SME PERFORMANCE REVIEW 2014/2015
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SME PERFORMANCE REVIEW 2014/2015
METHODOLOGY BACKGROUND NOTE
COMPILATION OF SME POLICY MEASURES & ASSESSMENT OF THE SBA IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS
Client: European Commission November 2015 Authors: Nuray Unlu Bohn, Gavriel Avigdor, Demetrius Klitou
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PROJECT CONSORTIUM MEMBERS
The project consortium is composed of the following organisations:
PricewaterhouseCoopers Société coopérative – the largest professional services firm in Luxembourg with over
2100 people employed from 57 different countries. It provides audit, tax and advisory services including management
consulting, transaction, financing and regulatory advice to a wide variety of clients from local and middle market
entrepreneurs to large multinational companies.
CARSA – a leading Spanish research, innovation and technology consultancy, with 25 years of experience in managing
projects, carrying out studies for public authorities, evaluating research funding programmes, and performing other research
and innovation activities, with a focus on SMEs.
The University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research – a research centre in the
Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester. The research and lecturing staff in the Institute focus on
technology, innovation management, science, technology and innovation policy, technology foresight, and the evaluation of
research and related topics.
INNOVA SpA – a research, innovation and technology consultancy with a presence in 8 countries, including the United
States. The consultancy is a major European player in management & innovation consulting and technology transfer and
valorisation, seed capital support and applied research lab facilities.
London Economics – a leading UK consultancy, specialised in economics and policy analysis, with expertise in analysis
of applied economics in all areas where they can provide a powerful set of tools for decision-makers.
DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research) – the leading German think tank for applied economic research and
policy advice, headquartered in Berlin since its founding in 1925.
DIW Econ – the economic consulting company of DIW Berlin, with a clear focus on the business needs of clients, whose
work is based on the combination of sound economic theory with advanced economic tools and real data.
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 PURPOSE OF THE SME PERFORMANCE REVIEW STUDY ............................................................................................ 4
1.2 PURPOSE OF THE BACKGROUND DOCUMENT .......................................................................................................... 4
2. METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 OVERALL APPROACH AND STEPS TAKEN ................................................................................................................. 5
2.2 MOBILIZATION OF THE NATIONAL EXPERTS ............................................................................................................. 6
2.3 COLLECTION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE INFORMATION ON POLICY MEASURES ................................................................ 8
2.4 PREPARATION OF THE NATIONAL SBA PROFILES - POLICY COMPONENTS FOR THE SBA FACT-SHEETS ................................. 9
2.5 POLICY ASSESSMENT .......................................................................................................................................... 9
2.6 DEVELOPMENT OF THE SBA IMPLEMENTATION STATUS REPORT .............................................................................. 10
3. ANNEX...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
I. LIST OF NATIONAL EXPERTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 11
II. SME PR 2014/15 - LIST OF PERSONS CONTACTED BY THE NATIONAL EXPERTS ................................................. 12
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1. Introduction
1.1 Purpose of the SME Performance Review Study
One of the main goals of the “Study on the SME Performance Review 2014/2015” (SME
PR 2014/2015 study)1, under Work Package 2, was to collect relevant information on the
implementation of policy measures related to the Small Business Act (SBA) at national
level and, on this basis, to provide an overall assessment of the performance and
progress achieved in the implementation of the SBA across the 35 target countries.2
The main output of Work Package 2, based on the collection and compilation of national
SBA-related policy measures, included an inventory of national policy measures
structured according to each SBA principle and the subsequent creation of a searchable
Access database.
1.2 Purpose of the background document
The background document addresses, in particular, the methodological approach,
process and the different steps followed for collecting and assessing the SME policy
measures and the status of the implementation of the SBA under Work Package 2.
The reference period of the study was 2014 and the first quarter of 2015, and focused
on the EU28 Member States and 7 other Candidate or Associated Countries.
