The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) represents the interests of Europe's local and regional governments and their associations in more than 40 countries. It promotes citizenship and exchange between elected representatives.

EIT Climate-KIC is Europe’s leading climate innovation agency and community. We use a systems approach to shape innovation to support cities, regions, countries and industries meet their climate ambitions, acting in the ‘messy middle’ between commitments and reality. Together with our partners across the globe, we implement. We open pathways to shift mindsets and behaviours, and enable decision makers and investors to act. We orchestrate large-scale demonstrations that show what is possible when cycles of innovation and learning are deliberately designed to trigger exponential decarbonisation and build resilient communities.

The Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) promotes the relation between science and society and works to advance the growth of Spanish scientific culture by facilitating the transfer of knowledge through dissemination, education, training, information and advice. Through the collaboration with entities from the Spanish and European Science and Innovation System we contribute to the internationalization of the Spanish science, the generation and analysis of data, as well as the management of scientific information and open science.

Developed in the framework of the Dialogue on Mediterranean Transit Migration (MTM), MC2CM is anchored in a network of 20 Euro-Mediterranean cities. It is funded by the EU and co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and is implemented by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). MC2CM contributes to improved migration governance at local level in cities in Europe and in the Southern Mediterranean, with a specific focus on integration and inclusion, and migrants’ access to rights and services, enhancing their positive contribution to both host and home societies.  Activities are clustered under three axes: Dialogue, facilitating cooperation between migration governance stakeholders at different levels; Knowledge, contributing to improved information and knowledge on urban migration; and Action, supporting the implementation of policy recommendations and development of pilot initiatives. At the same time, MC2CM promotes a balanced discourse on migration in a cross-cutting manner, notably encouraging intercultural dialogue.

About the Finnova Foundation FINNOVA is a European not-for-profit foundation whose main purpose is to seek international funding related to new technology transfer, modernisation, training and innovation. It also seeks to promote international and interregional cooperation through networks and events, its main fields of work being innovation and the financing of innovative projects with resources; FINNOVA's objectives are to promote public-private cooperation through innovation to address social challenges such as employment, training, entrepreneurship, the UN SDGs, the circular economy, etc. In its commitment to innovation, Finnova has been organising the StartupEuropeAwards since 2016, an initiative of the European Commission's DG Connect. Finnova, headquartered in Belgium and Spain, has its own delegations in Chile and Panama. In Spain, it is present in the Comunidad Valenciana, País Vasco, Andalucía, Madrid , and Islas Canarias. Head office: Avenue des Arts, 56, 1000 Brussles (Belgium). Comunidad Valenciana:  Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Nº 5, planta 5, puerta 15. E-46002 Valencia (Spain). Sevilla: Torneo Parque Empresarial. Calle Biología, 12. Edificio Vilamar II. 2ª planta, módulo 11-D. E-41015. Sevilla (Spain).   About Startup Europe Awards Startup Europe Awards is a methodology of DG CONNECT of the European Commission, implemented by Finnova Foundation since 2016. The SEUAs are an open innovation tool to identify disruptive startups that promotes public-private collaboration and raises awareness of the importance of self-entrepreneurship as a driver of employment. In addition to generating alliances that help to meet the SDGs of the United Nations and the actions of the European Green Pact, thus contributing to the circular economy, the fight against climate change and sustainable tourism. About StartupEuropeAccelerathon Startup Europe Accelerathon () aims to identify innovative ideas eligible for funding from the European Union, such as LIFE, Green Deal, Horizon 2020 or NextGenerationEU. StartupEuropeAccelerathon follows the indications of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, contributing from each challenge to the proposed SDGs; in the framework of the StartupEuropeAwards methodology of DG CONNECT of the European Commission, which was born from DG Research and Development in 2020 with the pan-European campaign Hackthevirus. It has been successfully carried out with governments such as that of the Valencian Community with the challenge of industrial polluting waters or the Andalusian Regional Government with the challenge of the fight against climate change, forest management and innovation in the prevention, fight against fires and regeneration of burnt areas.

Századvég Group has been an important player in the Hungarian consulting market for many years, with its macroeconomic analyzes, forecasts of its economic activity and sectoral analyzes. You can rely on experts with extensive knowledge and experience in our macroeconomic, energy, digital and healthcare divisions, and in the planning and drawing up funds from the European Union. The employees, with external experts took part in several sectoral strategy and development policy making and planning in the field of digital economy, healthcare, SME development, energy, financial instruments and development policy coordination.

Acavent is a worldwide organizer of scientific conferences, workshops, and exhibitions. Our international company headquarters is based in Vilnius, Lithuania and we already have 10 years of experience in the events industry. Acavent is specialized in creating an academic environment for those who seek new ideas, new achievements, highly skilled academic people, and colleagues all over the world. As a Professional Conference Organizer, Acavent creates, organizes and plans conferences and events in various fields of science. Acavent also offers a thorough list of services required in organizing and holding in-person and online conferences for organizations, companies, and academic institutions. At Acavent, we gather professors, scholars, students, scientists, profit and non-profit organizations, research centers, fast-growing startups, and policymakers, to share ideas, knowledge and skills, to network and foster collaborative interdisciplinary research.

