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The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EASME) is involved in implementing parts of the H2020 programme on behalf of the European Commission. They have recently launched a study on the effectiveness of public innovation support for SMEs in Europe. The study aims to understand: •...

The European Commission has welcomed the Eurogroup’s agreement on the Pandemic Crisis Support instrument of the European Stability Mechanism. This plan will provide support to all countries in the Eurozone for the financing of healthcare, cure, and prevention costs posed by the COVID-19 pandemic...

The European Commission has announced its steady commitment to continue the provision of medical equipment in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Emergency Support Instrument is the financing arm of the Joint European Roadmap towards lifting COVID-19 containment measures. It provides direct...

The European Commission announced on the 22nd April 2020 the extension of a package with exceptional support measures to assist the agricultural and agri-food sectors most affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The exceptional measures include private storage aid for the dairy and meat sector, the...

The European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) set-up the COVID-19 Response Forum for the industrial clusters and their members as a virtual place to connect and share their needs, offers, questions, experiences and solutions related to the COVID-19 outbreak within the community. We encourage...

KOBIA - the mission of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Azerbaijan have launched a new initiative to support business associations, aimed at developing a partnership between the state...

Brussels, 18 March 2020. In light of the coronavirus crisis, Europe is mobilising all its powers to coordinate the national responses to fight COVID-19, to reinforce the public health sectors of the Member States and to support the economy. Therefore, the European Clusters Alliance (ECA), as the...

Deadline for application: 15 May 2020 Are you interested in applying for the Environment & Water Technologies Business Mission to the Republic of Korea? Are you seeking more information about the EU Gateway to Korea coaching approach, the standard and customised services, the promotion of your...

On 9 July 2018 the regional government Junta de Castilla-La Mancha and the Institute of External Promotion IPEX organized in Albacete an event dedicated to the encouragement of cluster development in the region, including the support for SME internationalisation through clusters. The event was...