From 18-19 March, Executive Vice-President Šefčovič, Vice-Presidents Věra Jourová, Dubravka Šuica and Margaritis Schinas, and Commissioners Nicolas Schmit, Elisa Ferreira, Helena Dalli, Ylva Johansson, Janez Lenarčič, Olivér Várhelyi and Iliana Ivanova will participate in the 10th European Summit of Regions and Cities in Mons, Belgium.
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Today marks the inauguration of a new terminal in the Roland Garros Airport in La Réunion, France, which means that the region is now home to the world’s first bioclimatic airport terminal. Thanks to more than €66 million in support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for the 2014 – 2020 programming period, this investment will support local economic growth, improve connectivity to this EU outermost region, and has contributed to the decarbonisation of infrastructure.
frThe Commission has disbursed €5.9 billion in pre-financing under the Just Transition Fund (JTF) to European regions. This was enabled by the entry into force of the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) initiative on 1 March, which aims to boost investments in critical technologies in Europe, leveraging and steering resources across various EU funding programmes.
Reproductive challenges affect some 25% of couples in Scandinavia. An EU funded project is working to tackle this challenge.
Today, Schleswig-Holstein witnessed a ground-breaking transformation in education with the inauguration of its new Digital Learning Campus (DLC). This innovative initiative, one of Schleswig-Holstein’s Operations of Strategic Importance (OSI), brings together 12 universities with interdisciplinary consortia from various sectors, marking a significant leap towards the future of learning.
deThe public vote will remain open Until 27 March on the New European Bauhaus Prizes website where everyone can vote for their favourite project online.
A state-of-the-art laboratory complex dedicated to research on infections and immune responses has been inaugurated in Sofia on March 5, 2024. The Competence Center for Fundamental, Translational, and Clinical Research in Infections and Infectious Immunology unveiled its renovated facilities with an official ceremony, marking a significant milestone in the field.
Today, the European Commission has approved an investment of €125 million from the Cohesion Fund for the construction of a section of the D1 motorway between Hubová and Ivachnová in Slovakia.
In 2024, the URBACT programme and the European Urban Initiative join forces to co-organise three EU City Labs on Local Food Systems in an effort to facilitate the dialogue amongst European cities, increase their knowledge, and share good local practices on the topic.
Today, the European Commission has adopted two legal acts that will pave the way for Poland to access up to €137 billion in EU funding. These acts relate to the rule of law reforms that Poland has adopted and the more recent and immediate steps that it has taken to address the milestones to strengthen judicial independence.
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