Romanian company mission to Burgas, Bulgaria, enhancing cross-sectorial and trans-regional cooperation

The Covid-19 pandemic, the Russian aggression on Ukraine, rising energy costs and geopolitical tensions affected EU regions and their industries. Every region is facing its own challenges, and each must find organisational approaches that are appropriate given their institutional realities, market needs and available resources. However, the EU regions need to be able to compete with other more advanced and emerging economies, especially in these challenging times. Location matters particularly for companies and clusters, but there are some trends, that appear to be universal like organisations and their members should take action and implement projects that are relevant to the economic development of their local communities.

The “Clusters meet Regions” workshop in Burgas will bring together clusters, SMEs and policymakers of the EU, at national, regional, and local levels to learn from each other how to capitalize on clusters to strengthen industrial ecosystems, serve national/regional economic development and liaise with other regions with similar transition challenges.

Within this event, InPulse will organise a Romanian company mission with SMEs and clusters in the field of advanced materials, textiles, and wood and furniture, visiting similar organisations in Bulgaria in the frame of the event.