Brussels, 06/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Commission has launched a wide-ranging online consultation on the EU policy agenda for helping European enterprises take full advantage of the e-economy. With the endorsement of the 5 December 2001 Industry Council, the Commission set itself the priority of accelerating the creation of a clear and predictable framework for e-business, fostering full participation by SMEs in the e-economy and improving the availability of risk capital and market-based financing. With this in lined, it has organised the current consultation exercise, encouraging stakeholders to contribute opinions and recommendations to prepare the agenda for the next Industry Council meeting on 6 June 2002. The consultation will be wound up on 31 March. Further info: http: //http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/ ict/policy/e-economy.htm