Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs

🎓 Want to master innovation procurement? Join a fully funded 5-day training in Vienna (22–26 June). Gain practical skills, tackle real challenges and connect with EU peers. ✈️ Travel and stay covered. 🗓 Apply by 26 March. 👉link.europa.eu/q8WMGx #PublicBuyersCommunity

Key insights. Fresh ideas. Real impact. Highlights from the 2026 Research Conference on the Single Market 👇 #SingleMarket #Cosima

Do you wish to help shape EU support for energy-efficient procurement? Take part in a survey on EED Article 7 to share challenges and influence future guidance, tools and peer exchange at EU level. ⌛️~30 min | 🗓️Open until 27 March 👉link.europa.eu/4JDHVY #PublicBuyersCommunity

THE ˥∀Ǝᗡ IS IN THE BAG! Here’s what it means ⬇️ The 🇪🇺-🇦🇺 Free Trade Agreement delivers: 📈 Exports up to +33% over the next decade 💶 Up to €17.7 billion in additional annual EU exports 💰 €1 billion saved every year in duties Here’s why it matters ⬇️ 🧵1/5

Join the EU–Ukraine Business Summit in Brussels, 22–23 April 2026. Connect with policymakers and industry on investment, reconstruction + SME opportunities in Ukraine. Take part in round tables, B2B matchmaking, sector pitching & workshops. Register ⤵️ ebsummits.eu/our-summits/eu…

👏We successfully concluded the Safe and Sustainable by Design conference, launching the EU Chemical Innovation and Substitution Hubs! They'll help nurture knowledge and support the uptake of safer alternatives to targeted substances, particularly benefiting SMEs across Europe.

How can EU law drive competitiveness while addressing defence challenges? Join the Legal Service’s 4th Annual Conference on 17 April 2026 (Brussels & online), with a panel on simplification & competitiveness incl DG Kerstin Jorna. Info & registration👉 link.europa.eu/xTPNG8

📄 A new EU BIM Task Group paper shows why a common European Building Information Modelling approach matters: ✅ better value for money, ✅ transparency and sustainability, ✅ fewer cross-border barriers. Read the paper 👉 public-buyers-community.ec.europa.eu/communities/bi… #PublicBuyersCommunity

📄💻 Have your say on the future of #eInvoicing in the EU. We are seeking views on how to improve eInvoicing harmonisation and interoperability to support a more integrated digital single market. #EUHaveYourSay until 10 June 2026: link.europa.eu/X7HgMH

Today’s proposal for an EU-wide company framework is a major step towards making the #SingleMarket work better for businesses. Making Europe the best place to do business means making it easier to do business across Europe.

#EUSMEWeek is about community, mutual support and fostering SMEs’ competitiveness in the EU. — Dr Roland Gintenreiter (ÖNK) 🇦🇹 📣 Organising an event that supports entrepreneurs? Connect it to #EUSMEWeek and gain European visibility. 🔗 More info👉 link.europa.eu/TffvRh

🎧 How can innovation procurement reshape the EU? Our new podcast with Boston Consulting Group experts explores how the Innovation Procurement Hubs programme helps authorities adopt emerging solutions. Listen here 👉 public-buyers-community.ec.europa.eu/communities/in… #PublicBuyersCommunity

⚡ Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are set to power Europes next energy chapter. ⚡️ Part of the energy package, the new EU SMR Strategy aims to boost energy independence affordability and security while cutting emissions. Read the news item & learn more⤵️ link.europa.eu/VGmDCJ

📢 Territorial supply constraints limit where EU retailers and wholesalers can buy or sell goods, leading to higher prices and reducing consumer choice. We need your 🫵 input. Share your views via our call for evidence⤵️ link.europa.eu/BKd743

🚀 A milestone for Europe's space sector! The @EIB, through #InvestEU, granted @OQTEC €25m to expand its LEO satellite network. This boosts 5G connectivity directly to smartphones, strengthens D2D communications, & supports European tech innovation. Stay tuned for its impact!

☀️ Involved in sustainable solar energy? A study visit by the Big Buyers Working Together Community of Public Buyers for Sustainable Solar PV showed sourcing polysilicon outside China improves transparency. Read more: 👉 public-buyers-community.ec.europa.eu/communities/co… #PublicBuyersCommunity

What makes a #EUCapitalofSmallRetail? In Schlanders/Silandro 🇮🇹, Vanguard City category winner, proximity, cooperation, & identity creates excellence. They revitalise historical centres, support independent retailers, integrate markets, culture, & slow tourism for a vibrant town

🧐 When international ambition is backed by the right support. 15+ years ago @EconomistCFA reached out to @EEN_EU to grow abroad. Shortly, exporting became central to her strategy, generating 70% of her business revenue.📈 🎙️ Read the Q&A: link.europa.eu/R7fbFt #EENCanHelp

#EUatPDAC was, once again, a success. Thank you to everyone who visited the EU booth and participated in our events during #PDAC2026. We look forward to seeing you back next year at PDAC2027!

Last chance! It's the final day of #PDAC2026 in Toronto. 🇨🇦 ⏰ Before the trade floor closes in a few hours, drop by the EU at booth 931 in the South Building. Discover innovation, investment and collaboration with EU countries, ERMA, SMEs and EU Strategic Projects. #EUatPDAC