Our research addresses the greatest challenges facing us in the future: people need health, energy, well-functioning political and social systems and an intact environment. These are complex questions, and we are seeking the answers in the interaction between many different disciplines. In so doing, our research work embraces three major themes: regions fit for living in, diversity as a life-enhancing feature, a healthy society.​

Bax & Company is a sustainable innovation consultancy, working on international solutions to global challenges in fields like climate adaptation, mobility, smart cities and energy efficiency.

European Commission Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy

EREK - your reference point on business competitiveness through resource efficiencyThe European Resource Efficiency Knowledge Centre (EREK for short) is here to help European companies, especially SMEs, save energy, material and water costs. We provide tools, information and business opportunities that show you new and better ways to be resource efficient and benefit from circular economy business models which turn waste into an asset.EREK also supports national, regional and local organisations across Europe that work with SMEs to improve their environmental performance, helping them to become more resource efficient.SMEs can get the following benefits thanks to EREK’s tools and services: Access to knowledge on best available technologies and business models Better control of energy, water and material costs Compliance checks for upcoming regulations Become less dependent on suppliers Demonstrate return on investment when adopting resource efficient measures Information on funding sources and technology providers Help building a green image which enables the targeting of new customer segmentsEREK offers the following to SME intermediaries: Tools and instruments for businesses to assess their saving potentials Access to top international knowledge, technical expertise and practices on resource efficiency Capacity-building workshops and networking events Online training opportunities to learn from resource efficiency experts Overview of relevant support programmes available on European, national and regional levels Updates on professional events within the communityConcrete activities include: European Resource Efficiency Self-Assessment Tool for SMEs -Catalogue of Resource Efficiency Improvement Measures European Resource Efficiency Information Database Online EREK platform Structured knowledge on resource efficiency best practices -News, trends, and information on support programmes Database and managed European network of the national and regional organisation providing support to SMEs in resource efficiency measures Capacity-building and training workshops Knowledge resources, expertise and sharingWho are we?EREK is an initiative of the European Commission and it is implemented by a consortium of organisations including Technopolis Group, VDI Zentrum Ressourceneffizienz (DE), WRAP (UK), Motiva (FI), Enviros (CZ), WAAT and Arctik (BE).

Brussels National Contact Point (NCP Brussels) is a regional initiative whose aim is to help companies, universities, research centres, and other stakeholders of the Brussels Capital Region to access EU funding for Research and Innovation.hub.brussels has been nominated by the Brussels Capital Region to deliver the services of National Contact Point. Today, it hosts the NCP Brussels team.NCP Brussels is an active member of several thematic NCP networks gathering major EU National Contact Points on Horizon Europe. We can facilitate access of Brussels-based stakeholders to the services provided by these networks.NCP Brussels is trained and informed by the European Commission on upcoming topics and events, legal and financial matters. Under Horizon Europe, we cover all parts of the programme except the European Research Council (ERC) and Marie-Slodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) under the 1st pillar.We work in collaboration with Enterprise Europe Brussels and Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs. Do not hesitate to watch our video in the media section to discover our services and understand better our collaboration.  Enterprise Europe Network - Brussels -  aide les entreprises européennes à innover et à s’internationaliser.Le réseau est présent dans plus de 60 pays à travers le monde. Il regroupe 3000 experts de plus de 600 organisations membres.Vous voulez innover ? Vous voulez vous développer à l’international ?Les experts d’Enterprise Europe Network Brussels fournissent:– du conseil et des services pour se développer à l’international et faire face aux défis du marché unique– aide à trouver des partenaires– et donne du support pour l’innovationLes sociétés bruxelloises peuvent contacter les experts d’Enterprise Europe Network Brussels chez hub.brussels et à la Chambre de Commerce de Bruxelles. 

Interreg Sudoe Programme is part of the European territorial cooperation objective known as Interreg, which is financed by one of the European structural funds: the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The current programming period covers from 2014 to 2020. Its two previous programme generations were Sudoe 2000-2006 and Sudoe 2007-2013. The Interreg Sudoe Programme supports regional development in Southwestern Europe, financing transnational projectsthrough the ERDF. The Programme promotes transnational cooperation to solve common problems in the covered territory, such as low investment in research and development, weak competitiveness of the small and medium-sized enterprises and exposure to climate change and environmental risks. 

The Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI) was initiated by the European Commission in 2015, with the aim to strengthen the dialogue and interaction among Internet of Things (IoT) players in Europe, and to contribute to the creation of a dynamic European IoT ecosystem to speed up the take up of IoT.Other objectives of the Alliance include: fostering experimentation, replication, and deployment of IoT and supporting convergence and interoperability of IoT standards; gathering evidence on market obstacles for IoT deployment; and mapping and bridging global, EU, and member states' IoT innovation activities.

