Business Planet takes a look at Europe's travel and tourism sector, one of the hardest hit by coronavirus restrictions, to find out what the EU is doing to help, and asks how the sector will more forward.
In our SME strategy, we announced that the European Commission will support a pilot on pioneer partnerships among border regions to enhance cooperation to enforce the single market and remove administrative barriers.
The latest ‘Flash Eurobarometer’ survey on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) shows that 62% of EU SMEs confront barriers to digitalisation and 70% of EU SMEs say they are facing at least one obstacle that prevents their enterprise from becoming sustainable. The results validate the importance of the new SME strategy in contributing to economic recovery in Europe after the coronavirus pandemic.
Business Planet travels to Madrid to see how the world's biggest support network for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is supporting firms during the coronavirus crisis.
The EIF loan guarantees will help provide loans to SMEs in Bosnia and Herzegovina with better terms and conditions. This is the first agreement signed in Bosnia and Herzegovina under the COSME Loan Guarantee Facility 'COVID-19 Sub-window'.
This call for proposals concerns the implementation of a preparatory action for the geographical expansion of the current ‘Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs’ (EYE) programme to a number of countries or territories outside the European Union: Canada, Israel, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States.
Business Planet looks at how the EU's space programme, principally through its Earth Observation component Copernicus and its satellite navigation system Galileo, has been deployed to strengthen Europe's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
A new episode of Business Planet looks at ESCALAR - a brand new European funding model for entrepreneurs, something which can be particularly useful in the context of the coronavirus pandemic
Today, the Commission is launching ESCALAR, a new investment approach, developed together with the European Investment Fund (EIF), that will support venture capital and growth financing for promising companies, enabling them to scale up in Europe and help reinforce Europe’s economic and technological sovereignty. It will provide up to €300 million aiming to increase the investment capacity of venture capital and private equity funds, triggering investments of up to €1.2 billion, or four times the original investment, to support promising companies.
The European observatory for clusters and industrial change (EOCIC) has published the 2020 edition of the European Panorama of Clusters and Industrial Change.
The European Observatory for Clusters and Industrial Change published valuable guidance for cluster policy-makers. It shows how to better monitor results and strategically evaluate policies and programmes set up to support the development of industrial clusters and the competitiveness of its firms.
Business Planet goes to Malta to see how one logistics company is delivering success through its innovative use of the internet.
Business Planet heads to Austria to see how one large family firm is attempting to turn the problem of plastic pollution from packaging into a sustainable business opportunity.
The Commission has reached a landmark agreement with Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group and Tripadvisor on data sharing. This will allow Eurostat, the EU statistical office, to publish data on short-stay accommodations offered via these platforms across the EU.
The project is about matching midcaps with startups through open innovation.
The report reviews public support services for would-be entrepreneurs and new enterprises from 42 countries (from the EU, other COSME Programme countries, plus Canada, Israel and the US). It overviews the structure of the services and how they assist entrepreneurs, especially early in their business lives.
Business Planet heads to Estonia to see how firms in the country's defence and security sector are unleashing a wave of innovation through cooperation.
Artificial intelligence holds great potential for the European economy and AI applications are expected to bring numerous benefits for citizens and small businesses. But the adoption of AI technologies poses a particular challenge for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and the potential of these technologies will only materialise if SMEs are properly supported in their AI transition.
The Digital Innovation Challenge invites startups and small and medium-sized businesses providing digital services to propose innovative services and solutions based on the European Commission’s open and reusable solutions.
Business Planet travels to Dublin to see how one innovative firm's AI tech is offering children immersive play and learning experiences through voice recognition technology.
