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European Fund for Strategic Investments: first deal signed in Greece

10/05/201609/05/2016 ENstaff Avramopoulos, business, crisis, economy, EFSI, entrepreneurship, European Fund for Strategic Investments, European Investment Fund, Greece, medium-sized enterprises, ProCredit

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and ProCredit group have signed a guarantee agreement to increase lending to innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small mid-caps in Greece.

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Europe’s regions call for investments – not cuts – in education

11/02/2016 ENstaff employment, entrepreneurship, EU, European Commission, European Committee of the Regions, Markkula, youth

Increasing resources and cooperation for youth employment, entrepreneurship and integration policies should not be seen as expenditure but as investment in the future.

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Netherlands Ambassador at the 2015 CEO Summit

20/12/201521/12/2015 ENstaff business, Caspar Veldkamp, Embassy of the Netherlands, employement, entrepreneurship, innovation

Ambassador Caspar Veldkamp highlighted the importance of innovation and young entrepreneurship within new and existing entrepreneurship.

econ/biz foreign affairs

‘Market Ombudsman’ service by the Foreign Ministry

13/12/2015 ENstaff business, companies, economy, entrepreneurship, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Ministry, Market Ombudsman

Market Ombudsman is a modern tool for supporting businesses and provides HelpDesk services, through the Foreign Ministry’s “Agora” portal, to Greek enterprises active internationally.

Innogentics, Biotechnology for healthcare. Innogenetics NV is an international diagnostic company that develops and markets diagnostic assays in the fields of Infectious Diseases, Genetic Testing, Transplantation, Neurodegeneration, and Oncology, with a special focus on molecular diagnostics and multiparameter testing

econ/biz european union

Research and development in the EU

01/12/2015 ENstaff business, entrepreneurship, EU, European Union, innovation, R&D, research

In 2014, the Member States of the European Union (EU) spent all together around EUR 283 billion on Research & Development (R&D). The R&D intensity, i.e. R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP, stood at 2.03% in 2014, the same as in 2013.

econ/biz opinion

10 things government needs to do to survive [opinion]

14/10/201531/10/2015 Demetris Kamaras communication, competition, entrepreneurship, ethos, government, Greece, management, Millennials, politics, protectionism, state, strategy, Tsipras

During the pre-election period, Alexis Tsipras and SYRIZA rhetoric claimed for the development of a ‘parallel’ government programme that would

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Ambassador of Norway:”The challenge for the Greek economy is its competitive edge and its business climate” [interview]

07/06/2016 ENstaff

The Ambassador of Norway in Athens, His Excellency Jørn Eugene Gjelstad, spoke to EmbassyNews.net and commented on the current developments in Greek and European politics, the economy and the refugee crisis.