SMEs

News, background information and web links about European Union policies on SMEs (small businesses).

Small Business Act for Europe — 01 May 2008, 17:52 CET

The European Commission has proposed in the Community Lisbon Programme the preparation of a Small Business Act for Europe whose main aim will be to set principles and concrete measures to improve the framework conditions for European SMEs, while taking full account of their diversity.

SMEs call on Member States to improve General Block Exemption — 28 April 2008, 22:11 CET

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EU-Japan Summit: Time to make a move — 23 April 2008, 14:30 CET

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EU-Japan summit: business organisations from both regions highlight issues to be tackled — 22 April 2008, 13:57 CET

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Action and commitment the keys to SME growth: Eurochambres — 17 April 2008, 16:07 CET

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Taxation rules a key barrier to cross-border trade for SMEs — 08 April 2008, 22:54 CET

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Tripartite Social Summit: SMEs call for labour markets overhaul — 13 March 2008, 22:22 CET

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EUROSTARS grants must be 'transparent and non-bureaucratic': Euro-MPs — 29 February 2008, 21:27 CET

Grants to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) under the EUROSTARS programme must be transparent and non-bureaucratic, MEPs have said. The European Parliament's Industry Committee was voting on amendments to the European Commission's proposed EUROSTARS programme on 28 February.

Marketing of products: EP puts "new approach" on the right track — 21 February 2008, 16:37 CET

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EU economic slowdown: stability must prevail over interventionism — 12 February 2008, 14:33 CET

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Small Business Act: beware of the paper tiger, warn SMEs — 07 February 2008, 00:14 CET

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SME Union demands quick, tangible actions for Better Regulation — 30 January 2008, 23:09 CET

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SEPA not yet mature enough to be used by SMEs — 28 January 2008, 21:15 CET

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SMEs to benefit from new Eurostars programme, MEPs told — 28 January 2008, 21:04 CET

Promising small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe are set to gain from the new Eurostars funding programme, which is dedicated to helping them quickly develop and market new products and services, speakers at a mini-hearing on the Eurostars programme told MEPs on 24 January.

Lisbon guidelines: SMEs call for a more focused implementation — 23 January 2008, 00:54 CET

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InnoSME: identifying innovative SMEs in the new EU Member States — 10 January 2008, 17:26 CET

For years the EU has been looking at ways to increase the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and researchers from the newer EU Member States in its funding programmes. Now the InnoSME project is combining the two, identifying potentially innovative SMEs from the 12 countries that have joined the EU since 2004 and increasing their chances of winning funding contracts, particularly in the area of information and communication technologies (ICT).

Unfair commercial practices Directive - guide — 13 December 2007, 13:21 CET

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Council's political agreement on VAT package a boon for SMEs — 06 December 2007, 00:44 CET

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Opening public procurement to SMEs — 29 November 2007, 16:36 CET

The public procurement market in the EU – covering all levels of government and public agencies – is estimated to be worth around one-sixth of total GDP in the EU. This represents a huge market, and one from which Europe’s SMEs ought to be deriving a significant share. Yet although SMEs are not specifically excluded, the procedures and practices used in many tenders have the effect of disadvantaging SMEs over larger competitors. This situation is expected to improve with the ongoing implementation by Member States of the 2004 Directives reforming public procurement rules. The European Commission is further contributing to the process by pooling Member States and stimulating the exchange and dissemination of SME friendly practices.

Public procurement: new classification system to provide EU businesses with easier access to public contracts — 29 November 2007, 01:32 CET

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New Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) — 29 November 2007, 01:30 CET

This EU Regulation updates the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV), which is the EU-wide classification system for public procurement contracts - Commission Regulation adopted on 28 November 2007 amending Regulation (EC) N° 2195/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) and Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on public procurement procedures, as regards the revision of the CPV.

European Private Company statute: devil is in the detail, say SMEs — 23 November 2007, 17:51 CET

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Internal Market review does not meet all SMEs' expectations — 20 November 2007, 17:11 CET

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A Single Market for 21st Century Europe - guide — 20 November 2007, 17:04 CET

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European Private Company - guide — 20 November 2007, 16:30 CET

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