The French region Hauts-de-France will receive €228 million in EU grants from the Just Transition Fund (JTF) to tackle the socio-economic consequences of decarbonising its polluting industries.
Estonia will receive €354 million in EU grants to support the phase out of oil shale, a fossil fuel, in energy production in Ida-Viru, thanks to the Territorial Just Transition Plan (TJTP) adopted by the Commission. Oil shale related companies located in this easternmost region account for over 50% of Estonia's total greenhouse gas emissions.
Today one of the biggest Cohesion Policy-funded projects in the EU and in Greece, the extension of metro line in Athens, is inaugurated. This project received an EU contribution of €470 million.
This platform visualises and provides open data on hundreds of national, regional and interregional programmes funded by the EU Budget.
At the press conference launching the 20th European Week of Regions and Cities, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, and the President of the Committee of the Regions, Vasco Alves Cordeiro, recalled the importance of Cohesion Policy's emergency response to the inter-related crises Europe has been facing and underlined its centrality for the future as a key part of Europe's growth model.
Today, the European Commission has approved Poland’s and EU’s largest cohesion policy programme: ‘European Funds for Infrastructure, Climate and Environment 2021-2027’. EU funding under this programme will amount to more than EUR 24.1 billion (EUR 12.9 billion from the European Regional Development Fund and EUR 11.2 billion from the Cohesion Fund).
The European Broadband Awards ceremony showcases the success stories in internet connectivity from across the EU’s remote areas. These stories testify to the European Commission commitment to reduce inequalities between regions and bring reliable internet connection to citizens.
Are you a Local or Managing Authority planning a SUD strategy (art. 11 ERDF/CF) for the 2021-2027 programming period? DG-REGIO together with JRC are planning a peer review for the beginning of 2023. The peer-review workshop will offer you the opportunity to discuss and learn with peers how to improve SUD strategies. The activity is part of the European Urban Initiative in 2021-2027 Cohesion policy. To express your interest please fill the survey in the link.
Freedom of movement is fundamental to the European Union, yet it can result in an exit of young talent and workforces from one region to another. A recent dialogue between young leaders and EU Commissioner Elisa Ferreira underlined areas that need addressing and showcased several measures to tackle the issue.
DG REGIO’s Border Focal Point is looking for a contractor with experience in cross-border cooperation and communication activities.
Young people present the Baltic Sea Youth Declaration 2022 for a sustainable Baltic Sea Region during the EUSBSR Annual Forum.
Last Monday 3 October, the European Commission has adopted the first major infrastructure programme for Bulgaria for the period 2021-2027 – the Transport Connectivity Programme. The EU has allocated €1.61 billion, one of the largest amount for Bulgarian cohesion programmes in the programming period 2021 - 2027.
On September 30th, the Commission has approved an investment of more than €70 million from the European Regional Development Fund, under the 2014-2020 programming period, to develop lithium-ion battery recycling technology in Silesia, in southern Poland.
On 28 September 2022 three new Warsaw metro stations have been inaugurated. Today’s newly opened stations: Zacisze, Kondratowicza and Bródno are a part of EU co-financed project which foresaw construction of new metro stations and the purchase of 17 new trains. In 2019-2022 eight stations were inaugurated. For this extension, the European Union is investing more than EUR 432 million – out of a total cost of nearly EUR 749 million.
On 28 September Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira has opened with a video-message the 13th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) in Lappeenranta, Finland.
The ninth ‘Beyond Borders: Breakfast Debate’ organised by the Border Focal Point Network, was held on June 30th with the focus on SMEs operating in border regions. The event followed the ‘SME day’ celebration on June 27th and drew evidence from an EC communication: ‘Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions’ published in 2017 highlighting the untapped potential of border regions which could grow by 2% in GPD if only 20% of the existing obstacles were removed. The Single Market offers a wide range of opportunities to SMEs in border regions, first and foremost the possibility to explore and open into the cross-border markets. On the other hand, they are also at the forefront when tackling the numerous legal, administrative and cultural impediments yet to be removed to boost the development and growth of these regions.
What should be done to ensure access to education at cross-border level? What would be the main advantages of pooling resources among education institutions in border regions to strive for excellence standards?
Following the success of the previous ninth episodes of the ‘Beyond Borders: Breakfast Debate’, the next edition will take place on 6 October 2022, and will aim to explore which opportunities cross-border education offers in border regions.
On September 27, the Commission announced the availability of funding for a sixth project under the call for the development of ‘lighthouse demonstrators' of the New European Bauhaus (NEB).
Thanks to the Just Transition Fund (JTF) Programme adopted by the Commission today, Czechia will receive €1.64 billion in EU grants to support the country's efforts to phase out coal-fired power by 2033 and ensure a fair transition to climate neutrality.
