On 19 November 2025, the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) and the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO), are organising an online informative webinar to learn more about the call "Strand Cap2b - Capacity Building in Less Developed Regions".
The info session recording and presentation deck are available below.

- European territorial cooperation | regional investment | regional policy | regional development | regional cooperation
- Wednesday 19 November 2025, 09:30 - 12:00 (CET)
- Online only
Programme
- 19 Nov 2025, 09:30 - 09:40 (CET)Welcome and introduction
- Introduction: Wolfgang Munch (REGIO G.01), Senior Expert & Francesca Doria (EISMEA I.01), Head of Unit
- Moderator: Eric Koch (EISMEA I.01), Head of Sector
- 09:40 - 09:50 (CET)Policy background
Tomislav Pinter (REGIO G.1), Policy Officer
- 09:50 - 10:25 (CET)Strand 2b – Capacity Building in Less Developed Regions
Valentina Pinna (EISMEA I.01.2), Call Coordinator
- 10:25 - 10:40 (CET)Detailed budget table
Anna Kontarova (EISMEA C.01.2), Financial Officer
Jana Dobiasova (EISMEA C.01.2), Financial Officer - 10:40 - 10:50 (CET)Legal/financial validation of applicants
Mariadomenica Cugnidoro (Validation unit, REA D.04)
Blanca Bermejo Callejo (Validation unit, REA D.04) - 10:50 - 11:10 (CET)Submitting a good proposal / experience from a running Cap2b project
Erik Hengmith (EISMEA I.01.2), Project Adviser
Maja Ferlinc (EISMEA I.01.2), Project Adviser - 11:10 - 11:50 (CET)Q&A on Slido
- 11:50 - 12:00 (CET)Closing remarks
Eric Koch (EISMEA I.01), Head of Sector
Practical information
- When
- Wednesday 19 November 2025, 09:30 - 12:00 (CET)
- Where
- Online only
- Languages
- English
