UNION PROGRAMMES

UNION PROGRAMS in ALBANIA COSME HORIZON 2020 – Research & Innovation ERASMUS + – Education, training, youth, sports CREATIVE EUROPE – Culture and Media EUROPE FOR ITS CITIZENS EaSI CUSTOMS 2020 FISCALIS 2020

Sectors supported by UNION PROGRAMS Competitiveness and Innovation COSME Education, Employment and Social Policies HORIZON 2020 ERASMUS + CREATIVE EUROPE EUROPE FOR ITS CITIZENS EaSI Democracy and Governance CUSTOMS 2020 FISCALIS 2020

COSME Programme The objective of the programme is to boost competitiveness and sustainability of SME-s and to encourage an entrepreneurial culture. Period: 2014 – 2020 Budget: 2.3 bln EUR

4 pillars of COSME  Access to finance (financing instruments for SME-s; credit guarantees; capital for growth - VC; business angels)  Access to markets (helpdesks, EEN)  Encouraging entrepreneurship (entrepreneurial learning, mentoring; young entrepreneurs and WE; Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs)  Creating better framework conditions for competitiveness (reduce regulatory burden for SME-s, support innovative initiatives, etc.)

Albania as a COSME beneficiary Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) – Large network supporting SME internationalisation – Budget: 180 mln EUR – Supports: International partnerships among SME-s Advisory services on EU laws and standards Market analysis Technology transfer etc. Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs

UNION PROGRAMS Education, Employment and Social Policies HORIZON 2020 – 80bln EUR, – Research and innovation – Make it easier for public and private sector to cooperate and deliver innovation – SME Instrument ERASMUS + – 14.7 mln EUR, – Support education, training, youth and sports – National Offices – Scholarships, international exchanges of students and academic staff – Cooperation between Albanian and EU educational institutions CREATIVE EUROPE (Culture & Media) – 1.46 bln EUR, – Support Europe’s cultural and creative sectors – Enable up to 250,000 artists and cultural professionals, publishers and creative organizations to work together – Albanian organisations are eligible to apply for grants, for book translations, for setting up cultural networks, etc.

UNION PROGRAMS Education, Employment and Social Policies EU Programme for Employment & Social Innovation (EaSI) – 920 mln EUR, 2014 – 2020 – Three axes: Support modernisation of employment and social policies – Support development of adequate social protection systems – Support labour market policies Job mobility – Boost employment opportunities through and open labour market Access to micro-finance and social entrepreneurship EUROPE FOR ITS CITIZENS – European Remembrance – Democratic engagement and civic participation

UNION PROGRAMS Democracy and Governance CUSTOMS 2020 & FISCALIS 2020 – Customs budget: mln EUR – Fiscalis budget: mln EUR Objectives: – Exchange info & expertise between national customs / taxation administrations – Develop and operate major trans-European IT systems for customs / taxation – Build capacity

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