For a startup to enter a new market, the best advice is always to reach out to the right people - but how?- Lighthouse proposes a different waySoft landing combined with acceleration for startup batches from specific sectors - who are ready to scale internationally (Round A+) - 4 ecosystems, specific verticalsLighthouse offers Deep Dive Weeks in Berlin, Lisbon, Dublin and the Baltics - each dedicated to a sector: fintech, e-gov, blockchain, healthcare, traveltech, analytics, etc- Opportunity focusedQualified matchmaking with corporates and investors actively looking for tech or partners. It’s faster than an accelerator and with no bullshit classrooms. Scaling Manager are assigned to help identify and schedule key meetings, follow up and overall provide startups with a tailored experience.- Run by company builders, accelerators and investorsOur business is startups and will ensure your company brings home a win.- The programme is free thanks to the European Commission - Startup Europe initiative: Successful participants will be considered for higher value activities: such as Europass (access to top conferences and invite-only opportunities), Scouting Missions to New York, Silicon Valley and Israel - as well as winning the Lighthouse Top 10 Awards in front of our most distinguished investors!For more details and open calls, check our webpage:

EUROPEUM is a think-tank that undertakes programme, project,  publishing and training activities related to the European integration ;   EVENTS We organize regular seminars and debates focused on the current European topics, which are open to the academic community as well as the general public. Furthermore, we organize a number of conferences, workshops and roundtables on specific selected European issues. PROJECTS We participate in the organization of various long-term projects focused on increasing awareness about the European Union and strengthening of the international cooperation. Among our main projects are the Prague European Summit, an educational competition Europa Secura, a national identity conference CEE Identity and the European Summer School. ARTICLES Our team of research fellows publishes regular articles responding to some of the most pressing issues related to European integration and more. In the articles section you can thus find the most up-to-date blogs, analyses, reports and policy briefs by our experts.

Energy Cities is the European association of local authorities in energy transition.Energy Cities empowers cities and citizens to shape and transition to futureproof cities. We showcase concrete alternatives deployed by cities, we advocate to change politic and economic governance at all levels and we foster a wide cultural change leading to a futureproofed society. Energy Cities’ community is composed by local leaders of thousands of cities in 30 European countries.

Interreg Europe helps regional and local governments across Europe to develop and deliver better policy. By creating an environment and opportunities for sharing solutions, we aim to ensure that government investment, innovation and implementation efforts all lead to integrated and sustainable impact for people and place. We know that better performance leads to better results. By building on its forerunner, INTERREG IVC (2007-2013), Interreg Europe aims to get maximum return from the EUR 359 million financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for 2014-2020.  To achieve this goal, Interreg Europe offers opportunities for regional and local public authorities across Europe to share ideas and experience on public policy in practice, therefore improving strategies for their citizens and communities.

UIPI is a pan-European not-for-profit association comprising of 29 organisations from 28 countries. Jointly, they represent more than 5 million private property owners and some 20 to 25 million dwellings. Founded in 1923, the UIPI aims to protect and promote the interests, needs and concerns of private landlords and owner-occupiers at national, European and international levels.

The Association of European Border Regions (AEBR) is a Europe-wide organisation representing border and cross-border (CB) regions with the aim to highlight their particular problems, opportunities, tasks and projects, and make them understandable and visible. It represents their overall interests towards national and international authorities and institutions. Initiates, supports and coordinates their co-operation throughout Europe, promotes the exchange of experiences and information to formulate and coordinate common interests from the various problems and opportunities of border regions, and offer solutions. It also promotes cross-border cooperation (CBC) structures, projects and programmes. It assists in the identification, preparation and implementation of CBC events and other activities. AEBR has its official headquarters in Gronau (Westphalia), in the facilities of Euregio (DE/NL). A projects' office is operational in Berlin, at the facilities of WeWork near  Hackescher Markt. An AEBR antenna is operational at .the Office of Extremadura in Brussels, and there are AEBR Info Centres in Belgrade (Serbia) and Kharkiv (Ukraine).

The European Chemical Regions Network (ECRN) was originally started as an INTERREG IIIc project in 2004 with 13 member regions from 7 different European countries. The idea was to bring chemical regions from all over Europe together in order to better tackle the special challenges for these regions by exchanging information, exploring solutions for common problems and by speaking with a single voice.Today the network has grown from a temporary project to a recognized European chemical stakeholder and a network full of chemical expertise. ECRN is a registered association under German law and the network currently covers 16 member regions, whose cooperation is supported by a Brussels-based secretariat.