More specifically, this background document corresponds to: WP 2 - Task 2.5: Deliver a
set of related background documents ; and Subtask 2.5.1: Preparation of Methodology
background report including the methodology used for compiling SME policy measures
as well as the status of implementation.
The document focuses on a description of the process that was followed to collect,
compile, assess, and prioritise, according to the 10 SBA principles, the information on
SME policy measures in the 35 target countries.
1 The Study on the SME Performance Review 2014/2015 was carried out for the European Commission (DG ENTR, Unit D4) under the Framework contract No. 146/PP/ENT/2012. 2 EU28 Member States and 7 non-EU countries (Albania, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, , Turkey, Montenegro, Moldova and Serbia).
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2. Methodological approach
2.1 Overall approach and steps taken
The primary objective of WP2 was to compile information about SBA-related policy
measures adopted, implemented and/or announced during the reference period (1
January 2014 – 31 March 2015) in the 35 target countries.
The overall approach was based on the collection and analysis of various sources of
information and related documentation through desk and field research, by national
experts, and the compilation of individual policy measure fiches. The information was
organised and presented in National SBA profiles.
The template for the SBA country profile report was developed to include all aspects related to the SBA Fact Sheet and other information required for the SME Performance Review.
The National SBA profiles included the organisation of identified/compiled SME policy
measures according to the 10 principles of the SBA (Entrepreneurship, Second chance,
Think small first, Responsive administration, State aid & Public procurement, Access to
finance, Single market, Skills & Innovation, Environment and Internationalisation).
The National SBA profiles contain the prioritisation of the measures, the identification of
interesting policy practices, and the identification of previously announced measures
together with the description of the various factors that may have prevented their
actual adoption or implementation.
In addition to the National profiles and the searchable Access database, the main output
of Work Package 2 was the SBA implementation progress report, which presented the
overall EU-wide picture of the SBA implementation over the reference period of
2014/Q1-2015. This report provided an evidence-based update on EU-wide progress
made on the implementation of SBA since 2008 to date, with a particular focus over the
last 3 reference periods based on the analysis of aggregated findings of previous SME
Performance Review Studies. The assessment framework used was based on the
compilation of facts and figures as well as perceptions via surveys and interviews with
key SME stakeholders, crowdsourcing, and analysis of policy measures collected through
national experts in addition to desk research gathering key findings from external
studies, surveys and public consultations. It should be noted, however, that this SBA
progress report does not constitute a complete evaluation of the policy measures in
terms of effectiveness, efficiency, relevance and impact for each country.
Overall, the exercise aimed to identify, collect, compile and assess the following
elements for each target country:
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SME policy measures adopted, implemented or announced;
Strengths and weaknesses of the SME policy framework;
Interesting policy practices in support of SMEs;
Points of no action or lack of action on SBA policy measures announced during the previous reference period (2013/Q1-2014); and
Future plans of each country for addressing the SBA objectives.
The diagram below provides an overview of the approach and most of the steps taken.
Figure 1: Overall approach
The analysis carried out in the context of the SME PR 2014/2015 study can be potentially
replicated and transferred, as appropriate. The methodology can also serve as a guide to EU
services, practitioners and decision makers for devising their own approach, based on their
specific requirements, with a view to improve the monitoring and planning of SBA-related
policy measures.
2.2 Mobilization of the national experts
The national experts identified and contracted for each of the 35 target countries were
tasked with the collection of information in their respective country on the adopted,
implemented or announced SBA-related policy measures during the reference period of
the study as well as additional contextual information on the policy framework.
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For this purpose, the template in MS Excel for the policy measure fiches and relevant
guidelines/instructions were provided to the national experts. In addition, an internal
team was set up to provide assistance and guidance to the national experts when and
where necessary.
The national experts were asked to:
Collect the required information on the national policy measures affecting SMEs,
including the provision of elements on the implementation effectiveness and
possible impact;
Provide references of all relevant national documents (texts of law, programmes,
web links, etc.); and
Provide contextual information concerning the political situation, business culture,
and the role of SMEs in the society.
