EU4Business About

About

The EU4Business Initiative serves SMEs as the beneficiaries of EU support in the Eastern Partnership countries — Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. Scroll down the page to learn more about the EU4Business portfolio, projects, partners and other useful initiatives.

EU4Business Initiative Portfolio Projects Partners Other Initiatives

EU4Business Initiative

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Eastern Partnership region have the potential to create jobs and drive economic growth. Obstacles such as limited access to finance, burdensome legislation and difficulties entering new markets are hindering their progress.

EU4Business portfolio of projects

data in 2024

€1071M

total budget of support

120

projects

EU-supported projects

All Projects

Start date: 17.12.2019

End date: 16.12.2040

GGF L Shares for Georgia: Promoting Green Local Currency Lending

GGF has launched a new initiative providing partner banks and lending institutions with access to local currency finance. This enables them to lend domestically without worrying about currency fluctuations, while also supporting a greener and more sustainable future.

Start date: 01.09.2014

End date: 31.12.2029

DCFTA SME Direct Finance Facility

The DCFTA Facility for SMEs forms an essential component of the SME Flagship Initiative, a comprehensive regional effort by the EU.

ongoing projects

countries

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Partners

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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development via ACBA Bank

Institute for Change and Innovation

European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

The Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs (SUP NGO)

Organization for the Entrepreneurship Development (ODA)

Ijevan Municipality

The Italian Accreditation Body (Accredia)

YEREVAN — TUMO Center for Creative Technologies

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Other Initiatives

EU4Health

The EU4Health program was established in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic and as a means to enhance crisis preparedness within the EU. It aims to address long-term health challenges by strengthening, fortifying, and improving access to health systems for greater resilience in EU member states and third countries including the Easter Partnership (EaP) region.

EU4Environment

The European Union for Environment (EU4Environment) programme helps Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova preserve their natural capital and increase people’s environmental well-being. It backs actions related to the environment, uncovers possibilities for more sustainable growth, and establishes methods to more effectively handle risks and influences on the environment.