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-  promote high-quality, timely and reliable statistics. The programme brings together activities currently financed under six different programmes. Its total budget is €4.2 billion. This is a "top-up" of €119 million compared to the original Commission proposal from 2 years ago. The main changes agreed upon as compared to the Commissions proposal include: -  -  more details on how to support small and medium-sized enterprises (with specific references to the tourism sector and the Socia...

Council endorses agreement on multiannual Single Market Programme The EU is taking steps to improve the functioning of the Single Market in view of strengthening the competitiveness of European business, especially SMEs, and of enhancing the protection of consumers. Member states’ ambassadors today approved a deal concluded between the German presidency of the Council and the European Parliament on the EUs Single Market Programme for the years 2021 to 2027. The main objectives of the prog...

Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op vrijdag 18 december 2020. The European Commission welcomes the approval of the 2021 EU annual budget by the Council and the positive vote by the European Parliament. Commissioner Hahn, in charge of the budget and administration, said “ This is a budget for all EU citizens. It will directly support our common recovery, our researchers, businesses and farmers, as well as our regions and external partners. I encourage all benefic...