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<br /> Issue 287<br /> 27April 2009<br /> Small<br /> business,<br /> big ideas<br /> GünterVerheugen on why he’s<br /> putting entrepreneurship in the<br /> spotlight during European SMEWeek<br /> “Ouraim isthatthe smeWeek events<br /> Will prOvide eurOpean businesses<br /> Withthe infOrmatiOnthey needtO<br /> carry Outtheir ideas”<br /> SMEWEEK<br /> LucVan den Brande,Mario Sepi,<br /> Pierre Simon,Ernest-Antoine<br /> Seillière,GeorgToifl,Françoise Le<br /> Bail,Othmar Karas,Arlene McCarthy,<br /> Evelyne Gebhardt,Edit Herzcog<br /> Plus:AlexanderAlvaro on e-privacy<br /> and Jérémie Zimmermann on<br /> telecommunications<br /> Pharmaceutical package<br /> AdamosAdamou,Emmanouil<br /> Angelakas,Karin Riis-Jørgensen,<br /> Dagmar Roth-Behrendt,Linda<br /> McAvan,Holger Krahmer<br /> Profile interview<br /> Edite Estrela<br /> Plus: Spanish focus,Thai-Burma,<br /> TB resolution,malaria and Jerzy Buzek<br /> UPTURN<br /> Helping people & companies<<a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=1"> Issue 287 27April 2009 Small business, big </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=2"> UPTURN Helping people & companies remain competi</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=3"> </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=4"> Issue 287 27April 2009 newsanalysis 8 </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=5"> editorialteam managing editor Brian Johnson Marti</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=6"> Thailand-Burma I spotted your article </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=7"> w of and ent Magazine MEP editor ditorial on the </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=8"> MalariaWeek Scaling up to success Stephen O’Brie</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=9"> </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=10"> .UNAVUT!LANDOFTRADITIONAL LIFESTYLESANDCULTURALDI</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=11"> </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=12"> </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=13"> newsanalysis Class of 2009 Some of parliament’</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=14"> TubeRculosis The drugs don’t work MEPs are</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=15"> “More attention needs to be paid to ensure early </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=16"> EditE EstrEla| Profile Maternal instincts Martha</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=17"> "It's not easy to reconcile professional life, fa</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=18"> ElEctionWatch| Jerzy Buzek QuoVadis parliament? </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=19"> 4&3#1"3;00/3FJOGPSDFNFOUPGUIF4FSCJBO$FOUSFGPS1BSB</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=20"> TELECOMS Digital development Data protection is </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=21"> Deal or no deal? F or many reasons, we </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=22"> &5UP*4HFJTUIBFNSUFINFCNFBSTKPISJQUFCMFBDTFPENPNSH</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=23"> Small business, big ideas coVerstory </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=24"> | GünterVerheugen © European Communities,2009 “</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=25"> • European associations based in Brussels are in</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=26"> TheIDEASInstituteforBusinessCreationandDevelopmen</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=27"> Making europe’s coverstory heart beat </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=28"> | Business leaders Time for action SMEs are coun</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=29"> AssociaçãoNacionaldasPME–PortugueseNationalAssoci</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=30"> Enterprise Europe Network at SME Week • The Ent</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=31"> Partnersusethedatabasestosearchfortherightmatchfo</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=32"> | Enterprise Europe Network and marketing of e</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=33"> Dealing with chocolate problems Emanuel A</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=34"> Erasmus for young entrepreneurs What is it? Eras</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=35"> covErstory Leading ladies of enterprise A networ</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=36"> Norms & standards – a success factor for SMEs </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=37"> norms & standards Because norms & standards pro</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=38"> Key events SMEWeek opening event in Brussels What</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=39"> CovErstory Media market Entrepreneurs are vital </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=40"> The EU’s SME envoy SMEs often have little opport</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=41"> The secret of our success coverstory </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=42"> DEMAND LEAD FREE MACHINEABLE ALUMINIUM ALLOYS FOR</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=43"> | MEP comment Europe’s backbone Decisive and wel</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=44"> “TalkIsCheap” Time for Action on the Small Busine</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=45"> | MEP comment states and the EU can help SMEs </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=46"> Edit Herzcog is a member of the committee on the </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=47"> Quali ed young professionals for Europe Employees</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=48"> | European EnterpriseAwards To boldly go The Eur</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=49"> NothingbutAces! M orethan27500youngWalloonsalrea</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=50"> Spain Crunch time Spain’s reshuffled cabinet is </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=51"> FENIX Flexible Electricity Networks to Integrate </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=52"> Aragonese Association of Local Authorities (ASAEL</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=53"> Our house Íñigo Méndez DeVigo tells Martha Moss w</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=54"> ELCOGASIGCC CLEANCOALTECHNOLOGYTOWARDSZEROEMISSI</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=55"> country cannot go against the wishes of his parli</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=56"> spaiN </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 57" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=57"> AIMPLAS, Technological Centre of Excellence in Eu</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 58" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=58"> </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 59" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=59"> IPeuropAware: IP Awareness and Enforcement Projec</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 60" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=60"> Spain </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 61" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=61"> CODICE (acronym of“COmputationally driven Design </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 62" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=62"> CÁCERES, CANDIDATE CITY FOR EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF C</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 63" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=63"> The rain in spain A new white paper from the Euro</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 64" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=64"> Pharmaceutical reform Package| Counterfeit medici</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 65" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=65"> catchingup on copycats Counterfeit medicine in th</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 66" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=66"> Pharmaceutical reform Package| Counterfeit medici</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 67" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=67"> Reactionary politics Safety must come first when </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 68" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=68"> Pharmaceutical reform Package| Information to pat</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 69" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=69"> A bitter pill to swallow insideeu The commissi</a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 70" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=70"> PhArmAceuticAl reform PAckAge| Industry comment </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 71" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=71"> </a> <a title="Parliament_287.pdf page 72" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/e572afee?page=72"> EuropeanCommission EnterpriseandIndustry</a>