News and information about the European Union’s policies for small and medium-sized businesses.
The European Water Resilience Strategy must empower SMEs to be more water-efficient. By applying the “Think First Small” principle, the strategy should acknowledge the specific challenge of the smallest companies and provide them with the necessary incentives and support tools to effectively address critical pressures on Europe’s freshwater ecosystems.
— last modified 10 April 2014 Today, SMEs face too many obstacles that hamper their economic activities within the Single Market. From the perspective of company law, they often find…
— last modified 10 April 2014 The European Commission has today adopted measures to improve the corporate governance of around 10 000 companies listed on Europes stock exchanges. This would…
— last modified 04 March 2014 The Commission has adopted its Final Simplification Scoreboard: over 120 measures to simplify the EU funding rules for Europe’s businesses, towns, regions, scientists and…
— last modified 21 November 2013 The European Parliament today adopted the COSME programme, a new programme for the competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). COSME aims…
— last modified 20 September 2013 The High Level Group on Administrative Burdens advises the Commission on the administrative burdens placed on businesses, in particular small businesses. It concentrates on…
— last modified 02 May 2013 A joint European Commission – European Investment Bank Group report on the activities facilitating access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in…
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