ABOUT
The Brussels Office of ADR Nord-Est (North-East Regional Development Agency, Romania) represents the North-East Region of Romania in the EU.
We work with counties, municipalities, universities, businesses, learning facilities, and other organizations.
The Brussels Office was founded in 2010 and aimed to ensure North-East Romania a strong voice in the EU and to endorse that our region is a proactive player that benefits from all the opportunities and that promotes itself as a European region open to the world.
TEAM
Our team is very vibrant and diverse in background and expertise.
THE REGION
The North East (Nord-Est) is a development region in Romania that comprises the following counties: Botosani, Iasi, Vaslui, Bacau, Neamt, and Suceava.
The area of our region is 36,850 km2, slightly bigger than Belgium, and the population is roughly 3.3 million.
In the past 10 years, in our region, the GDP per capita, the quality of infrastructure, and the economic complexity have all increased consistently, following the national trend.
In 2019, Romania made it to the high-income group of countries, from a formerly an upper-middle-income, according to the World Bank.
According to the ATLAS of Economic Complexity, powered by Harvard’s Growth Lab, Romania ranks as the 25th most complex economy in the World, improving 5 positions in the ECI ranking between 2008 - 2018.
Iasi, the main city of North East, was ranked the 2nd in TOP 10 Tech Cities of the Future 2020/21 – Cost-Effectiveness.
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Brussels Office Address
Avenue Louise 54
1050 Brussels
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Regional Address
Str. Lt. Draghescu, nr. 9
610125 Piatra Neamt
Romania
Working Group Leaders
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- By Ewa Chomicz
Management Board elections 2024 – results
Following the call for nominations for ERRIN Management Board held between 3 and 17 October, we are happy to announce the nominated Management Board members. The four nominees will be approved as new Management Board members at the ERRIN Autumn General Meeting on 5 December.
- By Joanna Komperda
Another 20 cities receive EU Mission Label for advancing climate neutrality goals
On 8 October, the European Commission revealed the next 20 European cities to be awarded the EU Mission Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities label for their plans to reach climate neutrality by 2030. 8 of these cities are located in ERRIN member regions. The first 10 cities received their Mission Label in October 2023, followed by 23 more cities that were awarded in March 2024. This brings the total number of cities with the label to 53.
- By Gaia Ialisa Marotta
How to improve urban mobility to achieve Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030?
On 10 September 2024, the ERRIN Transport and Smart Cities Working Groups organised a meeting on the Cities Mission, with a focus on sustainable urban mobility. The event brought together experts, local and regional representatives and EU officials to discuss innovative strategies for reducing emissions in the mobility sector and to present key measures needed to achieve climate neutrality by 2030. Sustainable mobility is essential in reducing urban emissions, yet cities face significant challenges, especially in attracting investments and coordinating across governance levels.
- By Gianpiero Petruzziello
Be.CULTOUR Project wraps up a successful journey on circular cultural tourism
In a dynamic two-day event held on 5 – 6 May in Naples, Be.CULTOUR, project in which ERRIN is a partner, successfully hosted its final event 'Beyond Cultural Tourism: Beautiful, Circular, Human'. The results of the project, the tools developed, and the materials and guides produced to inspire and accompany any other regions interested in boosting their sustainability and entrepreneurship of local cultural tourism are available on the Be.CULTOUR website.
- By Francesca Pozzebon
Join the second European Heritage Youth Residency in Romania | Apply by 22 April 2024
Europa Nostra, the largest European network of heritage organisations, Tășuleasa Social and Asociația Monumentum, both winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards, will organise the second edition of the European Heritage Youth Residencies from 27 June until 3 July 2024 in Romania.
- By Francesca Pozzebon
EU Research Champions Sustainable Cultural Tourism
As one of the eight Horizon 2020 research projects included in the latest CORDIS Results Pack, ERRIN's Be.CULTOUR project features as a good practice to promote sustainable cultural tourism. The results showcase how working with local communities and cultural heritage leads to better conservation practices and authentic visitor experiences while boosting local economies. CORDIS, the EU's research results platform, disseminates findings from EU-funded research to drive innovation across multiple sectors.