Public consultation on EU funds in the area of investment, research & innovation, SMEs and single market

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The European Commission has opened a consultation on EU funds in the area of investment, research & innovation, SMEs and single market.

Consultation period: 10 January – 8 March 2018.

Target group:
All citizens, organisations and stakeholders with an interest and/or involvement in issues related to investment, entrepreneurship, research, innovation and SMEs are welcome to respond to this consultation.

Public consultation: https://ec.europa.eu/info/consultations/public-consultation-eu-funds-area-investment-research-innovation-smes-and-single-market_en

Source: EC

Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

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On January 1, 2018, a decade after its accession to the EU, Bulgaria took over the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU for the first time.

“For six months (January – June 2018 ) Bulgaria will be the main driving force for the tasks on the agenda of the European Union, it will perform the functions of an honest mediator, a political leader, a representative and a coordinator. “

Priorities:

  • Future of Europe and Young People
  • Western Balkans
  • Security and Stability
  • Digital Economy

Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union: https://eu2018bg.bg/en/home

 

Source: Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

 


European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) – Information Day in Brussels, 13 February 2018

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is organising an Information Day on 13 February 2018 in Brussels for the 2018 Call for Proposals for two new Innovation Communities: EIT Manufacturing and EIT Urban Mobility.

More information about the info day: http://eitinfoday.onetec.eu/

Registration is open: http://eitinfoday.onetec.eu/register.asp

 

Source: EIT

Presentations from the event – Space International Information Day

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Presentations from the event – Space International Information Day & Brokerage Event, which was held in Warsaw on 13-14 December 2017, are available at the event website: https://www.b2match.eu/spaceinfoday-warsaw2017

 


International Space Information Day & Brokerage Event – Warsaw

Horizon 2020 Space International Information Day & Brokerage Event will take place in Warsaw on 13-14 December 2017.

“COSMOS2020 – the Network of Horizon 2020 SPACE NCP – and the Polish National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU with support of the European Commission are organizing an event dedicated to the upcoming SPACE 2018-2020 Calls under Horizon 2020.

The event will  aim to provide new opportunities and competitive advantages in science and technology for the participants. It offers detailed information on the SPACE Calls 2018-2020, strategic networking opportunities and it is addressed to universities, research centers, industry, SMEs and SME associations or local administrations.”

Source: https://www.b2match.eu/spaceinfoday-warsaw2017

Registration for the event and programme are available at: https://www.b2match.eu/spaceinfoday-warsaw2017

 


Presentations from info days organised by the EC for coordinators of H2020 projects

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H2020 COORDINATORS’ DAY: Amendments / Reporting and Payments, 20 November 2017, European Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/other/events/2017-11-20/h2020-coordinators-day-agenda_en.pdf
H2020 COORDINATORS’ DAY GRANT AGREEMENT PREPARATION, 27 September 2017, European Commission: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/other/events/2017-09-27/h2020-coordinators-day-agenda_en.pdf

ERA-LEARN 2020 newsletter number 6

The latest ERA-LEARN 2020 newsletter (December 2017) is available at https://www.era-learn.eu/publications/era-learn-2020-newsletters

ERA-LEARN 2020 is a support action (CSA) funded by Horizon 2020 and it is a support platform for the Public-Public-Partnerships (P2P) community.


Information after meetings with representatives of Regional Offices

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The Polish Science Contact Agency organized two working meetings on 1st and 4th December with representatives of Regional Offices. The following representatives accepted the invitation: Lower Silesia, Lubelskie, Lubuskie, Lodzkie, Malopolska, Opolskie, Podkarpacie, Pomorskie, Wielkopolska and Lodz City.

Both meetings were scheduled according to the following agenda:

  1. Welcome of participants.
  2. Tour de table.
  3. Presence of representatives of regions and scientific communities in Brussels: objectives, tasks and implementation.
  4. Presentation of the plans of the PolSCA Office for 2018.
  5. Cooperation between the PolSCA Office and Regional Offices: possibilities and mutual expectations.

PolSCA meets Representatives of Polish Regional Offices

The staff of the Polish Science Contact Agency “PolSCA” will meet on 1 December at 9.30 with Representatives of Polish Regional Offices.
The subject of the meeting will be a discussion on the presence of representatives of regions and scientific institutions in Brussels, as well as the presentation of the forthcoming plans of the PolSCA Office.
An alternative date for a meeting with Representatives of Polish Regional Offices is 4 December at. 14.00.

The meeting will take place at the PolSCA Office (Rue du Trône 98, 1050 Brussels).


Bulletin prepared by the staff of the Polish National Contact Point

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The third edition of the Bulletin prepared by the team of the Polish National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU ia available at: http://en.kpk.gov.pl/bulletin/

In the latest Bulletin you can read among others about:

  • Interview with Agata Janaszczyk a Research counsellor at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU – “Everybody’s attention is fully focused on FP9”
  • Polish industry: strategy for Horizon 2020
  • TOP 10 Polish SMEs, large companies and scientific entities successfully funded in Horizon 2020
  • Marie Curie Skłodowska COFUND Projects in Poland.

 


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