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We've created an interactive carousel that provides a concise overview of the #CERDirective. 📊 Check it out to get a quick understanding of this crucial initiative, and don't miss the opportunity to dive deeper by registering for the 2nd EU-CIP Conference in Madrid! 🌍 Join us to connect with policymakers, industry experts, and academia to discuss the future of critical infrastructure protection. 🤝 👉 Register: https://lnkd.in/ee_riQra 🔘 Read the Directive> https://lnkd.in/es8hvaW6 💠 Read the Summary> https://lnkd.in/eaBswWcb #EUCIP #CriticalInfrastructure #Policy #IndustryExperts #Academia #MadridConference European Commission European Organisation for Security (EOS) Engineering Group EDF Orange Steinbeis EU-VRi GmbH Germany SINTEF Norsk Regnesentral Innov-acts Fundación Valenciaport Athens International Airport Leonardo

Survey report about Interreg Europe's future Responding to the call of the European Commission to consult on the future of the European territorial cooperation, the Interreg Europe programme prepared a concrete plan on how to involve relevant stakeholders in the process and successfully completed the first actions. Survey results published This spring, Interreg Europe launched an online survey. The main target group of the programme - local, regional or national authorities, and other institutions involved in regional development policies - were invited to contribute. 455 respondents from 39 countries answered the survey and shared their views on the future of interregional cooperation. Interreg Europe has just published the summary report of the survey results.  What comes next? The survey report was presented to the Interreg Europe's monitoring committee in June 2024. The key topics will be discussed now in more detail in the monitoring committee later this October. Later this year, Interreg Europe will prepare a final report on the Public consultation on the post-2027 and submit it to the European Commission. More information: https://lnkd.in/dZScaQb4

Call 5 of the Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) is now out, with the submission deadline set for 16 January 2025. Check the link in the original post to learn more! #EUfunding #interreg #NWECall5

The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) Baltic Sea Comission representatives have called in Kotka (Kymenlaakson liitto | Regional Council of Kymenlaakso) for a stable, secure, and resilient Baltic Sea Region. Learn more about it and other Baltic Sea news in the #EUSBSR Newsletter 👇

To all companies, public research institutes, communes and citizen ONGs from Luxembourg, you are welcome to team up with partners in Belgium, the Netherlands, parts of Germany and France and Switzerland for sustainable projects you have in mind that are in line with the objectives of the Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) programme. Interreg North-West Europe is a European Territorial Cooperation programme aiming to support a balanced development across the area, making all regions more resilient, and contributing to a better quality of life and well-being of all NWE citizens Check-out the relevant program manual and website www.nweurope.eu and join Call 5 #climate #environment #energytransition #innovation #resilience #circulareconomy #renewableenergies #qualityoflife #inclusivesociety #cooperation #wellbeing

We are pleased to announce that EGI Foundation Director Tiziana Ferrari is participating in the session titled "The e-Infrastructure contribution to data and research outputs valorisation" at next week's e-IRG Workshop under the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2024. This session aligns with the Belgian EU Presidency's focus on enhancing the valorisation of research results, transforming data and research into sustainable products that benefit society. It aims to underscore the vital role of e-Infrastructures, including #EOSC and both thematic and generic data infrastructures, in bridging the innovation gap and aligning academic research with societal, policy, and industry needs, thereby stimulating the EU’s industrial recovery and revitalisation. #OpenScience #einfrastructures #researchinfrastructures

The All NEMO Committee held its second Annual Conference on September 19th in Athens 🇬🇷, a city renowned for its rich cultural heritage, as Greece is the cradle of Western democracy, philosophy, and the arts 🏛️. 📣In this context, I would like to share some messages: ✅ There was #unanimous #support for the Electricity Market Design Reform #EMDReform. Though it was initiated during a challenging time for Europe, it has produced highly positive results👏. #NEMOs have been recognized as one of the key pillars of the EMD reform, which acknowledges the benefits of the current Single Day-ahead #SDAC and Intraday #SIDC Couplings. These have contributed significantly to well-functioning short-term markets across Europe 🇪🇺 ⚠️ It is crucial to ensure that the review process for capacity allocation and congestion management #CACM safeguards the #operational #security and reliability of our #SDAC & #SIDC, building on the solid foundation of existing market coupling governance. ✅ The extension of our #SDAC & #SIDC to the #EnergyCommunity #Contracting parties is one of the most relevant projects #NEMOs are dealing with. ✅ In June, #NEMOs, in collaboration with #TSOs, successfully implemented Intraday Auctions #IDAs at the EU level, introducing a new market segment that offers Europe #enhanced #trading #opportunities within the intraday time horizon 🕒 ✅ We are also dedicating significant resources to implementing the #15minute Market Time Unit (#MTU) in SDAC #Next_year 🗓️. This crucial development will provide greater time #granularity to all market participants ⏱️ ✅ The European institutions can rely on the continued support of NEMOs in this new 🇪🇺#EU cycle 🔄. The All NEMO Committee is committed to offering its full support and expertise to President Von der Leyen and the future College of Commissioners. ✅Various elements of the #EUGreenDeal rely on a market-based approach, and our #SDAC and #SIDC mechanisms are delivering the right signals for Europeans to invest in low-carbon technologies 🌍🔋 #MoreEurope 🇪🇺 and #MoreMarkets will be pivotal in delivering a decarbonized 🌱 and competitive EU 💪

