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4NW - Regional Leaders Boardhttp://www.4nw.org.uk
4NW is the Leaders Board for the Northwest, putting key public, private and third sector stakeholders at the heart of decisions that shape the future of the northwest, its people and places. 4NW is a key partner in the England's Northwest in Brussels offi
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The European Union is a partnership of countries working closely together for the benefit of all their citizens. Britain has been a member of the EU since 1973. Find out more about the benefits this membership brings.
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Climate Change Northwesthttp://www.climatechangenorthwest.co.uk/
Climate Change Northwest is the regional website exploring the opportunities and challenges that a changing climate presents to England's Northwest
Committee of the Regionshttp://cor.europa.eu/pages/HomeTemplate.aspx
The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives
Committee of the Regions Open Dayshttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/conferences/od2010/index.cfm
The 8th OPEN DAYS – European Week of Regions and Cities will be held in Brussels between 4 and 7 October 2010. Together with the EU institutions, more than 245 regions and cities from 34 countries will contribute to a programme of 100 seminars, workshops,
Council of the European Unionhttp://www.consilium.europa.eu/showPage.aspx?id=1&lang=en
The Council is the main decision-making body of the European Union. The ministers of the Member States meet within the Council of the European Union. Depending on the issue on the agenda, each country will be represented by the minister responsible for th
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Enterprise Europe Networkhttp://www.enterprise-europe.net/
Enterprise Europe Network is a consortium of 600 partner organisations in more than 40 countries, promoting competitiveness and innovation at local level in Europe and beyond.
eRegion Hub is a portal for regional cooperation in the field of information society at EU level
EU Community Research and Development Information Servicehttp://cordis.europa.eu/home_en.html
The gateway to European research and development
EU Myths Bustedhttp://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/press/euromyths/
"Euromyths" are what we call scare stories about the EU reported in the British press, usually based on hearsay, rumours and half-truths, many of which have been repeated so often that they have become accepted truths within the public and media conscious
European Association of Development Agencies, Thehttp://www.eurada.org/site/
EURADA, the European Association of Development Agencies is a non-profit making organisation aiming to promote regional economic development through dialogue with the European Commission services, interchange of good practice among members, transnational
European Commissionhttp://ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm
The European Commission is the EU's executive body. It represents and upholds the interests of Europe as a whole. It drafts proposals for new European laws. It manages the day-to-day business of implementing EU policies and spending EU funds. The Commissi
European Commission Regional Policyhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/index_en.htm
The mission of the Directorate General for Regional Policy is to strengthen economic, social and territorial cohesion by reducing disparities between the levels of development of regions and countries of the European Union. In this way the policy contribu
European Commission UK Officehttp://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/index_en.htm
The European Commission has offices, called Representations, in all the Member States of the European Union. The UK Representation is in London; there are also Offices in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh.
European Economic and Social Committeehttp://eesc.europa.eu/index_en.asp
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is a consultative body that gives representatives of Europe's socio-occupational interest groups, and others, a formal platform to express their points of views on EU issues. Its opinions are forwarded to
European Parliamenthttp://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/default_en.htm
The European Parliament is the only directly-elected body of the European Union. The 736 Members of the European Parliament are there to represent you, the citizen. They are elected once every five years by voters right across the 27 Member States of the
European Parliament UK Officehttp://www.europarl.org.uk/
The role of the UK Office of the European Parliament is to raise awareness of the European Parliament and the European Union generally and to encourage people to vote in European parliamentary elections.
European Policy Centrehttp://www.epc.eu/
The European Policy Centre (EPC) is an independent, not-for-profit think tank, committed to making European integration work.
European Regional Development Fund in the Northwesthttp://www.erdfnw.co.uk
The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) programme allocates funding to different regions throughout the European Union to boost economic development in less prosperous areas.In the Northwest, the NWDA is responsible for managing the €755 million ERD
European Regions Research and Innovation Networkhttp://www.errin.eu/en/
ERRIN, the European Regions Research and Innovation Network, is a dynamic network of, currently, 77 EU regions and their Brussels-based offices.
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Local Government Association Brussels Officehttp://www.lga.gov.uk/lga/core/page.do?pageId=27909#contents-2
Contact details for the LGA Brussels Office
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Members of the Committee of the Regionshttp://cormembers.cor.europa.eu/cormembers.aspx?critName=&critCountry=GB&critFunction=MEM%7CALT&critGroup=&critDossier=&iaction=Search
A list of the UK Committee of the Regions Members.
Members of the European Parliamenthttp://www.europarl.org.uk/section/your-meps/findmep?filter0=North+West&filter1=**ALL**&filter2=**ALL**&filter6=**ALL**&filter4=**ALL**&submit=Submit
Details of the Members of the European Parliament representing England's Northwest.
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Northern Way, Thehttp://www.thenorthernway.co.uk/
The Northern Way is a unique initiative, bringing together the cities and regions of the North of England to work together to improve the sustainable economic development of the North towards the level of more prosperous regions.
Northwest Regional Development Agencyhttp://www.nwda.co.uk
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) works to deliver economic success in England’s Northwest by building the competitiveness of its businesses, people and places. The NWDA is a key partner in the England's Northwest in Brussels office.
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Pro Inno Europehttp://www.proinno-europe.eu/
PRO INNO Europe® is an initiative of Directorate General Enterprise and Industry which aims to become the focal point for innovation policy analysis and policy cooperation in Europe, with the view to learning from the best and contributing to the developm
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Regionplus North Westhttp://www.regionplus.co.uk/
Regional information service that provides comprehensive information on how to access, understand and contact the wide range of organisations and partnerships across the North West
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Small Business Europehttp://www.smallbusinesseurope.org/en/
smallbusinesseurope is a user friendly one stop online service which keeps you up to date on evolving European policy and legislation which will have an impact on SME's across the EU.
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UK Representation to the EUhttp://ukeu.fco.gov.uk/en/
The United Kingdom Permanent Representation to the EU (UKRep) represents the UK in negotiations that take place at EU level, ensuring that Britain's interests are heard by other member states, the European Commission and members of the European Parliament
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