News and information about the European Union’s policies for small and medium-sized businesses.
We, the undersigned associations, represent a large number of consumer-facing economic operators and would like to reiterate our request to policymakers for a coordinated approach on product information by digital means that would work for all, consumers and economic operators alike, including SMEs.
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.
The European Commission has published practical guidance to help manufacturers, developers, and businesses of all sizes meet their obligations under the Cyber Resilience Act.
