15 / 02 / 2018


EC DG GROW Call for Applications for a Strategic Forum for IPCEI

The European Commission has set up a Strategic Forum for Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI). This Forum has been announced in the Industrial Policy Strategy of 13 September 2017. The Commission has now launched the Call for Applications for individuals and organisations wanting to take part in the Forum. Applications should be sent by 16 March 2018 to . Read more on EC page.  
The objectives of the Forum are to identify:
  • Key value chains of strategic importance to Europe
  • Joint investments by public authorities and industries from several EU countries which can make value chains more robust, in particular new IPCEIs
 
The Forum will have up to 50 members including:
  • national authorities
  • other public entities
  • individuals appointed in a personal capacity
  • organisations representing academia, finance, industry, small and medium-sized enterprises, and employees