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Dear Subscriber,
Welcome to the April 2014 issue of the EPN Consulting Newsletter received every month by over 2,100 selected professionals in Europe. During this month there will be a great number of deadlines regarding the submission of projects proposals to the Horizon 2020 calls (08 Apr, 09 Apr, 10 Apr, 15 Apr, 16 Apr, 23 Apr, 24 Apr, 29 Apr). The majority of calls require the creation of a project consortium; hereafter three useful documents to satisfy your doubts about eligible countries: - updated list of Accession Countries ( PDF) - specific note on the Swiss participation ( PDF) - other countries non-EU and not H2020-associated countries ( PDF) Topics that are and will be launched in Horizon 2020 for seven years will be in line with the "Europe 2020" priorities. If you are not familiar with them, there is a exhaustive description here. Horizon 2020 is a 7-year Research & Innovation programme funded by the European Commission. Do you know the EC activities are managed by a number of Departments (Directorates-Generale) and Services in accordance with their area of expertise? Do you know how many? Here you find a useful list. in EU beside the European Commission we have the European Parliament but many of us don't have clear to follow it or how to contact its department. Recently it was published TWITTEROPOLIS, a great interactive map to the European Parliament on Twitter. You will find it very effective!
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EPN Consulting provides assistance to public and private organisations as well as Universities and Research Centres. Special attention on cities that would like to become "Smart" and be assisted during this challenging and exciting process as well as on SMEs that could enjoy a growth by using the great number of European funding available.
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Have you tried the "EPN Consulting for SMEs" New Service yet?
EPN Consulting is working hard to expand its Professionals Network and the quality of services to its members.
That's why on 1st Oct 2013 it was launched the "EPN Consulting for SMEs" service that includes Six Thematic SubNets (TSN) dedicated to SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises). They regard the following professional areas:
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Barcelona is "iCapital" of Europe
11 Mar 2014 - The European Commission awarded the European Capital of Innovation ("iCapital") prize to Barcelona (Spain) " for introducing the use of new technologies to bring the city closer to citizens". Barcelona was chosen by a panel of independent experts in a close competition with Grenoble (France) and Groningen (The Netherlands). The €500,000 iCapital prize ( IP/13/808) will be used to scale up and expand Barcelona's efforts on innovation. Barcelona was announced as the winner today at the closing ceremony of the Innovation Convention 2014, Europe's premier innovation event (#EUIC2014). More information available here.
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TEN-T - The EC appointed 11 European Co-ordinators for the New Transport Infrastructure Policy
12 Mar 2014 - The European Commission appointed European coordinators for each of the nine core network corridors of the Trans-European Transport network (or TEN-T), as well as for the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) and for Motorways of the Sea. The core TEN-T transport network creates two North-South corridors, three East-West corridors; and four diagonal corridors. The core network will transform East-West connections, remove bottlenecks, upgrade infrastructure and streamline cross-border transport operations for passengers and businesses throughout the EU. It will improve connections between different modes of transport and contribute to the EU's climate change objectives. The coordinators will be responsible for coordinating priority transport projects and reporting back to the Commission.
Most of the coordinators have already gained wide experience of EU transport policy implementation over the last eight years working on the TEN-T priority projects: - Pavel Telicka (North Sea-Baltic corridor)
- Pat Cox (Scandinavian-Mediterranean corridor)
- Carlo Secchi (Atlantic Corridor),
- Péter Balázs (North Sea-Mediterranean corridor)
- Laurens Jan Brinkhorst (Mediterranean corridor)
- Karel Vinck (ERTMS)
- Karla Peijs (Rhine-Danube corridor)
have been reappointed for a period of four years. More information available here.
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E-Mobility - Electric Vehicles Sales are rocketing
The Infographic is available here.
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Environment - 120 Million EUR for Environmental Investment in Spain
17 Mar 2014 - The European Investment Bank (EIB) granted a EUR 120 million loan to Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment in support of its 2013-2016 coastal and forestry protection programme.
The programme is aimed at improving Spain's coasts and forests and will be implemented over the period 2013 to 2016. The EIB will finance in particular schemes involving the rehabilitation and protection of Spain's coastline, the purchase of fire-fighting aircraft and the restoration of forests damaged by major fires.
More information available here.
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Environment - EIT Climate KIC and ERRIN to collaborate
 19 Mar 2014 - The EU's main climate innovation initiative Climate-KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Community) and ERRIN (European Regions Researchand Innovation Network) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels today (19 March 2014), agreeing to develop joint activities and share information. The memorandum states that Climate-KIC and ERRIN will:
- Explore opportunities to join forces to contribute to developing common actions involving EU institutions responding to climate change, industrial and resource efficiency strategies in the interests of both memberships, e.g. aligning responses to European Commission consultations and inquiries
- Encourage the sharing of resources in cooperative research and innovation activities and their applications, as well as in prospective activities and scientific brainstorming in action or working groups
- Collaborate in organising events including knowledge transfer on scientific, innovation and demonstration projects or focused on dissemination of knowledge and products.
More information available here.
