User guide to the SME definition
This SME User Guide serves as general guidelines for entrepreneurs and other stakeholders when applying the SME Definition. read more
Documents
Designing active labour market policies for the recovery
Active labour market policies (ALMPs) that connect people to good jobs will help to promote an equitable and sustained recovery from the COVID‑19 crisis. Labour demand measures have been vital to preserve... read more
One year of SME and entrepreneurship policy responses to COVID-19: Lessons learned to “build back better”
This paper provides an analysis of the diverse range of SME and entrepreneurship policy measures implemented during the course of a year since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, with a view to identify... read more
COVID-19 crisis response in South East European economies
This note focuses on the multi-faceted structural challenges in the Western Balkans, which have exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it assesses the economic impact of COVID-19 on the region, with... read more
Coronavirus (COVID-19): SME policy responses
OECD Policy Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19) This note discusses how SMEs are affected by the current COVID-19 pandemic, reports on early evidence and estimates about the impact, and provides ... read more
THE INSTRUMENT FOR PRE-ACCESSION ASSISTANCE (IPA III)
Pre-accession assistance supports EU candidate countries and potential candidates in adopting and implementing key political, institutional, social and economic reforms to comply with EU values and to... read more
[FOCUS ARTICLE] Youth strategies, policies and initiatives – the EYY 2022 and the Western Balkans
The Situation of Youth in the Western Balkans The field of youth in the Western Balkans has found itself in a dynamic progress since the beginning of the last century. Today, the status of young people... read more
Knowledge ecosystems in the new ERA
Using a competence-based approach for career development in academia and beyond This policy brief, as part of the wider study “Knowledge ecosystems in the new ERA”, presents the European Competence... read more
Synergies between the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology
Since 1996, the Marie Skodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) have become the Union’s reference programme for doctoral education and postdoctoral training. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (... read more
Study: Increased wheat price spikes and larger economic inequality with 2°C global warming
Highlights Greater global wheat yields but steeper price spikes under 2°C warming 2°C warming deepens traditional global wheat trade spatial pattern Trade liberalization could expand economic... read more
