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European Commission exchanges views with MEPs on EU chemicals legislation

On 4th September, the ENVI Committee of the European Parliament had constructive exchange of views with Mr Carlo Petinelli, Director for Consumer, Environmental and Health Technologies of DG GROW and Kęstutis Sadauskas, Director for Circular Economy and Green Growth

Common challenges and strive for more collaboration revealed in the Power4bio e-conference report

As one of the project partners of POWER4BIO, ECRN is pleased to share the report of the project’s recent month-long e-conference. Between March and April 2019, more than 250 participants coming from the 10 POWER4BIO participant regions and

Job vacancy ECRN Director: The application period is now extended until 31st August!

If you are passionate about the regional dimension of EU policies and enhancing cooperation across borders, seize the occasion and apply to become Director of the ECRN network!   The Director will join a small team in the ECRN Secretariat in Brussels. The

Apply now for the vacant ECRN Director’s position – Brussels

The European Chemical Regions Network (ECRN) is looking for a Director. The Director will work in the ECRN Secretariat in Brussels. The position is based on a full-time contract under Belgian law. The secretariat provides technical and administrative support to

ECRN welcomes new member, South-Holland joins the network of chemical regions!

The network is growing! ECRN, the European Chemical Regions Network, is pleased to announce that the region of South-Holland in the Netherlands has become its latest member. Being part of the network opens new opportunities for the Dutch region

The S3Chem project summarised in a video!

A recent video of the Interreg S3Chem project was filmed during the project’s Final Conference on 26 February, in Halle. ECRN Secretariat, as well as many of its members, were active participants in the event. The S3Chem project gathers European regions,

SMEs in Chemical industry need regional support!

The chemical sector is known to have large companies. However, regionally, the majority of chemical industries are SMEs. While facing common challenges, SMEs and Regions across Europe can and should learn from each other. Connecting across border to facilitate the exchanges is precisely ECRN’s role.

Power4Bio: Bringing out European regions’ full potential in Bioeconomy

The bio-based economy is an emerging sector generating employment – around 22 million jobs across Europe – and economic growth. However, many European regions are still not aware of their potential to utilize sustainable feedstock in their production

Regions exchange knowledge on policy tools and strategies in Chemicals and Bioeconomy: a fruitful collaboration in S3Chem project

On 26 February, S3Chem project carried out its Final project conference in Halle, Germany. The Ministry of Economy, Science and Digitalisation of Saxony-Anhalt, represented by Thomas Steinmetz, opened the conference by underlining the positive outcomes of inter-regional cooperation, and highlighting the