You are what you read - September 2020

Published: Tue, 09/29/20

The EPN Consulting Newsletter No. 121 | Sept 2020

Editorial

Dear Colleague,

During these days we have been reading about increasing rate of new Covid-19 cases, which some politicians name it as 2nd wave and surely generate uncertainties among people. That's understandable. What is not clear is the provision of data concerning: the number of infected people that seems to be proportional to the number of PCR tests carried out, the number of days of an effective quarantine and... read more

BREXIT – How to get ready for the End of the Transition Period

The UK left the European Union on 31 Jan 2020, however the EU and the UK have jointly agreed on a transition period, which will last until 31 Dec 2020. Even if the EU and the UK conclude a highly ambitious partnership covering all areas agreed in the Political Declaration by the end of 2020, UK’s departure will have serious consequences for public administrations, businesses and citizens as of 01 Jan 2021. These changes are unavoidable and stakeholders must prepare for them. Read more

Critical Raw Materials Resilience: Charting a Path towards greater Security and Sustainability

Access to resources is a strategic security question for Europe’s ambition to deliver the Green Deal. The new industrial strategy for Europe proposes to reinforce Europe’s open strategic autonomy, warning that Europe’s transition to climate neutrality could replace today’s reliance on fossil fuels with one on raw materials, many of which we source from abroad and for which global competition is becoming more fierce.

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Swiss-Austrian alliance plans night-train boost by 2024

New night-train services linking Switzerland with Amsterdam, Barcelona and Rome are going to roll out by 2024, a Swiss-Austrian rail operator alliance announced on 15 Sept. Growing demand for ‘slow travel’ and the romantic allure of sleeper trains have resulted in the resurgence of the night-train in Europe. Read more

UK kicks off Climate Week NYC with a series of ambitious climate commitments

COP26 President and Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma will announce a series of new climate commitments today at the launch of Climate Week NYC, which runs alongside the UN General Assembly. Read more

Leuven is the European Capital of Innovation 2020

The city of Leuven (Belgium) is the European Capital of Innovation 2020. The award recognises Leuven’s excellent innovation concepts as well as processes and governance models creating a framework that brings ideas to life. The municipality will receive a €1,000,000 prize funded under Horizon 2020, the EU research and innovation programme. The five runner-up cities – Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Espoo (Finland), Helsingborg (Sweden), Valencia (Spain) and Vienna (Austria) – will receive €100,000 each. Read more

The Website of the Month: The European Investment Project Portal (EIPP)

If you are you a project promoter based in the EU, and want to reach potential investors worldwide, you could register your project in the European Investment Project Portal (EIPP) and boost its visibility to a large network of international investors.

If you are an investor looking for investment opportunities in areas such as energy efficiency, transport, healthcare, renewable energy, broadband infrastructure or in financing SMEs, EIPP will offer you a broad choice of viable projects.

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Upcoming Professional Events

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02 Oct 2020 – Deadline to submit proposals to the EUCF (European City Facility) call

06 Oct 2020 – EXTENDED Deadline to submit proposals to the LIFE programme

07 Oct 2020 – Deadline to submit proposals to H2020 [EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020] call (IA – SME Instrument)

14 Oct 2020 – Deadline to submit proposals to the H2020 [INNOSUP-05-2018-2020] call (CSA-LS – Peer learning of innovation agencies)

27 Oct 2020 – Deadline to submit proposals to H2020 [EIC-FTI-2018-2020] call (IA – Fast Track to Innovation)

29 Oct 2020 – Deadline to submit proposals to the INNOVATION FUND [InnovFund-LSC-2020-two-stage] call (Stage 1)

05 Nov 2020 – Deadline to submit proposals to No.8 [2020 CEF Telecom] calls

19 Nov 2020 – EXTENDED Deadline to submit proposals to No.6 H2020 [JTI-IMI2-2020-20-two-stage] calls (Innovative Medicines Initiative – Stage 2)

30 Nov 2020 – Deadline to submit proposals to the Call for the FUTURE EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP ON CLEAN AVIATION under HORIZON EUROPE

26 Jan 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to No.20 topics of the H2020 European Grean Deal call

30 Sept – 01 Oct 2020 – WEB ONLY! – 3rd Annual Conference on CLEAN BUSES IN EUROPE

30 Sept – 01 Oct 2020 – Malaga (ES) – GREENCITIES 2020 – 11th Forum of Urban Intelligence and Sustainability

30 Sept – 02 Oct 2020 – WEB ONLY! – 9th EUROPEAN CONFERENCE on SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND TOWNS

01 Oct 2020 – Sofia (BG) – SMART CITIES AND MOBILITY FORUM

01-02 Oct 2020 – WEB ONLY! – 3rd NEW DATE – IntraLogisteX Connected 2020

05-22 Oct 2020 – mainly WEB ONLY – 18th European Week of Regions and Cities

07-08 Oct 2020 – Hamburg (DE) – Decarbonisation in Shipping: Europe 2020

08 Oct 2020 – WEB ONLY! – BATTERY TECH EXPO 2020

09 Oct 2020 – WEB ONLY ! – Second European AI Alliance Assembly

09-10 Oct 2020 – Athens (GR) – 4th SmartBlueCity Euro-Mediterranean Conference-Exhibition

12-15 Oct 2020 – Brussels (BE) – 18th EUROPEAN WEEK of REGIONS and CITIES

Please note that many conferences are being cancelled, postponed or converted in Virtual events due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
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