The Young European Entrepreneur Award is a dynamic business pitching contest designed to celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship across all sectors. Open to young entrepreneurs (under 40) from diverse industries, the goal of this contest is to empower entrepreneurs and start-ups with the necessary skills and knowledge to thrive in the competitive business landscape. The final pitching event will take place during EU Industry Day event, June 5 in Rzeszów, Poland. As main prize, the 10 finalists will each receive tailored support through a pre-incubation/acceleration program worth up to €20...
EIT Call for Proposals 2025 for a new KIC on Water, Marine and Maritime Sectors and Ecosystems (EIT Water)
The Call for Proposals for a new EIT KIC in water, marine and maritime sectors and ecosystems is now open. The KIC will unite water, marine, and maritime innovators to join the EIT Community and build a pan-European partnership that addresses the most pressing challenges facing water-related innovation ecosystems. Europe is home to abundant water resources but they are under imminent threat: 38 percent of the European population are affected by water scarcity, impacting 29 percent of the territory. The EIT will develop an integrated approach across freshwater, marine and maritime sectors and...
EU agri-food business delegation to Japan, Tokyo and Osaka (8-13 June 2025)
European Commissioner Christophe Hansen's will be visiting Japan on 8-13 June 2025, accompanied by a delegation of up to 100 senior representatives of European companies/producer organisations of the agri-food sector. This trip will combine official meetings of the Commissioner with the relevant governmental counterparts, and promotion activities attended by the business delegation. The latter will include seminars on the characteristics of the local market and the consumer trends, retail and site visits, networking opportunities. The mission will also include a day at the World Expo in Osaka...
European Start-up Prize for Mobility
WELCOME TO EUROPE’S LARGEST ACCELERATION PROGRAMME FOR CLEAN MOBILITY STARTUPS! European startups in clean mobility: this is YOUR MOMENT to shine! The European Startup Prize for Mobility brings together all major EU institutions, national authorities and leading multinational companies to scout and boost Europe’s most promising clean mobility startups. The Prize was launched in 2017 by Karima Delli, former Chairwoman of the European Parliament’s Transport Committee, Boston Consulting Group, a world’s leading consulting firm and Via ID, one of France’s largest mobility investor and accelerator...
EU Industry Days 2025, 5-6 June 2025, Rzeszów, Poland - Call for Proposals for Stakeholder Sessions
The EU Industry Days are Europe’s flagship annual event focussing on key industrial policy discussions, connecting industrial frontrunners, and boosting the knowledge base of European industry. The EU Industry Days 2025 will take place in Rzeszów, Poland, on 5 and 6 of June 2025. This event is organised by the European Commission with the support of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. It provides an opportunity to companies, entrepreneurs, organisations, national ministries, regional authorities, and other industrial stakeholders to organise their own sessions as part...
RESIST Internationalisation activities Open Call - New deadline
The RESIST ( REsilience through Sustainable processes and production for the European automotive InduSTry ) – Euroclusters project Explanation of the call and its objectives The goal of the RESIST (REsilience through Sustainable processes and production for the European automotive InduSTry) Euroclusters project open-call is to provide financial support to European SMEs, start-ups and/or mid-cap companies working in the Mobility, Transport and Automotive ecosystem (MTA) to develop more sustainable production tools leading to economic success and resilience improvement in the face of future...
POLREC 2nd Networking Open Call for Polymer Recycling Industries
The POLREC project is a collaborative project between 5 European clusters : Polymeris (coordinator), CENTIMFE, Cluster Mav, PCD/DMN and WFG. It started on the 1st of September 2022 and will end on the 31st of August 2025. It is funded by the European Commission Joint Cluster initiatives for Europe’s recovery (Euroclusters) under the Single Market Programme (SMP COSME) Grant Agreement 101074434. The POLREC 2nd Networking Open Call is designed for SMEs in the plastics, rubber, and composites industries, helping them to develop international strategies and expand into new markets beyond their...