INDUSTRIAL POLICIES

Confindustria Lombardia oversees issues related to industrial policy and the development of the Lombardy production system, monitoring the evolution of regional policies and interventions that affect business competitiveness.

Our activities focus, in particular, on incentives, innovation, credit, internationalisation, regional policies, infrastructure and transport, as well as environmental and energy policies that impact the production system. Through dialogue with institutions, Confindustria Lombardia contributes to the discussion and definition of policies and tools to support the competitiveness, attractiveness and development of the Lombardy region.

Lobbying

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21 June 2017
Europa

Mid-term evaluation of the COSME programme for small and medium-sized enterprises

20 June 2017
Europa

PRIMA Initiative (Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area)

15 June 2017
Politiche industriali e innovazione

The Lombardy Aerospace Cluster at Le Bourget 2017

Once again this year, the Lombardy Cluster will be present at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget.
13 June 2017
Europa

Horizon 2020: €1 million for hospital energy efficiency

13 June 2017
Internazionalizzazione

Confindustria Lombardia and the Moscow Region sign an economic cooperation agreement.

The agreement, signed on the sidelines of the Manufacturing Summit in Cernobbio, will foster trade and investment to maintain a strong market presence.
9 June 2017
Internazionalizzazione

Confindustria Lombardia signs partnership agreement for internationalisation policies

Develop a unified regional strategy and integrate expertise, resources and tools
9 June 2017
Europa

3 Lombardy-based companies awarded funding under the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument programme

25 May 2017
Politiche industriali e innovazione

Intelligent Factory Lombardy, a 100-million-euro European network for local businesses

These are the resources that the cluster, representing the cutting edge of digital and adaptive manufacturing, the circular economy, and innovative production processes, has successfully attracted to the regional production system to date. A study of the Whirlpool and Tenova cases
24 May 2017
Europa

EASME launches a public consultation on the COSME programme

23 May 2017
Europa

Consultation on the interim evaluation of Horizon 2020

16 May 2017
Europa

European Digital Transformation Monitor portal

15 May 2017
Europa

Horizon Zero Power Water Monitoring Call

15 May 2017
Europa

Smart money and business acceleration: the 2017 SME Instrument report has been published.

8 May 2017
Europa

EASME is seeking expert evaluators in investment and venture finance

3 May 2017
Europa

Horizon 2020 Interim Evaluation Results

3 May 2017
Europa

New 2017 LIFE calls for proposals

LIFE is the European programme dedicated to the environment and climate action for the 2014-2020 seven-year period
19 April 2017
Internazionalizzazione

The best of Colombia at your fingertips

6 April 2017
Europa

5 Lombard SMEs win the SME Instrument Phase I call for proposals

4 April 2017
Politiche industriali e innovazione

LE2C, Luca Donelli is the new president of the Lombardy Energy Cleantech Cluster

LE2C annual meeting focuses on generational change and innovation: Assolombarda joins the Board of Directors
28 March 2017
Europa

New EU Gateway Business Avenues mission to Japan

Mission to Japan from 27 November to 1 December 2017 for the Railway Technologies & Services sector
28 March 2017
Europa

Ready2GO

Applications for this innovative internationalisation programme for SMEs are open until 14 April.
16 March 2017
Politiche industriali e innovazione

Confidi Systema! signs €26 million agreement with the European Investment Fund (EIF)

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Confidi Systema! have signed an agreement under the InnovFin initiative to provide €26 million in financing to innovative Italian SMEs.
15 March 2017
Europa

CleanSky2: sixth call for proposals published

1 March 2017
Politiche industriali e innovazione

LE2C, the Lombardy energy cluster, secures a new European grant.

The project, focused on the development of innovative materials for plant corrosion, will bring expertise from various European countries to our region.
24 February 2017
Europa

SME Instrument Phase III: call for applications for new trade fairs published

16 February 2017
Internazionalizzazione

The European Parliament approves CETA

Provisional application is expected from April 2017
13 February 2017
Europa

€1 billion to maximise private investment in European transport infrastructure

A new call for proposals has been launched to combine the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) mechanism with other funding sources, including the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI)
9 February 2017
Europa

ERA-NET SUSFOOD2 call for proposals now open

14 million in funding to support sustainable food systems
7 February 2017
Politiche industriali e innovazione

National Industry 4.0 Plan

The Ministry of Economic Development's guide to incentives is now online
1 February 2017
Europa

Fast Track to Innovation, final 2016 deadline: one Lombardy-based company among the winners

26 January 2017
Internazionalizzazione

Quebec and United States mission_April 2017

23 January 2017
Europa

Life Science Europe desk

The Life Science Europe desk has been launched to provide support for accessing the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument programme
20 January 2017
Europa