On May 26-27, Thought For Food is going all-in to explore some of the important trends and disruptions affecting #whatsnext in food & nutrition security. Bringing #whatsnext in food & agriculture to Amsterdam A mash-up of the best parts of SXSW, WEF and Burning Man, the TFF Global Summit is THE place for the world’s current and future food and agriculture innovators to come together, learn and explore what's next. Hear from leading innovators and inspiring thought leaders from a variety of fields. Watch breakthrough startup pitches from young entrepreneurs. Experience firsthand the creative power and impact of the next generation over two days brimming with inspiring content and memorable interactions. To learn more about the TFF Global Summit speakers and to buy tickets, please visit the website. About Thought For Food; Thought For Food (TFF) is the world’s leading platform for Next Generation Innovation and Collaboration for global food security. TFF brings people together across sectors, disciplines, cultures and generations to spark new thinking and create opportunities for new ideas and solutions to flourish. Through the annual TFF Challenge, they have worked with over 8,000 millennial innovators and entrepreneurs from more than 1,500 universities in 129 countries to develop bold social impact ventures that help feed 9+ billion people by 2050. Thought For Food is a 501c3 non-profit Foundation.

visit.brussels is the Brussels tourism and promotion organisation. Its mission is to bolster and spread the image of the Brussels-Capital Region. The Association Bureau is an expert resource providing support to international associations in the key areas for running and developing of an organisation in Brussels.    

European Tourism Academy is the academic, training and research arm of world tourism institution of European Council on Tourism and Trade.

UN-Habitat is the United Nations programme working towards a better urban future. Its mission is to promote socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development and the achievement of adequate shelter for all.

Eurecat is the Technology Centre of Catalonia. Providing the Industrial and Business sector with differential technology and advanced expertise, it offers solutions to their innovation needs and boosts their competitiveness in a fast-paced environment. Eurecat accelerates innovation, cuts down scientific and technological infrastructure costs, reduces risks and provides specialised knowledge for each company.The range of services offered by the centre are primarily focused on: applied R&D, technological services, information technology consulting, highly specialized training, product and service development, and promotion and distribution of technological innovation.Eurecat is the result of the integration of the most important technology centres from the TECNIO network (Ascamm, Barcelona Media, BDigital, Cetemmsa and CTM). Combines the experience of over 450 professionals and generates an annual income of over €45M. The technology centre serves over a thousand businesses, participates in over 160 national and international R&D&i high level strategic projects, and has 73 patents and 7 spin-off. It is made up of seven centres in Catalonia and one more in Latin America (Brazil).Eurecat is specialised in 16 areas, which include robotics and autonomous systems, functional printing, functional textile, IT-Security, e-health, metal and ceramic materials, plastics and composites materials, innovative processes, innovative product development, simulation, sustainability, smart fabrics, Big Data & Data Analytics, Audiovisual and Multimedia technologies, Digital Humanities, and Smart Management Systems.Eurecat aims its services at all business sectors but especially at the seven key strategic areas of RIS3Cat: Food, Energy and Resources, Industrial Systems, Design-based Industries, Industries related to sustainable mobility, Health Industries and cultural, experience-based industries.

Greenovate! Europe is a not-for-profit network of organisations dedicated to sustainable innovation. Together we develop sustainability projects and provide innovation support services to researchers, companies and policy-makers.

The European Association of Development Agencies (EURADA) has a membership of about 70 regional development agencies from across the European Union. Agencies from almost all the Member States of the EU are EURADA members.EURADA runs conferences and seminars and has an extensive publications programme. It keeps its members up to date with EU policy developments and provides briefing on critical issues such as state aid rules. It alerts members to funding and contract opportunities and helps with forming and running partnerships.EURADA lobbies and briefs the European Commission on behalf of members and maintains a highly effective communications network there. Through round tables and reflection groups individual EURADA members can play a direct role in the development of policy at the Commission, and form their own links with officials.EURADA brings together and disseminates good practice in economic development for the benefit of its members. EURADA has strong international links, particularly through the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) in the United States, but also with economic development networks in China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. There is a good record of members using these links to pursue their own local objectives.

FEDARENE was created on 6th June 1990 by 6 regional authorities – Rhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, Wallonie, País Vasco, Aquitaine and Nord-Pas-de-Calais. Encouraged by different programs of the European Commission, these authorities wanted to make the voice of the regions heard in the debate on energy and environment policies at the European level. FEDARENE went from these 6 regions at its creation to 40 already in 1995. Following these dynamics, the Brussels Office was created in November 1991. Now FEDARENE counts more than 65 members in 17 countries. All from the beginning, FEDARENE served as a springboard for the creation of new agencies and as a crossroads for a wide array of agencies. These ones are not only the driving force behind the development of the network, but also play an essential role in policy making. They act both as producers of ideas on the regional, national, European and international levels, and as implementers of decisions emanating from these levels. The members’ diversity implies there is a vast array of competencies, thus providing solutions to almost all energy and environmental concerns. Locally, they raise public awareness through a diversity of actions, such as exhibitions, conferences, documentation services and meetings with local schools and professional bodies. They serve equally local elected officials and the public by helping and advising them. Since 2008, FEDARENE is part of the consortium of European networks (with CEMR, Climate Alliance, Energy Cities, Eurocities, ICLEI) which forms the Secretariat/Office of the renown European initiative: the Covenant of Mayors.

