European Court of Auditors

ERDF support for SME competitiveness

European Court of Auditors. Special report 08/2022: ERDF support for SME competitiveness - Design weaknesses decrease effectiveness of funding (OJ C 218/04, 2.6.2022)  We assessed whether the European Regional Development Fund helped improve the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the period 2014-2020. We found that Member States aimed at funding a large […]

SME internationalisation instruments

European Court of Auditors Special Report 7/2022. Special report 07/2022: SME internationalisation instruments - A large number of support actions but not fully coherent or coordinated.A large number of support actions but not fully coherent or coordinated (Official Journal C 201/05, 18.5.2022)We assessed whether the EU policy for SME internationalisation is supported by a coherent […]