If the information was not available in English or another working language, the experts
were required to provide summaries and abstracts in English of the most important
elements of the relevant national SME policy measures.
The national experts were also required to carry out at least two interviews. As a priority,
one interview was required with the national SBA contact point and one with SME
associations. The list of persons contacted by the national experts during this phase is
included in the Annex II of this document.
The experts then identified the status of each SBA-related policy measure, i.e. whether it
was:
Adopted and/or implemented during 2014 and the first quarter of 2015; or
Formally announced during 2014 and the first quarter of 2015.
For announced policy measures, references to the relevant sources, such as press
releases or Government/Ministry/Agency announcements, etc. were included as
appropriate.
The experts were also tasked to:
Provide an assessment concerning the SBA implementation in each country over the
current reference period;
Provide an assessment on the SBA implementation in each country since 2008;
Provide a list of additional sources of information on the national policy measures;
Provide an overview of the situation for SMEs in the respective country;
Provide for each SBA principle a concise description of the collected policy measures
to be integrated in the SBA factsheets presenting recent SME policy developments;
Provide an assessment of the measures announced during previous period, incl.
possible reasons for lack of action taken in 2013; and
Indicate whether the policy measures identified are also relevant for the
Entrepreneurship 2020 Action Plan.
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In order to maximise the management of the Network of Experts, a briefing and
training session was organised in the format of a Webinar (or virtual workshop) with
all country correspondents to launch efficiently the data collection process. The
session allowed for direct interaction between the national experts and DG GROW
staff. In particular, DG GROW staff was be able to address the national experts, to
brief them and to reply to their questions. Following this workshop, all relevant
templates, background documents, reference material, as well as the slides and the
recording of the training session were uploaded to a cloud folder for the experts to
access freely.
2.3 Collection and assessment of the information on policy measures
The information on policy measures provided by the national experts for each of the 35
target countries was reviewed by the Consortium team. The policy measure fiches
produced by the national experts were verified, screened and filtered according to the
date, relevance, scope and source, and then checked for overlap with Structural Funds
measures and verified whether they were already mentioned over the previous reference
periods (2013/1Q2014).
The consortium created one summary table in MS Excel for each country based on the
measures collected/compiled by the national experts.
Prioritisation process of the measures: For each country and for each SBA area,
the policy measures were listed in an order of importance, based on the available
information and the informed opinions of the national experts.
Consultation of national authorities: The compiled policy information was shared
with Member States through a written consultation managed by the Commission.
At the request of the Commission services, the Summary tables were used as the
instrument for this consultation of Member States. The Summary table was devised in an
Excel file that allows track changes to be made. Each country SBA representative
received his/her country table where changes and modification could be introduced in
track changes.
Member States reviewed the national measures listed in their respective summary table,
which were announced or adopted/implemented during the reference period 1 January
2014 - 31 March 2015.
Finalisation of the listing of policy measures: The project consortium then proceeded to a
review and verification of the measures modified or introduced by the Member States
and finalized the measures retained for this year’s study to be included in the database
of national policy measures. For this purpose, the revised and individual SBA policy
measure fiches, created in Excel format, were subsequently compiled into an Access
database of national SBA-related policy measures.
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The assessments and policy measure fiches were also amended accordingly, based on
the comments provided by the Commission. The updated/finalized tables listing the
national measures, as reviewed by the national authorities, were then annexed to the
National SBA profiles.
2.4 Preparation of the National SBA profiles - policy components for the SBA
fact-sheets
The National SBA profiles were prepared, based on the national SBA-related policy
measures collected, for each of the 35 countries, and the contextual information on the
SBA policies provided by the national experts.
