DG XXIII sets priorities for 1999
There are eight major priorities for European Commission, DG XXIII, in 1999, according to its Director General, Guy Crauser. The first of these is to set out guidelines for Community enterprise policy, proposing the next Multiannual Programme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), starting in 2001, and implementing with Member States the BEST Action Plan, which aims to translate into concrete measures within a set time frame priority issues to simplify the business environment. DG XXIII also aims to reflect on the crucial issue of improving access of SMEs to innovation and technology, which is expected to lead to actions in 2000 and in the next Multiannual Programme. The whole of DG Crauser's message is on the website: URL: http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/dg23/index.htm