EU funding has helped transform a Brussels landmark previously used as a stock exchange into a tribute to Belgium’s beer tradition, which UNESCO has recognised as an ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’.

Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira travels to Italy from 4 to 6 October.

EU cohesion ministers have reflected on the challenges facing this policy, derived from the new geopolitical, social and economic reality in which the Union finds itself, during the second day of the informal ministerial meeting on General Affairs held in Murcia.

In 2023, the European Commission launched JTP GROUNDWORK, a new technical assistance tool under the Just Transition Platform (JTP). It supports Just Transition Fund regions to implement their Territorial Just Transition Plans. Six beneficiaries (covering nine JTF regions) are currently receiving support from the first call of JTP GROUNDWORK, including Médio Tejo in the Centro region of Portugal.

The ECOMARE project in Aveiro, Portugal, has two objectives: Sustainability and the conservation and rehabilitation of marine life.

The Commission has approved an investment of more than €61 million from the 2014-2020 Cohesion Fund to upgrade railway line 202 in the Gdynia-Chylonia-Słupsk section.

Applications are now open for the fourth edition of the New European Bauhaus Prizes.

In Eurostat’s 70th year, the regional yearbook focuses on the European Year of Skills, which aims to support individuals to get the right skills for quality jobs and help businesses address skills shortages.