Regional Policy and Structural Funds

The UEAPME Regional Policy and Structural Funds Working Group gathers experts from the main SME and Craft associations of Europe. Europe's regions are crucial to the creation of employment and economic development especially in disadvantaged areas and new Member States. The main aim of this group is to discuss current and future European Cohesion Policy.

Position Papers

• May 2004: UEAPME's Position on the Third Report of European Cohesion Policy

Press releases

• 20/09/2004: Rural development fund: UEAPME praises historic win for rural micro-entreprises
  
  
• 11/05/2004: UEAPME welcomes 3rd Cohesion report
  
  
• 16/02/2004: Regional Policy: focus must be given to SMEs in less developed rural areas says UEAPME aussi disponible en Français

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