Year: 2020

Sustainable Tourism Catalogue of Projects Outputs and Policy Targets

  This catalogue presents the most important outputs of the projects implemented within the Sustainable Tourism Community (STC) of the INTERREG MED 2014-2020 programme. The selection of outputs was made on the basis of better promoting common integrated actions that could boost the sustainable and responsible development of coastal and

Horizon Europe – Commission welcomes political agreement on Horizon Europe, the next EU research and innovation programme

The Commission welcomes the political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on Horizon Europe, the largest transnational programme ever supporting research and innovation. The new EU research and innovation programme will have a budget of around €95.5 billion for 2021-2027 (current prices). Powered by WPeMatico

European Innovation Council – European Innovation Council awards €74 million to cutting-edge technologies for the green and digital transitions

The European Innovation Council (EIC) Pathfinder Pilot has selected 18 new projects that aim to support the EU green and digital transitions. They are set to receive a total of €74 million following the latest round of applications for funding. Powered by WPeMatico

Greater climate ambition and direct access to EU funds: local leaders want the Green Deal to go local

Ahead of a crucial EU Summit, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has put forward a series of proposals to deliver the Green Deal locally. In an opinion by rapporteur Andries Gryffroy (BE/EA), a member of the Flemish Parliament, cities and regions demand to be at the core of

CoR and EU Commission launch partnership to help local authorities integrate migrants and implement the New Pact on Migration and Asylum

The European Commission and the European Committee of the Regions are joining forces to develop a new partnership to increase support to the work on integration that is performed by EU cities and regions. The partnership was announced by the President of the Committee of the Regions (COR), Apostolos Tzitzikostas,

Increasing sustainable and smart mobility for cities and metropolitan areas

At the December plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions, cities and regions discussed their suggestions for better public transport in cities and metropolitan regions. The opinion drawn up by Adam Struzik (PL/EPP), President of the Mazovia Region, highlights the challenges of increasing car traffic in cities and

Regional and local leaders demand a New Deal based on a clear Rural Agenda and increased investment to help rural communities out of the crisis

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) discussed with Janusz Wojciechowski , European Commissioner for Agriculture, how to boost recovery in Europe’s rural areas. Regions and cities demand a ‘Rural Deal’ to set targets and coordinate Common Agricultural Policy, structural funds and the Recovery and Resilience Facility to overcome the

Herman Van Rompuy to chair CoR High-Level group on European democracy to reinforce the regional and local dimension of the Conference on the future of Europe

The European Committee of the Regions establishes a High-Level group on democracy, which will be chaired by Herman van Rompuy, reiterating the call for the Conference on the future of Europe to be convened as soon as possible. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – How our brains share emotions, such as intense fear

Although being stuck in a brain scanner while being exposed to a horror film may not be everyone’s idea of fun, monitoring volunteers’ grey cells throughout this process can tell scientists a lot. EU-funded research using this and other memorable techniques has generated new knowledge on the way we process