The National SBA profiles included an executive summary of around two-pages that
served as the policy extract and were subsequently used for the development of the
2014 SBA fact-sheets.
The National SBA profiles also included text comprising of a concise description of the
adopted policy measures collected and recent SME policy developments, outlining a
selection of the policy measures deemed to be most important by the national expert,
and providing an assessment of the status quo of the SBA implementation in the country
concerned, as well as an assessment of the progress made since 2008.
The country experts were instructed to fill the provided inventory checklist templates of
the SME policy measures for the individual countries to summarize the progress achieved
under each policy measure of the 10 SBA principles. The inventory checklists were
completed on the basis of the policy measures adopted, the stakeholders’ interviews and
additional desk research to fill any gaps in the information provided by the interviewees.
Based on the selection of policy measures for each country, an interesting policy practice
was identified, in consultation with the stakeholders, taking into consideration the results
of the interviews carried out by the national experts. The main criteria for identifying the
interesting policy practices were: successful implementation; Positive economic effects;
and Innovative in the subject it addresses and/or in the instruments that it deploys. The
interesting policy practices identified were also compared with the content of the SBA
Best Practice database as well as with the content of SBA fact-sheets from previous
years. The examples of the interesting policy practices were briefly presented in the
Status Report developed under Work Package 2 (see section 2.6 below).
2.5 Policy assessment
The policy assessments were based on the compilation of the national policy measures, which served as the main source. The assessments also integrated the inputs from the national experts in their initial assessments of the progress for each of the 10 SBA principles (over the current reference period and since 2008) for each country.
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Additional information such as relevant reports and recent available information on the framework conditions in each country (political, social, and economical) was also gathered and taken into account.
For each of the EU28 Member States, all relevant information from the above-mentioned
sources was summed up to create the Country Assessment Reports (CARs) – which
followed a standardised structure.
The policy progress was assessed according to the following categories, which were also
used by the national experts, in order to harmonise the approach:
Substantial progress was achieved if new important SBA policy measures were
implemented and all measures announced during the previous reference period
were adopted and implemented during the analysed reference period.
Moderate progress was reached if new measures and most measures announced
during the previous reference period were adopted/implemented during the
analysed reference period.
Limited progress was observed if only one or two new measures and none of the
measures announced during the previous reference period were
adopted/implemented during the analysed reference period.
The results of the policy assessment exercise and the generated CARs, in combination
with the JRC data on the SBA indicators and the inventory checklist results, were used to
prepare the Summary Paper (or SBA implementation progress report).
2.6 Development of the SBA Implementation Status Report
The SBA Implementation Status Report constitutes a Summary Paper that present the aggregated picture of the SBA implementation status across EU28 assessed from a policy point of view of the situation each of the SBA principles. Notably, the paper provides a view of the SBA implementation over the reference period of 2008/Q1-2015 and 2014/Q1-2015. The policy progress (2011-1Q2015) achieved under each SBA principle for all EU28 Member States was illustrated in graphs showing the aggregated number of policy measures adopted/implemented and the main policy trends (according to the specific sub-measures). The policy progress was combined and compated with the data on the SBA performance indicators. The costs of non-implementation was also analysed for certain principels and indiciators. Finally, conclusions were drawn on the most pressing issues and policy priroties going forward.
