{"id":937,"date":"2026-01-29T10:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/?p=937"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T10:40:08","slug":"2026-sme-europe-awards-in-the-european-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/2026-sme-europe-awards-in-the-european-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 SME Europe Awards in the European Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 SME Europe Award for Social Engagement &amp; Community Impact went to the creative design studio Rubikom (Transylvania- Romania), founder &amp; director Bal\u00e1zs Porcsalmi. Heartfelt congratulations!<\/p>\n<p>Coming from Transylvania, Romania, Rubikom is a design studio with a strong focus on social engagement and community impact. Their responsibility towards the community they belong to is embodied by the Design for Good initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside commercial activity, the studio supports various charity initiatives, such as Yuppi Camp, which provides therapeutic camps for children with serious illnesses. Rubikom uses storytelling, emphasizing empathy and authenticity in design.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-943\" src=\"http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/55066177835_05982f98b8_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/55066177835_05982f98b8_c.jpg 799w, http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/55066177835_05982f98b8_c-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/55066177835_05982f98b8_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-941\" src=\"http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/55065824661_79e65cee8f_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/55065824661_79e65cee8f_c.jpg 799w, http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/55065824661_79e65cee8f_c-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/55065824661_79e65cee8f_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The professional activity of Rubicom has already received international recognition, including Red Dot Design Awards, German Design Awards, and Transform Awards Europe, highlighting its ability to combine social sensitivity with high-level design excellence.<\/p>\n<p>I believe the 2026 SME Europe Award for outstanding social Engagement &amp; Community Impact is well deserved and I congratulate the award-winning team!<\/p>\n<p>I am also proud of the hard work in the SME Europe of the EPP, promoting steadily the interests of all European SME-s: less regulation, more transparent financing, more support for young entrepreneurs! I congratulate the whole team of our SME Europe Association!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-942\" src=\"http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/55066075634_5d6a1e6180_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/55066075634_5d6a1e6180_c.jpg 799w, http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/55066075634_5d6a1e6180_c-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/55066075634_5d6a1e6180_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-938\" src=\"http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/55064922382_d803c82c9b_c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/55064922382_d803c82c9b_c.jpg 799w, http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/55064922382_d803c82c9b_c-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/55064922382_d803c82c9b_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 SME Europe Award for Social Engagement &amp; Community Impact went to the creative design studio Rubikom (Transylvania- Romania), founder &amp; director Bal\u00e1zs Porcsalmi. Heartfelt congratulations! Coming from Transylvania, Romania, Rubikom is a design studio with a strong focus on social engagement and community impact. Their responsibility towards the community they belong to is &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/2026-sme-europe-awards-in-the-european-parliament\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.2 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"winkler\"\/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/winklergyula.ro\/en\/2026-sme-europe-awards-in-the-european-parliament\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 5.0.2\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" 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