The European Commission adopted a Communication setting out a new strategic vision for the EU’s outermost regions – French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion, Saint-Martin (France), the Azores, Madeira (Portugal), and the Canary Islands (Spain). From the Atlantic to the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean and South America, the outermost regions are a unique part of […]
European Commission welcomes opening of new EU-funded University Hospital in Melilla
On the 2nd, the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, together with the President of the Autonomous City of Melilla, Juan José Imbroda, and the Minister of Health of the Spanish Government, Mónica García, inaugurated the new University Hospital of Melilla. Irina Vasiliu, a political analyst, attended the event on behalf of the European […]
REGIOSTARS Awards
The RegioStars Awards, initiated by the European Commission, seeks to recognize exemplary regional development practices and showcase innovative projects that can inspire other regions. Categories REGIOSTARS are awarded to projects on these thematic categories: A COMPETITIVE AND SMART EUROPE A GREEN EUROPE A CONNECTED EUROPE A SOCIAL AND INCLUSIVE EUROPE A EUROPE CLOSER TO THE […]
Why is EU funding for regions so important?
EU funding will help regions recover from the Covid crisis, whilst reducing disparities, making them greener and creating jobs. Revamping EU regional policy During a plenary session in June 2021, Parliament adopted a cohesion package, including the main regional funds the European Regional Development and Cohesion Fund and the European Territorial Goal of the regional […]