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3. ANNEX
I. LIST OF NATIONAL EXPERTS
Country Expert
Austria Marchart Jürgen
Belgium Gavriel Avigdor
Bulgaria Nadya Gabriel
Croatia Iva Štifanić Debelić
Cyprus Celia Hadjichristodoulou
Czech Republic Petra Kursova
Denmark Peter Heydebreck
Estonia Marje Josing
Finland Kimmo Viljamaa
France Emmanuel Boudard
Germany Kathleen Toepel
Greece Effie Amanatidou
Hungary Ivan Janos Toth
Ireland Simon Hardiman
Italy Rebecca Lucas
Latvia Katrina Zarina
Lithuania Arvydas Sutkus
Luxembourg Laurent Frideres
Malta Brian Warrington
Netherlands Raymond Voogt
Poland Natalia Mielech
Portugal Carlos Cabeleira
Romania Mădălin Ioniţă
Slovakia Petra Kursova
Slovenia Franc Gider
Spain Rafael Garcia del Poyo
Sweden Mose Apelblat
UK Simon Hardiman
Turkey Altan Küçükçınar
Moldavia Roman Chirca
Albania Fabiola Duro
Montenegro Zarko Djuranovic
Serbia Ivanka Visnijc
FYROM Risto Ivanov
Iceland Ásthildur Gunnarsdóttir
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II. SME PR 2014/15 - LIST OF PERSONS CONTACTED BY THE NATIONAL EXPERTS3
ALBANIA
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
National Institute of Statistics Mr. Gjergji Filipi General Director
National Institute of Statistics Mrs. Flutura Rama Manager of Databases and Metadata Sector
Bank of Albania Mrs. Elsa Zhulali Communication Expert
Tirana Chamber of commerce Mrs. Klotilda Binjaku Head of Unit
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Economic Development, Tourism, Trade
and Entrepreneurship
Mrs. Borana Kalemi Specialist, Competitiveness Policy Department
Ministry of Economic Development, Tourism, Trade
and Entrepreneurship
Mr. Bashkim Sykja Director of Competitiveness Policy Department
Albanian Investment Development Agency
Mrs. Ledia Karaja Specialist
Ministry of Education and Sports
Mrs. Dorina Rapti Head of Unit
Ministry of Environment Mrs. Laura Grezda Head of Unit
Ministry of Labour Mrs. Genta Qosja Head of Employment Policy Sector
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mrs. Silvana Leskaj Head of Economic Diplomacy Division
General Directorate of Standardization
Mrs. Kostanca Dedja Director
AUSTRIA
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Federation of Austrian Industries
Mag. Konstanze Steinacker
Austrian Research Promotion Agency
DI Stefan Kreppel
Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH
Mag. Christian Stein
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth
Mag. Maria Christine Zoder
Mag.iur. Tanja Neubauer
Federal Procurement Agency MR Mag. Wolfgang Pointner Head of Legal Department
BELGIUM
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Brussels Entreprises Commerce and Industry
Mr. Olivier Willocx Director
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Union des Classes Moyennes Mr. Jonathan Lesceux Advisor
Unie van Zelfstandige Ondernemers
Ms. Veronique Willems Policy Advisor
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Federal Government: SPF Économie
Mr. Renaud Gosselin Attache EU/INT SME policy
Federal Government: SPF Économie
Mr. Christophe Herinckx Attache
Flemish Government Ms. Ilse Boeykens Attache, Department of Economy, Science and
Innovation
Wallonia region Mr. Antoine Bertrand Attache SME policy sector
Brussels Capital Region Ms. Isabelle Zérard Attache SBA policy
BULGARIA
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Procurement Agency Mr. Ivan Katzarov Secretary General
Jeremie Bulgaria Mr. Stefan Tzalov Regional Business Development
Bulgarian SMEs Promotion Agency
Mr. Evgenij Ivanov Executive Director
National Association of Small and Medium Business
Mrs. Eleonora Negulova Executive Director
Bulgarian Industrial Association Mr. George Shivarov Executive Director
Bulgarian Development Bank Ms. Elitza Ivanova Advisor
RIA.BG Mr. Toni Dimov Lawyer
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Council of Ministers Directorate Modernization of the
Administration
Ms. Nusha Ivanova
Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism
Mr. Ivaylo Gruncharov Deputy Head
OP Competitiveness & Innovations
Mr. Mustafa Chaushov Senior Expert Programming
Ministry of Education Ms. Emilia Valchovska Head of Department Professional Education
CROATIA
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Croatian Employers' Association
Mrs Anny Brusić
Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and
Development
Mrs Jadranka Mršić Hebrang
Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and
Development
Mr. Andrea Milić
