Head of unit @EU_EISMEA EIC Pathfinder, European Commission
België
Joined September 2012
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#Tallinn 🇪🇪 semi-finalist in the European 🇪🇺 Capital of Innovation category
#Oulu 🇫🇮 in the European 🇪🇺 Rising Innovative City category
👏👏👏 Congratulations to our Eastern Border Regions #EBRs
12 cities. One ambition.
The semi-finalists of the #iCapitalAwards 2027 have been selected! 🎉
🏆 The winners will be announced in Grenoble on 3 December
Who will take the titles? 👀 Stay tuned to find out.
Find out more about the semi-finalists: link.europa.eu/BJ9V9d
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Following @TimoHallantie (to lead fundamental research @ERCEA), I’ll collaborate with @EU_EISMEA Pathfinder team, EIC Programme Managers, Board & community to deliver scientific breakthroughs for Europe’s sovereignty.
Let’s shape the future as one team #EICPathfinder #Innovation
🚀 Moving to a new horizon: #HorizonEurope!
After 26 years in @EU_Commission (13 in BUDG 13 in REGIO), I’m excited to share I’ll join @EISMEA next August as Head of Unit #EICPathfinder.
Grateful to @EkaterinaZaharieva @lemaitre_eu @JeanDavidMalo @MomchilSabev for their trust.
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🚀 Moving to a new horizon: #HorizonEurope!
After 26 years in @EU_Commission (13 in BUDG 13 in REGIO), I’m excited to share I’ll join @EISMEA next August as Head of Unit #EICPathfinder.
Grateful to @EkaterinaZaharieva @lemaitre_eu @JeanDavidMalo @MomchilSabev for their trust.
#Youth4Regions – The Programme for Aspiring Journalists is back for its 10th edition !
18 to 30 years and interested in journalism? This si for you - Apply by 7 July 2026
➡️ ec.europa.eu/regional_policy…
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Europe’s islands face unique challenges and opportunities.
You can help shape the new European #Islands Strategy:
Share your views and contribute to the future of these #EURegions by 1 April !
@euinmyregion eu.smh.re/0dwQ
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Many more Independence Days to #Lithuania !
On 11 March 1990, Lithuania restored its Independence. Despite Soviet aggression, propaganda and an economic blockade, we persisted with courage, truth and unity. That choice still defines us. 🇱🇹
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Eastern Border Regions: Turning Pressure into Potential
Relive the 26 February high-level conference with this article on #EUinmyregion Panorama
#EBR
Inforegio - Panorama ec.europa.eu/regional_policy…
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Eastern EU border regions face security & economic pressure after Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The EU is reinforcing support for:
🛡 Security
📈 Growth
⚡ Innovation
🚆 Connectivity
🎓 Skills
Projects in 🇪🇪 🇵🇱 🇫🇮 already show results.
@euinmyregion eu.smh.re/0drf
€28 billion to reinforce EU eastern border regions.
The new #EastInvest Facility will improve access to loans and advisory support in regions bordering Russia, Belarus & Ukraine.
Resilience. Stability. Growth.
With EU support.
#EURegions @euinmyregion eu.smh.re/0drd
26 February 14:30
Do not miss the livestreaming of the EU's Eastern Regions Bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine High-Level Conference
▶️ Inforegio - Livestream: conference on the EU’s eastern regions bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
A genetic test that diagnoses #tuberculosis in 4 hours is changing care in Lithuania
Combined with hospital modernisation, it enables earlier treatment — crucial for drug-resistant TB
Better #health outcomes with #EUFunds
@euinmyregion
#CohesionPolicy eu.smh.re/0dRg
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Cities don’t need more plans. They need room to try.
A new €60m @EUI_Initiative call opens in Feb 2026 to help cities — especially small & medium ones — test bold solutions on housing, climate, mobility and inclusion.
Time to prepare.
@euinmyregion eu.smh.re/0dRe
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A warm home matters most in winter.
In Latvia, an abandoned building has become modern #socialhousing for vulnerable residents — offering comfort, #energyefficiency and dignity when it’s needed most.
with EU @euinmyregion #CohesionPolicy support. eu.smh.re/0dRd
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Inforegio - EU-supported factory opens in Varkaus, North Savo, as Skeleton Technologies launches SuperBattery production in Finland 🇫🇮
🇪🇺#EasternBorderRegions have talent ! ec.europa.eu/regional_policy…
📢🆕 CALL: The EU launches a new #CohesionPolicy media call for proposals!
🗞️ Support for journalists & media to tell real stories of how #EUFunding changes lives across Europe.
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#Journalism #Media #EUValues #CohesionPolicy
@euinmyregion eu.smh.re/0cX1
2025 #REGIOSTARS
Remember you have until Wednesday 15 October 12:00 to cast your vote and help your favourite 🇪🇺 cohesion policy project make it to the podium under the Public Vote 🗳️ category!
Promote it largely while it is still time, so you don’t regret it later !
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#Narva
#Estonia
#Europe at its best
European #JustTransitionFundThe Race Is on to Make Rare Earth Magnets Outside China nytimes.com/2025/09/19/busin…
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Inforegio - EU funded Europe’s largest rare-earth magnet factory opens in Narva, Estonia ec.europa.eu/regional_policy…
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