Federal Agricultural Research Centre

Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

Lacombe Meat Research Centre

Federal-Provincial Agricultural Research Centre

Centre for Coordination of Research of the International Federation of Catholic Universities

2. The Union shall contribute to the costs incurred by the Centre Wallon de Recherches agronomiques (CRA-W), Gembloux, Belgium, for the calibration and coordination of the testing method for undeclared animal species in meat and meat products, with a total maximum amount of EUR 20 000.

161. Points out that decision-takers at regional level must be fully aware of the potential for economic growth that research and innovation activities offer all regions, as the bulk of innovations come about at the practical interface (demand- and user-based innovations) and are mostly funded by the ERDF; notes therefore that, in so far as innovation activities do not necessarily or principally require the existence of higher education establishments, regions without universities and research centres should also be able to develop their own innovation capacities and derive maximum benefit from regional and local ...[+++]resources and assets in terms of potential for innovation;

Finally, its objective should be to foster collaboration between all stakeholders such as industry, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), national authorities, academic and research centres pulling together and focusing the research effort.

Finally, its objective should be to foster collaboration between all stakeholders such as industry including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), national authorities, academic and research centres pulling together and focusing the research effort.