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SME Feedback
We help small and medium-sized companies to take their ideas from the field to the European institutions.
What is SME Feedback?
SME Feedback is a tool of the European Commission (EC) and the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), which enables small and medium-sized enterprises to share concrete experiences of the functioning of the European Union’s Single Market. It aims to capture real obstacles that companies face in practice (for example when trading across borders, meeting regulatory requirements or benefiting from European programmes) and to translate these experiences into suggestions for European policy makers.
Thanks to the SME Feedback, the voice of SMEs reaches directly the institutions that decide on the rules that affect their daily operations.
Why is SME feedback important?
The experience of SMEs play a key role in European Union policy-making. They bring a cross-industry and cross-regional perspective to decision-making processes and help to better assess the real impact of European rules.
On the basis of these inputs, the European Commission may:
- Modify or simplify rules that place unnecessary burdens on business,
- identify specific barriers to the free movement of goods, services and capital,
- better target support programmes and financial instruments for SMEs,
- better understand the impact of new regulations on the day-to-day running of companies.
From the perspective of the entire EEN network, SME Feedback is proof that the network is not only a provider of advisory services, but also a channel through which companies can influence the business environment in Europe.
The AMSP CR is responsible for collecting, analysing and forwarding suggestions from companies to the European Commission.
How SME Feedback works in practice
The European Commission regularly launches public consultations, questionnaires and thematic challenges on issues such as proposals for new legislation, administrative burdens, the functioning of the European Single Market or specific EU policies (digitalisation, the Green Deal, etc.)
You can get involved in these activities:
- by completing a short questionnaire,
- participation in a targeted survey on a specific topic,
- by giving feedback based on your specific experience.
We can help you interpret the questionnaires and formulate feedback in a way that is understandable, specific and actionable for the European Commission. The Commission then uses your input to adapt legislation, assess the impact of existing rules or prepare new measures.
What can you gain from joining SME Feedback?
By participating in European Commission surveys or questionnaires, you can:
- highlight specific obstacles that are holding your business back,
- influence the shape of European rules that affect you directly,
- help simplify administration and improve the business environment in the EU,
- get an overview of the issues the European Commission is currently working on.
Your feedback is also very valuable to us and helps us better understand the needs of Czech companies and represent them effectively at European level.
Currently open survey and questionnaires
Pro koho
- Pro malé a střední firmy, které se při svém podnikání potýkají s komplikacemi v dodavatelských řetězcích (nedostupnost surovin a materiálů, problémy při přepravě zboží, nekalá mezinárodní konkurence, apod.)
- Cílem Evropské komise je co nejdříve identifikovat vznikající problémy a přijmout opatření, která pomohou zmírnit jejich dopady.
Vyplnění dotazníku Suply Chain Resilience Permanent Survey zabere přibližně 2–3 minuty a je možné ho odeslat anonymně.
For whom:
- For small and medium-sized enterprises.
- The questionnaire collects information on occupational safety and health, the protection of workers’ rights in subcontracting chains, and the costs and benefits associated with company policies.
For more information on the Quality Jobs Act , click here.
Available through July 27, 2026
For whom:
- For businesses (especially small and medium-sized enterprises), business organizations, and other stakeholders.
- The consultation focuses on experiences with cases in which Member States, when implementing European legislation, introduce stricter or additional requirements that go beyond EU rules. The goal is to identify unnecessary administrative burdens and additional costs and to propose solutions that will help simplify the rules in the single market.
Available through September 15, 2026
For whom:
- For retailers, wholesalers, distributors, consumer goods manufacturers, business organizations, and other entities involved in cross-border trade within the EU.
- The consultation focuses on experiences with so-called territorial supply restrictions, where manufacturers limit the ability to purchase goods in one Member State and sell them in another. The goal is to better understand the impact of these practices on businesses and consumers and to propose measures that will contribute to the better functioning of the single market.
Available through September 29, 2026
SOLVIT – Solving legal problems in the EU
Do you do business, work or live in another EU country and have encountered a problem with the local authorities? Have you encountered discriminatory requirements, unfair treatment or incorrect application of EU law?
In such a situation, you can contact the network SOLVITwhich helps citizens and businesses resolve disputes with public institutions across the European Union free of charge. The service is coordinated by the European Commission and offers a quick, informal solution without the need for court proceedings – in most cases, a resolution is reached within 10 weeks.
So if you think that an authority in another Member State has not acted in accordance with European law, SOLVIT can be a simple and effective first step to resolve the situation.
Tip from consultants from AMSP ČR
“European rules are not made in a vacuum. That’s why every questionnaire filled in or concrete suggestion made to the European Commission has a meaning. The more concrete experiences and examples from practice you share, the more chance you have to positively influence the environment in which you do business.”