Translation of "Grenzüberschreitende geschäfte" in English

We need to make it easier and cheaper for small and medium-sized companies to conduct cross-border business.

It also refers to the general lack of confidence in cross-border consumption felt by European consumers.

This could be applicable in both cross-border and domestic situations, or only in cross-border situations.

These conflicts between different mandatory rules may have a negative impact upon cross-border transactions.

In addition, the general principle of facilitating cross-border transactions should be fully taken into account.

These are sectors where consumers are increasingly likely to engage in cross-border activities.

Such an initiative would decrease the administrative cost of VAT for companies and make it easier to do business across borders.

The lack of a clear framework of rules for collateral has been a major disincentive to cross-border transactions.

Cross-border transactions can be conducted with greater ease due to the removal of fragmentation across borders relating to divergent cooling-off periods.

Cross-border business begins just a few kilometres from home for many small firms.

To cover all purchases in respect of which the contracts are of a sufficient size to make cross-frontier operations a worthwhile proposition.

On top of that, it will develop cross-border Internet operations which will go above and beyond the core business, to appeal to new customer segments.

The e-commerce and e-government initiatives serve this purpose, but in a broader sense, I believe that the aim of the Consumer Rights Directive is also to encourage cross-border transactions based on a single set of European rules.

The rapporteur's vision is markedly neoliberal, as is clear from the stress given to breaking down 'barriers faced by those who wish to enter into cross-border transactions in the Internal Market and considers that, along with other measures, the European contract law project could be useful for realising the full potential of the Internal Market'.

European private companies could comply with this requirement, for example by setting up a foreign subsidiary or by simply recording their intention to do cross-border business.

Supervision models had a national perspective and did not adapt to the globalisation that has occurred within the financial system, where various financial groups conduct their operations across borders, with the systemic risks that this entails.

Models of supervision have had a national perspective and have not adapted to the globalisation that has occurred within the financial system, in which various financial groups conduct their operations across borders, with the systemic risks that this entails.

Over the next months the focus of the Presidency will be on the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy and the flagship initiatives for innovation and industrial policy laid down therein, as well as the full establishment of the internal market, since at present only 8% of European SMEs are engaged in cross-border activities.

We can achieve this by implementing and enforcing all directives, especially the Services Directive - this matter has also been addressed by Parliament in this part-session - precisely and in due time by providing consumer-friendly solutions within the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), by facilitating compliance with taxation rules for enterprises conducting cross-border business activities, and by promoting the adoption of an SME-friendly EU patent - and Parliament took a very important decision on this subject on Tuesday, after the Monday debate.

If this occurs on a national level, we can imagine the reluctance and fear that many SMEs must feel about venturing into cross-border operations in the single market.

At the end of that process, and this is my belief at least, the result should be a common body of law within the European Union, for cross-border transactions at least, which is as extensive as possible.

At the same time, however, I would express the Committee’s regret at the delay appearing in certain countries in the fields of trade, cross-border transactions and recognition of professional qualifications.

The regulations will put in the hands of these cooperative societies an instrument for cross-border transactions right across the internal market similar to that already enacted for public limited companies in the form of the Statute for a European Limited Company.

The one-stop-shop schemes, which are at the heart of the package, will ultimately enable new rules for cross-border businesses and business-to-consumer services to be introduced.

We also want specifically to be able to consider the option of whether we can subsequently solve the many problems we have in the internal market in the shape of an optional instrument for cross-border businesses.

This is in contradiction with Article 14 of the Treaty as entrepreneurs should be able to trade throughout the internal market under conditions which ensure that transborder operations do not entail greater risks than domestic sales.

But Brexit will probably move supervision of UK-based banks out of the EU framework, raising the cost of cross-border deals and implying a loss to British consumers.

However there is no indication that Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME) would be more seriously affected than large enterprises, since activity with a cross-border dimension is more likely to involve the latter category.

The Internal Market where goods, services and capital flow freely is a cornerstone of the EU and provides the legislative framework which allows business to take place across national borders unhindered by barriers.