European project partner searches

10 January 2017
Europa

“MANUNET 2017 Lombardy” Call for Proposals

9 January 2017
Europa

New EU Gateway Business Avenues calls for applications

Three new calls for applications for missions to Asia have been opened, organised by EU Gateway Business Avenues in collaboration with EEN
21 December 2016
Europa

10 Lombardy-based companies awarded SME Instrument Phase 1 funding

19 December 2016
Europa

Horizon 2020 annual report (2015) and public stakeholder consultation

19 December 2016
Europa

EuroTransBio call for proposals - deadline 31 January 2017

MISE grants of 3 million euros for industrial innovation projects in the field of biotechnology
12 December 2016
Europa

2 Lombardy-based companies win the SME Instrument - Horizon 2020 programme

5 December 2016
Politiche industriali e innovazione

Industry 4.0 - Our companies share their stories

Assolombarda Confindustria Milano Monza e Brianza presents the experiences of Lombardy-based companies as they navigate the challenges of Industry 4.0, told through the personal accounts of their business leaders.
1 December 2016
Internazionalizzazione

The EU and free trade agreements

Update on agreements currently being ratified and those under negotiation: Canada, Vietnam and the United States
29 November 2016
Politiche industriali e innovazione

The Lombardy Technology Clusters are intensifying their presence in Europe

9CTL strengthens its presence in Brazil, Israel and Mexico
29 November 2016
Politiche industriali e innovazione

Confindustria Lombardia and the development of national clusters

24 November 2016
Europa

'European Regions as Engines of Growth' Conference

EUSALP, Enterprise Europe Network, and synergies between EU funds. Pro-European regionalism is a winning strategy for competitiveness
15 November 2016
Politiche industriali e innovazione

Position Paper on Industry 4.0

On 15 November 2016, the strategic position of Assolombarda and the entire Confindustria Lombardia system regarding Industry 4.0 was presented.
10 November 2016
Europa

Horizon 2020: 2017 calls for proposals are now open

New 2017 calls for proposals have been launched for the "Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials" societal challenge
8 November 2016
Europa

2017 Italy-Israel R&D Cooperation Call

28 October 2016
Europa

13 Lombardy-based companies awarded SME Instrument Phase I funding

18 October 2016
Europa

European consultation - review of Directive 2006/1/EC

10 October 2016
Europa

SME Instrument Phase III

Applications are now open for the BIO International Convention and IE Expo
7 October 2016
Europa

SME Instrument Coach list published

27 September 2016
Politiche industriali e innovazione

Businesses, research centres and institutions working to protect the local area.

This was discussed in Varese at the seminar "Safeguarding water bodies from wastewater discharges", organised by the LE2C Cluster for energy and the environment.
23 September 2016
Europa

14th edition of the Malaysia International Halal Showcase - SME Instrument Phase III

14 September 2016

Eusalp: EU Parliament approves macro-regional strategy

With 521 votes in favour, 78 against and 107 abstentions, the Strasbourg Plenary has approved the report authored by Democratic Party MEP Mercedes Bresso.
14 September 2016
Europa

SME Instrument Phase III - 17th Fiber Optics Expo, Tokyo

13 September 2016
Europa

European consultation on the mutual recognition regulation

9 September 2016
Europa

Phase III of the SME Instrument is now underway

8 September 2016
Europa

SME Instrument evaluators list published

29 August 2016
Europa

Fast Track to Innovation: 1 Lombardy-based company among the winners of the June deadline

1 August 2016
Europa

3 Lombardy-based companies among the winners of the Horizon 2020 SME Instrument - Phase II programme

29 July 2016
Europa

Life Sciences: Europe places its bets on a Lombardy-based startup

The Lombardy-based company Tensive has been awarded phase 1 of the SME Instrument, securing €50,000 in funding for its REGENERA project.
19 July 2016
Europa

The 2016 European innovation scoreboard

14 July 2016
Politiche industriali e innovazione

INTRAPRENDO line – call for applications dedicated to business start-ups

The Lombardy Region's INTRAPRENDO line promotes and stimulates entrepreneurship in Lombardy by launching and supporting new business ventures and self-employment initiatives.
12 July 2016
Europa

New European financial instruments for investment in start-ups and urban development projects

8 July 2016
Europa

The Lombardy Region has published the new “2016 Research and Innovation Call for Proposals”

Vouchers available for Lombardy SMEs awarded the “Seal of Excellence”
7 July 2016
Europa

EU consultation on the CLP Regulation and related legislation

6 July 2016
Europa

SME Instrument Phase I and Phase II beneficiaries

Among the phase 1 winners is the Lombardy-based start-up Tensive, supported by the Enterprise Europe Network.
1 July 2016
Internazionalizzazione

Russia sanctions

Six-month extension of EU restrictive measures
29 June 2016
Europa

Power-Gen Europe 21-23 June 2016

24 June 2016
Europa

New CLEAN SKY 2 Joint Technology Initiative call

Fourth call for proposals published
21 June 2016
Europa

New call for female Business Angels

DG Growth launches the call for proposals “The European Community of Women Business Angels for Women Entrepreneurs”
17 June 2016
Internazionalizzazione

Which digital tools are available online?

