The EU is supporting SMEs through 100+ projects in the Eastern Partnership region

The "EU4Moldova: Local Communities" project, backed by the European Union, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Austrian Development Agency, and Polish aid, aims to enhance the quality of life and tackle the economic and social impacts of COVID-19 in chosen Moldovan communities, promoting their long-term resilience.

The project empowers Moldovan CSOs to establish social enterprises for sustainable community growth.

The EBRD’s SME Local Currency Programme aims to develop capital markets and encourage local currency lending in the countries it invests in.

The aim of the project is to enhance the enabling environment for the forestry sector, ensuring long-term sustainability in forest management and fostering evidence-based policy-making within the sector.

The Action contributes to the general objectives of the Instrument, namely to support the SME segment in Eastern Partnership Countries through improving access to finance, in the form of enhanced lending terms and conditions, via providing first loss SME portfolio guarantees.

The European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), among the leading development finance funds globally, seeks to promote economic development and prosperity in Southeast Europe and the Eastern Neighbourhood Region.

The projct offers guidance to SMEs across various domains including strategy, operations, quality management, financial reporting, and energy efficiency, among others.

In this region, the Finance and Technology Transfer Centre for Climate Change receives support from the EU through its EU4Climate program, as well as from the Global Environment Facility (GEF).