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The Brussels company Beer Mania, which produces artisanal beers and distributes more than 400 references, concluded a partnership agreement with its Japanese counterpart Highbury for exporting Belgian beers to Japan. A negotiated agreement through the support of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), which supports the internationalisation of European SMEs and which BECI is contact point […]

In Belgium, 131 professions appear on the list of regulated professions. To be able to do so, they require a specific diploma, recognition or qualification. But how can we do a profession abroad, for example in the context of temporary secondment? The European Commission has set up a specific database with the list of regulated […]

Businesses must be aware that good customs management of their import/export operations can enable them not only to comply with the legislation and thus to avoid a penalty, but also to reduce their costs. Customs legislation, if applied correctly and strategically, allows a significant reduction in the financial costs of a company.

Pending the introduction of a definitive intra-Community regime, Europe adopted some specific measures, known as ‘quick fix’, aimed at harmonising certain provisions applicable to intra-Community trade in goods.

The European Blockchain Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) is looking for novel blockchain solutions for the European Blockchain Service Infrastructure, whose objective is to deliver EU-wide cross-border public services using blockchain technology with the highest standards of security and privacy. This public infrastructure should meet requirements of scalability and throughput, interoperability, security, robustness, reduced environmental footprint, energy […]

The Joint Undertaking Shift2Rail has launched its Call for Proposals on the past 7th of January. Within the framework of the S2R Annual Work Plan 2020, projects worth 146.6 million EUR will be funded. Deadline for proposal submission is 21st April 2020.