Navarra is consolidating its position as one of Europe’s leading hubs for circular innovation. The four projects selected in the first funding call of the European Circular Innovation Valley (ECIV), the European initiative co-led by the Government of Navarra and Sodena, are coordinated by Navarra-based organisations and will be carried out with partners from France, the Netherlands, Sweden and Scotland.<\/p>\n
The projects have a combined budget of \u20ac6 million and approved funding of \u20ac4.83 million, more than half of the \u20ac9.13 million available in the call, which attracted 21 proposals from 117 European organisations.<\/p>\n
An ecosystem able to lead European consortia<\/strong><\/p>\n Organisations from Navarra took part in 13 of the proposals submitted, achieving a success rate of nearly 31%. Of the approved funding, \u20ac2.48 million will go to partners from Navarra.<\/p>\n According to Mikel Irujo, Minister for Industry and for Green and Digital Business Transition, this result “reflects the strength and maturity of our innovation ecosystem and its ability to turn opportunities into funded projects”. He also stressed that the circular economy is “an opportunity to create new competitive advantages, drive new technologies and open up business opportunities”.<\/p>\n