Cross-border and cross-ecosystem collaboration and investments can help deliver the green and digital transition of the European economy and society. To be efficient, the EU, the Member States, the regions, and the businesses and business networks should commit to a new way of cooperation: facilitate the development of joint cross-border innovation agendas, set an innovation-friendly regulatory framework, increase and pool funding and investments, and take into account business visions for new opportunities.

ECCP, on behalf of the European Commission, organises the EU Clusters Talk “Crossing Borders: Instruments of Interregional Collaboration” on 22 March 2023, 8:30 – 9:45 CET, to speak about different instruments of public funding to support interregional collaboration, suggestions on how to improve them, and the role of clusters.

Speakers of this EU Clusters Talk will include:

• Benoit Esmanne, Policy Officer, DG GROW, European Commission;
• Estelle Roger, Programme Manager, DG REGIO, European Commission;
• Milena Stoyanova, Project Adviser, EISMEA, European Commission;
• Aitor Mintegui, EU Affairs Officer, Basque Country Delegation to the EU (Vanguard Initiative).

This event is part of bi-weekly online meetings brought to the cluster community by the ECCP. They offer up-to-date insights into the latest industrial policies and clusters’ involvement, projects, and best practices, the latest ECCP news, and funding opportunities. The EU Clusters Talks are a space to exchange knowledge and to discuss cluster-relevant topics, which will change with every meeting.

Watch the recorded session HERE