(August 21, 2017) Italian construction industry companies and opportunities offered by the European Union and its institutions. A strategic mission to further deepen knowledge and to convey the ideas and demands of companies is planned from September 20 to 22. Three planned stages: Luxembourg, Brussels, London. In Luxembourg, the Ance delegation, led by the President of the SMEs Foreign Committee of the Ance Gerardo Biancofiore, will meet with representatives of the EIB, the European Investment Bank, headed by Vice President Dario Scannapieco. An open confrontation with representatives of the European Commission on different themes will follow in Brussels, from the EU's Neighborhood Policy - focusing on Morocco, Israel, Lebanon and Georgia - to the potential of areas such as the Balkans and Eastern Europe, Development cooperation policy, infrastructure investment opportunities, up to the next EU tenders. Of great interest is also the closing stage. In London, the delegation of the Construction Industry Association will meet with representatives of Bers, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Transport, energy and environment, tourism, residential and commercial buildings will be the priority areas under consideration, examined in the light of funding opportunities. London will also be the opportunity to discuss the trend of the local construction market with local contractors and Italian architects.

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According to Gerardo Biancofiore, President of the SMEs Foreign Committee of the Ance, "Our initiative will have an institutional and at the same time pragmatic cut. We have long put into place a strategy for the growth of the international presence of our SMEs, with missions in different countries, particularly in an area of great development prospects for our business, such as Eastern Europe. "