare/TA-9-2020-0359},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Text. from A-9-2020-0237, to TA-9-2020-0359. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}