More and more people are dissatisfied with a perceived system they feel no longer benefits them. In the EU, this is reflected in the rise of Euroscepticism. The European Commission has examined the factors behind this phenomenon and how to address it, including through the EU’s cohesion policy.

In her 2023 State of the Union address, European Commission President von der Leyen will outline the main priorities and flagship initiatives for the year to come, building on the European Union's successes and achievements of the past years.

Save the date and follow live a series of local events, focusing on how to monitor the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in EU regions.

The Commission decided to transfer €135 million of Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation instrument, originally planned for 2021-2027 Interreg NEXT programmes with Russia and Belarus, to other Interreg programmes with Ukraine and Moldova.

Nearly €86 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) have been allocated to expand and upgrade of the public Hospital Costa del Sol, in the city of Marbella, Spain.

More than €52 million from the European Regional Development Fund will be allocated to support the purchase of 37 electrical trains for 13 interregional routes in Romania following today’s approval of this project by the Commission.

The construction of a new section ("Wappenhenschlange") of the flood protection facility in Döbeln (Saxony) started last week. This is part of a project funded by the European Regional Policy for the construction of two new sections of the flood protection system in Döbeln, the so-called "Wappenhenschanlage" and a section along the Freiberger Mulde in the area of the old town. The project is supported with €27 million from the European Regional Development Fund.

Applications for the Cohesion for Transitions (C4T) Working Groups are open! Interested stakeholders can join the groups on Energy, Environment and Climate change until 15 September 2023.