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 33 measures for this target group. Most of these measures fall into the category Supporting businesses to stay afloat (48%).
Ensuring business continuity and support for essential services |
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02 February 2021 |
Liftago: Replacement of passengers transport by consignments
Czechia, Company practices |
Supporting businesses to stay afloat |
02 December 2021 |
Bridging Loan for Starters and entrepreneurs
Netherlands, Other initiatives or policies |
02 December 2021 |
Corona Bridging Loan for start-ups and scale-ups
Netherlands, Other initiatives or policies |
05 November 2020 |
SMEs leasing program for equipment and machinery
Romania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
01 October 2020 Updated |
New measures for entrepreneurs and growth companies
Norway, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
01 October 2020 |
Easing access to Innovation Norway's total framework
Norway, Other initiatives or policies |
24 September 2020 Updated |
Quasi-funds for investments
Bulgaria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
06 August 2021 Updated |
Support for start-ups of the National Register "Elevate Greece"
Greece, Other initiatives or policies |
17 July 2020 Updated |
Grant support for micro and small enterprises
Bulgaria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
23 June 2022 |
Alternative Finance Act
Austria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
20 May 2022 |
Loans for start-ups of Ukrainian refugees
Lithuania, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
11 May 2022 |
Contribution to fixed costs for new entrepreneurs (Q4 2021 and Q1 2022)
Netherlands, Other initiatives or policies |
26 April 2020 |
Business continuity voucher
Ireland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
20 April 2020 Updated |
Increased loan facilities and credit guarantees for Swedish businesses
Sweden, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
15 April 2020 Updated |
COVID-19: Loans to microenterprises
Bulgaria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 April 2021 Updated |
Bridging loans for micro, small and medium sized enterprises
Netherlands, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 April 2020 Updated |
Customised support for start-ups
Germany, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
Reorientation of business activities |
23 June 2022 |
Enterprise Ireland
Ireland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
23 June 2022 Updated |
INVEST - Grant for venture capital
Germany, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
23 June 2022 |
Business Angels
Spain, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 June 2020 Updated |
COVID-19 Response Greece initiative - community of volunteers
Greece, Company practices |
16 April 2020 |
Hackathon contest leads to the production of Shield48 face shields
Latvia, Company practices |
22 February 2023 |
Circular economy grant
Belgium, Other initiatives or policies |
Protection of workers, adaptation of workplace |
03 February 2021 |
Chytrý Honza: Accelerated investment in IT in financial services company
Czechia, Company practices |
Promoting the economic, labour market and social recovery |
05 October 2020 |
Extension to the maximum duration of start-up funding
Finland, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
18 August 2022 Updated |
Green and digital subsidy for self-employment
Croatia, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
08 August 2022 |
Entrepreneurial guides in the Ukrainian language
Croatia, Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
23 June 2023 |
Seed funding for sustainable SMEs
Ireland, Other initiatives or policies |
23 June 2022 Updated |
OPE Benefit
Austria, Other initiatives or policies |
23 June 2022 |
Support for starting a business
Sweden, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
23 June 2022 |
Start-up promotion law
Austria, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
03 February 2021 |
AVAST: Changes in working hours and employee involvement
Czechia, Company practices |
Responses to inflation |
25 October 2022 Updated |
Temporary price cap on energy
Netherlands, Legislations or other statutory regulations |
30 January 2023
Governments across the EU continue to implement policies to support citizens and businesses in the face of rising food and energy prices caused by the COVID-19 crisis and intensified by the war in Ukraine. This article summarises the policy responses as reported in Eurofound's EU PolicyWatch database from January to September 2022.
Article12 September 2022
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Article12 September 2022
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Article5 July 2022
This article summarises the first policy responses of EU Member States, including those of the social partners and other civil society actors, enabling refugees to exercise their rights under the Temporary Protection Directive.
ArticleDisclaimer: This information has not been subject to the full Eurofound evaluation, editorial and publication process.