Projects Database

Sleeping Beauty music venue wakes up Nijmegen’s Central Station area

Nijmegen’s iconic music venue Doornroosje — named for Sleeping Beauty, in Dutch — has relocated to purpose-built new premises. Located near the city’s central railway station, this innovative landmark construction is also a home from home for hundreds of students and supports the city’s commuters with ample indoor bicycle parking. It is a striking example of the ability of clever design to serve a number of potentially conflicting needs, setting the tone for the ongoing redevelopment of the area.

  nl

Improving broadband access in rural Lithuania

The Rural Area Information Technology Broadband Network (RAIN) project has extended broadband access throughout rural Lithuania. It has established connections for a range of services, including public administration and educational and healthcare institutions.

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Making the UK’s social and low-income housing more energy efficient

In the Liverpool City region of the UK, social housing units produce 560 kilotons of CO2 every year. The EU-funded REECH project used a public-private partnership to provide renovations that increase a home’s energy efficiency, thus making life easier for scores of people who cannot afford heating costs.

  fr

Cross-border project improves health in Poland and Russia

By promoting cooperation between the regions of Warmińsko-Mazurskie in Poland and Kaliningrad in Russia, the ‘Health is the most important thing’ project aimed to encourage healthy lifestyles and increase access to health services in rural areas and small towns around Kętrzyn, on the Polish side of the border, and Ozyorsk, on the Russian side. Actions included an illness prevention campaign, medical examinations, and the renovation and purchasing of equipment for rural medical centres.

  pl

Bio-based booster shot for north-west Europe

The transition to a sustainable, bio-based economy is one of the major challenges facing Europe today. Thanks to the right balance of financial, technological and political support, north-west Europe is shaping up as the go-to hub for bio-based business development. And SMEs are the biggest beneficiary of the efforts of the EU-funded Bio Base NWE project.  

  fr | nl

Astro-Base inspires interest in astronomy and science

A network of astronomical observatories established in central Poland is designed to fuel interest in astronomy among schoolchildren, students as well as the general public.

  fr | pl

Art Nouveau halls in Brussels drive social and economic innovation

Les Ateliers des Tanneurs has breathed new life into the old industrial buildings that have fallen into disuse. As a venue for cultural events, the space is a centre for social economic enterprises that are adding to the vitality of the Marolles district.

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New rail link between Bari’s airport in southern Italy and the city centre

The city of Bari in the southern Italian region of Puglia has a new rail connection between its Karol Wojtyła airport and the central railway station. Co-financed by the EU, the railway also improves links with other urban centres within the Bari metropolitan area.

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Construction eases traffic flows on Czech Republic’s D35 motorway

EU financing has supported construction of a new section of the Czech Republic’s D35 motorway between the villages of Opatovice, Časy and Ostrov in the Pardubice region. The first phase of the project entails building a grade-separated junction at Opatovice. Grade separation refers to the alignment of the roads at different heights so that they do not disrupt traffic flows where they cross.

  cs

Supporting Scotland’s sports entrepreneurs and small businesses

A project based in Stirling, Scotland helped SMEs involved in the sport sector tap into the knowledge and expertise of academics and researchers in order to bring new products or services to market. The Sporting Chance Initiative (SCI) provided a range of services including grants for collaborative research, market research intelligence, business advice and the hosting of events and workshops. By the end of its lifespan, the project had supported more than 500 SMEs and assisted in the development of 48 new products or processes.

  fr