Setting up a business in the EU
Rules and obligations for starting a business in the EU and how to apply for the Erasmus for young entrepreneurs exchange scheme.
Finance and support
Access to EU finance, funding programmes, actions supporting small businesses.
Intellectual property rights
Protecting intellectual property rights, fighting piracy, international trade policy.
Competition rules
EU rules on anti-competitive behaviour, find competition cases.
Employing people
EU employment rules, anti-discrimination and social laws, transport sector rules.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
Promoting CSR in the EU, improving environmental standards in business.
Contract rules
The European Commission has taken several initiatives in the area of contract rules to strengthen the single market.
Company Law and Corporate Governance
EU rules and activity in this area, Informal Company Law Expert Group, action plan on company law and corporate governance.