How can the European Union contribute to creating a hospitable environment for enterprises, businesses and start-ups to create jobs?

The dossier asks how the EU can create a hospitable environment for enterprises, businesses and start-ups to create jobs. Amendments add references and recitals on the time and cost of setting up a business, labour-market rigidities, red tape, access to finance for SMEs, and youth unemployment, calling on Member States, with EU support, to simplify procedures and foster skills and entrepreneurship.