Advantage West Midlands established and helps maintain the West Midlands in Europe office. The office serves a wide regional partnership, and through its presence in Brussels, enables all parts of the region to be well-informed and well-connected both with other regions in Europe and with the corridors of power in the Commission and Parliament. With a high profile office in Brussels, over 90 partners and extensive contacts, West Midlands in Europe is well placed to ensure the West Midlansds region plays an active role and makes the most of opportunities in Europe.
The Brussels office provides professional expertise and advice to West Midlands organisations, with on the spot information and intelligence on upcming EU policy and funding. West Midlands in Europe's contacts and networks in the EU institutions and with other regions and organisations in Brussels provide a strong base to support effective engagement with regional partners.
The office has a role to play on all four priorirties of the Regional European Strategy with a dedicated officer for each. Contact details for each of the officers is located in the 'Related Documents' section.