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

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Start date: 13.12.2023

End date: 31.12.2026

Administration Agreement between the European Commission on behalf of the European Union and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development concerning the Part II Europe 2020 Programmatic Single-Donor Trust Fund (No. 074061)

Promote competitiveness and inclusive, sustainable growth of Georgian SMEs by strengthening evidence-based policy making, supporting green transition of firms, promoting innovation, and developing risk capital.

Start date: 01.01.2022

End date: 31.12.2025

Harnessing the CSOs’ potential to promote and develop the social entrepreneurship in Moldova

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

ongoing projects

countries

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Partners

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FMO via Nasira – America Bank

Union of Employers of Information and Communication Technologies (UEICT)

National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA)

Mamalyha Village Council

National Body for Standards and Metrology (NBSM)

Instituto de la Calidad SA

Partikas un Veterinarais Dienests

WYG Consulting Ltd

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Other Initiatives

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.

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.