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts
Ms. Snjezana Ivić Pavlovski
Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Crafts
Ms. Antonija Mršić
CYPRUS
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
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Bank of Cyprus Mr. Andreas Kythreotis Bank officer for Jeremie
P.O.V.E.K (Small Shopkeepers Association)
Mr. Stephanos Koursaris President
Nicosia Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Mr. Costas Giorgallis Chairman of Board
Cyprus Chambers of Commerce
Mr. Marios Tsiakkis General Manager
Cooperative Central Bank Mr. Giorgos Aresti Corporate & SME Division
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Mr.Constantinos Karageorgis SME Envoy
Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Mrs. Maria Theodorou WG SME Expert
Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Mrs. Vicky Tsangaridou Haggipavlou
Officer Industrial Development Service
Ministry of Education and Culture
Mr. C. Georgiou Inspector of Education
Ministry of Finance Mr. Kyriacos Constantinides IT Officer
CZECH REPUBLIC
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Association of Small and Medium-sized Entreprises and
Crafts
Mr. Karel Havlicek Chair of the Board
SMEs Union Mr. David Šeich Advisor
Czech Trade Agendy Mrs. Zuzana Sedmerova Project Manager
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Industry and Trade Mr. Marian Piecha Advisor
Ministry of Industry and Trade Mrs. ElinaValerie Lunova WG Expert
Ministry of Education. Youth and Sport
Mr. Jan Doubal Lawyer
DENMARK
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Danish Federation of SMEs Mr. Frank Korsholm
Danish Chamber of Commerce Mrs. Louise Riisgaard
The Danish Growth Fund Ditte Rude Moncur
Confederation of Danish Industry
Jes Lerche Ratzer
Danish Business Authority Pernille Gravina Husby
Danish Business Authority Mr. Jakob Solmunde
ESTONIA
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Estonian Association of SMEs Mrs. Marina Kaas Vice-President
Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Mait Palts Director General
Enterprise Estonia Tiina Kalju Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centre
Enterprise Estonia Allar Korjas Director of Export Division
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Economic Affairs and communications
Mr. Kaupo Sempelson Leading specialist
FINLAND
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Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
University of Turku Mrs. Jarna Heinonen SME expert
The Federation of Finnish Enterprises
Antti Neimala Advisor
Finnvera Mrs. Laura Strandberg
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Pertti Hämäläinen
Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Mrs. Anna-Liisa Heikkinen
FRANCE
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
French Chamber of Commerce Ms. Claire Sovignet in charge of relations with the government
Entreprise Europe Network France
Ms. Léa Floury Advisor
Chamber of Trades and Crafts Ms. Laure Anne Copel in charge of the European Department
KPMG Mr. Richard Necker Accountant
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of the economy and finance
Ms. Luisa Oliveira Direction of enterprises, Office of coordination of European
policies
General secretariat of the government for evaluation and
moratorium on norms
Mr. Antoine Planquette Manager
General secretariat of the government for simplification
Mr. Pascal Schuster Project Manager
FYROM
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Economic Chamber of commerce
Ms. Biljana Peeva Head of business association
Economic Chamber of commerce
Ms. Jadranka Arizankova Representative of European Innovation network and Horizon
2020
Basme (SME) Mr. Vlatko Danailov Entrepreneur
TargetComm Ms. Svetlana Petrovska Entrepreneur
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Cabinet of Vice president of FYROM Government
Romela Popovik Head of Economic Policy, Structural Reforms and
Investments
Ministry of economy Mr. Blerim Zlatku Advisor to the Minister for entrepreneurship and
innovation
Ministry of economy Ms. Susanna Arsova-Kostadinova
Assistant Head of Department
Ministry of economy Ms. Jasmina Majstorovska Advisor in Industry policy department
Agency for promotion of entrepreneurship
Mr. Marjan Stojcev Head of SME department
Agency for promotion of entrepreneurship
Ms. Marija Taseva Advisor
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GERMANY
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Association of German Chambers of Commerce and
