Please find the January 2005 edition of the smallbusiness|europe newsletter at the following address:

http://www.smallbusinesseurope.org/downloads/Issue_038

This is 1-page only, containing brief information on some key EU policy developments of relevance to the UK SME community. This month, the newsletter includes the following topics:

§  Services Directive debated by EPP- ED group

§  Employment Council split on opt-out

§  Online consultation on Framework Programme for Competitiveness and Innovation (CIP)   

§  New SME definition effective 1 January

More in-depth information on these and other matters can be found on the smallbusiness|europe issue tracker, sponsored by LloydsTSB:

http://www.smallbusinesseurope.org/Issues/

Kind regards from the smallbusiness|europe team

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