Upper Grand Rapids member

Lower Grand Rapids member

the Commission: has established Market Access Teams in key export markets bringing together Member States’ trade councillors and EU business organisations, which will help to improve SMEs’ information on trade barriers markets outside the EU will actively seek the opening up of third countries markets, in particular in developed and advanced developing economies, through WTO negotiations and bilateral agreements will in particular seek the opening up of non-EU countries’ procurement markets, which should lead to mutual and reciprocal benefits, through its bilateral and multilateral negotiations (WTO Government Procurement Agreement), in ...[+++]particular with fast-growing countries will promote trade facilitation both in the context of the WTO and in bilateral negotiations will continue to facilitate EU SMEs’ access to the markets of candidate and other neighbourhood countries, in particular through the Enterprise Europe Network and by promoting the “Think Small First” principle in these countries, including through exchanges of good practice based on the European Charter for Small Enterprises and the SBA intends to establish European Business Centres in 2009 in selected markets, starting with the fast-growing economies of India and China intends to launch a ‘Gateway to China’ scheme, focusing on establishing an Executive Training Programme in China to enable European SMEs to be more competitive in the Chinese market by 2010. the Member States are invited to: encourage coaching of SMEs by large companies in order to bring them to international markets.

3. Considers it regrettable that the unemployment rate among young people still remains too high, especially in those Member States hardest hit by the economic crisis; calls on the Member States promptly to make best possible use of the money available under the Youth Employment Initiative, especially the EUR 1 billion in pre-financing – once it has been released – in order to facilitate access to employment for young people; encourages the Member States to use available Union funds to complement and enhance national programmes aimed at boosting cohesion, regional competitiveness and employment, and at fostering an entrepreneurial spir ...[+++]it, particularly amongst young people; calls as well, in this respect, on European higher education institutions to make a greater effort to adapt their programmes to the needs of the labour market and society in general, and to develop individual guidance programmes and counselling that can help fight large-scale youth unemployment;

(2) Acknowledging that high-speed broadband rollout is crucial in order for Member States to meet their commitments regarding the broadband targets set out in Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions 'The Digital Agenda for Europe- Driving European growth digitally('the Digital Agenda'. This Communication stipulates that by 2020 all Union citizens should have access to internet speeds of above 30 Mbps and 50% or more of Union households should subscribe to internet connections above 100 Mbps. However, given the ...[+++]rapid evolution of technologies that lead to even faster internet connections, and the increasing demand for e-services, those targets should be considered to be an absolute minimum and the Union should aim for more ambitious broadband targets.

(b) Highlights Indonesia's 15-year process of democratic, political, social and economic transformation, after 33 years of authoritarian military rule; notes that Indonesia is urbanising rapidly, has a fast-rising middle class (of over 70 million), ample natural resources, the largest economy in Southeast Asia (GDP growing by more than 6% in the last two years), with half of the world's trade passing its northern maritime border, and an increasing diplomatic presence in regional and global fora, such as the UN, the WTO, the IOC and the G20, as well as the ASEAN, of which Indonesia is both a founder and its largest ...[+++]member, and recognises the important role played by Indonesia in the broader region;