Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises

01 July 2016

Public consultation on the Internal Market for goods – enforcement and compliance

Published : Fri, 01 Jul 2016 Mon, 31 Oct 2016 Today the European Commission published a public consultation on the evaluation of the market surveillance provisions of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 and on actions to enhance enforcement and co...
Internal market Goods Law enforcement European Commission Public consultation Market surveillance Regulation Stakeholders Feedback
24 June 2016

Key EU contribution to decent work at the 105th International Labour Conference

Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was the guest of honour of this year's International Labour Conference, the supreme body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), that took place in Geneva over May-June 2016.
European Union Decent work International Labour Organization President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker Geneva Europe Employment
23 June 2016

Successful business transfers: Essential for creating opportunities and preserving employment

Published : Thu, 23 Jun 2016 This week, the European Association of Guarantee Institutions (AECM) is organising its annual general assembly combined with a seminar on the transfer of businesses, followed by a global summit of SME guarantee ...
Business Employment United Nations General Assembly Globalization Small and medium enterprises Organization Leadership Porto European Union Access to finance
21 June 2016

New 'Entrepreneurship Competence Framework' to raise awareness of entrepreneurial skills

Published : Tue, 21 Jun 2016 As part of the Skills Agenda for Europe, the Commission has published an 'Entrepreneurship Competence Framework' to raise consensus about what entrepreneurship skills are.
Entrepreneur Skill Europe European Commission Consensus Economic development Capacity building Citizenship Organization Policy Goal European Union Member states
03 June 2016

Bosnia and Herzegovina joins COSME, the EU programme for small and medium-sized enterprises

Published : Fri, 03 Jun 2016 SMEs and entrepreneurs from Bosnia and Herzegovina will now be able to participate in COSME, the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Programme, under the same condition...
Bosnia and Herzegovina Small and medium enterprises Competitiveness Member states
02 June 2016

The European Community of Women Business Angels for Women Entrepreneurs

Published : Thu, 02 Jun 2016 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 The general objective of this call is to increase the number of Women Business Angels (WBAs) in Europe, and to facilitate the funding of Women Entrepreneurs (WEs) by Business Angels.
European Union Angel investor WBUR Europe Funding Entrepreneur European Economic Community Member states
02 June 2016

Providing clarity for the development of the collaborative economy

Published : Thu, 02 Jun 2016 The collaborative economy is a new and fast-growing area of economic activity based on individual citizens and businesses sharing assets, services and skills via online platforms. It has the potential to increas...
Economic development Sharing economy Economics Citizenship Business Services Skill Efficiency Transparency European Union Cost Consumer

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