Eurofound's COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch collates information on the responses of government and social partners to the crisis, 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 67 measures for this target group. Most of these measures fall into the category Supporting businesses to stay afloat (63%).
Ensuring business continuity and support for essential services |
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08 October 2020 |
Social Protection Acts I and II
Germany, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
17 July 2020 Updated |
Grant support for micro and small enterprises
Bulgaria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Supporting businesses to stay afloat |
28 December 2020 |
Financial Shield 2.0: Micro enterprises
Poland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
11 December 2020 |
COVID-19. Better conditions for particularly hard hit parts of Danish business, sports and cultural life
Denmark, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
11 November 2020 |
Supports for self-employed individuals introduced in the budget
Ireland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
24 October 2020 |
COVID-Culture programme: Support for companies and workers in arts and culture
Czechia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
01 October 2020 |
New measures for entrepreneurs and growth companies
Norway, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
24 September 2020 |
COVID-19: State aid for agriculture
Bulgaria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
18 September 2020 |
New assistance fund to support microenterprises
Ireland, Other initiatives or policies |
10 September 2020 |
SMEs memorandum on saving businesses, maintaining jobs and ensuring social cohesion.
Greece, Other initiatives or policies |
27 July 2020 |
Subsidies for microenterprises
Lithuania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
13 July 2020 |
Aid of €5,000 for micro-companies
Luxembourg, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
13 July 2020 Updated |
Subsidy for fixed costs for SMEs
Netherlands, Other initiatives or policies |
10 July 2020 Updated |
Grants for SMEs and entrepreneurs in tourism, accommodation, catering, travel and commerce sectors
Estonia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
07 July 2020 |
Microinvest Cash Conversion
Malta, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
04 July 2020 Updated |
Support for preservation of jobs by micro-entrepreneurs whose economic activity has been disrupted due to a special circumstance caused by Coronavirus (COVID-19) for July 2020
Croatia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
03 July 2020 |
New support package for the economy
Cyprus, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
01 July 2020 |
Operating loan 'Entrepreneur 2020'
Slovakia, 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 |
30 April 2020 |
Financial shield: Micro enterprises
Poland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
26 April 2020 |
Business continuity voucher
Ireland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
26 April 2020 |
Microfinance Ireland COVID-19 business loan
Ireland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
23 April 2020 |
Interest-free loans for liquidity protection of entrepreneurs in the tourism sector
Croatia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
23 April 2020 |
Extra package of support measures for the cultural sector
Netherlands, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
21 April 2020 Updated |
Interest reduction and loan payment delays for small enterprises using microcredit Qredits system
Netherlands, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
20 April 2020 |
Hardship fund for SMEs - Upper Austria
Austria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
19 April 2020 Updated |
Baden-Württemberg: Emergency aid for businesses with up to 50 employees
Germany, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 April 2020 |
Anti-crisis shield: Deferral of social security contributions for self-employed and micro companies
Poland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
15 April 2020 |
COVID-19: Loans to microenterprises
Bulgaria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
13 April 2020 |
Assistance in the payment of rents, water, gas and electricity bills for business premises of companies
France, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
13 April 2020 |
Tax cuts and deferrals for companies
Sweden, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
12 April 2020 Updated |
COVID-19 loans for variable capital for microenterprises and SMEs
Croatia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 April 2020 Updated |
Company subsidy for fixed costs
Austria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 April 2020 |
Loan instalments deferral for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises affected by the COVID-19 epidemic
Italy, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
09 April 2020 |
Credit Line Capitalizar 2018 – COVID-19
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
09 April 2020 |
Brussels: One-off grant for closed businesses
Belgium, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
09 April 2020 Updated |
Flemish compensation premium in case of large turnover loss
Belgium, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
09 April 2020 Updated |
Adjusting tax prepayments
Germany, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 April 2020 Updated |
Emergency aid for freelancers, micro-entrepreneurs and solo self-employed
Germany, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
07 April 2020 |
Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts suspends company fees for the second trimester 2020
Croatia, Other initiatives or policies |
06 April 2020 |
Emergency fund for very small businesses and self-employed persons
Luxembourg, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
31 March 2020 |
Bank guarantees for SMEs and one-person enterprises
Austria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
19 January 2021 |
Financial support line for micro and small tourist companies
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
18 January 2021 |
New measures addressed to businesses and employment
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Reorientation of business activities |
02 December 2020 |
Larger than Live: Delivery of online live concerts
Netherlands, Company practices |
26 April 2020 |
Trading online voucher scheme
Ireland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Supporting businesses to get back to normal |
05 November 2020 |
Digital training of SMEs employees
Romania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
07 July 2020 Updated |
Grant for restarting small businesses introduced
Ireland, Other initiatives or policies |
07 July 2020 |
Skills Development Scheme
Malta, Other initiatives or policies |
18 January 2021 |
ADAPTAR Programme - Adaptation of business activity in the context of COVID-19
Portugal, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Protection of workers, adaptation of workplace |
16 April 2020 |
Subsidy for home offices - IT infrastructure
Austria, Other initiatives or policies |
Income protection beyond short-time work |
28 October 2020 Updated |
Extension of unemployment benefits to self-employed
Latvia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
07 October 2020 |
Self-employed can pause their business in order to receive unemployment insurance
Sweden, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
05 October 2020 |
Bridging subsidy Corona for self-employed with a disability
Austria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
14 May 2020 Updated |
Bavaria: Extended aid for solo self-employed artists and performers
Germany, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
25 April 2020 Updated |
Entrepreneur's wage (part of the company subsidy for fixed costs)
Austria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
21 April 2020 Updated |
Temporary subsidy for self-employed
Netherlands, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 April 2020 Updated |
Measures supporting solo self-employed and freelancers
Poland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
16 April 2020 Updated |
State income benefit to support freelancers, self-employed and sole proprietors
Greece, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
10 April 2020 Updated |
Replacement income for self-employed (bridging right)
Belgium, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
09 April 2020 Updated |
Allowances for idle time for self-employed
Latvia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
09 April 2020 Updated |
Basic income support for solo self-employed
Germany, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 April 2020 Updated |
Support for persons in the sector arts and entertainment
Croatia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
05 April 2020 Updated |
Compensation bonus for self-employed and certain shareholders
Czechia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
31 March 2020 Updated |
Self-employed income support scheme
United Kingdom, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
31 March 2020 Updated |
Hardship case fund: Safety net for self-employed
Austria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Measures to prevent social hardship |
13 April 2020 Updated |
Debt moratorium for consumers and microenterprises
Austria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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