Memo: VP Tajani in Lisbon: Forming new business partnerships can help Portuguese SMEs recover

In order to help Portuguese SMEs emerge from the downturn and help kick-start the Portuguese economy, the European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani traveled to Lisbon on 28 November 2013 with Daniel Calleja Crespo, Director-General of DG Enterprise and SME Envoy. Portugal was among the European countries worst hit by the economic crisis, but it has recently started to show signs of recovery.

ESO: Background information: COSME: € 2.3 billion to foster the competitiveness of SMEs over the next seven years http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-cosme-e-2-3-billion-to-foster-the-competitiveness-of-smes-over-the-next-seven-years/

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