Yesterday, the independent Group of High-Level Specialists on the Future of Cohesion Policy presented its report, which assessed the functioning of Cohesion Policy and included recommendations on how to ensure the Policy continues to promote prosperity and convergence across the EU.

Business support is at the heart of Cohesion Policy support in Finland. It has helped enterprises & start-ups develop their business through innovation, new business activities, services & products, & increased capacity to internationalise.

Since joining the EU in 2007, Bulgaria benefitted from €13.5 billion from Cohesion policy support for economic development. This support helped Bulgaria's GDP per capita to converge towards the EU average, rising from 35% in 2004 to 60%.

Croatia is better able to predict the impact of pollution and climate change on its coastline, and support sustainable management of these areas, thanks to a project that received Cohesion Policy support.

Projects can apply in one of the 5 competition categories, tied to the Cohesion policy objectives, via the competition platform by 31 May.

The European Commission and the World Bank are launching a call to countries for identifying challenges firms face to improve energy efficiency and expanding areas of policy intervention.

The Just Transition Platform (JTP) has launched three calls for applications for new editions of support services provided under the Platform.

The 3rd series of events on ‘Good Governance for EU Regional Policy’ is ready and open for registration.

Last week, the Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water and the Ministry of Interior signed the financing agreement for an emblematic EU co-financed project under the Programme Environment 2021-2027.

The longest and most modern road tunnel built so far in Bulgaria, tunnel Zheleznitsa, close to the city of Simitli, was inaugurated yesterday.

On February 15th, the Usquare.brussels project in Brussels has finally been inaugurated. The former National Gendarmerie Barracks in Brussels are undergoing a transformative redevelopment known as Usquare.brussels. This ambitious project co-financed by the EU focuses on creating a sustainable and cohesive living environment.

Last week, the European Commission has approved an investment of more than EUR 114 million from the Cohesion Fund for a new section of the S1 expressway between Kosztowy and Bielsko-Biała in Poland.

More than EUR 250 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) will finance the first stage of high-voltage electricity infrastructure between the island of Crete and the Attica region, located in mainland Greece.