Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises

18 April 2016

New EU public procurement rules applicable from today

Published : Mon, 18 Apr 2016 As of today, Member States and their public authorities must comply with the three Directives on public procurement and concessions adopted in 2014.
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18 April 2016

New rules to help make public procurement more efficient, transparent and SME-friendly

Published : Mon, 18 Apr 2016 The European Union has introduced new public procurement rules which will simplify procedures for public administrations and companies, promote a more socially and environmentally responsible economy, and help t...
Government procurement Transparency Small and medium enterprises European Union Economic Corruption Member states Legislation
15 April 2016

Public consultation on the evaluation on public procurement in defence and security

Published : Fri, 15 Apr 2016 The objective of this consultation is to collect views and input from experts, stakeholders and the wider public on the functioning and impact of Directive 2009/81/EC on defence and security procurement. ...
Government procurement Directive European Commission Law Contract Transparency Procurement
12 May 2016

First forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian region

The 1st Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR), jointly organised by the European Commission and the Government of Croatia, will take stock of the progress of the strategy since its endorsement by the European Council in Octo...
Adriatic Sea Ionian Sea European Commission Croatian Government European Council
05 April 2016

Enhancing quality jobs, apprenticeships and traineeships in the tourism sector across Europe

Published : Tue, 05 Apr 2016 Thu, 09 Jun 2016 Objectives and description The overall objective of this call is to facilitate the uptake of high quality jobs, apprenticeships and traineeships positions in the tourism sector across the EU, w...
Employment Apprenticeship Tourism Europe Small and medium enterprises Member states Budget Project
01 April 2016

Workshop on the services passport initiative, start-up initiative, and unjustified discrimination/geoblocking

Published : Fri, 01 Apr 2016 This workshop will focus on selected aspects of the Single Market Strategy of interest to enterprises, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups, as well as their respective policy makers and other...
Services Startup Austria Common market Small and medium enterprises Policy
31 March 2016

New EU Finance Opportunities for SMEs and Technological Innovation Ahead

Published : Thu, 31 Mar 2016 At the Innovative Enterprise Conference in The Hague, the creation of a new EU Securitisation Instrument for European banks was announced by Commissioner Carlos Moedas, EIF Chief Executive Pier Luigi Gilibert an...
European Union Small and medium enterprises Innovation Business The Hague Securitization Bank Carlos Moedas European Investment Fund European Investment Bank Access to finance Company Technology

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