19/09/2001 (Agence Europe) - Smallbusinesses/Europe is a new independent organisation set up in Brussels to maximise the interests of British small- and medium-sized enterprises at European level, notably by improving communication and relations between European institutions and UK SMEs on European issues (like the directive on worker information-consultation or the future European legislation on the environment). Regarding the arrival of this new organisation, Fabio Colasanti, the European Commission's Director General for Enterprise, declared: "Our aim is to think small first. To do this, we have to understand the needs and problems of small business. Any help smallbusiness/Europe can offer us will be very welcome". (For further information: Ben Butters, in Brussels. Tel.: 02 503 10 62. E-mail: info@smallbusinesseurope.org).