Gerhard Huemer 🇪🇺🇦🇹
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Austrian and European, Economic Policy Director @SMEunited, the association of Crafts and SMEs in Europe (vormals @UEAPME); twitters in his personal capacity
Brussels
Joined July 2012
Delaying certain #AIAct provisions until standards & guidance are ready shows #SMEs must have clear, stable rules to comply ✔ single-entry point for cybersecurity reporting ✔ strong #DataAct implementation ✔ interoperable Digital Business Wallet More: https://t.co/6yPDXq3ArK
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📣 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: https://t.co/GryuLYc0YM
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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
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📣Our #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 ▶️ https://t.co/nqHPFg94nd
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Closing #SMEAssembly2025 after workshops, exchanges with policymakers & great gathering of SMEunited Members. SMEs are vital for EU supply chains and #preparedness, while #ThinkSmallFirst, digital tools & #Standardisation ROI still need improvement. ➡️ https://t.co/pBPTE6b3eW
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“Labour market & human-capital reforms are key for EU #competitiveness”, said @GerhardHuemer at the Macroeconomic Dialogue. ✅ Boost participation & mobility ✅ Align skills with labour market needs ✅ Create incentives through fair taxation ➡️ https://t.co/I99i8av79k
#Economy
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“To ensure policymakers #ThinkSmallFirst in practice, SMEunited launched the Think Small First Charter” - SecGen @VCWillems continued. It makes policies practical for #SMEs, assesses impacts early, and includes SME-friendly measures. ➡️More:
smeunited.eu
The European Commission has taken several steps to simplify the EU rulebook. These efforts reflect a growing commitment to reduce administrative and regulatory burdens. However, much remains to be...
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“After all these years, the Think Small First principle is still not a reality. Policy is still too based on one-size-fits-all, often designed for large companies, with either exemptions or adjustments added for smaller ones afterwards” - SecGen @VCWillems at #SMEAssembly2025.
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#SMEs are vital for resilient supply chains and crisis #preparedness, from natural disasters to hybrid attacks, and go hand in hand with #competitiveness - President Salminen at #SMEAssembly2025. ▶️ More: https://t.co/15j1XdkaUv
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📣 Our #SME recap: ✅ From Athens’ democratic roots to Europe’s #SME future ✅ #VAT in the Digital Age for all businesses ✅ SMEs & Digital Fairness Act ✅ Turning risks into #resilience ✅ Shape the future of standards - join #MeetingStandards ▶️ More: https://t.co/jyBcDJ3jdZ
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Next week, SMEunited President @petrisalminen 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: https://t.co/kCCYCtzjwE 📝 Our paper: https://t.co/2kDB3WoU5M
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💬 Long-term funding & SME involvement will be key in the next #MFF. At the SMEunited Economic & Finance Committee, members discussed: ✅ Stable SME project financing ✅ SME role in Competitiveness Fund ✅ Stronger consultations ➡️More: https://t.co/MKMJ7RYZhb
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💬 Making #ViDA work for all means putting #SMEs at the centre. At the Implementation Dialogue on ViDA with @WBHoekstra, SMEunited called for: ✅ Free e-invoicing tools ✅ Harmonised formats across borders ✅ Clear info in all #EU languages
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In ein paar Stunden werden die beiden 160 m hohen Kühltürme des deutschen AKW Grundremmingen gesprengt. Selten in freier Natur zu beobachten, wie eine Nation den Wohlstand ihrer Kinder in die Luft jagt. Unklar ist, ob der Bauschutt dann mit Lastenrädern weggeschafft wird. #Irre
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Think Small First Charter launched! “A Europe that thinks small first is a Europe that grows stronger together”. President Salminen presented the Charter at the #TSS. 👉Be part of this commitment - sign the Charter today https://t.co/p9MC3ii66s
#ThinkSmallFirst #SMEvision2040
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📣 Our #SME recap: ✅ #ThinkSmallFirst Charter launched ✅ SME employers = Europe’s prosperity ✅ #Simplification report ✅ Roadmap for Women’s Rights ✅ Public Employment Services & #SMEs ✅ SME priorities for next MFF ✅ SMEs & climate resilience More: https://t.co/uygnsHMw6w
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“Stable and predictable regulatory environments”, Mr Salminen stressed “are the foundation for investment and confidence in Europe’s future”. SMEunited launched the #ThinkSmallFirst Charter to gather support for smart legislation implementable by SMEs:
smevision2040.eu
SMEunited is the association of Crafts and SMEs in Europe with around 70 member organisations from over 30 European countries. SMEunited represents national cross-sectoral Craft and SME federations,...
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📢 “SME employers create prosperity, quality jobs & social cohesion and must be fully recognised” President @petrisalminen at #TSS. Firms <10 employees provide ~30% of jobs – time to rethink old mindsets & act together. ➡️ More: https://t.co/lClq3yuRjj
#SMEs #SocialDialogue
smeunited.eu
Brussels, 22/10/2025 – “The role of SME employers as creators of economic prosperity, quality jobs, and social cohesion must be fully and better recognised,” stated SMEunited President Petri Salminen...
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🇪🇺 Simpler, clearer & better-enforced rules are key for #SMEs #competitiveness & trust in the #SingleMarket. "2026 must be the year of delivery, when #simplification is finally felt on the ground by small businesses", President @petrisalminen. ▶️ More: https://t.co/vVEqr40DEG
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Doorstep by @petrisalminen, President of @SMEunited, at the Tripartite Social Summit #TSS taking place on 22 October 2025 in #Brussels. https://t.co/2MeDZ1MBdy
newsroom.consilium.europa.eu
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