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Urban Innovative Actions: 11 new projects will receive EU funding
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The Commission and the French Regional Council of Hauts-de-France, as entrusted entity managing the Urban Innovative Actions (UIA), have finalised the evaluation of the 5th and last call for proposals. The winning projects coming from Brussels, Ghent and Leiedal (Belgium), Sofia (Bulgaria), Halandri (Greece), Budapest (Hungary), Ferrara and Verona (Italy), Tilburg (the Netherlands), Košice (Slovakia), and Almería (Spain) will channel more than €45 million from the European Regional and Development Fund. They will experiment new ideas to foster culture and cultural heritage, improve air quality, develop the circular economy and tackle demographic change across Europe.
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The French Regional Council of Hauts-de-France with the support of the UIA Permanent Secretariat received 222 applications from 23 Member states. More details on the successful project proposals can be found here. These will complete the list of 75 projects selected under the Urban Innovative Actions 2014-2020, which are currently delivering on a number of new solutions to regreen our cities, make them safer, tackle urban poverty or make the most of the digital transition.
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Once again, EU delivers in the regions!
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The ever popular “EU delivers in the regions” communication campaign, highlighting emblematic places in the regions that are co-funded by the EU, is back!
15 regions within 5 Member States (FR, EL, IE, IT, NL) will be subject to a one-month ultra-local campaign, as of 1st July until the end of the year.
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The places featured will include a significant part of green-oriented and INTERREG projects, such as nature reserves which are playing an important role in animal and biodiversity protection (NL), restoration of a coastal zone (EL), a green university campus (IT), the promotion of ‘soft mobility’ via the restoration of cycle paths (FR), eco-friendly buses (IT, NL) and pedestrian zones (IE). Places of cultural and historical interest will also be highlighted with the redevelopment of archeological museums (EL), medieval tower and castle (IT), and more!
The campaigns will be promoted throughout the region with physical and online advertising, and through digital channels and partnerships with local media and influencers.
The aim of the EU delivers in the regions campaign remains the same, now more than ever: to raise awareness of EU actions and outcomes at the regional level.
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New working paper: Convergence of EU regions redux - Recent trends in regional disparities
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Before the economic crisis which started in 2008, the EU was nicknamed a "convergence machine" as disparities among EU regions were significantly decreasing. The crisis had a deep impact on economic and social cohesion in the EU and the surge in disparities is now frequently cited as one of the main causes for the current lack of popular support for the project of constructing the European Union.
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The issue of regional disparities is therefore as relevant as ever and this paper intends to provide an updated analysis of their recent trends. It relies on a battery of instruments and methods to take the pulse of the convergence process among EU regions, both at EU and Member State level, taking a long-term perspective when possible and comparing the EU with other places in the world.
Convergence of EU regions redux - Recent trends in regional disparities
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Stories from the regions: Bucharest Metro Line 5, Romania
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Stories from the Regions goes to Bucharest, Romania, where a brand new section of Metro Line 5, co-financed by the EU, will be gradually opened to the public starting from 2020. Even despite the fact that the construction has faced several difficulties and lengthy delays over the past years, the impressively designed ten new stations are set to benefit 20 million passengers on an annual basis, approximately 65 thousand per day.
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Note: At the time of the publication of this video, Mr. Catalin Costache's title is Director of Planning Division, Ministry of Transport (not Director General anymore as mentioned in the video).
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