Today more than two thirds of Europeans live in towns and cities. Urban areas concentrate most of the environmental challenges facing our society but also bring together commitment and innovation to resolve them. The European Green Capital Award has been conceived to promote and reward these efforts.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium (AmCham Belgium) is one of the largest and most influential business organizations in the country. Founded in 1948, it has more than 500 members who together strive for a more competitive and prosperous Belgium. AmCham Belgium is an independent non-profit organization. In addition to US companies in Belgium, our members include local and other international businesses operating in the country.

Civil society participation and consultation should be mainstreamed throughout the EU Strategy for Danube Region and its implementation, steering and revision processes. The EUSDR action plan set high standards in demanding participation of civil society on all levels of the Danube Strategy. The DCSF calls on all stakeholders in the EUSDR, especially those responsible for the implementation of the EUSDR to keep up with the high standards of the action plan demanding participation of civil society.

The Committee of the Regions is the voice of regions and cities in the European Union.353 members - regional and locally elected representatives from the 28 EU countries.6 commissions covering competences in the following policy areas based on the EU Treaties:

This organisation aims to bring together the educational scientists, administers, councilors, education experts, teachers, graduate students and civil society organization and representatives to share and to discuss theoretical and practical knowledge in the scientific environment. This conference aims to bring together academicians, researchers, engineers, system analysts, software developers, graduate and undergraduate students with government and non-government organizations to share and discuss both theoretical and practical knowledge about innovation and Computer Sciences in the scientific environment. So, we invite all colleagues, researchers, academicians, engineers and project leaders around the world to submit their outstanding and valuable original research articles and review papers to this leading international conference.

The oldest university from Eastern Romania.Universitatea

The mission of Salzburg Global Seminar is to challenge current and future leaders to solve issues of global concern.To do this we design, facilitate and host international strategic convening and multi-year programs to tackle systems challenges critical for the next generation.Originally founded in 1947 to encourage the revival of intellectual dialogue in post-war Europe, we are a game-changing catalyst for global engagement on critical issues in education, health, environment, economics, governance, peace-building and more.We work with carefully chosen partners to drive social change in the areas of imagination, sustainability, and justice.Salzburg Global connects the most talented people and the most innovative ideas, challenging governments, institutions and individuals at all stages of development and all sectors to rethink their relationships and identify shared interests and goals.

RSA Europe was born on 28 June 2017 when the Regional Studies Association created a non-profit Foundation  (Fondation privée/Stichting) in Belgium. The full official title is the Regional Studies Association European Foundation, but for ease this is shortened to RSA Europe. RSA Europe is registered under Belgian law. The Trustees and Directors of the Regional Studies Association made the decision to become the Founder of a charitable foundation in Europe in order to better serve RSA’s European membership and the regional studies and regional science academic, policy and practice community in Europe.

The Stockholm Environment Institute is an international non-profit research organization that has worked with environment and development issues from local to global policy levels for a quarter of a century. SEI works to shift policy and practice towards sustainability. We are an international nonprofit research organization that has worked with environment and development issues from local to global policy levels for a quarter of a century. SEI bridges science and policy to find robust responses to the challenges of sustainability. SEI’s vision is a sustainable future for all. Our mission is “to support decision-making and induce change towards sustainable development around the world by providing integrative knowledge that bridges science and policy in the field of environment and development”. To deliver on our mission, we work across issues like climate change, energy systems, water resources, air quality, land-use, sanitation, food security, and trade, and we approach these issues from a range of perspectives from the natural and social sciences. We combine scientific research with policy analysis, connecting our work to decision-makers and civil society in global governance, national public policy, regional cooperation, local planning, and the private sector. We generate and share knowledge that catalyses action, and always take a highly collaborative approach: stakeholder involvement is at the heart of our efforts to build capacity, strengthen institutions, and equip partners for the long term. Making scientific knowledge accessible is a priority. We publish our own series of open-access reports and briefs, alongside articles in leading academic journals, and work creatively through a range of media to ensure that our research is available to those that need it. We convene seminars and conferences that bring together decision-makers, academics, and practitioners to debate key issues and share knowledge, and engage in and inform policy processes, development action, and business practice worldwide. We are committed to transparency and believe that full disclosure of our finances and funding builds trust in our work. Sida is our most substantial donor, but we also receive broad support from development agencies, governments, NGOs, universities, businesses, and financial institutions. SEI is International – SEI is distributed across nine locations around the world, works locally, regionally and globally, and has a diverse international staff. Trusted – both policy-makers and the academic community recognize SEI as an independent and non-partisan institute. Credible – SEI’s research is objective, and supported by a rigorous system of internal and external peer review. Integrated – only joined-up research can solve joined-up problems. SEI places a strong emphasis on making connections across the natural, physical, and social sciences, allowing us to approach sustainability challenges from new angles and offer robust and insightful policy advice.

