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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

Awarded for its commitment to transform its industrial and productive system towards the Industry 5.0 paradigm, centred on human progress and well-being, tailored to achieve the climate neutrality by 2045 as set out in the Regional FVGreen strategy.

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

Awarded for its commitment to become a regional hub and centre of expertise for Ukrainian businesses and citizens willing to keep up their economic activity.

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.

EER CITIES

LIST OF EUROPEAN
ENTREPRENEURIAL
REGIONS SINCE 2011:

01
2011

Brandenburg (Germany)
County Kerry (Ireland)
Murcia Region (Spain)

02
2012

Catalonia (Spain)
Helsinki-Uusimaa (Finland)
Trnava (Slovak Republic)

03
2013

Nord-Pas de Calais (France)
Southern Denmark (Denmark)
Styria (Austria)

04
2014

Flanders (Belgium)
Marche (Italy)
North Brabant (Netherlands)

05
2015

Lisbon (Portugal)
Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)
Valencian Region (Spain)

06
2016

Glasgow(United Kingdom)
Lombardia (Italy)
Małopolska (Poland)

07
2017

Extremadura (Spain)
Lower Austria (Austria)
Western Greece (Greece)

08
2018

Central Macedonia (Greece)
Ile-de-France (France)
Northern and Western Region (Ireland)

09
2019

Asturias (Spain)
Gelderland (Netherlands)
Thessaly (Greece)

10
2020

Gdansk and Pomorskie (Poland)
Gothenburg (Sweden)
Navarra (Spain)

11
2021-22

Castelo Branco Municipality (Portugal)
Gabrovo Municipality (Bulgaria)
elsinki-Uusimaa Region (Finland),
Madrid Region (Spain)
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (France)
Silesia Voivodeship (Poland)

12
2023

Barcelona (Spain)
Penela (Portugal)
Western Pomerania (Poland)