On September 21, the first fall meeting of ERRIN Innovation & Investing working group was hosted by the Representation of European Region Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino. The EU Liaison office of the Autonomous Province of Trento is an active member of the Network and co-leads the latter working group.
On Tuesday 17 September it was held the third meeting of the 'midday conferences' cycle, organised by the EU Liaison Office of the autonomous Province of Trento together with the Committee of the Italian National Seconded Experts by the European Institutions (CLENAD Italia). This partnership, which started in the beginning of 2017, is aimed to raise awareness and deepen understanding on EU-relevant topics of interest for the administration.
Tirol in Europa 29/17
On 13 September 2017, the President of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker, delivered, in front of the Members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, his annual speech on the State of the European Union. The President presented his priorities for the year ahead and explained how the Commission is going to face the most urgent challenges for the EU.
Tirol in Europa 28/17
Each year, the EU Liaison Office of the Autonomous Province of Trento hosts four trainees, who have the responsibility to analyse certain sectoral EU policies and to draft to draft a detailed study under the supervision of the Office staff. This initiative has two goals: on one hand it allows the trainee to immerse himself in and raise his awareness of the European law and the EU decision-making processes; on the other hand, it provides the public administration and the citizens with an agile tool to better understand EU policies and initiatives. Today we publish the report titled "Entrepreneurship education in the European Union", realized by Ms Stefania Chiomento under the supervision of the Office staff.
The issues of entrepreneurship education is becoming increasingly important in political debate not only at European, but also national and local level. In fact, there is a common understanding that, in order to increase the competitiveness of the European economy, it is necessary to enhance the level of entrepreneurial skills among the population. These skills are not just relevant for setting up new businesses. Entrepreneurship education also helps people to develop the skills, knowledge, and aptitudes needed to achieve their goals in every work environment.
Starting with the Europe 2020 Strategy, the report analyzes in the first part the main EU documents and initiatives in support of entrepreneurship education (including social entrepreneurship); in the second section the report highlights the main EU funding opportunities for projects and initiatives in this field; Finally, the last part of the report provides an overview of the past and current initiatives aimed at promoting entrepreneurial skills realized by several stakeholders in the Province of Trento.
Horizon 2020 is the main EU Programme for Research and Innovation and it can count on nearly € 81 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 – 2020). The European Commission works joinlty with member states to define the funding priorities of Horizon 2020 through multiannual work programmes (WP).
What role for EUSALP in future?
European Week of Regions and Cities 2017 (Workshop 11 B56)
Where: Representation of the European Region Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino
rue de Pascale 45 – 1040 Brussels
When: Brussels, 11 October 2017
The EUSALP strategy was officially launched in Brdo at the end of January 2016. All nine action groups have started their work and some of them have already delivered first remarkable results. This EWRC event - divided in two parts - involves high-ranking panelists who will analyze in general terms what will be the future role of the strategy and what has been delivered so far from the point of view of Regions, Cities, and citizens. The event has been organized by the consortium “EUSALP – Shaping the future of the Alpine Region” composed by 13 partners: Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino-Aosta Valley-Auvergne/Rhône-Alpes-Bavaria-Carinthia-Friuli Venezia Giulia-Lombardy-Piedmont-Salzburg-Slovenia-Vorarlberg.
The two debates will analyze the following questions:
Further information can be found in the agenda: Agenda EWRC 2017 - EUSALP
Pubblichiamo la sesta edizione del 2017 della nostra rassegna delle sentenze della Corte di Giustizia europea più interessanti per il nostro territorio.
Un richiedente asilo può far valere in giudizio la circostanza che uno Stato membro è divenuto competente per l’esame della sua domanda a seguito della scadenza del termine di tre mesi di cui tale Stato membro dispone per chiedere ad altro Stato membro di prendere in carico il richiedente
Le legge tedesca sulla cogestione da parte dei lavoratori dipendenti è compatibile con il diritto dell’Unione
Le spese di annullamento chieste dalle compagnie aeree possono essere controllate riguardo al loro carattere abusivo
Le esenzioni fiscali di cui gode la Chiesa cattolica in Spagna possono costituire aiuti di Stato vietati se e nella misura in cui siano concesse per attività economiche
La versione completa è scaricabile qui.
The first Italian football Hackathon which runs for 48 hours on 14th and 15th October in Trento so that digital innovators can find new solutions, has piqued the curiosity of European stakeholders.
« Strengthening Innovation in Europe’s Regions : strategies for resilient, inclusive and suistanable growth » is the title of the Communication published on 18th of July by the European Commission. One of the main challenges identified in the Communication is the need to boost the economic growth of the european regions through innovation.
The first edition of the Report of the Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor was recently published by the European Commision.
On July 3, 2017 the European Regions Research and Innovation Network (ERRIN) has published its Position Paper (PP), titled «More Jobs growth and societal impact in Europe with excellent and connected regional research and innovation ecosystems».
“LAB-FAB-APP: Investing in the European Future we want” is the title of the Report on the Future European Research and Innovation Programs that was presented today by the Europe Commission. The document is the result of the work of the High Level Group set up by the Commission in December 2016, chaired by Pascal Lamy, former European Commissioner and consisting of eleven important European personalities in the research world.
In the October of 2015, the EU liaison Office in Brussels of the Autonomous Province of Trento began a training support course for administrators on European policies, programs and decision-making processes in conjunction with the Department of Organization, Human Resources and General Affairs.
The imminent withdrawal of the UK from the European Union opened an intense and serious debate on the future of the EU. On the 1st of March, 2017 the White Paper on the Future of Europe represents the first official step towards the reforming of the EU.
On the 9th of June 2017, on the occasion of the annual Assembly of the Trentino Federation of Cooperation, the President of the Autonomous Province of Trento, Ugo Rossi and the President of the Federation, Mauro Fezzi, have signed the new Memorandum of Understanding aimed to strengthen the long-term collaboration between the Province and the Federation.
The EU Liaison Office of the Autonomous Province of Trento organized a study visit to Brussels on 22 and 23 June 2017 for a group of teachers and researchers from the Departments of Engineering and Law at the University of Trento. The objective of the mission is to address specific aspects of EU programs and funding for critical infrastructure protection and fight against organized crime through targeted meetings with officials of the European Commission,.
The mission envisages various meetings with representatives of the European Commission's Directorates-General for Migration and Internal Affairs and Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid. The mission also offers significant opportunities for networking at European level.
The EGTC Euregio Tyrol-Alto Adige-Trentino in collaboration with the Representation of the European Region Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino organizes a study visit to Brussels for the participants at the Euregio Academy from 19 to 21 June 2017.
The visit program will open with a welcome greeting and the presentation of the initiatives and projects of the common Representation in Brussels by the three directors Richard Seeber, Vesna Caminades, and Valeria Liverini.
During this training course on European policies, the participants will have the opportunity to visit the Institutions, meet some officials coming from the three territories and working at the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the European Committee of the Regions. They finally will meet MEPs Herbert Dorfmann and Graswander-Hainz to deal on the current political challenges facing the European Union. This will allow to examine the development priorities and local challenges in a European and Euro-regional perspective.
Programme of the visit.
On Wednesday, May 31, at the Representation of the European Region Tyrol - South Tyrol - Trentino, was held the second "Conference at noon", which is part of a cycle of four events promoted in 2017 by the collaboration between the Autonomous Province of Trento and CLENAD Italia, the Italian section of the organization of the Seconded National Experts (SNE) to the European Institutions and other bodies of the European Union.
