EU Cohesion Policy: ESI Funds supported SMEs, employment and clean energy production
Brussels, 31 January 2023 In 2014-2020, the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) unleashed...
InvestEU: Triodos Bank increases support to social enterprises*
Brussels, 31 January 2023 Triodos Bank can provide up to €67 million in loans to...
EU agrees 24 new programmes worth €2.4bn to boost investments in enlargement and neighbourhood regions
Brussels, 26 January 2023 The Operational Board of the European Fund for Sustainable Development plus (EFSD+) has...
EU January infringements: Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship, and SMEs
Letters of formal notice Internal Market: Commission calls on BULGARIA to make its fuel compensation...
SMEs: EU Commission launches consultations on Late Payment Directive
Brussels, 20 January 2023 Today, the Commission is launching an open public consultation to collect information on...
Poland: EU Commission approves €3 bn to support gas companies affected by Russia’s war
Brussels, 3 January 2023 The European Commission has approved a €3 billion Polish scheme to...
Finland: Support for businesses to mitigate the effects of Brexit
Helsinki, 29 December 2022 On 29 December 2022, Finnish president approved the Act on the...
EU Cohesion Policy: More than €465m for a just climate transition in Finland
Brussels, 21 December 2022 Finland will receive more than €465 million from the Just Transition...
Poland: EU Commission approves €1.1bn to support energy intensive companies affected by Russia’s war
Brussels, 20 December 2022 The European Commission has approved a €1.1 billion (PLN 5.1 billion)...
Safety of machinery: deal on updated rules fit for the digital era
Brussels, 15 December 2022 On Thursday, Parliament’s negotiators reached a deal with their Council counterparts...
Cohesion Policy: Almost €3bn for Belgium’s green and digital transition and economic development
Brussels, 14 December 2022 Belgium will receive almost €3 billion in Cohesion Policy funding in...
Taxation: New transparency rules require service providers to report crypto-asset transactions
Brussels, 8 December 2022 Today, the European Commission proposed new tax transparency rules for all...
The 2022 SME Assembly gathers in Prague to address the state of Europe’s SMEs
Brussels, 28 November 2022 Tomorrow, Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton and Czech Minister of Industry and...
Greece: EU Commission endorses assessment of RRF request for nearly €3.6bn
Brussels, 25 November 2022 The European Commission has today endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of...
Latvia: EU Commission approves €300m to further capitalise finance institution Altum
Brussels, 18 November 2022 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a...
Romania: EU Commission approves €500m to support companies affected by Russia’s war
Brussels, 17 November 2022 The European Commission has approved an approximately €500 million (RON 2,500...
Italy: EU Commission approves €120m Italian scheme to support SMEs affected by Russia’s war
Brussels, 17 November 2022 The European Commission has approved a €120 million Italian scheme to support companies...
Second anniversary: The Pact for Skills expands to 1,000 members
Brussels, 10 November 2022 Two years after its launch, the Pact for Skills celebrates an important milestone...
Hungary: EU Commission approves €1.25 bn to support companies affected by Russia’s war
Brussels, 27 October 2022 The European Commission has approved a €1.25 billion Hungarian loan and...
Instant Payments: EU Commission proposes to accelerate the rollout in euro
Brussels, 26 October 2022 The Commission has today adopted a legislative proposal to make instant...
SMEs: Eurobarometer show strong support for competition policy
Brussels, 25 October 2022 Today, the European Commission has published the 2022 Eurobarometer surveys dedicated...
Supporting SMEs in challenging times: EEN gathers annually in Prague
Brussels, 24 October 2022 Today, the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), the world’s largest support network for...
EU lawmakers strike deal on EU’s new standardisation system
Brussels, 12 October 2022 Today, Parliament and Council reached a political agreement on rules to...
EU Commissioner Elisa Ferreira on Croatian 2021-2027 Partnership Agreement
Brussels, 30 September 2022 “Check against delivery” Dear Prime Minister Plenković dear Ministers, What an...
Digital Europe Programme: EU Commission opens calls to invest €200m in digital tech
Brussels, 29 September 2022 Today, the Commission opened the third set of calls for proposals...
