Regions and cities need to work together across administrative borders to unleash the potential of bioeconomy in terms of growth and jobs and its contribution to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, the European Committee of the Regions underlines in an opinion drafted by Jácint Horváth (HU/PES), Member of Nagykanizsa Municipal Council.
The EU's Joint Research Centre (JRC) recently published a report analysing collaboration between EU Joint Undertakings (JUs), such as the BBI JU, and the EU's Structural and Investment Funds (ESI). The BBI JU is cited multiple times in the analysis.
Promoting research and innovation, digitalisation and connectivity is among the priorities of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU. The 2018 edition of European Innovation Scoreboard has confirmed the large innovation gap between West and East Europe. At the same time, following President Juncker's 2017 State of the Union address, the Commission adopted in February 2018 a strategy for 'A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans'.
