Month: June 2020

Share your experience: How is COVID-19 affecting regions and cities?

The COVID-19 crisis is having a devastating impact on our health, our economies, and our social environment. How is it affecting your region, your city, your village? The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) want to know more about the challenges

European Innovation Council – European Commission EUvsVirus Matchathon sets world record

Building on the success of the previous EUvsVirus Pan-European Hackathon, a Matchathon to boost the scaling up of creative solutions to coronavirus challenges, took place from 21 to 28 May under the patronage of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel and the European Innovation Council (EIC). Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Tidal flows generate huge potential for clean electricity

More predictable than the wind and sun, tides have a massive potential when it comes to generating clean electricity. With tidal turbines already generating electricity within our seas, the challenge facing the industry now is to reduce costs. A consortium of EU-funded organisations has been using this knowledge to create

Fair minimum wages: Commission launches second-stage consultation of social partners

Today, the Commission launches the second-stage consultation of European trade unions and employers’ organisations on how to ensure fair minimum wages for all workers in the European Union. Powered by WPeMatico

We need a paradigm shift in water management

In this interview, Piotr Całbecki (PL/EPP), President of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region, answers five questions related to water management in the context of the COVID-19 and unabated global warming. The rapporteur of the CoR opinion on ‘The Water Framework Directive and the Floods Directive’ calls for a paradigm shift that places

oronavirus outbreak – Cinema Networks 2020 – budget increased, call amended and the deadline extended

As a result of difficulties experienced by cinemas due to the coronavirus outbreak, the call for the Support to cinema Networks 2020 has been amended and the deadline extended. More information here.   Powered by WPeMatico

#EURegionsWeek 2020: Summary of the second partners’ meeting

Second partners’ meeting took place virtually on 27 May. To view the recording of the meeting and the slides presented, check the event website Partners’ page! Third partners meeting will be held also virtually on 26 June. Powered by WPeMatico

Going out with Foreign Females – Get Dating Ideas Online

Dating foreign women can be a difficult task. Simply just ask any woman who has met her husband or ex-husband in a foreign nation. It can be an experience that most women of all ages do not want to recurring. Foreign girls are different from the area women that they