Month: June 2021

Regional leaders commit to launch an ‘Alliance of Regions for European Democracy’ to enhance regions’ political impact at EU level

​Presidents of regional parliaments with or without legislative powers, Presidents of Regions and other regional entities endorsed today a Declaration which is the starting point of an Alliance of Regions for European Democracy that aims at enhancing the regions’ political impact on the European decision making process on matters with

BLUE DEAL launches an initiative to create a Blue Energy Transnational Alliance

The European project BLUE DEAL is launching a new initiative in which it seeks to establish regional cooperation between different stakeholders to promote Blue Energy (BE) in the Mediterranean (MED). The aim is to use the quadruple helix stakeholders’ approach to create a meeting point in which to generate a

Green economy in the Mediterranean: opportunities, strategies and services to develop investment

The Green Growth Community (GGC) partners Dynamic Vision PC. and Anima Investment Network organised an event – hosted in the Circle the Med platform – that gathered speakers from the North and the South of the Mediterranean to share views, experiences and opportunities about the green economy in the region. The Green Growth matinee that

Towards zero pollution in the Mediterranean agri-food: fiction or reality?

The Interreg MED Green Growth Community (GGC) partner event in the EU Green Week gave an overview of the outcomes achieved by the Community projects PEFMED, REINWASTE and RE-LIVE WASTE to reduce pollution in the agri-food sector. Participants could apply their knowledge and the lessons learnt from the GGC projects

The Social&Creative Community was one of the protagonist of Play Media Day 2021

The challenging times we are currently in have stopped many events from the creative industry but not Play Media Day, which was held for the sixth year in row in a combined online and offline format. CineStar Cinemas Delta Planet Banja Luka hosted 100 participants while everyone else could watch

Collection of sustainable tourism certifications in the Mediterranean: the web platform created by the project LABELSCAPE

In order to support tourism destinations in obtaining the sustainable certification, project LABELSCAPE created a web platform with Collection of sustainable tourism certifications in the Mediterranean, available at this link: https://sustainablelabels.eu. In collection you can find certification and labels which: certify destinations, parks and/or beaches, follow UN Sustainable Development Goals

Towards a multimodal Adriatic-Ionian major line with multiple connections to the Tyrrhenian coast

A large number of citizens and experts took part on 23 June in “Towards a multimodal Adriatic-Ionian major line with multiple connections to the Tyrrhenian coast”, an event staged by the Abruzzo Region in collaboration with the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) as part of the European Year of

NextGenerationEU: Commission carries out €800 million of first payments to foster crisis repair and resilience

European Commission Press release Brussels, 28 Jun 2021 The Commission has today disbursed €800 million in grants under NextGenerationEU, the temporary instrument to finance Europe’s recovery and foster a greener, more digital and resilient economy after the pandemic. Powered by WPeMatico

#CoRplenary: Local leaders to discuss democracy, the European way of life, and the Conference on the Future of Europe

Three vice-presidents of the European Commission will address the European Committee of the Regions on 30 June, discussing efforts to strengthen and deepen democracy, build inclusive societies, and improve EU legislation. Vice-President Věra Jourová will present the European Democracy Action Plan to empower citizens and build more resilient democracies, Vice-President