There is a lot of enthusiasm for working together, he reports. Understanding what each of us does best has enabled us all to improve our service to clients. We have direct access to experts from the various agencies. Roles and specialities have become more clearly defined, even in cases where several members of the network serve the same client. Ask the right questions The network does struggle against Euroscepticism, Br chler admits.
People always say that European procedures are complicated and slow.
You cannot leave an application till the last minute. Transnational collaboration is a medium-term strategy, so companies must plan it well in advance. Nor is finding partners in other countries an impossibly difficult obstacle, in his view. You just have to ask the client the right questions. Usually, they can readily identify potential partners - customers, suppliers or people they met at a trade fair.