We are happy to invite you to our 30th anniversary as the European Confederation of SME Associations called European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME on Tuesday, July 12th, in the framework of our traditional SME Summer Party.
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Steel and Aluminium have seen a fierce increase in prices for already 3 years, but since February 2022 prices have been practically skyrocketing, certain products up to 400% more, with delivery times 12-18 or even 24 months.
European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME has asked immediately after the outbreak of Russia’s war on Ukraine and after the then immediately decided sanctions by the EU and by Russia to re-open the review procedure on steel and aluminium import limits due to these extraordinary circumstances. But until today DG TRADE did not re-open this review procedure.
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EUIPO, the European Union Intellectual Property Office, is working to ensure that European SMEs can defend their intellectual property all over the continent.
In doing so, it has put in place a series of very appropriate measures. One of the most successful is the SME Fund, a grant scheme designed to help EU SMEs’ intellectual property rights
Our webinar with experts from EUIPO explained to attendants how to protect their assets, something even more important during crises like COVID-19 and the rise of energy prices.
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In this webinar we discussed how the free trade agreements the European Union has with different third countries can provide the opportunity to make up for business SMEs lost to the recent international crisis
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Join our third SME crisis webinar to learn from fellow companies how your SMEs can deal with and absorb the economic shocks coming from a combination of high energy prices, high inflation and market instability.
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On Friday, March 18th we met with the Deputy Director General of the European Business Association Ukraine, Ms Svitlana Mikhaylovska to hear her call for support and receive an update about the evolving situation in Ukraine.
In addition, the representatives of our members in countries near to the conflict, like Lithuania, Poland, Hungary or Georgia shared with us their advice and instructions on what can be done to support Ukrainian companies and citizens
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In our second SME Crisis Response webinar, the next 7th April 2022, 09h00 – 10h00, we will talk about Defending your business from cyber-attacks and learning how to manage your IT security.
The invited experts will explain in detail what kind of risk in terms of hardware and software, the European SMEs have in an eventual cyberattack.
Also, the importance of having a protocol on how to react after a cyberattack, and the human factor, how to aware your team of phishing and other attempts by email or on the web.
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Sanctions will have a significant impact on European SMEs. So it is essential companies are aware of what they entail and where to find more information whenever necessary.
Join our webinar to find answers to key questions like what the sanctions entail and how to find out when they apply to specific cases.
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We are deeply concerned about the Russian war on Ukraine and the related impacts on Europe and European SMEs.
We call the EU to take care for an adequate compensation and support of all those SMEs that will suffer from costs of the sanctions, and ensure an better access to alternative supply chain of raw materials, keeping control on energy prices and autonomy from Russian oil & gas.
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On Friday, March 18th at 2:00 pm (3 pm in Eastern Europe, 4 pm in Turkey, 5 pm in the Caucasus area) we will be able to meet with the Deputy Director General of the European Business Association Ukraine, Ms Svitlana Mikhaylovska to hear her call for support and about the evolving situation in Ukraine.
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