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 2022

€957M

total budget of support

110

projects

EU-supported projects

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Start date: 01.02.2023

End date: 23.02.2026

Improving the standards compliance through increased national capacities for residue monitoring

The overall objective of this Action is to enhance national consumer safety and access to safe, healthy and nutritious food and to improve trade opportunities and create a conducive business environment for SMEs, thus contributing to resilient, sustainable, and inclusive economic development as well as paving the way to a fully-fledged Green Deal for the Republic of Moldova.

Start date: 30.11.2020

End date: 29.11.2025

European Neighbourhood Programme for Agriculture and Rural Development in Georgia (Phase IV) Budget Support Contract

Project Objectives: improved agricultural competitiveness; enhanced economic opportunities, employment and services to the population; improved exports; enhanced consumer protection through increased quality and coverage of inspections and controls and effective enforcement of approximated legislation.

ongoing projects

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Partners

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Association Rural Development for Future Georgia

CNFA Europe

Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Fundatia Representanta Fundetiei Fundacja Solidarnosci Miedzynarodowej

Sida

Statistics Netherlands

Yerevan-Tumo Center for Creative Technologies

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Other Initiatives

EU4Climate

The EU4Climate initiative, funded by the European Union and implemented by UNDP, supports governments in the Eastern Partnership (EaP). It helps these countries take action against climate change, aiming for a low-emission and climate-resilient economy. The initiative focuses on implementing the Paris Agreement, improving climate policies and legislation, and reducing the impact of climate change on citizens' lives while enhancing their resilience to environmental challenges.

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.