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On 27 October, the ECCP organised its 8th Capacity-Building Webinar on Skills. The key focus of the webinar was developing strong cluster organisations and improving internal management processes, which are key to increased resilience and fostering the green and digital transition.  Participants...

The ECCP’s Towards Green Transition Facility (TGTF) has been supporting 25 selected clusters with targeted business advice through a team of hand-picked world-class advisors from around the world. Throughout September and October 2021, the facility launched its first two cross-cutting support...

Increasing breakthrough technologies across European industrial ecosystems is vital for a resilient, green and digital industry. The European Commission is preparing industrial technology roadmaps with the aim of ensuring that research results enabling the transformation towards the EU’s Green Deal...

The European Commission has adopted an independently evaluated Green Bond framework, which will contribute to the issuance of up to €250 billion green bonds for NextGenerationEU. This would make up 30% of the initiative’s total issuance. The Green Bond framework gives investors in these bonds...

Thirty semi-finalists have been announced in this year’s European Social Innovation Competition. The announcement was made by the European Commission and the European Innovation Council and SME Executive Agency (EISMEA). In total, the competition received 565 applications – from this high number...

The July edition for the Horizon Europe newsletter on food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment (Cluster 6) is now available! The latest issue contains various news on Horizon Europe, new projects and upcoming events such as the EuroGEO workshop 2021. The main highlight of...

The European Commission has released a comprehensive roadmap outlining how the EU economy can transition towards a more sustainable future. The document is titled Delivering the European Green Deal. The goal is to make Europe the first climate neutral continent in the world. For this to be achieved...

The first LIFE Call for Proposals has been announced, and over EUR 580 million is available in funding! Organisations are invited to submit their project proposals and ideas. The Open Call is under the new LIFE programme 2021–2027, and funding tenders are categorised into four sub-programmes: Nature...

NextGenerationEU will support Europe's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and help to build a greener, more digital and more resilient Europe. Key goals of NextGenerationEU include financing measures for the green and digital transitions, as well as swiftly addressing the consequences of the...

The ‘Towards Green Transition’ Facility is an initiative by the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) which enables clusters registered at the ECCP to promote green transition skills amongst their members through technical advisory support by highly qualified advisors. The winners were...

On 8 June, the European Commission proposed an annual budget of €167.8 billion for 2022, as well as an additional €143.5 billion under NextGenerationEU. The draft budget is part of the EU’s long-term plan, which was adopted at the end of 2020. It seeks to turn key priorities into concrete actions...

The CASSINI Hackathons and Mentoring programme is a series of 6 hackathons that tackle global challenges in European space technologies. They are spreading awareness and accessibility of space technology to protect the world’s natural spaces. From 18–20 June, hackers in 10 cities across Europe have...