REGIONAL AND URBAN POLICY - Urban Innovative Actions: 11 new projects will receive EU funding

The Commission and the French Regional Council of Hauts-de-France, as entrusted entity managing the Urban Innovative Actions (UIA), have finalised the evaluation of the 5th and last call for proposals. The winning projects coming from Brussels, Ghent and Leiedal (Belgium), Sofia (Bulgaria), Halandri (Greece), Budapest (Hungary), Ferrara and Verona (Italy), Tilburg (the Netherlands), Košice (Slovakia), and Almería (Spain) will channel more than €45 million from the European Regional and Development Fund. They will experiment new ideas to foster culture and cultural heritage, improve air quality, develop the circular economy and tackle demographic change across Europe.

date: 16/07/2020

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The French Regional Council of Hauts-de-France with the support of the UIA Permanent Secretariat received 222 applications from 23 Member states. More details on the successful project proposals can be found here. These will complete the list of 75 projects selected under the Urban Innovative Actions 2014-2020, which are currently delivering on a number of new solutions to regreen our cities, make them safer, tackle urban poverty or make the most of the digital transition.