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Panorama 62: Boosting innovation across the regions
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The autumn issue of Panorama focusses on innovation. An interview with Commissioner Corina Creţu gives us the state of play and next steps in preparation for post-2020 Cohesion Policy. Our in-depth regional feature showcases North Middle Sweden, where traditional manufacturing industries are disappearing to make way for a more modern knowledge economy. Smart specialisation strategies have helped them identify areas for growth, and we feature a series of projects which have benefitted from this new approach.
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2017 Europe in My Region photo competition: And the winners are
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Congratulations to the 3 equal winners of the 2017 Europe in My Region photo competition: Aliya Kazandzhieva from Bulgaria, Mathew Browne from the UK and Dirk Harmsen from Sweden.
Out of more than 700 photos submitted, the 3 winning photos are:
"Sustainable development of the urban environment in support of social integration in Burgas", by Aliya Kazandzhieva from Bulgaria. Fund: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
"Road improvement, walkways and cycleways in Wales" by Mathew Browne from the UK. Fund: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
"Nature conservation project; restoration and improved accessibility of meadows in Västra Frölunda" by Dirk Harmsen from Sweden. Fund: EAFRD
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Commission creates forum of experts to overcome cross border obstacles
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To unlock the full economic potential of EU border regions, home to 150 million citizens, the Commission has launched the "Border Focal Point". It provides tailored support to regions to help them break down barriers to jobs and investments.
For businesses, workers and students, navigating between different administrative and legal systems remains complex and costly. In line with President Juncker's call to ensure fairness in our single market in his 2017 State of the Union speech, the Border Focal Point will help border regions cooperate better with a set of concrete actions.
It will contribute to (1) improving access to jobs, (2) to services such as health care and public transport systems and (3) to facilitating business across the border.
This initative is part of a wider Communication on "Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions", with a set of new actions and a list of ongoing initiatives, to help EU border regions grow faster and ever closer.
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