The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) was officially inaugurated on 6 March 2014 with an event to recognise its new mandate and the ongoing successes in project implementation.
European Commission Vice-Presidents Siim Kallas (Transport) and Neelie Kroes (Digital Agenda) as well as Robert-Jan Smits (Director-General of DG RTD), Matthias Ruete (Director-General of DG MOVE and Chairman of INEA’s Steering Committee), Fabrizio Barbaso (Deputy Director-General of DG ENER), and Dirk Beckers (INEA Executive Director) delivered short welcome addresses to commemorate the new Agency, which is responsible for implementing parts of the Connecting Europe Facility and Horizon 2020 programmes on behalf of the Commission.