Crossborder cooperation since 1976 between the Belgian provinces of Limburg and Liège, the German-speaking Community of Belgium, the Dutch province of Limburg and the German Region Aachen in the fields of economy, employment, education, health, culture, tourism, mobility, security, sustainable development & territorial analysis

UNITEE is the only organization representing entrepreneurs and professionals with a migrant background, whom we refer to as « New Europeans »: people who live in Europe but have connections with more than just the country where they live. Through its 6 national federations and 77 associations, UNITEE represents more than 15 000 entrepreneurs and business professionals across 23 European countries and from all the major sectors of the European economy.

Launched in 2008 in Brussels, EARTH (European Alliance for Responsible Tourism and Hospitality) is the first European Network created by European experts of responsible tourism. The association is composed by 15 private organizations presented in 7 European countries (Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Germany, France, and Spain). This network has been created by the professionals of sustainable and responsible tourism in order to create a coherent action and to promote the principles of sustainability, fairness and solidarity for tourism.

youris.com is an independent non-profit media agency promoting leading-edge European innovation via TV media and the web. youris.com designs and implements media communication strategies for large research organisations and EU-funded projects and is able to establish permanent links between research communities and the media. The youris.com web platform is one of main primary information sources for European science and technology. youris.com produces and distributes to European TV channels original video news releases and articles featuring most prominent leading-edge S&T innovation of European research.

The Turin School of Regulation (TSR) is a network initiative promoted by Fondazione per l'Ambiente focusing on aspects of regulation and governance of public services and bridging the gap between the academic research and the local decision-makers.

Founded in 1987 under the auspices of the Council of Europe, the European Forum for Urban Security (Efus) is the only European network of local and regional authorities dedicated to urban security. Bringing together 250 local and regional authorities in 16 countries, this network aims to strengthen crime reduction policies and to promote the role of the local level in national and European policies.

The European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) is the international, non-profit, independent association of benchmarked Living Labs in Europe and worldwide (founded in 2006 under the auspices of the Finnish European Presidency) grown through

eDIGIREGION is a unique collaborative project that brings together four high-potential research-driven clusters in diverse European regions (South East Ireland, Central Hungary, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain and Bucharest-Ilfov, Romania). The aim of eDIGIREGION is to use the triple helix partnership to plan, design and implement an ecosystem of research, innovation, creativity and commercialisation that supports the implementation of the EU Digital Agenda in each region.

The Fundación Comunidad Valenciana-Región Europea strengthens the participation of the Valencian Region in the European Union’s policies and actions. It also promotes a better knowledge of these actions and policies. The Fundación Comunidad Valenciana-Región Europea is a non-profit foundation with an indefinite duration under the protection of the Generalitat Valenciana, the Valencian Regional Government, according to the current legislation.

The Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats is the second-largest in the European Parliament. It fights for social justice, with more and better jobs, a clear social dimension to EU policy, environment protection including action on climate change and a strong EU that gives a lead to the rest of the world. The Group has led efforts to reform financial markets and relaunch the global economy. We campaign tirelessly for real equality between men and women in Europe. The Group is led by Martin Schulz.

World Youth Student & Educational Travel Confederation (WYSE Travel Confederation) is a global not-for-profit trade association dedicated to promoting and developing opportunities for the youth, student and education travel industry.

International Conference on Structures and Architecture - ICSA2013  presents the research and developments on the merging of architecture and structural engineering.The conference will facilitate the meeting of international participants interested in the recent advances in the art, practice and theory of designing and building infrastructures in which the structural and architectonic values are consciously combined and the contribution of each other is mutually enhanced.University of Minho is responsible for the organization of the event.

The EFC is an international association of foundations and corporate funders dedicated to:•Creating an enabling legal and fiscal environment for foundations •Documenting the foundation landscape •Strengthening the infrastructure of the sector •Promoting collaboration, both among foundations and between foundations and other actorsEstablished in 1989, the Centre is an independent international not-for-profit association under Belgian law. Ultimate authority vests in the EFC Annual General Assembly of Members, with governance entrusted to an elected Governing Council, supported by a Management Committee. Membership of the Centre implies commitment to the EFC brand.

Cittalia Foundation is the research center of the Italian Association of Municipalities.

Ile-de-France Europe is the official representation of the Ile-de-France Region and provinces to the EU

 ERRIN, the European Regions Research and Innovation Network, is a dynamic network of more than 120 EU regions and their Brussels-based offices. Go to membersERRIN facilitates knowledge exchange, joint action and project partnerships with the aim to strengthen its member region's research and innovation capacities and enhance their success in EU programmes.ERRIN also aspires to influence EU policies in order to make them respond better to the needs of European regions and, to this end, engages in debate with EU institutions and participates in EU policy consultations. 