Industry
Mr. Gosau
Association of Family-Owned Businesses
Mr. Mitrenga
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Mrs. Gerling
National Regulatory Control Council
Mr. Spengler
GREECE
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Reconstruction of Production, Environment and
Energy
Mr. Z. Mavroukas SME envoy
Ministry of Reconstruction of Production, Environment and
Energy
Mr. I. Kottakis SME Responsible
Ministry of Reconstruction of Production, Environment and
Energy
Mr. I. Plemmenos SME Sherpa
HUNGARY
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers
Mr. János TARDOS Co-President
Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Ms. Erika URBÁN Legal Advisor, Department for Economic Analyses
Small Business Development Center / Corvinus University
Budapest
Mr. Attila PETHÖ Assistant Professor
Corvinus University Budapest Ms. Vera TAKÁCS Expert, Predoctoral student, Department for World
Economics
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry for National Economy Ms. Kármen BILLO Deputy Head of Department, Department for Business
Development
Ministry for National Economy Ms. Fanni RIGÓ Policy expert, Department for Business Development,
ICELAND
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Innovation Center Iceland Mjöll Waldorff
Business Iceland Bergþóra Halldórsdóttir
Iceland Chamber of Commerce Frosti Ólafsson
Iceland Chamber of Commerce Marta Guðrún Blöndal
IRELAND
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry for Jobs, Enterprise Mr. Patrick Rochford Department of Jobs, Enterprise
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and Innovation & Innovation
Ministry for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Mr. Stephen Walsh Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation
ITALY
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Confindustria-Piccola Industria Mr Luigi Paparoni Director
Union Camere Mr Pierluigi Sodini Head of the Department "Municipal Councils and
Companies Register
Confartigianato Mr Bruno Panieri Director of Economic Policies
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Economic Development DG for industrial
policy, competitiveness and SMEs
Ms. Patrizia Iorio Head of the Department
Ministry of Economic Development
Mr. Paolo Carnazza Advisor
Ministry of Economic Development
Ms. Marielda Caiazzo Advisor
LATVIA
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Latvian Chamber of commerce and Industry
Mr. Marcis Dzelme Policy division
Latvian Chamber of commerce and Industry
Mr. Marcis Dzelme Policy division
Latvian Small and Medium Enterprises Forum
Ms. Elina Egle
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Economy Ms. Ilze Lore
LITHUANIA
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Council of Small and Medium Enterprises
Ms. Dalia Matukienė Chairman
Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists
Mr. Sigitas Besagirskas head of Economy and Finance Department
Lithuanian Innovation Centre Mr. Mantas Vilys Director
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Economy Ms. Raminta Krulikauskienė Head of SME Policy Division, Department of Small and Medium Size Business
LUXEMBOURG
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Chambre de Commerce Luxembourg
Mr. Gérard Eischen
Chambre de Commerce Luxembourg
Mr. Marc Wagener
Chambre des Métiers du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
Mr. Marc Gross
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
SME Performance Revie 2014/2015
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Ministry of Economy Mr. Laurent Solazzi
MALTA
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Malta Chamber of Commerce Mr Lino Mintoff Policy Development Manager
Association of General Retailers and Traders
Ms. Abigail Mamo CEO
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Business
Mr. Brian Grima Enterprise Policy and Schemes Directorate
Ministry of Home Affairs Ms. Lorraine Mangion Duca Director Policy Development and Programme Implementation
MOLDOVA
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Organization for Development the Small and Medium
Enterprises Sector,
Ms. Olga Popa Project Manager
Agency for Innovation and Technology Transfer,
Mr. Lilian Boboc Head of Technology Transfer Department
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Economy Mrs. Valentina Veveriță Head of Development and Trade SMEs Policy Department
MONTENEGRO
