Press Release: Danuta Hübner calls on regions to make the most of Cohesion Policy to support small businesses and beat the economic slowdown

Danuta Hübner, Commissioner for Regional Policy, was in Warsaw for the first European SME Week, a campaign to inform entrepreneurs about support available at European, national and local level to develop their businesses and overcome the economic crisis. The Commissioner called on regions and cities to make the most of the €55 billion investment provided by the European Cohesion Policy in 2007-2013 to back businesses in Europe. Half of this investment is directly available for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), which make up 99% of all European businesses.