Projects Database

Upgrades to Hrvatski Leskovac-Karlovac section of Croatia’s Zagreb-Rijeka railway

Railway M202 between Zagreb Main Station and Rijeka is part of the Rijeka-Zagreb-Budapest branch of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) Mediterranean corridor, and of European Rail Freight Corridor 6, which covers the Mediterranean region. The project will rebuild the existing track and build a second track on the 44 km Hrvatski Leskovac-Karlovac section of the line.

  hr

A stimulus for international cooperation and autonomy for young Reunionese people

Since 2003, the France Volontaires branch on Réunion has been supporting local authority policies on regional cooperation and mobility for young Reunionese people. A few hundred young people from Réunion have therefore left under a Volunteers for International Solidarity (VSI) contract to spend time in different countries of the Indian Ocean and Southern Africa: South Africa, Australia, Comoros, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles and Tanzania.

  fr

Greece’s public sector telecommunications infrastructure gets comprehensive overhaul

Every public administration building in Greece is being connected to the “Syzefxis II” telecommunications network through an ambitious ICT project. The modernised infrastructure offers quality e-government services to citizens and businesses, supports administrative reform and promises to bring increased transparency to the workings of public institutions. Increasing the network’s capacity allows for the improvement of existing services and the development of new ones.

  el

Public transport and cycle paths contribute to cleaner air in northern Opolskie, Poland

An EU-funded project has taken steps to reduce pollution, particularly carbon emissions, from transport in the north of the Opolskie region in south-western Poland. Implemented in the counties of Kluczbork, Olesno and Namysłów, the project has modernised infrastructure to provide clean, safe and efficient public transport, and paths for cyclists and pedestrians. It is estimated that the improvements will lower greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of almost 70 tonnes of CO2 a year.

  pl

Centralised traffic control, bridge, station upgrade improves Tyrrhenian railway line in Italy

The Tyrrhenian railway line between Battipaglia and Reggio Calabria in Italy is undergoing upgrades to improve and modernise the network, under this EU-funded project. The changes involve reconstructing the Petrace bridge, installing centralised traffic control, and redesigning the Gioia Tauro station.

  it

BioBar: German prototype device enables quality control of skin samples for drug research

The BioBar project, carried out in Saarland, Germany, has created a prototype of a device that can determine the quality of graft skin samples before any experimentation is done, benefitting pharmaceutical research and ultimately patients.

  de

Investment in new section of A2 motorway near Warsaw, Poland

Poland’s capital is expected to be relieved of some of its transit traffic thanks to the construction of a 14.8 km stretch of the A2 motorway. The new section of the motorway links Warsaw Southern bypass from Lubelska junction with an existing stretch of the A2, near the town of Mińsk Mazowiecki. A total of 14.4 km of the new road is dual carriageway while 0.4 km has three lanes in each direction. The dual carriageway section has a reserve, allowing it to be expanded to three lanes, if required.

  pl

Restoring the Danube’s sediment balance

Nine countries, stretching from the Black Forest to the Black Sea, have joined forces in a project to restore sediment balance in the River Danube. The work is a priority for the Danube region because, over the past few decades, human activity on the river and its tributaries has led to dramatic changes in sediment load. These changes have a negative influence on water management issues such as flood risk, inland navigation, river ecology and hydropower production.

  bg | de | hr | hu | ro | sk | sl

Promoting a sustainable cruise ship sector for the Mediterranean region

The EU-funded LOCATIONS project is working to increase the economic benefits that cruise tourism brings to the Mediterranean region’s coastal communities while reducing the negative impact it has on urban mobility and the environment.

  el | es | fr | hr | it | mt | pt | sl

Interreg project SURFACE: Putting an end to the throwaway society in central Europe

Involving partners from urban areas in nine countries, the SURFACE project established five Smart Reuse Parks (SRPs) to prevent waste. The parks operated in Kempten and Oberallgäu, Germany; Vicenza, Italy; Budapest, Hungary; Poland’s Kujawsko-pomorskie region; and the Tyrol, Austria. They organised initiatives like repair cafés, reuse shops and workshops to show residents alternatives to consumption-based lifestyles. Collection points for used goods and online platforms were set up.

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