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International EU funding & policy advisory

Your direct line to EU funding andBrussels.

We connect European ambition with the expertise, partnerships and funding to move it forward. Senior-led advisory, from first idea to lasting impact.

Illustrative view of the European Quarter in Brussels at blue hour
Brussels perspective. European reach.
25+years of international experience
15years in EU policy & funding
10+years based in Brussels
37S3 partnerships advised by the Founder

A different perspective

European ambition. Inside knowledge.

VECTORA brings the Founder’s experience from both sides of EU funding: developing projects and working as an independent expert for the European Commission.

Rooted in Brussels

A decade in the European Quarter, understanding how priorities become programmes and calls.

The evaluator’s perspective

An understanding of what makes proposals clear, credible and ready for implementation.

Connected across Europe

Relationships across regions, institutions and innovation ecosystems that bring the right people together.

Senior expertise, directly

Experienced advice throughout the assignment, with strategy and delivery in the same hands.

Illustrative contemporary European research and innovation campus

Interregional innovation · I3 & S3

Connecting regions. Advancing innovation.

Our Founder has worked with Smart Specialisation partnerships since before the I3 Instrument was launched. We bring that experience to interregional value chains, investment projects and regional innovation ecosystems.

  • I3 concepts, consortium architecture and proposals
  • Smart specialisation and managing authority engagement
  • SME investment readiness and follow-on finance
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A connected European landscape

The right programme. The bigger picture.

Research and innovation

  • Horizon Europe
  • EIC
  • European Partnerships and JUs
  • Eurostars
  • EIT

Regional and cohesion policy

  • I3 Instrument
  • ERDF
  • ESF+
  • Interreg
  • Just Transition Fund
  • S3

Green transition

  • LIFE
  • Innovation Fund
  • Clean Energy Transition Partnership
  • CBE JU

Digital and industry

  • Digital Europe
  • Single Market Programme
  • Connecting Europe Facility
  • EU4Health

Investment and finance

  • InvestEU
  • EIB
  • Recovery and Resilience Facility

People, culture and external

  • Erasmus+
  • Creative Europe
  • IPA III
  • NDICI – Global Europe
  • Ukraine Facility

Across sectors

  • Energy and hydrogen
  • Bioeconomy and circularity
  • Digital and AI
  • Health and life sciences
  • Advanced manufacturing
  • Mobility
  • Agrifood
  • Cultural heritage
  • Tourism
  • Public sector
Anita Tregner, founder of VECTORA Europe

Anita Tregner

Founder & CEO, VECTORA Europe

Experience behind the ambition

Anita Tregner

More than 25 years of international professional experience. Fifteen in EU policy and funding. A decade in Brussels. Anita brings a first-hand understanding of Europe’s funding and innovation landscape, and the perspective to help you find your place in it.

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VECTORA newsOctober 2026

VECTORA Europe launches

A new international advisory firm for EU funding and positioning in Brussels, working with clients across Europe and beyond, built on more than 25 years of international experience, 15 of them in EU policy and funding.

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Event · Brussels2 October 2026

I3 Support Facility Discussion Group Meeting

Third and final meeting of the I3 Support Facility discussion group "Strengthening SME investment readiness in an interregional setting". Our Founder served as rapporteur, presenting the group's conclusions, with a focus on less developed regions.

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