COSME – Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs 2014-2020. Monitoring report 2015

COSME is the programme for EU actions to improve the competitiveness of enterprises, with special emphasis on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It builds upon the Entrepreneurship and Innovation programme (EIP) established for 2007-2013 under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme.

COSME brings added value by addressing transnational issues and market failures in four key areas:
1. Improving access to finance for SMEs in the form of equity and debt;
2. Improving access to markets inside and outside the Union;
3. Improving framework conditions for businesses and the competitiveness of enterprises, including SMEs;
4. Promoting entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial culture.

In addition to the 28 EU Member States, the following countries participated in COSME in 2015: Albania, Serbia, Armenia, Turkey, Montenegro, Macedonia and Moldova. This report presents an overview of the COSME budget implementation in 2015, including support measures and expenses of an administrative nature.

EUR-Lex: SWD(2018)299: Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the report https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2018:299:FIN

EUR-Lex: SWD(2018)300: Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the report https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=SWD:2018:300:FIN

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