The Secretary-General of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) invites EU territories to submit their applications for the 2021 edition of the European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) Award.

In accordance with decision 2518/2019 of the CoR Bureau, the EER label is open to all EU territories below the level of the Member State that are endowed with competences at a political level and able to implement an overall entrepreneurial vision, regardless of their size, wealth or specific competences.

It does not matter whether a territory has legislative competences or not. Each applicant's budget, specific structural or territorial challenges and economic starting point are taken into accou