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<strong>ETUC</strong> – UE APME: <str<strong>on</strong>g>Cooperati<strong>on</strong></str<strong>on</strong>g> betw een <str<strong>on</strong>g>SMEs</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Trade Unio ns <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Europe</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2<br />
C<strong>on</strong>tents<br />
Preface 3<br />
Part I: C<strong>on</strong>text <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> background – The Challenges 5<br />
The role of <str<strong>on</strong>g>SMEs</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Europe</str<strong>on</strong>g> today 5<br />
Patterns <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> driv<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g forces of structural change <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>SMEs</str<strong>on</strong>g> 10<br />
“Silent restructur<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <strong>on</strong>ce aga<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>”:<br />
The positi<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>SMEs</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> the current ec<strong>on</strong>omic crisis 12<br />
The role of social dialogue 15<br />
Part II: Factsheets <strong>on</strong> comm<strong>on</strong> ec<strong>on</strong>omic <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> social c<strong>on</strong>cerns 18<br />
Introductory note 18<br />
1 The territorial dimensi<strong>on</strong>: Local <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> regi<strong>on</strong>al development 18<br />
2 Management of demographic challenges<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> the role of tra<str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g><str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g>g <str<strong>on</strong>g>in</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>SMEs</str<strong>on</strong>g> 21<br />
3 Innovati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> quality 31<br />
4 Undeclared work 37<br />
Part III: C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>s 44<br />
References 47