Italy: EU Commission approves €700m to support companies affected by Russia’s war
Brussels, 28 September 2022 The European Commission has approved a €700 million Italian scheme to...
Digital age: EU Commission adopts new liability rules on products and AI
Brussels, 28 September 2022 Today, the Commission adopted two proposals to adapt liability rules...
A new EU digital tax for start-ups and SMEs for achieving the digital transition – EU Commission answer
Brussels, 22 September 2022 See question(s) : E-002687/2022 EN E-002687/2022 Answer given by Mr Gentiloni on...
Non-transposition of EU legislation: EU Commission adopts a package of infringement decisions
Brussels, 21 September 2022 The Commission is adopting a package of infringement decisions due to...
EU Commission approves up to €5.2bn to thirteen Member States to support the hydrogen value chain
Brussels, 21 September 2022 The Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a...
SMEI: Relief for SMEs in troubled waters – Blog post by EU Commissioner Breton
Brussels, 19 September 2022 Today we have presented a Single Market Emergency Instrument to preserve the...
EU’s new Industrial Strategy: Industry is a lifeline for jobs and families
Brussels, 15 September 2022 “It is fundamental for the success of the Green Deal that...
EU Commission seeks feedback on State aid rules for assessing State guarantees on loans
Brussels, 29 August 2022 The European Commission has launched today its evaluation of the State aid...
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Croatia: EU Commission approves €9bn in context of EU Cohesion Policy
Brussels, 24 August 2022 Croatia will receive a total of €9 billion from Cohesion...
Red tape generated by EU regulations and directives – EU Commission answer
Brussels, 17 August 2022 See question(s) : E-002335/2022 EN E-002335/2022 Answer given by Vice-President Šefčovič on...
Bulgaria: EU Commission approves €218m to support agricultural producers affected by Russia’s invasion
Brussels, 16 August 2022 The European Commission has approved a €218 million (BGN 426 million)...
Romania: EU Commission approves €358m to support companies affected by the Covid-19 pandemic
Brussels, 10 August 2022 The European Commission has approved a Romanian scheme of up to...
Latvia: EU Commission approves €181.5m to support companies affected by Russia’s invasion
Brussels, 1 August 2022 The European Commission has approved two Latvian schemes with a total...
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Digital Economy and Society Index: Alerts about digital skills, SMEs, 5G networks
Brussels, 28 July 2022 Today the European Commission published the results of the 2022 Digital Economy...
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Cohesion Policy: EU Commission approves €31.5bn for Romania
Brussels, 25 July 2022 Romania will receive a total of €31.5 billion from Cohesion Policy...
Russian aggression: Over €125m support for Estonia, Lithuania, and Poland
Brussels, 22 July 2022 Estonia, Lithuania, and Poland will receive an additional €125 million funds...
July Infringements package: EU Commission’s key decisions
Brussels, 15 July 2022 Overview by policy area In its regular package of infringement decisions,...
Finland: EU Commission approves €2bn support to SMEs affected by Russia’s war
Brussels, 15 July 2022 The European Commission has approved a €2 billion Finnish loan and...
EIB Group and RLB Steiermark join forces to support SMEs
Brussels, 13 July 2022 EIB Group and RLB Steiermark join forces to provide additional lending...
Hungary: EU Commission approves €500m SME state aid
Brussels, 12 July 2022 The European Commission has approved a €500 million (HUF 200 billion) Hungarian...
Netherlands: EU Commission adopts €2bn Cohesion Agreement
Brussels, 24 June 2022 The Commission adopted its Partnership Agreement with the Netherlands, laying down...
Performance report: SMEs shifting to sustainable and digital business models
Brussels, 21 June 2022 The Commission published the 2022 SME Performance Report. It concludes that last...
Hungary: EU Commission approves €226m to SMEs affected by Russia’s war
Brussels, 17 June 2022 The European Commission has approved a €226 million (HUF 90 billion) Hungarian...
EU Court of Auditors: SME’s competitiveness barely improved by EU support
Luxembourg, 1 June 2022 Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are key to the EU’s economy....
EU Auditors to screen support for internationalisation of European SMEs
On Tuesday 17 May, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) will publish a special report...