REGIOFLASH: latest news on Regional and Urban Policy

Karolina Kottova, Head of the Communication Unit at DG Regio, participated in the Inform EU network’s third plenary meeting in Evora, Portugal. She shares with Panorama her thoughts on linking communication about EU investments in different fields, tips for successful campaigns and challenges to promoting funding opportunities.

This new story shows how population reductions are affecting more and more regions in the EU. The main driver of population reductions is the growing negative natural change in the EU.

From the Northern Periphery and Arctic - through the Baltic and the Black Sea – to the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, the Interreg transnational cooperation programmes help protect natural ecosystems, promote the blue economy, and work towards climate neutrality by 2050.

Cohesion policy plays a major part in yesterday’s provisional agreement of the Council and the European Parliament on the RePowerEU proposal, which aims to end Europe’s energy dependence on Russia. RePowerEU aims at diversifying energy supplies and boosting the independence and security of the Union’s energy supply.

Submissions are now open for the fi-compass Showcase Award 2023. A unique opportunity to share and promote financial instrument success stories.

Italy will receive €1 billion under the Just Transition Fund (JTF) following the adoption of its Territorial Just Transition Plan (TJTP).

€718.5 million will be granted under the EU Solidarity Fund to help seven Member States recover the damages of the devastating natural disasters of 2021 following the agreement by the European Parliament and the Council on 14 December

Today, the European Commission has approved the Territorial Just Transition Plans for Luxembourg, paving the way for investments of more than €9.3 million from the Just Transition Fund.

Belgium will receive almost €3 billion in Cohesion Policy funding in 2021-2027 to accelerate its green and digital transition and support the development of a competitive, innovative and inclusive economy.

An amount of €169 million will be invested in Ireland thanks to the approval of its Territorial Just Transition Plan (TJTP) with support from the Just Transition Fund (JTF).

Portugal will receive more than €223.8 million under the Just Transition Fund (JTF) following today’s adoption of three multi-fund programmes that include the Territorial Just Transition Plans (TJTP).

Spain will receive an additional €1.8 billion under REACT-EU to boost employment, healthcare and social inclusion.

Slovenia will receive more than €258 million under the Just Transition Fund (JTF) following the adoption of the single Cohesion Policy programme that includes its Territorial Just Transition Plan (TJTP).

Thanks to the adoption of its Territorial Just Transition Plan (TJTP) Lithuania will receive €273 million from the Just Transition Fund (JTF) to support a just climate transition to a more attractive and greener economy.