EASME - Executive Agency for SMEs

The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) has been set-up by the European Commission to manage on its behalf several EU programmes in the fields of SME support & innovation, environment, climate action, energy and maritime affairs.

EASME is in the process of updating some of the content on this website in light of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. If the site contains content that does not yet reflect the withdrawal of the United Kingdom, it is unintentional and will be addressed.

SME support & innovation

COSME

The EU programme for the Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). It runs from 2014 to 2020 with a planned budget of €2.3bn.

EIC Accelerator (SME Instrument)

The EIC Accelerator (SME Instrument) is part of the European Innovation Council (EIC) pilot and supports market-creating innovation in small companies with significant growth potential and global ambitions.

EIC Fast Track to Innovation

Fast Track to innovation (FTI) is part of the European Innovation Council (EIC) pilot and helps close-to-the-market innovations jointly developed by small companies and their industrial partners get on the market faster.

Horizon 2020 INNOSUP

Horizon 2020 INNOSUP aims to test new approaches for better innovation support through funding opportunities for innovation actors across Europe.

Enterprise Europe Network

Enterprise Europe Network helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make the most of business opportunities in Europe and beyond.

European IPR Helpdesk

The European IPR Helpdesk offers free-of-charge, first-line support on Intellectual Property matters to beneficiaries of EU-funded research projects and EU SMEs involved in transnational partnership agreements.

International intellectual property helpdesk

The helpdesks support European small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to both protect and enforce their Intellectual Property rights in or relating to China, Latin America and Southeast Asia.

Your Europe Business

Practical guide to doing business in Europe.

Environment

Energy

Maritime

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

EASME supports the European Commission in developing and implementing the Integrated Maritime Policy and the Common Fisheries Policy.

News

  • 04/06/2020

    How to write a winning LIFE proposal: in-house insights
    This week, Angelo Salsi, head of the LIFE unit at EASME, offers his expert views on how to write a winning LIFE project concept note. Angelo also updates us on additional measures to ease the application process in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • 02/06/2020

    EIC Corporate Day with BBVA and Ferrovial: exploring new roads for cooperation
    The European Innovation Council (EIC), in collaboration with BBVA and Ferrovial, organised an online Corporate Day on 26 and 27 May 2020, bringing together 19 EIC-backed SMEs with over 50 corporates representatives. The online Corporate Day was the second event of its kind to be organised this month and gave SMEs and corporate representatives the opportunity to find synergies and explore business opportunities and further collaborations. 
  • 02/06/2020

    2020 LIFE Awards finalists announced
    The European Commission has selected the 15 finalists for this year’s LIFE Awards that will take place in the autumn. The Awards, now in their 14th year, recognise the most innovative, inspirational and effective LIFE projects in three categories: climate action, environment and nature protection.
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