The Management Authority of the NWE Programme, Région Nord Pas de Calais, France, has officially handed in the Cluster's application for DG Regio's Awards for innovative projects by mid of July. It has been submitted under the award category 2: sustainable growth. For more information please have a look at http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/cooperate/regions_for_economic_change/regiostars_en.cfm