On 9 July 2026, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking, the European Forest Institute, ERIAFF, ERRIN and the Vanguard Initiative to strengthen cooperation on regional bioeconomy development across Europe. The agreement provides a framework for joint networking, information sessions and actions to help stakeholders, especially start-ups and SMEs, understand and access regional and national funding while improving complementarity between funding sources. A Joint Working Group will oversee implementation, building on the synergies strategy published in July 2025. For agri-food stakeholders, the cooperation is relevant because it aims to improve conditions for scaling bio-based solutions in agriculture, food and forestry and to connect innovation more effectively with regional priorities and investment.

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