Past Events

November, 2003

“Engaging Europe for Entrepreneurs�, Brussels

The European Enterprise Institute organised this whole-day conference on the topic “Engaging Europe for Entrepreneurs�. Two panels were scheduled: The first panel “Entrepreneurship- the new way of wealth creation� included the participation of Peter Jungen, President of the E.E.I., and Ben Butters, European Economic and Social Committee. In the second panel “Employee to Entrepreneur- the new approach� Miet Smet, MEP (Belgium), Former Belgian Minister of Employment Batho Pronk, co-chairman of the EPP WG Economics, Jerzy Samborski, President of UNIKORN (Poland) were stakeholders to this panel.

October 3 - 4, 2003

“The Polish Spirit of Entrepreneurship�, Warsaw

The European Enterprise Institute in cooperation with UNIKORN Poland organized this event. Beside distinguished delegates of the Polish Government, Polish Political Parties and representatives of SME interest groups from Central and Eastern Europe, guest speakers were included : Mr. Jacques Santer, President of the SME Union, Former President of the European Commission as well as Mr. Peter Jungen, President of the E.E.I. and Dr. Ivan Miklos, Deputy Prime Minister for Economy and Finance Minister of the Slovak Republic as well as Professor Leszek Balcerowicz, Head of the Polish Board of Monetary Policy and the National Bank of Poland.

September 15 - 18, 2003

European Enterprise Institute Visit to Washington

In order to extend the global network and to enhance trans-atlantic cooperation of the European Enterprise Institute, Mr. Fehlinger, Director of the European Enterprise Institute, made a trip to Washington from the 15th to the 18th September 2003. This visit was received very positively on the US side especially by Senator Christopher Bond who has worked extremely successful in order to create the legal framework for the Small Business miracle of the US. In particular the meeting with Macey Small, legislative Assistant to Senator Bond, was very fruitful. As Mr. Fehlinger was on the way back from Cancun, where the 5th WTO conference was held, he also had the opportunity to discuss the outcomes of this conference.

June 19, 2003

Conference “Roadmap for Prosperity for all�, Brussels, EP

Key aspects of the debates were the reform of the GAP, the support of GATS and global free trade. The 150 participants came from all EU-institutions and from 46 countries of all continents. Speakers came from European countries, Mexico, India, Iran and China. Paul Rübig, MEP, Chairman of the conference, concluded that SMEs are “dynamic and have to date, been able to react to new market openings quickly. However, SMEs in both the developed and the developing Worlds are faced with the same challenges and obstacles to international trade. Remove these obstacles by creating an equally open and liberalised global market, and you not only give SMEs the chance to grow, but you create a level playing field across the world."

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