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EU provides more money than ever to boost SMEs

Between 2014 and 2020 the EU will spend considerably more money to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) than ever before. With Horizon 2020 and COSME the European Parliament has adopted today two major funding programmes.

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Boost SMEs with new EU research and innovation programme Horizon 2020

Today MEPs and national ministers reached a deal on the EU’s seven year research and innovation programme called “Horizon 2020”. The ALDE group substantially improved the original proposals by simplifying the way funds can be accessed, pu…

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Boost for Europe’s SMEs

Boost for Europe's SMEs
The deal reached today between MEPs and EU Member States on the programme of competitiveness of entreprises and small businesses (COSME) will bring a big boost to SMEs across Europe in a time of economic crisis, according to ALDE MEP Jürgen Creutzmann (Germany, FDP), who led the negotiations on behalf of the Parliament. He said:

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Public procurement reform hampers SMEs

Changes voted this morning by MEPs to the reform of the EU rules on public procurement have worsened the balanced text of the Commission in many important respects, according to ALDE MEPs. They would increase the likelihood of distortions…

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SME Week: ALDE meets Romanian entrepreneurs

Small and middle-sized enterprises are at the focus of both the SME week, starting today all over the European Union, and the campaign of the ALDE group “Boost SMEs”.

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Time to identify concrete steps to cut red tape for SMEs

Ahead of the European Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) Week (15-21 October), ALDE MEP Jürgen Creutzmann (FDP, Germany) will take part today in the EuroCommerce SME Day 2012 to discuss the competitiveness of SMEs through smart reg…

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