And this couldn't be any truer here in the CR.

As always, Slovenia's EU Council Presidency website is the source material for these musings.

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Economy Minister Vizjak on the launch of the new business support network:
“Credit for European economic success is due chiefly to small and
medium-sized enterprises.”

Andrej Vizjak, the Slovenian Minister for the Economy, was one of the
keynote speakers at today’s conference on the launch of Enterprise Europe
Network - the new business support network. In his address, Mr Vizjak
emphasised that “small and medium-sized enterprises play a key role in the
European economy as major drivers of innovation, competitiveness, growth
and job creation”.
“For this reason, in recent years many new instruments have been
introduced in the SME policy area, but even more remains to be done. I
believe that the European Community and the Member States can coordinate
their efforts even better,” said Mr Vizjak and expressed his conviction
that the new business support network would be one of the chief mechanisms
offering continued support to European SMEs.
Mr Vizjak announced that the Slovenian Presidency would continue the
efforts in the area of SME policy. “We want, in particular, to focus
primarily on measures to promote SME growth. This will entail facilitating
access to financing, reducing administrative burdens and improving the
supportive environment for business,” he said.
The new business support network will be the main mechanism supporting the
European SMEs in their efforts for innovation and the achievement of a
higher level of competitiveness, combining Euro Information Centres and
Innovation Relay Centres. It will offer a varied range of additional
support activities, such as advice on business legislation, and
information on the principal policy initiatives and standards.
Mr Vizjak was invited to the conference by European Commission
Vice-President Günther Verheugen.