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The SME performance review is a key tool the European Commission uses to monitor and assess countries' progress in implementing SME policies. The new 2024 SME performance review informs on SME performance in two parts: an annual report on European SMEs and SME country fact sheets.
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Today, the Commission has launched the European Solar Academy, the first in a series of EU Academies to be set up under the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) to have in place the necessary skills along the net-zero technologies value chains.
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The EU and Australia signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a bilateral partnership to cooperate on sustainable critical and strategic minerals.