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  • Digitalisation of Cluster Services and Activities, webinar, ECCP

Danish experts to present latest e-book at ECCP webinar on cluster digitalisation

There will be a chance to hear from two Danish experts about their latest publication when the ECCP stages its next cluster capacity building webinar on 28 October (10.30-12.30 CET) . Kaspar Nielsen and Charlotte Lysgaard, of Cluster Excellence Denmark, have jointly written the e-book ‘Digitalisation of Cluster Services and Activities - Rethinking the Power of Innovation’, which they will present at the...Read more
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€900m finance package to help Spanish SMEs hit by COVID-19 crisis

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is joining forces with Santander to provide financing on favourable terms to Spanish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps affected by the economic impact of COVID-19. The EIB and the European Investment Fund (EIF) will subscribe several tranches of a synthetic securitisation of a SME loan portfolio, originated by Banco Santander, enabling the Spanish...Read more
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  • EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability

EU chemicals strategy aims to help deliver toxic-free environment

The European Commission has adopted the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability as it seeks to achieve the zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment announced in the European Green Deal . The Strategy aims to boost innovation for safe and sustainable chemicals and increase the protection of human health and the environment from hazardous chemicals. This includes prohibiting the use of the most...Read more
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  • China High Tech Fair 2020

Showcase your business at China's biggest tech fair

European companies are being offered the chance to showcase their work at China's biggest technology trade fair. The European Network of Research and Innovation Centres and Hubs (ENRICH) China will have a stand at the 2020 China High Tech Fair (CHTF) and as part of their activities, will present a European high technology focus. Online exhibitors from Europe will be featured virtually at the ENRICH China...Read more
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€6m investment plan to help cultural and creative SMEs in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland

More financial support will be available for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from the cultural and creative sectors in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland as a result of a new finance deal. A €6 million guarantee from the European Investment Fund (EIF) to Estonian lender Finora Capital, means businesses in the four countries will have access to more affordable loans. The deal has been brokered...Read more
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Design patents and utility models in China

China remains among the top destinations for any business looking to internationalise as the business environment continues to evolve in both production and consumption. This increase in supply and demand is shown through the rise in the production of sophisticated manufacturing products and complex services, matched by a growing affluent domestic consumer base who require state-of-the-art, internationally...Read more
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Call for project ideas in the Commissions seven flagship areas

In September, the European Commission set out strategic guidance for the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility in its 2021 Annual Sustainable Growth Strategy (ASGS). The Facility will be key for Europe's post-COVID recovery and and instrument at the heart of NextGenerationEU. The Facility will provide an unprecedented €672.5 billion of loans and grants in frontloaded financial support for...Read more
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  • Access2Markets

Access2Markets portal launched to support SME trade

The European Commission has launched the Access2Markets online portal to help small and medium-sized firms trade beyond the European Union’s (EU) borders. The new portal responds to requests from stakeholders to better explain trade agreements and help companies ensure their products are eligible for duty discounts. It will serve both companies that already trade internationally and those that are just...Read more
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€10m finance package to help Bulgarian cultural and creative SMEs hit by pandemic

The European Commission has agreed a €10 million finance package to help Bulgarian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small public enterprises in the cultural and creative sectors that have been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria) EAD have signed a guarantee agreement enabling the bank to increase its lending capacity to affected...Read more
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  • EIC, European Innovation Council

Record number of applications for final EIC Accelerator Pilot funding

The number of applications to the last European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Pilot cut-off before the launch of the fully-fledged EIC is higher than any previous cut-off and more than double that in May. The number of requests in blended finance (grant and equity) is also the largest ever received with more than 1,700 companies. The applications came from start-ups and SMEs based in 48 countries,...Read more
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