Eurofound's EU PolicyWatch collates information on the responses of government and social partners to the COVID-19 crisis, the war in Ukraine, rising inflation, as well as gathering examples of company practices aimed at mitigating the social and economic impacts.
Overview of measures by target group – category: Businesses
Eurofound has identified 57 measures for this target group. Most of these measures fall into the category Supporting businesses to stay afloat (53%).
Ensuring business continuity and support for essential services |
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08 September 2020 Updated |
Agreements between Slovnaft MOL management and local trade unions
Slovakia, Bipartite collective agreements |
23 June 2022 |
Statutory risk management systems in public companies
Germany, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Supporting businesses to stay afloat |
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31 December 2020 Updated |
Financial Shield 2.0: Small and medium-sized enterprises
Poland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
30 December 2020 Updated |
Financial Shield 2.0: Large enterprises
Poland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
30 December 2020 Updated |
Social partners address economic challenges: Food industry and tourism
Poland, Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
03 November 2022 |
The State Aid Fund for Business
Lithuania, Other initiatives or policies |
26 October 2020 |
Support for exporters affected by COVID-19 crisis
Latvia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
05 October 2021 |
European Commission approves €500 million Greek aid scheme for businesses
Greece, Other initiatives or policies |
05 October 2020 Updated |
Subsidy to improve competitiveness in coronavirus pandemic
Hungary, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
02 October 2020 Updated |
Guarantees for new liquidity loans for solving problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
Croatia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
01 October 2020 Updated |
New measures for entrepreneurs and growth companies
Norway, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
05 September 2022 Updated |
Bank guarantees for companies from the Polish national development bank
Poland, Other initiatives or policies |
28 August 2020 |
Pandemic stabilisation and recovery fund
Ireland, Other initiatives or policies |
16 July 2020 |
Anti-takeover measures
Poland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
01 July 2020 Updated |
COVID Plus guarantee for loans to export-oriented large companies
Czechia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
29 June 2020 |
COVID III state guarantee programme for self-employed and companies up to 500 employees
Czechia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
23 June 2022 Updated |
Short-term Export Credit Insurance Scheme
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
30 April 2020 Updated |
Financial shield: large enterprises
Poland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
20 April 2020 Updated |
Increased loan facilities and credit guarantees for Swedish businesses
Sweden, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
19 April 2021 Updated |
Enter Air signs loan agreement for €60 million
Poland, Company practices |
19 April 2020 |
Restoration of the Government Bond Fund
Norway, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
15 April 2021 Updated |
Liquidity loan for Polish Mining Group
Poland, Company practices |
14 April 2020 Updated |
Guarantee scheme for large enterprises (above 250 employees)
Denmark, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
12 April 2021 |
Fund to support large enterprises
Italy, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
12 April 2020 Updated |
COVID corporate financing facility
United Kingdom, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 April 2020 |
Suspension of value added tax (VAT) payment
Cyprus, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
09 April 2020 |
Credit Line Capitalizar 2018 – COVID-19
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
07 April 2020 Updated |
Direct participation for syndicate financing
Germany, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
07 April 2020 Updated |
KfW entrepreneur loan
Germany, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
04 February 2021 |
MYTILINEOS: Changes to the operational plan to face the COVID-19 pandemic
Greece, Company practices |
18 January 2021 Updated |
New measures addressed to businesses and employment
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
13 January 2022 Updated |
Grant aid to bus carriers
Bulgaria, Other initiatives or policies |
Employment protection and retention |
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30 November 2020 Updated |
Agreement on maintenance of employment in Continental Matador Company
Slovakia, Bipartite collective agreements |
24 April 2020 Updated |
Adris group management agreed to cut their salaries to avoid layoffs
Croatia, Company practices |
Reorientation of business activities |
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02 December 2020 Updated |
Temporary conversion of FCA plants to produce masks
Italy, Company practices |
31 October 2022 |
Ban on new coal mining, natural gas and oil extraction projects
Sweden, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
23 June 2022 |
The Growth Fund
Denmark, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
23 June 2022 |
Secured voluntary mobility
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
23 June 2022 Updated |
Regional Business Development Centres
Denmark, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
05 January 2021 Updated |
Fit 4 Resilience Strategic Innovation Programm
Luxembourg, Other initiatives or policies |
Protection of workers, adaptation of workplace |
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10 December 2020 |
Protection measures in the Bank of Cyprus branch offices
Cyprus, Company practices |
08 December 2020 |
VMware office Bulgaria: Successful adaptation of the work processes to the new business reality
Bulgaria, Company practices |
14 November 2020 |
Staggered work schedule for companies who can't apply telework
Romania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
23 October 2020 |
Telecommunications company Elisa's COVID-19 General Exit guidelines
Finland, Company practices |
12 October 2020 Updated |
Staggered working times - exceptional and transitory regime
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 October 2020 Updated |
Collective agreement changes during COVID-19
Hungary, Bipartite collective agreements |
10 September 2020 |
A new employment model in Höfe
Slovenia, Company practices |
07 September 2020 |
Collective agreement Volkswagen Slovensko Bratislava for 2019-2023
Slovakia, Bipartite collective agreements |
31 March 2020 |
Airbus agreement for making up unworked hours during its production suspension period
France, Bipartite collective agreements |
03 February 2021 |
Chytrý Honza: Accelerated investment in IT in financial services company
Czechia, Company practices |
Promoting the economic, labour market and social recovery |
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09 September 2020 |
Tripartite educational programmes for the laid off and the unemployed
Norway, Other initiatives or policies |
24 August 2022 |
Grant for revitalization, construction, digitalization and modernization of the Croatian transmission power grid
Croatia, Other initiatives or policies |
19 April 2021 |
Support measures within the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 April 2020 |
Mandatory contribution to COVID-19 defence fund from banking and retail sectors
Hungary, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
03 February 2021 |
AVAST: Changes in working hours and employee involvement
Czechia, Company practices |
Responses to inflation |
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02 November 2022 |
Electrification Subsidy
Finland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
20 February 2023 |
Household Basket
Greece, Other initiatives or policies |
30 January 2023
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