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The local authorities have reached and agreement that is expected to reduce crowding on roads and public transport
The government’s new Living Islands Policy wants to reinvigorate offshore communities
Researchers say that, in turn, rents are going up
Iberia will be the first company to introduce this option in the country
The new advertising legislation is the first in Europe to define the role of these online celebrities
As Brussels is one of the most multicultural cities in the world, this is seen as a matter of ‘quality of life’
The Baltic country prepares to respond to rising air traffic and to futureproof the sector
The city hopes to help turn a new generation from tech consumers into tech producers
The government’s new Living Islands Policy wants to reinvigorate offshore communities
It will show all open-air sports facilities in the city, plus 12 running routes
A new project calls for photovoltaics, charging stations and energy-efficiency renovations
Portugal is growing its renewable energy sector and will soon have a large hydrogen electrolyser in the port of Sines
Locally designed, a prototype will be created next year so that the residents of the city can have their say as well
The special offer popularizing railway journeys among the 18-30 age group will be available until 15 September
Almost three-quarters of civil servants have decided that going to the office is a thing of the past
Psychoanalysis in the Park is aimed primarily at people who have never tried therapy before
In fact, in the UNESCO-protected old town priority will be given to long-term tenants
The new advertising legislation is the first in Europe to define the role of these online celebrities
It will show all open-air sports facilities in the city, plus 12 running routes
The city hopes to help turn a new generation from tech consumers into tech producers
The camera and goggles system helps patients to receive emergency specialised care, while they are still en route to the hospital
Psychoanalysis in the Park is aimed primarily at people who have never tried therapy before
Improving the way the ERDF addresses environmental urban challenges of cities in peripheral regions, with international cooperation
EU Member States must allocate at least 5% of their national European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) payments to support integrated strategies. However, the fund does not always meet the needs of cities in terms of designing and implementing appropriate urban policies, particularly in the field of environmental quality and resource efficiency.
Some cities do not have access to these funds due to their low density. Conversely, large urban areas may find it difficult to include circular economy principles in their comprehensive urban development strategies.
In this context, the EURE project (Effectiveness of Environmental Urban policies to improve Resources Efficiency) - financed by the Interreg Europe programme - is working towards better use of European funds for sustainable urban development. See how below.
The objective of EURE is to use interregional cooperation to improve the way the ERDF addresses the environmental urban challenges of cities in peripheral regions, while also paying attention to those cities of small dimension but with influence in the sparsely populated areas where they are located.
In the first step, each of the nine project partners will produce a regional report detailing the state of play of urban environmental policy instruments. For that, partners will define, with the support of a pool of experts in an urban environment, a joint structure and methodology.
The regional state of play reports will be then presented during a study visit to each territory. These visits will allow partners to understand the real context of the report, to know in situ the good practices and to meet the main regional stakeholders.
In addition, partners will develop a joint report about how the funds allocated by article 7 of the ERDF Regulation are being used in their territories. It will correspond to a catalogue of policies, actions and good practices that partners consider as relevant and can support them in the improvement of their own policies and programmes.
Each partner will set on its territory a group of local stakeholders with the mission of following up the development of each stage of the interregional learning process and discuss the project outputs.
Action plans will be elaborated as a result of the learning process and the exchange of experiences activities. They will include a selection of good practices, concrete actions and recommendations about how to transfer those lessons learned to the local policy instruments. Action plans will establish schemes for improving the governance of key urban activities, such as waste management, water treatment and recycling.
The project will contribute to Europe’s sustainable growth and territorial cohesion, both as dimensions of the Europe 2020 strategy. Namely, it will contribute to the achievement of the flagship initiative “Resource-efficient Europe” by supporting urban areas in sustainable and more efficient use of resources and in the introduction of the circular economy principles in cities governance. Finally, the EURE project will assure proper environmental performance management at the local level.
EURE was launched on 1 August 2019 and will last until 31 July 2023, with a total budget of 1,533,753 euros. It is coordinated by Atlantic Axis of Peninsular Northwest (Vigo, Spain), and unites partners from Rennes (France), Brussels (Belgium), Pilsen (Czechia), Empoli (Italy), Riga (Latvia), Lublin (Poland), Alba Iulia (Romania), Nicosia (Cyprus).
This article was submitted by the Atlantic Cities Association. For more information: projects@atlanticcities.eu
The local authorities have reached and agreement that is expected to reduce crowding on roads and public transport
The government’s new Living Islands Policy wants to reinvigorate offshore communities
The five islands have a combined area of more than 700 square metres
The government’s new Living Islands Policy wants to reinvigorate offshore communities
It will show all open-air sports facilities in the city, plus 12 running routes
The Baltic country prepares to respond to rising air traffic and to futureproof the sector
Almost three-quarters of civil servants have decided that going to the office is a thing of the past
Locally designed, a prototype will be created next year so that the residents of the city can have their say as well
The special offer popularizing railway journeys among the 18-30 age group will be available until 15 September
The special offer popularizing railway journeys among the 18-30 age group will be available until 15 September
In fact, in the UNESCO-protected old town priority will be given to long-term tenants
The camera and goggles system helps patients to receive emergency specialised care, while they are still en route to the hospital
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