Projects Database

Powering the next generation of green energy in the Baltic Sea Region

An EU-funded project in the Baltic Sea Region has boosted the uptake of advanced power electrics by small and medium-sized enterprises working in renewable energy and mobility. The technology is used for the conversion, transmission and consumption of energy and can help the transition to a greener society.

  da | de | et | lt | lv | pl | sv

Bus service overhaul in Dunkirk includes free travel

The city of Dunkirk, in northern France, has transformed its bus services by introducing more frequent lines, changing routes and modernising its railway station. The EU-funded Dk’Plus de mobilité project helped the local authorities introduce free bus travel for all citizens in the Dunkirk conurbation. These changes have led to a significant increase in the use of public transport by local residents and are making the city centre more accessible thanks to a reduction in car use.

  fr

Boosting Croatia’s and Serbia’s stake in automotive computing

The DRIVE project boosted job growth in the cross-border area of Croatia and Serbia by improving the European and international competitiveness of the region’s workforce and modernising infrastructure in fields at the intersection of the automotive industry and ICT sector. The project was set up to tackle regional issues such as lack of job opportunities and the resulting exodus of educated professionals in search of better pay or work.

  hr

Improved water and wastewater infrastructure in Sibiu and Braşov Counties, Romania

This major project will improve water and wastewater infrastructure in Romania’s Sibiu and Braşov counties. The aim is to increase the collection and treatment of urban wastewater and extend the drinking water network, thereby helping the country to meet its Accession Treaty obligations and to comply with EU Directives.

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A partnership between science and business aims to drive growth in Bulgaria

A research centre dedicated to smart technology and clean energy in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, is aiming to develop new products and services that will boost the country’s economy in one of its priority sectors: mechatronics and clean technologies. The Technical University of Gabrovo led the project that developed the facility which will create links between academia, students, and businesses.

  bg

Digital innovation for local administrations in rural areas of Spain, Portugal

A number of local authorities from the cross-border area of central Portugal and Castile and León in Spain joined forces to develop a permanent network of innovation which is helping to modernise e-services. The Rural Digital Community Network has created open data platforms and portals along with a number of e-administration initiatives that are improving community services on both sides of the border. The project also ran a digital literacy training programme for local government employees, businesses and citizens.

  es | pt

Portugal’s public administration comes to citizens in rural areas

An administrative division in Northern Portugal has put a fleet of vehicles on the road to help residents in remote areas access public services more easily. Effectively an office on wheels, each vehicle is electric and equipped to provide a range of amenities, including internet-based services and payments.

  pt

A bright future in the Pyrenees for unaccompanied minors

Young immigrants arriving in Europe are getting a chance of a better life, while helping to revitalise the economies of rural areas, with the help of organisations from the regions of Haute Garonne, Ariège, Pyréneés-Orientales and Hautes-Pyrénées in France and Barcelona and Lleida in Spain. Many of these motivated individuals are already showing how valuable they can be to local businesses.

  es | fr

Nové Město na Moravě Hospital provides better facilities for sick children

The construction of a new building at Nové Město na Moravě Hospital in South-East Czechia provides modern, spacious facilities to care for sick children and accommodate their parents and carers. The new children’s wing opened in 2019, replacing a building dating from the 1950s that was no longer adequate to care for patients or house the modern technologies required to provide first-class medical care.

  cs

Extension of water and sewerage networks in Iași County, Romania

Water and sewerage networks in Iași County, Romania are being extended and improved under an EU-funded project. Water supply networks covered by the project serve 75 localities; sewerage networks serve 41.

  ro