News and information about the European Union’s policies for small and medium-sized businesses.
“Withdrawing a proposal that would have given SMEs the ability to invest, hire, and own their cash flow goes against any commitments this Commission had toward SMEs”, deplored SMEunited President Davide Galli, reacting to the withdrawal of the proposal for a Regulation to combat Late Payment from the Commission work programme.
“Entrepreneurs are under an ever-growing mountain of rules, compliance requirements, and reporting obligations. The regulatory crisis facing SMEs must end. Europe must trust entrepreneurs again and, when required, regulate less and regulate better”, stated SMEunited President Davide Galli in response to the State of the European Union address.
Dividing public procurement into lots is a key demand of European SMEs. According to the proposal, Member States may provide that public buyers shall divide contracts into lots.
The European Commission has adopted a proposal to modernise and simplify the EU’s public procurement framework to support effective investments in public services and infrastructure.
Bankruptcies of businesses in the EU increased by 5.7% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the first quarter, while registrations decreased by 0.5%.
The European Commission has completed final legal steps to establish the EU’s Scaleup Europe Fund, ready to start boosting Europe’s scale-up companies to grow faster and compete globally with a target of €5 billion.
The European Commission has adopted a new charter aimed at making it faster and easier for companies to use Europe’s world-class research and innovation facilities.
