- Macedonia, as of Monday, is part of the EU Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Programme (COSME) with a total budget of 2.3 billion euros. Macedonian Economy Minister Bekim Neziri and EU Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship Ferdinando Nelli Feroci signed in Brussels an agreement allowing Macedonia to join the EU programme for the period between 2014 and 2020.