The background to the proposal to extend the multiannual programme for enterprise and entrepreneurship, and in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), by one year to 31 December 2006 is that the functions of the programme will in future be performed by its successor programme, the 'Framework Programme for Competitiveness and Innovation' (CIP), which is planned to run from 2007-2013 to coincide with the financial perspective.
The background to the proposal to extend the multiannual programme for enterprise and entrepreneurship, and in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), by one year to 31 December 2006 is that the functions of the programme will in future be performed by its successor programme, the 'Framework Programme for Competitiveness and Innovation' (CIP), which is planned to run from 2007-2013 to coincide with the financial perspective.