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Road Safety - EC Vice-President S. Kallas welcomes deal on 112 e-Call
19 Mar 2014 - The EC Vice-President Siim Kallas welcomed the agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on establishing emergency call response centres for the handling of 112 eCalls. The eCall system automatically dials 112 - Europe's single emergency number - in the event of a serious accident.
Vice-President Kallas said: "Today, we are starting the countdown for eCall, so that this service is not a privilege for a few, but will improve safety for all road users in the EU. eCall will be a major asset in our struggle to cut by half the number of road fatalities by 2020".
It is estimated that 112 eCall can speed up emergency response times by 40% in urban areas and 50% in the countryside and can reduce the number of fatalities by at least 4% and the number of severe injuries by 6%.
More information available here.
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INTERREG EUROPE closed public consultation
The European Commission requires all programmes to assess the potential environmental effects of their planned actions (through a report) and to consult the public on the outcome. The INTERREG EUROPE programming committee decided to extend the debate with the public to the programme features as a whole.
350 interested individuals and organisations from 31 European countries completed an online questionnaire, prepared for the consultation. In the questionnaire, the programme stakeholders expressed their views on the future programme strategy, the thematic priorities selected and types of actions for reaching the programme's objectives, as well as on the strategic environmental assessment of the future programme.
More information available here.
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Ljubljana wins the 2013 European Mobility Week Award
24 Mar 2014 - EUROCITIES member Ljubljana has won the European Mobility Week (EMW) award for the second time. The Slovenian city was previously awarded the title in 2003 and has now been recognised for its efforts to promote sustainable mobility and raise awareness of the importance of air quality among school pupils. Through more than 250 events, the city engaged with 29 primary schools and 16 kindergartens for its campaign. For the annual 'car free day', Ljubljana restricted access to one of its main boulevards, Slovenska Street, which is usually heavily congested. The city is now in the process of pedestrianising the zone.
More information available here.
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Economics - How Countries calculate their GDP
26 Mar 2014 - British and French economists began to estimate the total income earned in their economies in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, primarily to help their sovereigns find better ways to raise tax revenue. But proper estimates were not regularly produced until the early 20th century, when modern statistical techniques and the demands of total war encouraged governments to take a greater interest in national accounting. In most rich economies annual estimates are available from the 1930s, thanks to the travails of the Depression. Simon Kuznets, a Russian emigrant to America, is credited with creating the first true GDP estimate, for delivery to America's Congress in 1934. Governments of the day were determined to manage economic ups and downs and required regularly updated figures to do so. The outbreak of the second world war, and its consequent economic demands, pushed the task of economic measurement firmly into government hands. From then on, GDP estimates were produced by government statistical offices.
More information available here.
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Economy - EC Roadmap to meet the long-term financing needs of the European Economy
27 Mar 2014 - The European Commission adopted a package of measures to stimulate new and different ways of unlocking long-term financing and support Europe's return to sustainable economic growth. Significant long-term investment will be needed under the Europe 2020 strategy and the 2030 climate and energy package, in infrastructure, new technologies and innovation, R&D and human capital. Investment needs for transport, energy and telecom infrastructure networks of EU importance alone are estimated at €1 trillion for the period up to 2020 as identified by the Connecting Europe Facility. It is essential to act to restore the conditions for sustainable growth and investment and in part that means finding new ways to channel funds to long-term investment. The Commission's Green Paper consultation on the long-term financing of the European economy of March 2013 ( IP/13/274) initiated a broad debate and lead to replies from all segments of the economy.
More information available here.
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Innovation - RegioStars 2014: Top Awards for most innovative Regional Projects
31 Mar 2014 - Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Regional Policy and Luc Van den Brande, former Committee of the Regions President announced the winners of the prestigious RegioStars 2014 Awards to Europe's most promising and innovative regional projects. In this 7 th edition of RegioStars, the Jury singled out 19 shortlisted finalists from 80 projects on the basis of four key criteria: innovation, impact, sustainability and partnership. 4 projects outshone the competition: in Paredes (North Portugal), Cornwall (UK), West Wales and the Valleys (UK) and the Polish region of Gdynia.
The winners for 2014 are:
More information available here.
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Next Professional Events happening in Europe
Find out many more 2014 events on the EPN Consulting Events Section. ( More events could be added to the list during the current month) There are Fantastic Business Opportunities for you: if you buy one of the Sponsorship Packagesyou could sponsor one or more events or even have your logo on the top page of the Events Section (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze packages available). Please drop us an email if interested and we will provide you with all information.
EPN Consulting Members enjoy up to 20% discount on sponsoring packages. Join us!
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The Website of the Month: REAL-TIME AIR QUALITY MAP
This month we have chosen the Unvalidated Real-Time Air Quality Map for Europe published on the European Environment Agency (EEA) website.
It is possible to see an animated evolution of the concentration of polluting agents such as Ozone (O3), Nitrogen Dixiode (NO2), Particulate Matter 10 (PM10), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) across the entire Europe or selecting a specific area of interest (inc. a specific city).
http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/air/air-quality/map/real-time-map
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