Traduction de «Support à large bande du type CATV » (Français → Anglais) :

broadband and spectrometer type instruments

109. Calls on the Member States to encourage the development and the competitiveness of the different types of SMEs, and to address their particular needs through tailor-made measures; underlines the contribution of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Cohesion Fund to the development and improvement of transport, energy, environmental and broadband infrastructure, and thus to the creation of a favourable businesses environment that encourages investments and strengthens competitiveness; highlights the need to promote entrepreneurship and increase the support ...[+++] given to SMEs, recognising the key role they play in fostering economic competitiveness;

5. Stresses that, despite investments supported by the EU, there are still serious barriers to the start-up and development of SMEs, such as restricted access to finance and loans, a lack of transparency and openness in the management of EU funds in some Member States, the cost of finance, burdensome regulations, restricted access to export markets and limited capacity to develop them, long average payment times and skill shortages; emphasises that entrepreneurs, especially women, are often not offered the support they need, and calls therefore on the Member States to adopt policies to facilitate access to credit for the creation and gr ...[+++]owth of SMEs;

37. Notes that, in the context of revision of the Universal Service Directive, the further development, as a priority, of fast and affordable broadband access is essential to the development of e-commerce, as a lack of Internet access remains one of the most significant barriers to European citizens' use of e-commerce;

37. Notes that, in the context of revision of the Universal Service Directive, the further development, as a priority, of fast and affordable broadband access is essential to the development of e-commerce, as a lack of Internet access remains one of the most significant barriers to European citizens’ use of e-commerce;