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Trade & Export With 500 million potential customers, the EU represents the world’s largest economic zone. In the decade from 2003 to 2013 half of all West Midlands export value went to EU member countries (source: HMRC UK Trade Statistics).   Inward investment Birmingham has attracted more […]

The second of the three free seminars organised by the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) Midlands will take place on the 19th of November from 9:00 till 13:00. Location: Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, 75 Harborne Road, B15 3DH Businesses often have difficulties financing their development, growth and […]

EU membership for Birmingham has injected a wealth of knowledge, positivity and physical reward for the city. From the infographic below, we can see the physical changes and improvements Birmingham has received from European Regional Development Funding (ERDF) and European Social Funding (ESF) from Europe […]

The UK Office of the European Parliament and the Hansard Society are organising  a Democracy Forum entitled – Europe: what does the future hold for Birmingham? at the ICC, Birmingham on Friday 21 November 10.30 am – 12.30 pm. The democracy forum is free, and will hear from two of […]