Programmes

• Most of COSME, the EU programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), including Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), Your Europe Business;
• Part of Horizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, and in particular:
  • Part II ‘Industrial leadership’:
    • Innovation in SMEs (including the European IPR Helpdesk and and Peer learning for innovation agencies)
    • The Sustainable Industry Low Carbon Scheme (SILC II)
    • part of the Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies
  • Part III ‘Societal challenges’:
    • The Energy Efficiency part of the challenge ‘Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy’;
    • The calls for proposals in the fields of waste, water innovation and sustainable supply of raw materials under the challenge ‘Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials’
  • The SME instrument
  • Fast Track to Innovation (FTI) Pilot
• Part of the EU programme for the Environment and Climate action (LIFE)
• Part of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
• The legacy of the Intelligent Energy – Europe programme and the Eco-innovation initiative

The EASME also organises the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW)

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Background

The EASME replaces the EACI (Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation) that managed Enterprise Europe Network, Intelligent Energy – Europe, Eco-innovation and Marco Polo. The Marco Polo programme has been transferred to the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA).

EACI website (archived)

Legal basis

• 2013/771/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 17 December 2013 establishing the ‘Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises’ and repealing Decisions 2004/20/EC and 2007/372/EC
• 2007/372/EC: Commission Decision of 31 May 2007 amending Decision 2004/20/EC in order to transform the Intelligent Energy Executive Agency into the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation
• Decision No 20/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 December 2003 establishing a general framework for financing Community actions in support of consumer policy for the years 2004 to 2007 (Text with EEA relevance)

• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 of 21 September 2004 on a standard financial regulation for the executive agencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes and modification by the Commission Regulation (EC) No 651/2008 of 9 July 2008

Financial information

The specific contracts based on framework contracts for operational budget of the EASME as well as the grant agreements awarded by the agency can be found in the Financial Transparency System of the European Commission.

• EASME 2014 final accounts with reports on budget implementation
• Statement of revenue and expenditure of the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises for the financial year 2015
• Statement of revenue and expenditure of the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises for the financial year 2014
• Statement of revenue and expenditure of the Executive Agency for small and medium-sized enterprises for the financial year 2014 — Amending Budget No 1
• List of contractors 2013
• EASME 2013 final accounts with reports on budget implementation
• Statement of revenue and expenditure of the Executive Agency for the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation for the financial year 2013 — amending budget No 1
• Corrigendum to Statement of revenue and expenditure of the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises for the financial year 2013 — amending budget No 1

Vision, mission, values

Our vision

‘We aim to help create a more competitive and resource-efficient European economy based on knowledge and innovation’

Our mission

‘We provide high quality support to our beneficiaries, turning EU policy into action. As an executive agency of the European Commission, we manage significant parts of COSME, LIFE, Horizon 2020 and EMFF. We ensure that actions funded by these programmes deliver results and provide the Commission with valuable input for its policy tasks’.

Our values

The EASME is committed to the public service principles for EU civil servants. These are:

• commitment to the European Union and its citizens;
• integrity;
• objectivity;
• respect for others;
• transparency.

More information: Public service principles for the EU civil service on the European Ombudsman website