@EU_Commission department responsible for #SingleMarket, #EUindustry, #Entrepreneurship and #SMEs (DG GROW). See also Executive Vice-President @steph_sejourne.
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“The capacity to disrupt is not the same as the capacity to improve.”
At #SMECAssembly2026, Prof. Johanna Mair explored how Europe can move from creative destruction to creative reconstruction.
🎬 Watch the highlights: youtube.com/watch?v=sT-K_zkD…
#EUSMEWeek
SME & Clusters Assembly 2026 united policymakers & business support actors to boost EU competitiveness.
Message: Complete the Single Market, create certainty for SMEs, simplify support, and put clusters at the heart of value chains.
Now: We implement.
📸 flickr.com/photos/promoting-…
📢The Enterprise Europe Network Annual Conference takes place in Dublin on 11–13 November! Anna Athanasopoulou joins discussions on simplification, competitiveness and support for SMEs.
📺Follow the opening and closing sessions live: linkedin.com/events/75186947…
#EEN2026 #EENCanHelp
Destination Dublin. 🇮🇪
The SME & Clusters Assembly 2026 starts now! This year, the SME Assembly and European Cluster Conference form one event.
Key sessions streamed live 3–4 November.
👉 Register on the conference app: b2match.com/e/sme-clusters-a…
#SMECAssembly2026 #EUSMEWeek
One Europe, One Market: what does it mean for SMEs? 🇪🇺☘️
Watch the #EEN2026 opening plenary live to hear how the Enterprise Europe Network supports competitiveness and SME investment.
📅 11 November | 15:00-16:00 CET
Watch live: youtube.com/live/5f_WR4_rCAM…
#EENCanHelp
🌿 Can you call your product “green” or “eco-friendly” without proof?
The #EUTextiles Ecosystem Platform explores how skills and new EU rules can help textile and footwear companies avoid greenwashing.
🔗 Read the article: link.europa.eu/VKMPHt
We welcome @andema_es as the newest signatory of the MoU on the sale of counterfeit goods online.
This #EUIndustry-led initiative unites IP holders, platforms & business associations to fight online counterfeiting in the EU.
More information: link.europa.eu/nccnVQ
🏭 Industrial competitiveness
🌍 Regional cohesion
🛡️ Strategic autonomy
They intersect in clusters. What can cluster policy add in light of the Competitiveness Fund?
Anna Athanasopoulou (Director, GROW.B) moderates at #SMECAssembly2026
🔴 Stream: b2match.com/e/sme-clusters-a…
When the business environment changes, support for SMEs needs to keep pace. 🌍
“An Agile Network in a Changing World” is the theme of #EEN2026, where we’ll explore how the @EEN_EU Network can help businesses anticipate risks, adapt and find new opportunities.
#EENCanHelp
Clusters are one of the EU's most effective tools for helping SMEs navigate digital transformation.
The next #EUClustersTalks on 28 October explores how — with speakers from research, health tech and urban innovation.
👉 clustercollaboration.eu/cont…
#ECCP #EUClusters @Clusters_EU
🚀 Youth Start-Up Challenge finalists pitch at #SMECAssembly2026:
🇮🇹 Gabriela, rapid dairy farm diagnostics
🇩🇪 Jonas, faster Environmental Product Declarations
🇩🇪 Maximilian, voice-operated healthcare software
🗓️ 4/11, 11:00-12:00 GMT
💻 #YSC2026 stream: b2match.com/e/sme-clusters-a…
♻️ How can circularity drive innovation in textiles, clothing, leather and footwear?
Join the #EUTextiles workshop on 4 November to explore new business models, circular waste management and bio-based materials.
17:00–18:00 CET
Register: link.europa.eu/fK9b9X
🔋 How does the #DPP work?
A data carrier, such as a QR code, gives users access to product-specific information.
Data requirements vary by product category and will be defined through product-specific legislation.
Learn more: link.europa.eu/FRHcGJ
#DigitalProductPassport
The countdown to the @EEN_EU Enterprise Europe Network Annual Conference 2026 is on! ☘️
From 11 to 13 November, we’ll meet Network colleagues to exchange experiences and explore how to help SMEs stay competitive in a changing world.
Follow #EEN2026 for more updates!
#EENCanHelp
220+ European maritime stakeholders applied to join the EU Industrial Maritime Value Chains Alliance!
🚢 Shipyards, equipment makers, shipowners, ports & investors committed to strengthening Europe's competitive edge.
Stay tuned. Selection underway👇
link.europa.eu/FpkT76
🇪🇺🇺🇦 12–13 November the EU–Ukraine Investment Conference happens alongside #ReBuildUkraine.
🤝 Take part in B2B and B2G meetings with Commission experts.
📝 Matchmaking:
b2match.com/e/rebuild-ukrain…
🔗 ReBuild Ukraine:
rebuildukraine.in.ua/en
📅 Conference:
rebuildukraine.in.ua/en/eu-u…
The European Commission has signed a strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials with New Caledonia. Our 17th partnership since 2021.
We are strengthening Europe's resilience and supporting fair development.
Read more: link.europa.eu/QrnVyt
Can't be in Dublin? 🇮🇪 The SME & Clusters Assembly 2026 is streaming live 💻
Competitiveness, AI, value chains, scaling up and the Schumpeter Lecture. All from your screen, 3–4 November.
📅 Register your event app account: b2match.com/e/sme-clusters-a…
#SMECAssembly2026 #EUSMEWeek
"From creative destruction to creative reconstruction."
Professor Johanna Mair delivers the Schumpeter 'Innovation in Enterprise' Lecture at the SME & Clusters Assembly 2026.
Read the full interview ahead of Dublin 🇮🇪
📰 link.europa.eu/jWfbwh
#SMECAssembly2026 #EUSMEWeek
Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship & SMEs retweeted
Smart #PublicProcurement brings jobs, better infrastructure & services, innovation & sustainability.
To do this well, we need good data.
Register for #TEDTogether2026 this 24 and 25 November, in Luxembourg and online.
➡️ link.europa.eu/Rk6qrp
@EU_Growth
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