Study on SME focus - Long term strategy for the European industrial future

This study focuses on the role of SMEs in Europe’s long-term industrial strategy. It presents the recent SME and digital strategies, together with the European Green Deal. The author recommends the rigorous application of the Think Small First principle in impact assessments for legislation and policy evaluations, the development of different strategies for different SME segments, arguing in favour of an SME support policy which mirrors the ambition of the digital and green transitions.