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We participate in an international consortium, led by Ecorys Netherlands that has a framework agreement with the DG ECFIN of the European Commission. The focus of the agreement is the structural performance of the EU economies. At the moment there are two projects under preparation inside this framework. One of them is a follow up project of measures affecting the operating environment of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The main reference in the project is the fulfillment of the Small Business Act of the EU. The other project concerns the internationalization of the SMEs and the institutions that promote that in each country. Previously, we have studied, among others, the operation of the food stuff chain in the EU as well as foreign trade of food stuffs.
Researchers: Research Director Markku Kotilainen, Researchers Birgitta Berg-Andersson and Hannu Kaseva.
