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Consultation for a Resilient, Green and Digital Construction Ecosystem

Are you an EU cluster or SME in construction? The European Commission has an open consultation to make the construction ecosystem greener, more digital and more resilient. The staff working document is the basis of the consultation and will be a key step towards improving sustainability in...
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Clusters driving the Green and Digital Transitions event recap

The Cluster Policy Learning and Capacity Building event on ‘Clusters driving the Green and Digital transitions’, organised by the EISMEA, the European Commission and the Ile de France Region took place this 22-23 November 2021 in Paris and online. The event brought together the members of the EU...
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Creating impact beyond the Towards Green Transition Facility

The ‘Towards Green Transition’ Facility (TGTF), an initiative of the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP), has been supporting selected clusters through 25 projects with targeted business advice through a team of hand-picked advisors from around Europe. On the 5 November 2021, the facility...
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Sustainable business models in evolving times - Clusters greening SMEs through the Towards Green Transition Facility

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...
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The European Commission Issues First Green Bond

Under NextGenerationEU (the recovery plan for Europe), the European Commission has issued its first green bond. €12 billion will be dedicated to green and sustainable investments across the EU, making it the world's largest-ever green bond. It will finance member states' environmentally beneficial...
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Interreg's factsheet on the Mediterranean Green Growth community

Are you interested in how EU regions are adapting to the green transition? The Green Growth Community (GGC) promotes sustainable development and management of natural resources in the Mediterranean by enhancing cross-sectoral innovation practices through an integrated approach. Their methodology is...
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Learn about Horizon Europe's missions

Horizon Europe is the new EU framework programme for research and innovation which succeeds Horizon 2020. Within the clusters of pillar II, it will incorporate research and innovation missions. The Commission wants to co-create missions with citizens and stakeholders. Broad participation from the...
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First sustainability workshops organised by Towards Green Transition Facility winners

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...
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Building a climate-resilient future: A new EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change

Last week the European Commission adopted a new EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change. Building on the 2013 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, the aim of the new proposal is to shift the focus from understanding the problem to developing solutions, and to move from planning to implementation...
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LIFE Programme: EU invests €121 million in environment, nature and climate action projects

The European Commission has announced an investment of €121 million for new integrated projects under the LIFE programme for the environment and climate action. This funding – which has increased by 20% compared to last year – will promote the green recovery and help Belgium, Germany, Ireland...
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Info session on cascade-funding open calls: Innovation

This info session on the 14th of September 10:00 (CET) intends to present the cascade funding opportunities in the scope of the POLREC project. The project and the funding opportunities are focused on promoting plastic waste recycling throught the access to mechanical recycling, chemical recycling...

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CTA co-organizes an international event on the challenges of organic production in Europe

This event is part of the European PIC cluster, made up of 10 entities, including CTA, with the aim of promoting innovation around plant production. CTA, in collaboration with the European clusters Vegepolys Valley (France), Greenport West-Holland (Netherlands) and Clust-ER (Italy), organized an...