In October 2012, Birmingham City Council took over the Greater Birmingham and West Midlands Brussels office. The office’s functions comprise:

• profile raising, influence and raising awareness to promote Birmingham interests
• gathering early intelligence on transnational European funding opportunities
• being a dissemination partner in European projects
• sustaining and enhancing relationships with key European stakeholders such as the European Commission, European Parliament and other Brussels-based institutions and organisations
• renting space, meeting rooms & organising events
• the GBWMBO currently provides services to a number of local partners and has partnerships, formalised through service level agreements with universities, private sector companies and research organisations.