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ECRN promotes the views of the chemical regions on ETS

Ahead of the starting trialogue, ECRN has met with various representatives from Member States’ Permanent Representations to discuss the Emission Trading System (ETS) reform. The ECRN Director, Renatka Krcova and Lieven Top (Flanders) as the representative of the

EU Industry Day stimulates debate on European industrial policy

The European Chemical Regions Network (ECRN) participated in the EU Industry Day on 28 February 2017 to discuss the future of European industry with 400 participants, high level policy makers, influencers and industry representatives. The EU Industry Day

ECRN contributes to consultation on REACH REFIT evaluation

ECRN has submitted a response to the European Commission’s public consultation in relation to the REACH REFIT evaluation. While the chemical regions see great value in REACH and support the measures taken in terms of REACH implementation, there

ECRN welcomes Antonio Tajani as the President of the European Parliament

The European Chemical Regions Network (ECRN) welcomes the election of Antonio Tajani as the President of the European Parliament.

ECRN President and Director visit Düsseldorf for a meeting with the German regions

The ECRN President Fabrizio Sala (Lombardy) opened ECRN’s new year on 16 January with his first regional visit. The visit was hosted by the region of North Rhine-Westphalia in Düsseldorf, where all the German ECRN member regions had

ECRN views on sustainability presented in 4° Conferenza Chimica Sostenibile (Milan)

The fourth annual conference on sustainable chemistry was organized by Federchimica on 1 December 2016 in Milan. ECRN was represented in the event by Folco Ciulli (Lombardy), who presented ECRN and examples from the European chemical regions on

ECRN President meets the Chair of ITRE

On 9 November, ECRN President Fabrizio Sala exchanged views on industrial policy, REACH, and the competitiveness of the European chemical regions with Jerzy Buzek, the chairman of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) in the European

New Director at the ECRN Secretariat in Brussels

As of November 2016, the ECRN Secretariat in Brussels will continue to support chemical regions and regional actors under the leadership of a new Director, Renatka Krcova. She takes over the position from Dr. Hanny Nover, who retires

New President of ECRN

After elections in the ECRN General Assembly on 16 June 2016, the ECRN has a new President: Fabrizio Sala from Lombardy. The meeting was hosted in the the Representation of North Rhine-Westphalia in Brussels and preceded by an

New plans for 2016 outlined in the Permanent Working Group meeting

ECRN members gathered for a first official meeting in Brussels on 2-3 February 2016. Collaborative strategic planning over the past months has resulted in an action-packed outline for the year to come, with activities on topics such as