Je rappelle à l'honorable député que le Conseil européen a souligné, lors de sa réunion des 19 et 20 juin à Santa Maria da Feira, que les petites entreprises constituent indéniablement l'épine dorsale de l'économie européenne.
. (NL) I would remind the honourable Member that at its meeting in Santa Maria da Feira on 19 and 20 June, the European Council emphasised that small businesses were unmistakably the backbone of the European economy.