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The European Commission has adopted the modification of the operational programme for the Opolskie region in Poland allowing for the reallocation of €45 million to tackle the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, said: “Opolskie is joining the other Polish regions in making the best use of EU resources to support Member States tackling the health, social and economic adverse effects of the pandemic. We are making every effort to in

Thanks to a modification of the Operational Programme for Kujawsko-Pomorskie region in Poland, nearly €20 million are now available to help tackle the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, said: “Kujawsko-Pomorskie is one of the hardest hit regions in Poland and this decision will provide much needed relief to companies and medical and social personnel. No region in the EU is left to face the crisis alone.&rdquo

The Commission has announced the winners of a new EU-funded initiative for interregional partnerships in four areas: coronavirus-related innovative solutions, circular economy in health, sustainable and digital tourism, and hydrogen technologies in carbon–intensive regions. The aim of this new pilot action, which builds on the successful experience of a similar action on “interregional innovation projects” launched at the end of 2017, is to mo

The Commission has approved the modification of the Competitiveness and Cohesion Operational Programme to redirect €361 million from the Cohesion Fund to support Croatian small and medium sized enterprises struggling with the effects of the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The funding will top up the liquidity provided by a dedicated financial instrument under extremely favourable conditions. Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Elisa Ferreira said: “The pandemic and its ec

The Commission has approved the modification of the Zachodnjopomorskie “Western Poland” Operational Programme that is redirecting €71 million to help the region fight the coronavirus outbreak. Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, stated: “Like many other regions in Europe, thanks to the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative, Zachodniopomorskie will now have more resources focused to support its health sector and the economic recovery. This will have

Today, the Commission is announcing the 2020 results of the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative (CRII) and the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative Plus (CRII+). Thanks to the two legislative packages launched by the Commission to fight the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the EU mobilised investments of around €18 billion since the beginning of the crisis to support the health and socio-economic sectors. Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, said:&nbs

The European Commission has approved the modification of the last two EU cohesion policy operational programmes in Italy to address the effects of the pandemic on the health and socio-economic systems. These modifications will redirect almost €110.7 million, bringing a total of almost €5.3 billion of cohesion funds mobilised for the country since the beginning of the pandemic. In particular, the amendment of the national operational programme “Metropolitan Cities” concerns

The European Commission has approved the modification of the French Guiana Regional Operational Programme (OP) that makes €25 million available to address the effects of the coronavirus crisis in the overseas department and region of France. Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, commented, “The European Commission stands ready to support the overseas departments and regions of the EU. Following today’s decision, essential EU funding will be redirected to support