14/07/2015
Micro-entrepreneurs across the EU are experiencing difficulties to access the conventional credit market. With a view to improving this situation the EU provides financial support through grants and financial instruments.
With this report, the Court assessed whether the programming and design of the EU financial support was addressing the actual needs of micro-entrepreneurs and whether robust performance reporting systems were in place. In addition, the Court examined whether sufficient information is available on the implementation costs of the different EU funding mechanisms supporting micro-entrepreneurs.
Special report No 8/2015: Is EU financial support adequately addressing the needs of micro-entrepreneurs?
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