17/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - By adopting the report by British Conservative Philip Bushill-Mathews on assisting innovative SMEs and job-creation, the European Parliament again placed emphasis on strengthening the competitiveness of SMEs and more dynamic action in favour of growth and employment. He notes that Europe remains far behind the United States in mobilising venture-capital (7 billion euro against 12 billion in 1998) and also regrets that the European financial system does not offer...