IUT is a Non Governmental Organisation, founded in 1926 in Zürich, Switzerland, with the purpose of safeguarding the interests of tenants. IUT is a non-party political organisation, working along democratic lines.Today IUT has got 66 member associations in 45 countries.IUT is in consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council and has NGO participatory status with the Council of Europe. 

The cities and municipalities from South-Eastern Europe with support of their Institutions and relevantMinistries had established an independent think tank called "South-East European Federation of Citiesand Regions for the Environment " with headquarters in Brussels.This organization brings together not only the cities and municipalities, but also relevant Ministries,agencies for environmental protection and climate change, research centres and NGOs working in fieldof climate and energy.

Global challenges require local solutions and global governance. Protecting the climate, biodiversity, air quality and freshwater resources needs international commitment and cooperation between all levels of government.ICLEI is an:Association of over 1,200 local governments that represents the interests of local authorities within the United Nations and at international policy forums.A movement driving positive change on a global scale through programmes and campaigns on local sustainability.A resource centre offering information, tools, networking, training and consulting services.ICLEI is the only network of sustainable cities operating worldwide. The organisation facilitates local government input to United Nations (UN), processes such as the UN Framework Conventions on Climate Change, and Biodiversity. In partnership with the UN and other organisations, as well as national governments, ICLEI puts in the groundwork for more ambitious and more responsible international commitments - and seeks global recognition and support for local action.

CAAC is a network of territorial cooperation, based on the particular identity and challenges of the cities of the Atlantic Arc in the European Union. After nearly fourteen years of experience, the Conference of the Atlantic Arc Cities has asserted its position as an Atlantic Urban Forum, facilitating both the cooperation among its members and with other European and Atlantic Arc actors, creating awareness in the European institutions about issues concerning the Atlantic Cities.Thus, the work within the network can be defined as a transversal dimension to the thematic actions, divided into six axis:CAAC as a Club of the Atlantic Cities: the Urban Forum of the European Atlantic façade. The Atlantic territorial marketing is a key issue.CAAC as a Community that includes both cities and other actors, such as, above all, the citizens.Campaigns: Make the lobby not only a political issue, but also an instrument for raising awareness of citizens in European Affairs and defence of the interests of the Atlantic cities and their citizens.Cooperation: Through European projects as well as informal exchanges.Coaching: CAAC acknowledged as a resource centre for the Atlantic cities, ensuring that its activities contribute to the information, training and strengthening of the European activities of the members.Communication: Convert the CAAC cities, its activities and experiences in

VISITBRUSSELS is the communications agency for tourism in the Brussels-Capital Region; its aim is to promote and strengthen the image of the capital of 500 million Europeans.Each of its departments has a specific mission: sales promotion: to motivate professionals • Tour Operators, to think of Brussels as an essential destination when visiting Europe• journalists, by giving them material for fascinating articles• conference organisers, by highlighting the talent of Brussels for business tourism and by finding with them the meeting, accommodations and service locations they dream of communication: to design and produce internet sites, brochures, products and items that make people want to be in Brussels culture and tourism: to make known the rich heritage of the city and the pleasure of living ’Brussels style’ major events: to organise or support the major festive, cultural or sports events that make Brussels a city where something is always happening Brussels cinema: to facilitate production of films in which Brussels is the decor... and the star!

The e-GEO, Centre of Geographical and Regional Planning Studies, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, founded in 1981, integrates 70 researchers, of which 27 Ph.D. Most of the researchers belong to the teaching staff or are former students of the Department of Geography and Regional Planning of the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, the Home Institution.

 The European LEADER Association for Rural Development (ELARD) is an international non-profit making association established in 1999 by the National LEADER Networks of different EU Member States. Today ELARD represents more than 800 Local Action Groups (LAGs) that manage the LEADER+ Community Initiative and/or National Programmes for Rural Development. ELARD aims to support rural and regional development under LEADER philosophy, to promote experience sharing through its members and partners, and to promote networking and cooperation through transnational projects. Furthermore, after the 2004 and 2007 EU enlargements, ELARD has been making efforts to provide the newly established rural networks in the new member states with valuable information and support. 

The EIB is the long-term financing institution of the European Union and its mission is to help implement the EU's policy objectives by financing sound business projects. The Bank operates on a "not for profit maximising" basis and borrows on the capital markets to finance these projects. It works in the framework of a rolling three-year operational plan, approved by its Board of Directors and updated every year.Our Mission is to further the objectives of the European Union by making long-term finance available for sound investment.

North Sweden is the EU-office for the two northernmost counties in Sweden, Norrbotten and Vasterbotten, and works to promote the region in the EU.

