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[Event Review] 4th Danube financing dialogue

Danube-INCO.NET actively participated in the 4th Danube Financing Dialogue that took place in Zagreb, on 23rd and 24th April.  Based on the success of the “SME meets investor” idea of the previous Danube Financing Dialogue, the fourth event of this series of dialogues aimed again  to offering competitive project promoters from the Danube Region the opportunity to meet potential investors or public funding agencies. Participants could moreover learn on current open calls, existing funding possibilities and related information sources.

The 4th Danube Financing Dialogue was organised on behalf of the European Commission I DG REGIO by Kurt Puchinger, Priority Area 10 Coordinator of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR). It was hosted by the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs with the support by the Croatian National Bank, the Croatian Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds and the representative office of the City of Vienna COMPRESS.

The event gathered around 200 participants comprising representatives of financial institutions and funding agencies, project promoters from the Danube Region as well as public actors involved in the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR). High-ranking representatives from the European Commission, the Austrian as well as the Croatian National Banks, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investments Fund and the European Investment Bank took also an active part in the Dialogue together with Danube-INCO.NET representatives.

On the first day 20 projects, selected out of 50 applications, were given the opportunity to present their idea as well as uniqueness and relevance towards the Danube Region. On the second day several presentations were given to illustrate the different financing instruments available, such as those by the EBDR, EIB, and the EIB while the EUSDR was illustrated by its coordinator, at EC, Mr Marco Onida.
Danube-INCO.NET representatives participated in the event to present the EUREKA Danube Region Multilateral Call 2015, to promote its information platform and to provide general information on the services offered and the opportunities available for DR research stakeholders. Danube-INCO.NET objective is to create a community sharing information; thus all participants were invited to contribute to the knowledge exchange and to exploit the Danube-INCO.NET channels for doing it. Match-making opportunities were offered on both days and participants could schedule face-to-face meetings with the partner of interest. On second day small group discussions on project financing issues were also organised.

Find more information on the event and details of presentations below:

Follow-up report

Follow up report_4th DFD in Zagreb.pdf

Final Agenda

Final Agenda_4th DFD.pdf

Presentations

1_Onida_EUSDR for Danube Region.pdf

2_Marusic_EBRD in Croatia.pdf

3_Pecraz_Danube-INCO.NET.pdf

4_Belovari_Challenges and opportunities.pdf

5_Csany_From Project Idea…to Implementation.pdf

Posters of Project Exhibition

1_Danube Peace Boat.pdf

2_Best_Network.pdf

3_Navtrans Phare.pdf

4_Down to Earth.pdf

5_ESRA Termekalap Magyar.pdf

6_GWP CEE.pdf

7_OUS Education.pdf

8_TCR.pdf

9_Network ESEE.pdf

10_Monitoring system.pdf

11_Regional governor.pdf

12_Regulate bed of the river Cehotina in Pljevlja.pdf

13_Academ Link.pdf

14_DSTF Sturgeon 2020.pdf

15_Travelling Danube Film Festival.pdf

16_Interest EuroNorms.pdf

17_Greenbow.pdf

18_Accumulator plants in Brassicaceae.pdf

19_Building Schwabenhaus.pdf

20_Safe guarding cultural heritage.pdf