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 […]

February 11 is the European 112 Day. On this day, different awareness and networking activities are organised throughout the EU in order to promote the existence and use of Europe’s single emergency number. 112 is the European emergency phone number, available everywhere in the EU, free […]

Birmingham and Frankfurt became formal partner cities in 1966. This year both cities will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of our partnership and a number of events have been planned jointly with the City of Frankfurt and Frankfurt based organisations to celebrate the occasion. With the signing of […]

The University of Birmingham’s Institute of European Law’s Annual Lecture has taken place with Jacqueline Minor, Head of the Representation of European Commission in the United Kingdom, as guest speaker. In her lecture, Ms. Minor addressed the immediacy of the Brexit referendum, and outlined both […]

By invitation of the University of Birmingham, Jacqueline Minor, Head of the Representation of European Commission in the United Kingdom  will offer a lecture in the context of the Institute of European Law’s Annual Lecture. Dates: Monday 18th January 2016 (14:00-15:00) Contact: Free, no booking required. Location: Avon Room […]

Design conference showcasing and discussing the future of design with cutting edge Birmingham/Milanese designers.  

From attending the seminar delegates at this event will: •Learn about the advantages and benefits of trading with Portugal •Hear about the trading opportunities of this market •Have the potential to have a one-to-one discussion with the conference speakers •Be able to network and share […]

The diversity advantage challenge is a contest by the Council of Europe initiated in 2014 to promote a new approach to managing increasingly diverse societies. It is a contest for the best real-life stories of the successful involvement of people of different cultural (ethnic, religious, linguistic) […]

Teams from four of Birmingham’s European twin cities arrived to the city on Sunday 3rd May to take part in the first ever Birmingham European Capital of Running Team 10k Cup, as part of the Morrisons Great Birmingham 10k. The cities that participated in the event […]

The European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) has been recently allocated 260 Million euros by the European Union to support various activities in the Greater Birmingham and Solihull region. The ESIF Strategy In February 2014, the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) published […]