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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 […]
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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 […]
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In December 2015 the Europe Association held a workshop in Birmingham. The event targeted SMEs and SME intermediaries from universities to share experiences of how SMEs are being supported in the Horizon 2020 programme. The aim of the session was to see how the Association […]
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Birmingham Chamber of Commerce’s international department has won a prestige two-year EU funded contract to help West Midland businesses get off the ground and help create new jobs. Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is an exchange programme for entrepreneurs which offers candidates the chance to work alongside […]
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On the 15th October 2015, Birmingham became the 46th signatory of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact. The official signatory ceremony took place in Birmingham’s sister city itself, coinciding with the 2015 Milan Expo and with the attendance of over 500 people, including representatives from […]