To better serve the growing number of travellers flying into and out of Latvia via Riga International Airport, an EU-funding project renovated the existing airport into a state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly one that is now serving over five million passengers a year.
lvFor many of us, the words “maritime spill” immediately conjure up images of listing tankers leaking crude oil or refined fuels, but these are only one type of substance that might be involved. Maritime transport is used for many kinds of cargo, some of which – known as hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) – could also cause grave damage if released into the sea. The ARCOPOLplatform project enabled authorities and researchers in the Atlantic Area to hone their skills and their contingency plans for dangerous spills.
es | fr | ptThe ENECO 2 project aims firstly to promote eco-innovation to SMEs in five regions across France and Spain, and secondly to establish a dynamic cross-border eco-economy that contributes to the sustainable competitiveness of these companies and partner regions.
es | frTerritorial cooperation has led to development of a tool kit and other material to support climate change decision making. The kit is for policy makers, spatial planners and businesses in small and medium-sized cities and rural areas in the Baltic region and should help them understand climate change and tackle it in a cooperative, integrated and sustainable way.
de | fr | lt | lv | pl | svSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the life sciences sector were given funding and access to experts in other regions to help with their product and marketing development. Through the IN2LifeSciences project, eight leading regions in North-West Europe collaborated to give SMEs the tools, resources and business advisory services they needed to succeed.
da | de | fr | nlAn initiative based in the French and Spanish Pyrenees has brought together players from the agricultural industry, public research institutions, high-tech SMEs and local development agencies. Their goal has been to find ways of introducing innovative technologies to the region’s traditional upland farming sector in order to make it more competitive.
es | frSome 30 environmentally-friendly trolleybuses have been added to the Polish city of Lublin’s transport network thanks to an extensive infrastructure upgrade.
fr | plIn this second phase of modernisation of the city of Radom’s water collection, treatment and supply system, a further 6 000 people will be able to access the new water supply and more than 8 000 will be connected to the new sewerage system.
fr | plThe CombinES project maximised energy savings by defining and connecting activities carried out by public subsidy programmes with the implementation of Energy Performance Contracting (EPC).
cs | de | fr | it | pl | sk | slBy creating a high-performance energy grid linking Poland to Lithuania, the investment supports a critical part of the EU’s energy network – linking the three Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to the EU’s electrical grid; the project will also enhance the provision and security of supply in north-east Poland.
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