European Clusters Alliance
Acronym: ECA
General Information
Identification Code: 632695640817-36
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Entity Form: Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 1/3/2021
Last Update: 6/18/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: The association aims to promote and support, at the EU and global level, the interests of its members that are European national industrial clusters associations, regional clusters networks from EU members states, or any other national or regional organization promoting clusters from EU members states.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Banking and financial services
- Budget
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Culture and media
- Digital economy and society
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Education and training
- Energy
- Environment
- International co-operation and development
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Trade
- Trans-European Networks
Levels of Interest:
- european
- national
- global
- sub-national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: The Green, Digital and Industrial Strategies
Smart Regional Specializations (S3)
Interregional Innovation Investment Initiative
Design and implementation of the Recovery and Resilliance Initiatives
Communication Activities: Position papers published:
Industrial Clusters for an innovative and competitive Europe
Reinforcing the Role of Industrial Clusters in the Interregional Innovation Investment Initiative
A call for the recognition of Industrial Clusters in the European Recovery Initiatives
In March 2020 we created the "European Alliance Against Coronavirus", a forum joining civil society organizations, social and industrial clusters and representatitives of public entities from the European Commission, national and regional goverments. We organized more than 170 public videoconferences, with the aim to help in the figth against the effects of the COVID19.
During 2020 the European Clusters Alliance has been part of the European Commissions' Rapid Alert Function.
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Commission expert group "Industrial Forum"#E03743#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3743 #MEMBER #C#Academia/Research#Industry#Other#SMEsCommission Expert Group on Interregional Innovation Investments#E03767#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3767 #MEMBER #C#Academia/Research#Industry#Other#SMEs
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Rue Belliard 40
Post Code: 1040
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office
Address: Rue Belliard 40
Post Code: 1040
City: Bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Complementary Information: The persons acting on our behalf are not compensated for their time, or they are volunteers.
We don't have hired staff. During the first half of the year 2022 we have had a trainee student.
The association members' provide dedication from their own teams to the association. That is the case for the president (75% of dedication), his main assistant (25%) and other representatives (10% for both vicepresidents, treasurer, general secretary and communications manager). The association doesn't cover the costs related to that dedication.
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 5
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 1
Members: 7
Members F T E: 1.5
Info Members: Many members contribute to the association activities voluntarely, without charging costs (unpaid)
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: https://clustersalliance.eu/members/#members-list
Organisation Members: We have a representative in the Consultative Commission on Industrial Change, the European Economic and Social Committee