Koninklijke Vereniging MKB-Nederland
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2026 | Kerstin Jorna Director-General | SME – related policies on the EU - level | SRC |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Kerstin Jorna Director-General | SME – related policies on the EU - level | — |
| 12 Dec 2025 | Francesco Corti Cabinet member | Labour Mobility Package | — |
| 12 Dec 2025 | Francesco Corti Cabinet member | Labour Mobility Package | SRC |
| 23 May 2025 | Sarah Nelen Acting Director | Exchange of views on the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) | — |
| 23 May 2025 | Sarah Nelen Acting Director | Exchange of views on the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) | SRC |
| 06 Mar 2024 | Daniel Mes Cabinet member | ontwikkelingen op klimaatterrein, de SME dialogues en de bredere Europese agenda | — |
| 06 Mar 2024 | Daniel Mes Cabinet member | ontwikkelingen op klimaatterrein, de SME dialogues en de bredere Europese agenda | SRC |
| 25 Sept 2023 | Pablo Fabregas Martinez Cabinet member | Revision of the passenger rights regulation and travel package directive. | SRC |
| 25 Sept 2023 | Pablo Fabregas Martinez Cabinet member | Revision of the passenger rights regulation and travel package directive. | — |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Isabelle Perignon Cabinet member | consumers - package travel directive | SRC |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Isabelle Perignon Cabinet member | consumers - package travel directive | — |
| 12 Oct 2021 | Diederik Samsom Cabinet member | Speech on the Fit for 55 Package at Online seizoensopening VNO-NCW en MKB-Nederland | — |
| 12 Oct 2021 | Diederik Samsom Cabinet member | Speech on the Fit for 55 Package at Online seizoensopening VNO-NCW en MKB-Nederland | SRC |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Frans Timmermans Executive Vice-President | Fit for 55 and due diligence | — |
| 13 Jul 2021 | Frans Timmermans Executive Vice-President | Fit for 55 and due diligence | SRC |
| 20 Apr 2020 | Thierry Breton Commissioner | Follow-up call on the crisis’ impact on the built environment sector | SRC |
| 20 Apr 2020 | Thierry Breton Commissioner | Follow-up call on the crisis’ impact on the built environment sector | — |
| 07 Feb 2019 | Frans Timmermans First Vice-President | Better Regulation and SME Policy | SRC |
| 07 Feb 2019 | Frans Timmermans First Vice-President | Better Regulation and SME Policy | — |
| 20 Mar 2018 | Robert Schröder Cabinet member | FP9 | — |
| 20 Mar 2018 | Robert Schröder Cabinet member | FP9 | SRC |
| 14 Jun 2016 | Bernardus Smulders Cabinet member | Digital single market | — |
| 14 Jun 2016 | Bernardus Smulders Cabinet member | Digital single market | SRC |
| 28 Jan 2016 | Miguel Ceballos Baron Cabinet member | China MES | — |
Mission & Goals
Koninklijke Vereniging MKB-Nederland (“Royal Association SME-Netherlands”) … The SME employers organisation of the Netherlands (“MKB” is the Dutch equivalent of SME) and its mission is to promote entrepreneurship. The biggest employers organisation of the Netherlands. Its members are 150 trade associations and 600 local and regional SME chapters, in total we represent 186.000 small- and medium-sized enterprises. “One voice”: since 1995 uniting all SME associations in the Netherlands under one umbrella (having its roots in 1902, declared as a royal association in 1927). Our members are grouped in five clusters: business services; retail; health and public services; industry and construction; leisure and “zakelijke gastvrijheid”. Since 2009 we share offices with VNO-NCW in The Hague. The policy department is a shared one with VNO-NCW, the two associations and its boards are independent. The Brussels office was founded in 1992 and since 2010 MKB-Nederland and V (...)
EU Legislative Interests
MKB-Nederland is in Brussel in principe actief op alle onderwerpen op sociaal en economisch gebied die van belang kunnen zijn voor het Nederlandse bedrijfsleven. Met name richt MKB-Nederland zich op de voorwaarden die voor het mkb van essentieel belang zijn om te kunnen investeren en te groeien. Onder die voorwaarden is de regeldruk en kostenbeheersing van cruciaal belang. Dit betreft alle onderdelen van het sociale, economische en financiële beleid van de Europese Unie. Eu policies and legislative proposals that are of great interest for us and that we want to influence are: Gender Pay Gap, Platformwork, minimum wage and minimum income, sociale dialogue, Due Diligence, Taxonomy, European Green Deal, European Social Fund, Skills agenda, Health and Safety policy, limit values Occupational Exposure Limits (e.g. Asbestos Directive), Care-policy, CMD Directive, migration, EU-Talent Pool, European Recovery and Resilience Plan, Social Security Coordination regulation, Action Plan Social Pillar, Posting of workers, Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Directive, Review Temporary Agency Directive, Work program European Labor Authority, Negotiations Telework and Right to disconnect.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Member the European umbrella organisations: - SMEUnited (SME employers) - EuroCommerce (retail)
Organisation Members
https://www.mkb.nl/leden