On Friday 27th March, Arndt Kirchhoff Chair of the SME Committee for BusinessEurope was interviewed by Christophe Leclercq, Publisher of EurActiv. They had both been involved in Workshop X at the 2009 European Business Summit – titled, “SMEs:red tape or red carpet?“.

In the interview below, he discusses points raised during their session and topics for future EBS gatherings.

To see how EurActiv.com has covered some of the issues discussed in this interview, please use the following links:

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