Eurada News nº402 - July 2020 Launch of the Just Transition Platform - Coal Regions in Transition Virtual Week and Carbon Intensive Regions seminar Europe intends to be the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. This green transition requires substantial investments across Europe and aims to be a sustainable one. Nonetheless, challenges are diverse and strong, since [...]
Eurada News nº402 - July 2020 IGRETEC: Creating the collective space of tomorrow Most European Regional Development Agencies have been and are implementing urgent measures to provide assistance following the outbreak of Covid-19. In this article, the initiative “Creating the collective space of tomorrow” conducted by IGRETEC is presented. Following the initiative of the Creative Hub [...]
Eurada News nº402 - July 2020 Refugee and migrant enterprise as an example of social innovation The note looks at creating economic opportunities for refugees and migrants, as an example of social innovation, with specific focus on small business support. It is also impossible not to assess the impact of the Covid19 crisis in this context. [...]
Eurada News nº402 - July 2020 Three new members reinforce EURADA's network Learn about the Municipality of Plovidiv, Choose Paris Region and Malta Enterprise We are proud to announce that we recently welcomed three new organisations as members of the Eurada network.MUNICIPALITY OF PLOVDIV (BG)Sitting at the crossroads of Europe and Asia Minor, Plovdiv not only [...]
Eurada News nº402 - July 2020 A new agreement on European Funding A new chapter in the European Union’s history is being written at this moment. The new financial agreement which was reached on the 21st of July by the European Council after a thorough negotiation is certainly a milestone in European integration. The new financial [...]
Eurada News nº402 - July 2020 Looking back on a successful EURADA Summer Course 2020 As every Summer, EURADA organised on the first three days of this month its Sumnmer Course. Read about how it was carried out, the main results and where to find the relevant information about the event. Despite the coronavirus throwing a spanner in [...]
Eurada News nº402 - July 2020 Workshop on Green companies for green regions and green cities Last Wednesday, the 15th of July, EURADA organised a workshop on the role of Green Public Procurement (GPP) in the energy sector in Europe. The webinar “Green companies for green regions and green cities. The role of green public procurement to foster innovations in renewables” virtually gathered more than 20 Belgian regional/local authorities and [...]
Eurada News nº402 - July 2020 Powering a climate-neutral economy The European Union has set an ambitious goal: to become climate-neutral by 2050. In order to do so, Europe needs to transform its energy system, which is responsible for 75% of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions. The EU strategies for energy system integration and hydrogen will pave the way towards a more efficient and interconnected [...]
Eurada News nº401 - June 2020 Nicolas Brien Elected as President of the European Startup Network Find here a biographical sketch of the new President of the ESN. The European Startup Network (ESN) now has a new president after the election of Nicolas Brien. Nicolas defines the ESN as “the leading platform for European startups”. As an organisation, it was established in September of 2016 and is composed [...]
Eurada News nº401 - June 2020 European Innovation Scoreboard 2020: Assessing the Performance of the EU Countries The European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) 2020 was released on the 23rd of June 2020. Together with the Regional Innovation Scoreboard (RIS), these tools provide a benchmark of the research and innovation performance of EU Member States, regions, and selected third countries, helping to target the areas of each country which [...]