The third panel, moderated by Giovanni Collot, Account Manager for Public Relations at CEN and CENELEC, explored current best practices on #inclusiveness and suggested recommendations for action. Our speakers: 🎙Olivier Marfaing, Head of Standardisation Unit at French Ministry of Economy 🎙Nerea Ruiz Fuente, Policy Director at ECOS 🎙James Stapleton, Senior Standards Development Officer at National Standards Authority of Ireland 🎙Diederik VAN VAERENBERGH, Head of Division at Belgian FOD Economie / SPF Economie / FPS Economy/FOD Economie 🎙Ewa Zielinska, Vice-President for Policy at CENELEC 💰 Funding is a crucial factor for access, but it's not only about money! Key measures for #improvement in national standardisation include: ✅ Free or facilitated #access to technical committees for underrepresented groups 🛠️ Development and promotion of technical and educational #tools to raise #awareness and support #participation 💡 #Incentives, such as tax reductions, to encourage #involvement in the standard-making process

To prepare the post-2027 period, the EU Commission requested all European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programmes carry out a consultation process in 2024. As part of this initiative, the Interreg Europe programme launched an online survey in March 2024 inviting all interested stakeholders to contribute with their views on the programme. A total of 455 valid replies were received. There was good geographical spread, the core target group of the programme is well represented with 52% of replies coming from public authorities (national, regional and local levels). Ireland had 7 responses. For most respondents (41%), the main added value of interregional cooperation lies in ‘solving challenges in their region’. This confirms the relevance of the overall programme’s objective (i.e., to improve regional development policies and as a result solving territorial challenges) and its strong result-oriented approach. The biggest potential for interregional cooperation were the specific objectives covered under Greener and Smarter Europe. Moreover, respondents considered all main topics of regional development have potential for interregional cooperation. The following areas of possible changes (mostly related to projects) were identified: • Administrative burden; Several respondents called for further simplification of the different procedures. • Financial support; The need to provide additional financial support through higher co-financing rate or advance payment was also regularly mentioned. • Nature of the activities; Many respondents called for more flexibility regarding pilot actions and small investments within projects.  • Partnership requirements and policy instruments; Some respondents considered the current partnership requirements as challenging. • Participation of small public authorities; Some of the programme’s constraints (e.g., financial support, administrative burden) make it difficult for small organisations to get involved in projects.  • Communication & partner search; The volume of information available from the programme is sometimes considered as overwhelming. • Language and cultural differences The language and cultural differences were regularly mentioned as an obstacle for good cooperation.. • Differences in national rules and legislations; Although this is an external constraint on which Interreg Europe cannot help, many respondents identified the differences in national rules and legislations as a significant barrier to effective cooperation. The survey report was presented to the Interreg Europe's monitoring committee in June 2024. The key topics will be discussed now in more detail in the monitoring committee later this October. Western Development Commission Northern and Western Regional Assembly PorterShed Read the full outline here;

📢NEWS ALERT: #2 Newsletter of the MSP-GREEN project is coming out within a month notice! To be amongst its readers, be invited to subscribe at: https://lnkd.in/d88eP-eq What to find there? 💭 Greeting note and general project progress update 💭 Reflections on past events ▪ Insights on Working Package Nr.2 and Nr.3 achievements: Deliverable 2.1 "The Green Deal component of the EU MSP Plans", and how in particular the Partner Workshops held in Turku (Finland) and Malaga (Spain) guided the consortium to reach the outcome; ▪ Information on the process and main takeaway messages on Working Package Nr. 5.2 Deliverable on "How to communicate the Maritime Green Deal across various EU sea basins?" 💭 Indication on future initiatives 💭 Brief readings in relation to analyzed Maritime Spatial Plans (🇮🇹; 🇫🇷; 🇪🇸; 🇫🇮; 🇩🇪; 🇱🇻; 🇧🇬) and the European Green Deal integration #newsletter #maritime #greendeal #EU #EMFAF #greentransition