European Small Business Alliance
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2026 | Marie-Hélène Pradines Head of Unit | Competitiveness of EU SMEs | — |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Marie-Hélène Pradines Head of Unit | Competitiveness of EU SMEs | SRC |
| 04 May 2021 | Thierry Breton Commissioner | Exchange on the upcoming update of the Industrial Strategy and its SMEs dimension | — |
| 04 May 2021 | Thierry Breton Commissioner | Exchange on the upcoming update of the Industrial Strategy and its SMEs dimension | SRC |
| 28 May 2020 | Valdis Dombrovskis Executive Vice-President | COVID-19 relief measures | — |
| 28 May 2020 | Andrea Beltramello Cabinet member | COVID-19 relief measures | — |
| 28 May 2020 | Andrea Beltramello Cabinet member | COVID-19 relief measures | SRC |
| 28 May 2020 | Valdis Dombrovskis Executive Vice-President | COVID-19 relief measures | SRC |
| 06 Mar 2020 | Ruth Paserman Cabinet member | Industrial Strategy, SMEs strategy, Social Dialogue and Pillar of Social Rights, European Semester | SRC |
| 06 Mar 2020 | Ruth Paserman Cabinet member | Industrial Strategy, SMEs strategy, Social Dialogue and Pillar of Social Rights, European Semester | — |
Mission & Goals
The European Small Business Alliance (ESBA) is a non-party political group, which cares for small business entrepreneurs and the self-employed and represents them through targeted EU advocacy and profiling activities. In 2023, the European Small Business Alliance celebrated its 25th anniversary as a Brussels based pan-European body representing micro and small companies from across the EU. Today, ESBA is one of the largest organisations based on voluntary membership in Europe. Through its direct membership, associate membership and cooperation agreements, the Alliance now represents almost one million small businesses and covers 35 European countries. The two main pillars in ESBA's lobbying are the two main pressing issues for SMEs across Europe: Access to Finance and Better Regulation.
EU Legislative Interests
Consumer and marketing law European Services Card Internal Market for Goods Mutual Recognition of Goods Single Market Information tool VAT action plan Digital Single Gateway Collaborative economy Start-up Initiative Standardisation package Better admin cooperation and a simplification package TTIP Eurovignette and EETS Circular economy Eco design Waste Directive REACH Posted workers Work-life balance Initiative on skills Pillar of Social Rights Quality frameworks for apprenticeships and proposal on increased mobility for them Implementation of Working Time Directive (non-legislative) Insolvency II Corporate Taxation IPR Online Platforms Digital Contract Law Geo-blocking Parcel Delivery Cross border VAT
Communication Activities
Project: WEgate. ended 31st January 2023. COSME
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
ERENET, Budupest www.erenet.org Associate membership of each other's organisations, non voting. CEAPME, Brussels, https://www.european-entrepreneurs.org/ Friendship agreement, Associate membership of each other's organisations. Non voting. Early Warning Europe. www.earlywarningeurope.eu CEAPME from 1 January 2025 as a memher
Organisation Members
https://www.esba-europe.org/our-members
Additional Information
ESBA was the Project Lead, for the COSME WEgate Project, for which we engage consultants and sub contractors to deliver. The Project ended 31st January 2023 As at January 2024, we are not involved with any EU Projects