Catalonia has become the leading region in the European Union in terms of the number of projects funded by the Euroclusters grants initiative, aimed at promoting innovation and industrial competitiveness in collaboration with other European partners.

According to calculations by ACCIÓ, the agency for business growth within the Department of Enterprise and Labour, Catalonia ranks first with 8 approved projects out of the 16 funded by the programme, ahead of the Vilnius region (5), Northern Portugal (4), Silesia (4), and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (4).

Eight Catalan clusters and organisations have secured €2.8 million in funding through this initiative, part of the European Commission’s Single Market Programme, which seeks to strengthen connections across countries, sectors, and industrial ecosystems in Europe.

For the 2025–2028 period, the Euroclusters programme has a total budget of €42 million

The beneficiaries of these competitive grants are the Clúster de l’Energia Eficient de Catalunya (CEEC), the Audiovisual Cluster, the Digital Cluster, the Catalonia Advanced Materials Cluster (MAV), Tèxtils.CAT, the Terrassa Industrial Institute, Smartech Cluster, and Solartys. Of these eight, the first four have received support from the agency as they are part of ACCIÓ’s Catalunya Clústers programme.

For the 2025–2028 period, the Euroclusters programme has a total budget of €42 million, allocated across 16 projects focused on the themes of decarbonisation, industrial innovation, and economic security. In total, 100 clusters and organisations from 26 different countries have benefited from this call.

The current call represents the second round of the Euroclusters initiative. In the previous period, the first of its kind in Europe for 2021–2023, Catalonia was also the leading region in terms of funded projects, with 11 projects out of a total of 30.