Call for proposals in support of clusters in the Defence & Security sector launched

EASME published a call for proposals on 13 September.

The call aims to support European defence and security-related clusters and business network organisations to:

• intensify collaboration across borders with other non-defence industrial clusters.
• develop and implement joint strategies in areas of dual use technologies, products and services towards non-EU countries.

The call, financed under COSME, is in line with the European Defence Action Plan. It was adopted by the Commission in 2016, notably for improving access to EU funding by the defence supply chains, in particular SMEs.

Deadline for submission of tenders: 13 December 2017, 17:00 hours (Brussels time).

Submission of proposals

The full text of the call for proposals is available on the EASME website. All documents and additional information can be found on the EASME website.

Applicants must comply with the requirements set out in the full text and  should use the Electronic Submission System (SEP) to submit their proposal. You will need to create an EU Login account (formerly ECAS) if you do not already have one.

Questions/Answers

Potential applicants should address questions related to the content of this call by e-mail to: EASME-COSME-CLUSTER-GO-INTERNATIONAL@ec.europa.eu. Only questions sent to this functional mailbox will be answered.