Dear Gabor,

It’s great to hear that the PO is very responsive.

I think this extension is not going to have a significant impact on WP4 and so it’s ok with VUB too.

I want to propose two more candidates for the EAB. I consulted both of them and they expressed interest in contributing to our work.

Luc Hendrickx works at the UEAPME secretariat in the unit concerning competitiveness of enterprises & external relations, legal affairs. On many occasions he addressed compliance with the GDPR for SMEs at EU institutions and he plans on providing comments on the handbook and sharing it with the member organisations. His email is:  L.Hendrickx@ueapme.com 

UEAPME (Union Européenne de l’Artisanat et des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises) is the employer’s organisation representing the interests of European crafts, trades and SMEs at EU level. UEAPME is a recognised European Social Partner and acts on behalf of crafts and SMEs in the European Social Dialogue and in discussions with the EU institutions. It is a non-profit seeking and non-partisan organisation.

As the European SME umbrella organisation, UEAPME incorporates 67 member organisations consisting of national cross-sectorial SME federations, European branch federations and other associate members, which support the SME family. Across the whole of Europe, UEAPME represents over 12 million enterprises with nearly 55 million employees.

Sebastiano Toffaletti from the European DIGITAL SME Alliance which is the largest network of the ICT small and medium sized enterprises in Europe, representing about 20.000 digital SMEs across the EU. The alliance is the joint effort of 28 national and regional SME associations from EU member states and neighbouring countries to put digital SME at the center of the EU agenda. Sebastiano may not be able to comment on the handbook and participate in all events but he is willing to share the handbook with the members of the alliance. His email: Toffaletti@digitalsme.eu 

Do we have any other candidates for the EAB?

Best regards,

Lina