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Support for SMEs

Recovery and Resilience Facility support for an improved business environment

European Court of Auditors. Special report 21/2025: Recovery and Resilience Facility support for an improved business environment – Only partially addresses country-specific recommendations, but some first results contributed to progress in their implementation The €650 billion Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) was established in February 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We audited whether […]

Commission partners with private investors to set up multi-billion Scaleup Europe Fund

Today, the Commission brought together top-tier private investors from across Europe to jointly express their intention to establish the Scaleup Europe Fund – a new, multi-billion fund to invest in the most promising European companies in strategic deep tech areas. By joining forces with these potential founding investors, the Commission moves ahead on the EU […]

More than 350,000 European companies to get energy efficiency support under major EU financing initiative

More than 350,000 companies across Europe are set to make energy efficiency gains through a €17.5 billion financing initiative by the European Union. The energy efficiency for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) initiative, led by the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group and supported by the European Commission, seeks to help SMEs using proven energy-saving technologies […]

EIF uses NextGenerationEU funds to mobilise €2.5 billion of new financing for Spanish small businesses

The EIF has announced the signature of guarantee agreements with Andbank (via Actyus Growth Finance), BBVA, CaixaBank, EBN Banco, ICF, Inveready, Kutxabank, MicroBank, Santander, Tresmares and Unicaja (via Seneca Direct Lending). The guarantees are being made possible by a contribution from the Regional Resilience Fund financed by NextGenerationEU, together with own funds from the EIF. […]

The EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy

The EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy. Choose Europe to start and scale

The European Investment Fund and the National Innovation Company support innovative SMEs and startups in Spain with up to €40 million

The EIF and Enisa sign a guarantee agreement worth €40 million to facilitate access to finance for Spanish SMEs and startups that stand out for their innovative profile. The European institution's investment will enable Enisa to mobilise approximately €40 million to finance innovation and boost SMEs and startups in Spain. The operation is backed by […]

Commission supports 135 new projects to help Member States implement their reform agenda

Today, the Commission has approved a new round of 135 projects under the Technical Support Instrument (‘TSI'), to support Member States to prepare, design and implement a total of 390 reforms in 2025. The selected projects will help the Member States address reforms in key priority areas to strengthen the Union's resilience and competitiveness and […]

Programme for the competitiveness of enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises 2014-2020

Report on the final evaluation of the Programme for the competitiveness of enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (COSME) 2014-2020

SME Relief Package & BEFIT

Opinion of the European Committee of the Regions on the SME Relief Package & BEFIT

Driving European competitiveness, stability and climate leadership: EIB Group invests €88 billion in 2023

EIB Group signed €88 billion in funding for over 900 high-impact projects in key policy areas such as transport infrastructure and urban mobility, energy and water, digitalisation, new technologies, innovation, healthcare, affordable housing, education and support to SMEs. A record €49 billion invested in green finance. More than €21 billion invested in energy security   In […]

COSME Programme. 2020 Monitoring Report

COSME 2014-2020. Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs. 2020 Monitoring Report.

SME Relief Package

SME Relief Package
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