Industry and Entrepreneurship
Fact sheets (MEMO)
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2014-10-14: Standards help businesses and protect consumers – World Standards Day
European Commission Press Memo Brussels, 14 October 2014 Standards improve compatibility, interoperability, safety or quality of products and services. Standards were never as important as today with mobile phone or software companies publicly battling for the domination of their respective technical specifications. -
2014-10-03: Performance of SMEs in 2013: a fragile and incomplete recovery
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 3 October 2014 Every year the European Commission analyses how much progress European countries made in implementing the Small Business Act (SBA)1. This memo describes the results of the assessments which were published today in the country-specific SBA factsheets2. -
2014-10-02: European Enterprise Promotion Awards 2014: Winners announced
Commission MEMO Brussels, 2 October 2014 European Today the seven winners, 12 runners up and three special mentions for the European Enterprise Promotion Awards were announced. Organisations from all 28 EU Member States as well as Iceland, Serbia and Turkey, competed for the chance to win either a specific category... -
2014-09-11: Factors influencing industrial competitiveness in the EU
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 11 September 2014 The 2014 European Competitiveness Report 'Helping Firms Grow' confirms that manufacturing in the EU still has considerable competitive strength. It also identifies factors to enable the EU to build on this strength and promote growth.
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2014-09-11: Progress in industrial competitiveness per EU country
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 11 September 2014 The 2014 Member States’ Competitiveness Report "Reindustrialising Europe" found that European firms fought hard to maintain their competitiveness during the crisis originating in 2008.
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2014-09-11: Factors influencing industrial competitiveness in the EU
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 11 September 2014 The 2014 European Competitiveness Report 'Helping Firms Grow' confirms that manufacturing in the EU still has considerable competitive strength. It also identifies factors to enable the EU to build on this strength and promote growth. -
2014-09-11: Progress in industrial competitiveness per EU country
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 11 September 2014 The 2014 Member States’ Competitiveness Report "Reindustrialising Europe" found that European firms fought hard to maintain their competitiveness during the crisis originating in 2008. -
2014-08-20: FAQ – GALILEO, the EU's satellite navigation programme
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 20 August 2014 Why is satellite navigation important to the EU? Today, the positioning and timing signals provided by satellite navigation systems are used in many critical areas of the economy, including power grid synchronization, electronic trading and mobile phone networks, effective road, sea and air... -
2014-07-23: European Enterprise Promotion Awards 2014: Shortlisted projects announced
Commission MEMO Brussels, 23 July 2014 European Hundreds of projects competed in the 2014 national competitions for a chance to represent their country in the European Enterprise Promotion Awards; 22 projects have now been shortlisted.