The Institute was established in 1995 as an independent academic organization with the mission to become a forum where academics and researchers from all over the world could meet in Athens and exchange ideas on their research and consider the future developments of their fields of study. Our mission is to make ATHENS a place where academics and researchers from all over the world meet to discuss the developments of their discipline and present their work. To serve this purpose, conferences are organized along the lines of well established and well defined scientific disciplines.  In addition, interdisciplinary conferences are also organized because they serve the mission statement of the Institute. Since 1995, ATINER has organized close to 150 annual international conferences and has published over 100 books. Academically, the Institute is organized into four research divisions and nineteen research units. Each research unit organizes at least one annual conference and undertakes various small and large research projects.

Danube University Krems has specialized in postgraduate academic studies and offers exclusive courses in the fields of economics and business management, communications, IT and media, medicine, health and social services, law, administration and international affairs, education and cultural sciences as well as of building and ecology. Being a European model project, Danube University Krems combines high quality in education, research and consulting with excellent customer orientation and service. More than 5,000 students from 70 countries are enrolled in over 150 academic courses.

INTA is a global membership association where public and private policy-makers and urban practitioners come together to share knowledge, experience and performing tools for integrated urban development.

Founded in 1999, The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD) is an international, not-for profit, non-governmental organization with headquarters in Berlin, Germany. Over the past decade the ICD has grown to become one of Europe

Piemonte Agency is the unique, free reference point for companies wishing to locate in Piemonte. The inward investment team can advise you on every aspect of starting and running a business in Piemonte, providing assistance at every stage of the project. Piemonte Agency has also been charged from the Region to manage the Regional Investment Contract, an innovative instrument created and implemented by the Region to encourage the arrival and development in Piemonte of new investments.

We are a representation of the Region of South Bohemia (CZ) in Brussels. We deal primarily with monitoring of EU policy and legislation and project development.

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Arctik is a public relations, communications and evaluation consultancy which specialises in European Affairs and Sustainability.

The Belgian-Italian Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit association under Belgian law and is legally and financially autonomous. It was founded in 1950 to foster contacts between Belgium and Italy. Its resources come mainly from contributions of its members and from the benefit of its activities. The Chamber is recognized by the Italian Government under the law 01.07.1970 n.518 and certified ISO 9001. It is part of the Assocamerestero, the Italian Chambers of Commerce Association abroad, composed by 76 Chambers worldwide. It is located in the center of Brussels near the European Institutions. The Belgian-Italian Chamber of Commerce is the point of reference par excellence for any company willing to promote its own business and widen its network in Italy and in Belgium. The Chamber indeed offers a wide range of promotional services, assistance and consultancy, which represents an advantage for its members. The Belgian-Italian Chamber of Commerce provides the students of its courses with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills, which are necessary tools for those who want to work in the European environment.

INTERACT promotes and supports good governance of European Territorial Cooperation (ETC).It is a European Union Programme, and one of three network programmes working in the area of Territorial Cooperation under the European Commission's Regional Policy strand.INTERACT works with ETC programmes to provide training seminars on different topics, promote their activities and provide targeted advice based on needs.

Our mission EIPA was created in 1981 on the occasion of the first European Council held in Maastricht, and is supported by the EU Member States and the European Commission. Our core mission is to provide high quality training courses to develop the capacities of professionals, national and regional public administrations dealing with EU affairs, as well as the European Institutions. We offer long-standing expertise combined with problem- and practice-based teaching modules. We have been awarded four times the Framework Contract and offer and host many contract activities. At EIPA you benefit from our close ties with the European Commission, EU institutions and the different Member States. Training Centres We offer a broad range of high-quality training courses, from seminars to e-learning and tailor-made courses. Our training courses take place in our headquarters in Maastricht, an important hub of European dialogue, or in our training centre in Luxembourg. Do you want to change the date, location or programme of a course? Request a tailor-made course to meet the needs of your organisation or institute. What sets us apart? The variety of our training courses are perfect to integrate into the demanding schedules of busy professionals. They are designed to help you find your way through EU processes and policies, whilst strengthening your capacity to perform effectively in this area. Moreover, they take place in a European environment. You benefit directly from the views and best practices from participants from a wide variety of countries and sectors: a great opportunity to network!

Over 60 years, we have been unstinting advocates of European integration through our international and interdisciplinary study programmes.The Centre international de formation européenne - CIFE - is a private institution of higher education and research, founded in 1954 with its head office in Nice and branch offices in Berlin, Bruxelles and Istanbul. It receives special funding in the framework of the Jean Monnet Programme of the European Union. Every year, students from all continents and a great variety of countries enroll in its programmes, which lead to a degree at Master level (EQF 7) recognised by the French state. 

Regional representation/liaison office in Brussels

The liaison agency Flanders-Europe (Vleva) opens up European policy to Flemish governments and civil society and acquaints them with your best practices. Our events are always open to everyone and free of charge!

City of Gothenburg European Office (GEO) is representing Gothenburg and its key stakeholders in Brussels. Our tasks include monitoring the legislative initiative of the EU, promoting Gothenburg and its actors at the European level, and supporting the development of strategic and long term EU projects.