EER - THE AWARD
THE AWARD
EUROPEAN ENTREPRENEURIAL
REGION AWARD
The European Entrepreneurial Region award is a project that identifies and rewards EU regions and cities that show an extraordinarily entrepreneurial and innovative policy strategy, regardless of their size, wealth and competences.
The regions or municipalities that present the most credible, innovative and promising forward-looking plan are awarded the “European Entrepreneurial Region” (EER) label for a specific year.
Since its creation in 2010, the EER label has been awarded to 39 regions and cities in 17 EU Member States.
EER’24 REGIONS
ITALY
FRIUL - VENEZIA
GIULIA
The focus lies on advancing on the digital and energy transitions through a broad cooperation within the Northern Adriatic region and through robust measures fostering youth and female entrepreneurship.
Awarded for its efforts to make the region “Home for Globally Successful Entrepreneurs”, by developing tailored activities supporting entrepreneurs across the entire funnel, from students and pre-entrepreneurs to start-ups, scale-ups and global champions.
The leading sectors of the economy are ICT, with specific strengths in cybersecurity, gaming and e-commerce, analytical and precision instruments, aerospace, precision engineering, and some specific areas of biotech.
The region is committed to building an open, innovative society by investing in skills and entrepreneurial mind-set from the early school years through an exemplary cooperation between the region, the city, the level of mobilised stakeholders and a demonstrated openness to European and international networks.
CZECH REPUBLIC
SOUTH
MORAVIAN
REGION
AND BRNO
POLAND
MAŁOPOLSKIE
Through a set of concrete initiatives and cooperation with partners across the borders, the region lays its small but important brick to the process of future re-construction of the Ukrainian economy after the end of the war.
One defined priority area is the environment and the associated LIFE EcoMałpolskie project, which sets out a pro-environmental approach to ensure sustainable and inclusive development of new technologies and their transfer.