Last December we published the last edition of our Panorama magazine in its previous format and announced we are going green and digital in 2021. We are now ready to present the new format as a dedicated newsletter that will reach your inboxes on 21 April and a web page we hope you will enjoy browsing. Stay tuned!
DG REGIO’s Youth4Regions programme attracting a growing number of applicants each year reaches out to aspiring young journalists interesting in learning more about the EU and its regional policy.
A recent study published by DG REGIO analyses the impact of the COVID-19 related restrictions implemented by EU countries on around 150 million Europeans living in cross border regions during the first three months of the crisis.
In 2015 and 2016, hundreds of thousands of people reached Europe after fleeing their countries, often with little chance of returning any time soon. Local volunteers, welfare groups and public authorities cooperated to help these migrants and asylum seekers to integrate into their new home, with EU support.
This year is the European Year of Rail, a timely opportunity to remind ourselves that rail transport is sustainable, safe and provides an extensive travel network! It is also a chance to put Cohesion Policy rail investments in the spotlight.
The toolkit aims to encourage participation opportunities for youth in the regions targeted by the Just Transition Fund. JTF will support the socio-economic transition in carbon-intensive and fossil-fuel-dependent regions.
The manifesto is the result of a truly democratic and bottom-up process to involve young people in shaping the future of EU Cohesion Policy.
Climate change is real and must be addressed by everyone. No generation is more invested in and aware of this than Gen Z.
This episode of the "Stories from the Regions" series brings to us nearby the large city Tampere in the Southern Finland where we discover an interesting urban planning project.
The Commission approved the first decisions under REACT-EU (Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and the Territories of Europe) involving a modification of four operational programmes for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in the Netherlands and Austria that will increase the funding available for investments by nearly €262 million from REACT-EU.
We are happy to continue presenting you the beneficiaries of the grants for engaging citizens for good governance of EU cohesion policy. Today’s presentation is about an Italian project focused on youth and led by Associazione culturale Malik.
River'tri is Europe’s first waterborne waste collection facility and sorting unit of its kind. The boat, located in Lyon (France), can collect up to 300 tonnes of waste a year and is used by 5000 people. Not only is the barge helping the locals get rid of unwanted large items, but it's also reducing traffic and contributing to repurpose or recycle waste. Watch the latest episode of “Smart Regions” in partnership with Euronews to understand how this EU cohesion policy project works as a great example of circular economy.
Youth4Regions is the European Commission programme helping journalism students and young journalists to discover what the EU is doing in their region.
Thanks to an ERDF-funded insulation project, a school in southern Spain has cut its energy consumption by 70 %, helping to promote the benefits of investing in sustainability.
An ERDF-financed project harnesses the power of a Polish supercomputer to provide near-real-time access to satellite data which could help to monitor, respond to, or even ward off natural disasters.
Last Wednesday the Commission approved the construction of an express road between the cities of Craiova and Piteşti, in Romania. The EU will contribute with €726 million to the new 121 km connection between the two cities.
The Smart Villages project is an operational initiative of the macro-regional strategy for the Alpine space, EUSALP. The project runs from 2018 to 2021 and is funded by the Interreg Alpine Space Programme. The policy recommendations resulting from this project are therefore a major contribution to the implementation of EUSALP.
17 March 2021
Following the success of the first ‘Beyond Borders: Breakfast Debate’ in February, the next edition will take place on 29th April and will focus on cross-border labour mobility.