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Chamber of Economy of Montenegro
Mr. Aleksandar Mitrovic Head of Legal and Financial Department,
Montenegrin Employers Federation
Mrs. Suzana Radulovic Secretary General
Chamber of Economy of Montenegro
Mr. Pavle Radovanovic Secretary General
EEN Mr. Aleksandar Pavicevic National SBA Coordinator
EEN Ms. Ljiljana Belada Coordinator and Montenegrin representative in the COSME
Committee
NETHERLANDS
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
MKB-Nederland Mr. Mario van Mierlo
ONL Mrs. Marieke Dekker
LTO Nederland Mr. Klaas Johan Osinga
ZZP-Nederland Mr. Leo Kits,
Recron Mrs. Mira Levi
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Economic Affairs Mrs. Jochebed Kasteneer
Ministry of Economic Affairs Mr. Rolf Moester
POLAND
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Polish Craft Association Ms. Elżbieta Lutow Director, Enterpreneurship Development Unit
SME Performance Revie 2014/2015
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National Chamber of Commerce
Ms. Katarzyna Dwórznik Legal & Economic Expert
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Economy Mr. Michał Drobniak Head of Unit
PORTUGAL
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Trade & Investment Agency Pedro Sousa Rodrigues Advisor
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Economy Jorge Conceição Silva
Ministry of Economy Nuno da Costa Santos Strategy and Studies Office
ROMANIA
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Regional Development Agency North –East
Mrs. Gabriela Macoveiu Communication Director
Post Privatization Foundation Mr. Peter Barta CEO
Regional Development Agency Bucharest
Mr. Ioan Ciuperca Director
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Economy Mr. Adrian Panait General Director
Ministry of Economy Mrs. Doina Marin Director
Ministry of Economy Mrs. Anca Maria Borcea Head of Directorate
Ministry of Economy Mr. Florin Ioan Rosu Expert
SERBIA
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Economy Mrs. Katarina Obradović Jovanović
SBA Coordinator
Ministry of Economy Mrs. Jelena Stevanović Sector for the development of SMEs
Bankruptcy Supervision Agency Mrs. Silvana Veljković
The Serbian Business Registers Agency
Mr. Marija Pajić
Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government
Mrs. Marija Kujacic
Public procurement office Mrs. Svetlana Razic
Ministry of Economy Mrs. Ana Kijac Sector for quality infrastructure
SLOVAKIA
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Slovak Business Agency Mr. Daniel Pitonak Head of Business Environment Analyses Department
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Economy Mr. Vladimir Tanistrak Department of SME & Innovation
Ministry of Finance Mr. Lukas Lukac Director of the Department of Management of the Operational
Programme for Information Society
SME Performance Revie 2014/2015
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SLOVENIA
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
Mrs. Alenka Avberšek
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
Mr. Igor Knez
Chamber of Craft and Small Business of Slovenia
Mrs. Maja Rigač
SPAIN
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Confederación Española de Jóvenes Empresarios
Ms. Alicia Rodrigo Project Coordinator
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism
Ms. María Simó Sevilla Vice-Director General Innovation programme for
SMEs
Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism
Mr. Antonio Fernández Ecker Vice-Director General for SME support
SWEDEN
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
Ms. Maria Evertsson
Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
Mr Johan Fall
Employer and trade organization for the Swedish
service sector
Mr Johan Huldt
Agency for Growth Analysis Mr Lars Sundell
Swedish Federation of Business Owners
Ms Rebecca Källström
European association of craft small and medium-sized enterprises (UEAPME
Ms Gunilla Almgren President
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
Mr Håkan Hillefors
TURKEY
Non-Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ankara Chamber of Industry Dr. Yavuz CABBAR Secretary General
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organisation
Ms Esra ATAŞ KAYA SME expert
UK
Governmental consultations
Institution Name surname Position
Ministry of Innovation & Skills Sydney Nash Dept. of Business
Ministry of Innovation & Skills Peter Stephens Dept. of Business
Ministry of Innovation & Skills Olajumoke Olumewo Dept. of Business