WHO WE ARE
Building bridges. Creating synergies. Driving convergence. From North-East Romania to EU and beyond.
The Brussels Office of ADR Nord-Est represents the North-East Region of Romania in the EU. We work with counties, municipalities, universities, businesses, learning facilities, and other organizations.
The Brussels Office was founded in 2010 and aimed to ensure North-East Romania a strong voice in the EU and to endorse that our region is a proactive player that benefits from all the opportunities and that promotes itself as a European region open to the world.
Our why
We dream of a prosperous region that has a resonance in Europe and beyond.
Our mission
We lead the way and support our regional partners to create international opportunity, growth and impact.
The people behind
Our team is very vibrant and diverse in background and expertise.

Bogdan Chelariu

SEBASTIAN HRIB

Raluca Abăseacă

Andreea Leru

ALIS SOCEA

DORIN MINEA

Cosmin Ceucă
Our region
Find out what it has in store for you
// The North East (Nord-Est) is a development region in Romania that comprises the following counties: Botosani, Iasi, Vaslui, Bacau, Neamț and Suceava. The area of our region is 36,850 km2, slightly bigger than Belgium, and the population is roughly 3.3 million, more populous than Lithuania.
// In the past 10 years, in our region, the GDP per capita, the quality of infrastructure and the economic complexity have all increased consistently, following the national trend.
// In 2019, Romania made it to the high-income group of countries, from a formerly upper-middle income, according to the World Bank.
// According to the ATLAS of Economic Complexity, powered by Harvard’s Growth Lab, Romania ranks as the 25th most complex economy in the World, improving 5 positions in the ECI ranking in between 2008 – 2018.

Bacau
#aerospace #logistics #agribusiness #airport #spa #tourism
Botosani
#textile industry #agro #cultural heritage #ElectricalEquipment
Iasi
#textile #automotive #ITC #pharma #airport #services
Neamnt
#tourism #textiles #logistics #agrofood #forestry
Suceava
#UnescoHeritage #monasteries #airport #lumber #textile #agro #transport #tourism
Vaslui
#vinery #agribusiness #MechanicalComponents
Achievements
We believe in people and in their capacity to grow, to excel and to overcome hardship.
Together with hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals we’ve been able to master:
collaboration & partnership initiatives;
business travels (inbound and outbound) supported;
meetings and events organized;
on average returned to our region due to every grant winning project following the matchmaking of a champion from our region with an international project consortium
worth of curated and disseminated calls for projects to our regional stakeholders
We take pride in and we are grateful for our major wins:
ENGAGE
We make international opportunities more accessible, opening up more possibilities for our partners.
Go local
If you are an investor, a researcher, a project promoter, an entrepreneur, a citizen or a representative of an entity with an interest in North East Region of Romania, we are here to help.
We open doors for you to businesses, local governments, universities, and to a wide diversity of local partners, offering you tailor made services to connect with our territory.
We are experienced in:
// Organizing economic and expert missions in our region;
// Organizing high-level events, workshops, conferences;
// Offering economic intelligence and mastering meetings with local tech and industrial parks, universities, entrepreneurs, administrators and elected officials;
// Matching you with an ideal project or business partner from our regional ecosystem;
Go Abroad
Brussels, EU, World Wide
We master:
// Organizing economic and expert missions abroad;
// Organizing representation to industrial and trade fairs and economic forums;
// Positioning your project ideas in brokerage events;
// Identifying twinning and partnering opportunities for your organization;
// Offering intelligence on the EU project ecosystem;
// Finding partners for business, projects and cooperation initiatives;
Resources
01Guides & Reports

Digital Services Act: Ensuring a safe and accountable online environment (proposal)
The Digital Services Act protects consumers and their fundamental rights online, establishes a powerful transparency and a clear accountability framework for online platforms and fosters innovation, growth and competitiveness within the single market.
Check out also the new rules applicable to businesses.

The Digital Markets Act: ensuring fair and open digital markets (proposal)
The Digital Markets Act aims to ensure that large online platforms, called gatekeepers, behave in a fair way.

A robust innovation ecosystem for the future of Europe (report)
This report presents the result of a consultation process launched by the Commission with representatives of innovation ecosystem stakeholders – startups, investors, corporates, universities and Research & Technology Organisations (RTOs), regions and cities, national innovation agencies and ministries. The goal of the collected information is to help build the future of the innovation ecosystem in Horizon Europe, the next funding programme for Research and Innovation, in the most inclusive, diverse, and connected way possible.

European Innovation Scoreboard 2020
The annual European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) provides a comparative assessment of research and innovation performance of EU countries, other European countries, and regional neighbours.

Alternative finance guide 2020
The purpose of this guide is to help all entrepreneurs, regardless of their skin colour, gender, age and social background to have better and non-discriminatory access to financing.

International trade fairs guide 2020
Find out how international trade fairs can help your business and take a look at our map that will guide you around the world and will allow you to check prices, visa requirements and other practicalities regarding the top international trade fairs.

The Romanian entrepreneurial ecosystem (Interim evaluation of Horizon 2020) – report
This report summarises evidence on the situation of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Romania and provides a background for the PSF Specific Support to Romania’s panel of experts.

Results of Horizon 2020 stakeholder consultation (Interim evaluation of Horizon 2020)
This publication presents a detailed analysis of the results of the stakeholder consultation. It includes revealing findings for example on the flexibility of the programme, on the simplification of rules, or the European added value. It also contains a set of key messages and areas of improvements as suggested by stakeholders.
02Help Center
What is a Brussels Office?
As more and more decisions are taken in Brussels, more and more entities, from farmers to cyclists, industry groups to pharma, regions, cities, universities and any other forms of syndicalisation, want to have a strong voice. An office in Brussels allows you to collect precious information, to participate and to be consulted regarding EU policies and, last but not least, enables you to participate in brokerage events so you could find the perfect partners for your future EU funded projects.
What is a project brokerage?
A project brokerage event is usually an event where regions, cities, companies or any other entities are showcasing a call for funds, or a particular problem that they want to solve in the future. Of course, the purpose is to find the right people or institutions to partner in order to apply and win an European grant.
Is the ADR Nord-Est Brussels Team writing project proposals?
In general no. We do not want to be a competitor for our consultancy partners. Still, in very special circumstances, we might help you out with some other tasks, for instance helping you out with the concept, or we can give you policy tips, we can review your application, we can even help you with the reasoning and articulation when it comes to the connection with the framework program or other EU priorities. In short, it means we do not take responsibility for your application, but if it’s your first time, we would be happy to assist you. If you are a real beginner, we recommend you to start with the EURADA Summer School and with attending the EURADA project brokerage, just to get a glimpse of it.
How can you assist me in my daily business?
There are many ways to assist you, we can recommend you fairs where you could find new clients, we can build for you a micro-strategy in order to internationalize your business in a few simple steps. First, get in contact with us!
What is the added value of a network?
A network is important because you get to know a lot of people, and they get to know you. By knowing each other you create trust. Trust is strategically important because it decreases the cost of communication. So, if I trust you, I will share my project idea with you, my budget, my plans, my goals, my business plan. This way a project can be built up smoothly. Without trust, it’s impossible to work with other partners and cooperation is useless. Becoming a member of a network (sectorial, project based, lobby) is crucial on the long term.
What kind of lobby are you doing?
We have our say on very specific topics that have an impact on us, like Horizon Europe calls, or ERDF rules. Simple geographical quotas, or the way you define an SME, or eligibility rules, can have an incredible impact on the outcome of a call for projects. When we lobby, we do it so that the conditions and the terms are not excluding the businesses, the universities, the local government from our region.