The war in Ukraine is leaving hundreds of thousands of families and businesses without energy supply. This means no electricity, heating, hot water and hot food. The winter temperature in Ukraine can drop to as low as -15°C. Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure needs support - around 30% of energy Infrastructure has been destroyed by Russian targeted drone campaign. Donations of emergency energy equipment, fuels and funds are urgently needed to repair damaged infrastructure and restore energy supply.
In light of new European priorities such as the European Green Deal and Industrial and Digital Strategies, the European Commission has published a consultation on a draft proposal for the green and digital transition.
The European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) is a vibrant online hub helping cluster stakeholders across Europe and beyond to connect, communicate and collaborate.
Joining the ECCP community as a cluster organisation offers a vast wealth of knowledge, information and opportunities from clusters and ecosystems in a wide range of countries, sectors and industries.
Are you a cluster, cluster network or organisation supporting the green and digital transitions helping to build EU resilience?
The European Alliance Against Coronavirus (EAAC) is back for a new series of open exchanges in 2021! After the incredible mobilisation of clusters, associations, institutions, networks, universities, NGOs, companies etc. to exchange information and solutions for challenges caused by the COVID-19 crisis in more than 160 meetings past year, EAAC will continue the dialogue with new topics starting in February 2021.
How can I participate?
A €6 million call for proposals has been launched looking for partnerships that could strengthen management excellence and facilitate exchanges and strategic connections between clusters across Europe.
From March to July 2020, the European Cluster Alliance (ECA) hosted webinars on pertinent issues of clusters during the COVID-19 crisis. Below you can find summaries and videos of the webinars.
Find here the European Commission’s economic response to the coronavirus outbreak, ensuring the exchange of essential protective equipment on the internal market, increasing production of medical products as well as by helping affected industries in the mitigation of the effects.
EU-Japan Centre
The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation is a unique venture between the European Commission and the Japanese Government. It is a non-profit organisation established as an affiliate of the Institute of International Studies and Training (IIST). It aims at promoting all forms of industrial, trade and investment cooperation between the EU and Japan and at improving EU and Japanese companies’ competitiveness and cooperation by facilitating exchanges of experience and know-how between EU and Japanese businesses.