Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation
- Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation
The Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI) [http://europa.eu/agencies/executive_agencies/eaci/index_en.htm] was established by the European Commission on 23 December 2003 as the Intelligent Energy Executive Agency (IEEA) to implement the [http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/index_en.html ‘Intelligent Energy – Europe’] programme. On 1 May 2007 its name was changed and its objectives and tasks were redefined. It is the first of a number of new executive agencies established by the European Commission to put policies into action more efficiently and effectively, and to help the Commission concentrate on its policy-making and institutional tasks. It is based in Brussels, Belgium.
The Agency's initial remit was to implement the Intelligent Energy – Europe (IEE) programme. In 2007 its remit was extended to include the [http://ec.europa.eu/cip/index_en.htm ‘Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme 2007-2013’] and the second [http://ec.europa.eu/transport/marcopolo/index_en.htm ‘Marco Polo Programme’] 2007-2013. While the agency has its own legal identity, it reports to the Directorate-General for Transport and Energy, which remains responsible for programming and evaluation of the IEE programme.
It is a temporary agency, initially established for a period beginning on 1 January 2004 and ending on 31 December 2008, although this was later extended to 31 December 2015.
The Agency is based in the Madou Tower, in Brussels, Belgium.
External links
* [http://europa.eu/agencies/executive_agencies/eaci/index_en.htm Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation]
* [http://ec.europa.eu/cip/index_en.htm Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme 2007-2013]
* [http://ec.europa.eu/transport/marcopolo/index_en.htm Marco Polo Programme]
* [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32004D0020(01):EN:NOT Commission Decision 2004/20/EC of 23 December 2003 setting up an executive agency, the "Intelligent Energy Executive Agency", to manage Community action in the field of energy in application of Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003]
* [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32007D0372:EN:NOT Commission Decision 2007/372/EC of 31 May 2007 amending Decision 2004/20/EC in order to transform the Intelligent Energy Executive Agency into the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation]
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