Objective Set up a small grant facility for projects in the EU Outermost Regions (ORs) and the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) on biodiversity conservation, ecosystem restoration and sustainable use of ecosystem services, including ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation. Scope Further unlock the local potential for biodiversity action in the EU’s ORs […]
Interreg Sudoe
The Interreg Sudoe Programme is part of the European territorial cooperation objective known as “Interreg“, financed through one of the European regional policy funds: the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The current programming period runs from 2014 to 2020, succeeding two previous generations: Sudoe 2000-2006 and Sudoe 2007-2013. What is the Interreg Sudoe Program? The […]
2019 Innovation Scoreboards: The innovation performance of the EU and its regions is increasing
The European Commission’s 2019 European Innovation Scoreboard and Regional Innovation Scoreboard recently published show that the EU’s innovation performance has been improving for four years in a row For the first time ever, Europe’s innovation outperforms that of the United States. However, the EU continues to lose some ground to Japan and South Korea, and China is […]
Commission presents results of initiative supporting regions in industrial transition
The Commission has presented the first results of an initiative launched a year ago to support 10 EU regions and two Member States in industrial transition. They applied to receive Commission support and expertise in achieving industrial transition and designing development strategies based on their areas of competitive strength – their so-called ‘smart specialisation’ assets. […]