The Jeremie initiative was established by the European Union to provide EU structural funds for financing SMEs. The program, which stands for the Joint European Resources for Micro to Medium Enterprises, was launched in 2009, Vilaggázdaság noted. 

Although the deadline for using the funds, of which 65% came from Brussels, was the end of 2015, an extension period of five months meant that the funds could be used for longer, the paper added.