The first-ever exhibition of local design, manufacturing and innovation has taken flight to the European Parliament in Brussels from 22th – 24th September showcasing the West Midlands’ achievements in innovation and infrastructure. The visual centrepiece of the exhibition is BCU’s ‘Birmingham Made Me’ initiative, displaying iconic products originating from […]

An exhibition is being held at the European Parliament in Brussels from 22nd – 24th September to showcase advanced manufacturing, design and innovation from Greater Birmingham and the West Midlands. The event is free to attend. This exhibition is being sponsored by Neena Gill, MEP for the West Midlands. […]

The EU-China Urbanisation Partnership Forum is taking place on 29 June in Brussels, on the day of the 10th EU-China Summit. The EU-China Partnership on Urbanisation is an overarching instrument conceived to support China and the EU to improve the functioning and attractiveness of Chinese […]

Conference: Horizon 2020 – New Commission, New Agenda One year after the launch of the Horizon 2020 programme, Science/Business will bring together applicants, project holders, industry executives and key policy makers to take stock of the programme and discuss the most important challenges for Europe […]

Last week, Cllr Lisa Trickett and Anne Shaw, Head of Transport Services, visited Brussels in order to push the urban mobility agenda forward in the European Parliament. Alongside Deputy Mayor of Malmo (Sweden), Milan Obradovic, they met with the office of Karima Delli MEP from […]

The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Transport Info Days for the 2014 Call for Proposals will take place on Thursday and Friday 9-10 October 2014 at the Charlemagne building (170 rue de la Loi), in Brussels, Belgium. The CEF provides the EU financial assistance to projects of common interest in transport, […]

As part of EU Open Days, a workshop on the transition towards more sustainable and greener regions is being hosted at the Greater Birmingham and the West Midlands Brussels Office on 7th October, 14:30:17:00. The workshop, “A3: Adapt, Advance, Accelerate: Regional Roadmapping for Low Carbon […]

The Greater Birmingham and West Midlands Brussels office currently has a vacancy for a European Policy and Funding Advisor. Full details of the position and how to apply are available here. The deadline for applications is Monday 21 July.

The exchange programme’s 30th birthday was celebrated in Brussels on 26 January 2017. More than five million young Europeans have benefited from this programme since 1987, of which hundreds of thousands were UK citizens, students as well as staff. The benefits of an academic stay […]

Over 100 leading figures from government, industry, institutions and academia convened in Birmingham last month to debate and drive action on resource efficiency across G7 countries.   The event, organised by Birmingham based International Synergies Limited and the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs […]