ERFC, taking stock from a host of EU networks of excellence, in which its founders participated or initiated, is established in a converge region (Western Greece) with an ever expanding network of offices in other Greek & EU Regions details www.erfc.gr ERFC aims at serving as a best example of bottom up Institution Building efforts towards EU Integration and regional competitiveness, playing a key role, contributing in the implementation of EU Regulations and Directives through its participation in EU funded networks & projects, at an interregional level. The ultimate goal of ERFC is to mainstream EU project recommendations into National & Regional policies. Territorial Co-operation is enhanced as ERFC’s members and associates are key EU Integration executives, Public Bodies, Academic Institutions and Civil Societies, primarily from the EU but also from the rest of the word, securing the creation of economies of scale. Further structuring of ERFC is expected to take place in the frame of EGTC _ European Grouping for Territorial Co-operation.