INTERNAL MARKET, INDUSTRY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMES - 30 Euroclusters have been launched to implement the EU Industrial Strategy

On 1 September 2022, 30 Euroclusters were launched to implement the EU Industrial Strategy. Euroclusters are cross-sectoral, interdisciplinary and trans-European strategic initiatives of industry clusters and other economic actors such as research organisations, companies, etc. €42 million from the Single Market Programme have been allocated to this first batch of Euroclusters, composed of 171 partners, covering 23 different countries and all 14 industrial ecosystems.

date: 15/09/2022

They contribute to building resilience and accelerating transition to green and digital economy through 6 specific objectives:

Networkto improve the resilience of the EU industrial ecosystems by developing value chains interlinkages in the EU Single Market;
Innovatefor strategic autonomy to build capacity in the most critical supplies and technologies of their ecosystems;
Adopt processes and technologiesto reinforce transformation into a greener and more digital economy;
Train to foster up- and re-skillingof the workforce whilst attracting talents;
Go internationalto boost access to global supply and value chains.
Outreachto attract and support economic actors, mainly SMEs, beyond Euroclusters’ locations

The Euroclusters build upon our experience with the 4 strands of “European Cluster Partnerships”, supported under Horizon 2020 (Innovation) and COSME (Internationalisation, Excellence and Smart Specialisation Investments).

The Euroclusters will be officially presented during the European Cluster Conference in Prague on 26-27 September.

You will be able to find the contact details and (very soon) the activities of the Euroclusters at the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP): Euroclusters | European Cluster Collaboration Platform. Please do not hesitate to join the ECCP’s social media channels to get real-time information on the Euroclusters’ calls to select and finance SMEs’ projects.