Cohesion Policy is needed more than ever
The European Parliament’s Committee on Regional Development had an exchange of views on cohesion policy with Alves Vasco Cordeiro, President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) on 9 September.…
Still not a lost case
Three macro-regions: the Baltic Sea, the Adriatic and Ionian and the Danube adopted three distinct declarations earlier this year. Even if these government produced papers were prepared without the involvement…
New funding opportunity: Peripheral and lagging
On 15 October 2024 Interreg Central Europe will launch its next call for proposals for transnational cooperation ideas for small-scale projects. The objective of the call is to address issues…
Europeans see democracy and economic power as key strengths of the EU
A new Eurobarometer survey shows that Europeans identify respect for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law (38%) and economic, industrial, and trading power (34%) as the main strengths…
European Artificial Intelligence Act comes into force and evaluates risks
The European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), the world’s first comprehensive regulation on artificial intelligence, entered into force on the 1st of August. The AI Act is designed to ensure…
EUSAIR: Have your say on post-2027 Cohesion policy!
Cohesion policy is one of the most decisive areas of EU policy-making. No wonder that the European Commission already started the preparatory process for the post-2027 period. For stakeholders from…
Let’s move!
The European Week of Sports take place between 23 and 30 September across Europe and beyond. In 2024 the programme wants to promote the EU values and the values of…
Canada joins Horizon Europe
Canada is joining the growing group of non-EU countries who have associated to the EU’s research and innovation programme, Horizon Europe, and will work jointly on large-scale projects tackling our…
Cooperation opportunity for Italian and Slovenian secondary school students
The Interreg Italy-Slovenia programme, in collaboration with the European Commission’s DG REGIO, is launching the STUDENTS4COOPERATION – Interreg secondary school competition. This initiative is open to secondary schools in the…
A new EP and a new REGI Committee
The plenary session of the new European Parliament held on 16-19 July 2024 decided to set up 20 Committees and four Sub-committees. The Committee on Regional Development (REGI) addresses such…