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: 23.10.2023

End date: 07.07.2027

Creative Compass Georgia

Contribute to sustainable growth and employment in the creative industries (CI) by facilitating capacity building, networking and collaboration opportunities, and providing funding opportunities to different CI stakeholders with a special focus on regional cities and towns in Georgia.

Start date: 30.08.2023

End date: 07.11.2026

Support to SME Digitalisation

Project Objectives: increased inclusion of digital tools in SMEs’ daily operations; encouragement of SMEs to invest in digitalization.

ongoing projects

countries

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Partners

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Technischer Überwachungsverein

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) via SLGP- Joint Stock Company OTP Bank Ukraine

State Consumer Rights Protection Authority, Republic of Lithuania

AGENCE FRANCAISE DE DEVELOPPEMENT

Organization for the Entrepreneurship Development (ODA)

Initiatives for Development of Armenia (IDEA)

Embassy of Canada in Armenia

COWI Belgium SPRL

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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.

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.