Discover Google's online tools to understand how to better position your product in foreign markets
13 June 2016
Europa

Fast Track to Innovation: Lombardy-based company among the winners

The results for the fourth deadline of 15 March 2016
10 June 2016
Politiche industriali e innovazione

LE2C Cluster companies invest in Power-Gen Europe

8 June 2016
Internazionalizzazione

ITER project calls for tenders with June-July deadlines

8 June 2016
Politiche industriali e innovazione

KMBS visits Lombardy to study the #9CTL

Professor Ifor Ffowcs-Williams, an international expert on cluster policy, highlights Lombardy's Technological Clusters as a case study
7 June 2016
Internazionalizzazione

LIA: extension granted until 1 October

Extension granted for the entry into force of the law on craft businesses, with confirmation that work experience gained in Italy remains valid for admission to the Register.
6 June 2016
Europa

EU consultation – Review of special schemes for SMEs

Revision of Directive 2006/112/EC (VAT Directive)
30 May 2016
Internazionalizzazione

Italy and Singapore relations: best practices and new opportunities in Lombardy

A day dedicated to bringing Lombardy closer to one of the most interesting and strategic markets in Asia. Download the presentations.
26 May 2016
Europa

EU consultation - SMEs operating in the server and data storage sector

24 May 2016
Europa

LIFE 2016 programme, new calls for proposals published

24-26 May 2016
Europa

B2B meetings at IATI BIOMED 2016, 24-26 May - Tel Aviv

Complimentary B2B meetings for European companies, researchers and investors during the IATI BIOMED 2016 exhibition in Tel Aviv
12 May 2016
Europa

Alpine Macroregion, team effort on innovation within EUSALP

Brussels hosts the seminar 'Industrial Modernisation: the Alpine Macroregion as a driver for the European industry of tomorrow'
5 May 2016
Internazionalizzazione

9th Italy-Switzerland Dialogue in Canton Ticino

The discussion focused on the LIA
2 May 2016
Internazionalizzazione

ITER project: new call for expertise

Deadline scheduled for 23 May 2016
29 April 2016
Europa

Innovative Medicine Initiative 2 (IMI 2 JU) call for proposals published - Horizon 2020.

29 April 2016
Internazionalizzazione

Union Customs Code

Provisions and procedural instructions in force from 1 May 2016.
26 April 2016
Politiche industriali e innovazione

Lombardy Mobility Cluster, B2B DAY

The first networking day for companies in the Lombardy Mobility Cluster concluded successfully on 22 April
21 April 2016
Europa

5 Lombardy-based companies win the SME Instrument Phase I call for proposals

20 April 2016
Europa

Interreg Europe, second call for proposals published

Submission deadline for proposals is 13 May 2016
18 April 2016
Europa

ERANETMED 2016 call for proposals, second joint call

11 April 2016
Europa

EU-Banco Popolare agreement: €300m for innovative SMEs

7 April 2016
Politiche industriali e innovazione

The clusters leading the business mission to Chicago

The mission, dedicated to the advanced manufacturing sector, involved the participation of 40 companies, 2 technological clusters (national and Lombardy-based), 3 universities (LUISS, Politecnico di Milano, and the University of Turin), and the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa.
4 April 2016
Politiche industriali e innovazione

LE2C, 2016 Annual General Meeting

120 B2B meetings, 17 pitches and an open discussion with the Lombardy Region
24 March 2016
Internazionalizzazione

Canton of Ticino, Act on Craft Businesses (LIA)

New registration requirement for the LIA register for craft businesses operating in the Canton of Ticino within specified sectors
16 March 2016
Europa

Project Factory Industry 4.0 Workshop – Manufacturing Industries

Brussels, 10 May 2016
14 March 2016
Europa

B2B meetings at IATI BIOMED 2016

24 and 26 May in Tel Aviv
10 March 2016
Europa

Five Lombardy-based companies awarded the Fast Track to Innovation grant

December 2015 call for applications
8 March 2016
Politiche industriali e innovazione

2015 Observatory of the Lombardy Mobility Cluster

Communication from the CLM President, Saverio Gaboardi
7 March 2016
Internazionalizzazione

Meeting with the Ambassador of Singapore to Italy

An institutional delegation from Singapore to visit Italy in May