Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) was an Executive Agency of the European Commission established to manage and implement EU funding programmes on behalf of the Commission. Its responsibilities included administering portions of programmes that provided grants, loans, equity facilitation, and project support in areas such as SME competitiveness (COSME), research and innovation (parts of Horizon 2020), environment and climate action (LIFE), and maritime policies (EMFF).