DEADLINE for expressions of interest: 15 March 2021, 17:30 CET
The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) addresses border regions through a call for expression of interest to participate in a pilot to overcome barriers to cross-border business activities.
Each application should involve two or three regions sharing a border in the EU, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein. They should identify one or more barrier(s) to address jointly, in a maximum of three of the following areas:
This list is non-exhaustive and other areas including cross-border trade of goods could be proposed if the identified barrier persists on both sides of the impacted border region and there is a commitment from border regions to find solutions jointly.
The call should lead to long-lasting, structured partnerships of volunteer border regions, which eventually should result in the alleviation or abolishment of market access barriers.
You don’t need to elaborate a complex proposal, but just a 5-pages application involving 2-3 regions sharing a border, describing the obstacle(s) and its economic impact, and a brief roadmap to address the obstacle.
Deadline: 15 March 2021, 17:30 CET
More information is available on the dedicated page of DG GROW.
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