The UK Research Office (UKRO) organises a two-day Annual Conference, ‘Horizon 2020 – Bridging Research and Innovation’, aimed predominantly at European Liaison Officers, European research managers, Research Councils and policy makers. The conference will be held on 18-19 June 2015 in Birmingham, in cooperation with Aston […]

‘Creative spill-over: benefits arising from the activities of Culture and Creative Industries (CCIs), including artists and creative professionals, which determine positive effects on other sectors of the economy or society.’ The Smart Guide to Creative Spill-overs, KEA European Affairs As the leading city, Birmingham hosted […]

A EUROCITIES meeting hosted by Birmingham City Council on 15 – 17 April 2015 was the first event bringing both the EUROCITIES Education and the Employment working groups together. Its purpose was to better understand the challenges, issues and solutions related both to the education and employment […]

Making the case for cities as key partners in European Transport Strategy, Brussels, 20 April 2015 Cllr Lisa Trickett visited Brussels to meet new Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc in order to push the urban mobility agenda forward in the European Commission. Alongside Deputy Mayor of […]

Europe Day will be organised by the Europe Direct Information Centre Birmingham at the Library of Birmingham to commemorate 9 May 1950 seen as the first major symbolic day in the Europe creation process. In order to develop and preserve peaceful relations between European countries, […]

Birmingham City Council representative took part in a panel discussion on Fair Trade entitled “How Fair is Fair Trade?” in Leipzig, Germany. We were officially invited by our partner city Leipzig. Other participants included representatives of Lyon, another Birmingham’s partner city. The event’s key point was […]

Birmingham has called for the European Union to more effectively engage cities in EU policy making and for cities to be given greater powers over EU funding to deliver on local priorities, whilst also to contributing to the EU’s growth goals. Speaking at an event […]

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 […]

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 European SME Week – an EU campaign to promote enterprise across Europe in line with the Small Business Act for Europe – the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce alongside European Enterprise Network Midlands and UK Trade and Investment will host a seminar entitled “how to communicate effectively & win more business in Europe” […]