Next Steps

Please contact Gillian Kears on 01740 625 780 or email Gillian Kears directly.

Target Sectors

Our business support services are open to all organisations based in the North East of England.

Have your say and influence European policy making

The European Commission is eager to engage with small and medium-sized enterprises to assess current and future legislation and regulations.  They do this in two ways:

Open consultations, whereby the SME community is invited to complete online surveys

SME panels, whereby SME’s are invited to participate in working groups to influence and test future policies and regulations. 

To view the current results for "Reducing Administrative Burdens in the EU" please click here:

Public consultations

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Deadline

European Commission launches public consultation on review of competition rules for distribution sector

28th September 2009

The European Commission is conducting a survey into the Effectiveness of Innovation Support in Europe, this is a consultation for both companies and stakeholders.

4th May 2009

The European Commission is conducting a survey of the tourism sector in order to analyse the current financial situation and its overall impact on the sector.

31st March 2009

Consultation on control structures in audit firms and their consequences on the audit market

28th February 2009

Consultation on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the area of financial services

27th February 2009

Commission consultation "Towards a Strengthened Network and Information Security in Europe"

9th January 2009

Draft Communication from the Commission on the application of State aid rules to public service broadcasting

15th January 2009