On 28^th December, the President of Emilia Romagna Region Stefano Bonaccini and the Councillor for Productive Activities Palma Costi announced the content of the next calls of Por Fesr 2014- 2020, as part of the initiatives to support the recovery of the regional economy.
 
Internationalization of  Enterprises and Innovative Startups are the strategic objectives of the policy for economic growth and regional attractiveness.
 
The call for Internationalization of Enterprises starts on 15^th March 2016 and will be valid until the end of the year . It has a total budget of 10 million of Euros.  It provides financial support for projects with a minimum worth of  50,000 of Euros and a contribution of 50% of total cost, up to a maximum worth of 100,000 of Euros for enterprises and up to 400,000 Euros for Networks of  Entreprises.
 
Innovative Startups allocates 6 million Euros in this first call to support the creation of new enterprises in knowledge-intensive sectors and to support the expansion of existing ones. Requests for participating should be submitted from 1^st March to 30^th  September. They might be submitted by enterprises of  high tech and knowledge-intensive sectors, wellness and social innovation sectors and digital creative startups.