Regional Policy
IndustriAll Europe’s Just Transition Manifesto
This manifesto is industrial workers’ call to policymakers to ensure a Just Transition.
Tweets of the Week: LGBTIQ divide, EUCO, Recovery Tour
Stadium lights are not political, member states stay critical, and Von der Leyen sees it all.
Investing in sparsely populated regions
Investments into remote and sparsely populated regions are an often overlooked area of EU support. EURACTIV travelled to Ličko-Senjska county in central Croatia, a two-hour drive from the capital Zagreb, to explore how EU-funded projects are contributing to improving the …
The Recovery and Resilience Facility: Can effective oversight bring about true reform?
Member States are in the process of submitting their recovery and resilience plans that set out a coherent package of reforms and public investment projects.
How innovative EU-funded projects prepared us for lockdown challenges
Often described as cumbersome and hard to access, European regional funds, which are designed to decrease disparities between Europe’s regions, are actually at the forefront of funding innovative projects, often able to financially support ideas from which the traditional markets …
The Cohesion Policy to come
Cohesion policy will be one of the main driving forces to achieve an equitable recovery, and the EU’s digital and green aspirations.
EURACTIV tries to demystify the present and future of European cohesion.
Happy and safe new year 2021 from Platforma!
Throughout the year, all over the world, local and regional governments have been at the forefront of the COVID-19 crisis. Whatever happens in 2021, PLATFORMA and its partners will continue to assist towns and regions! HAPPY AND SAFE NEW YEAR!
Services of General Interest and their role in the post-COVID19 recovery
While the COVID-19 crisis has significantly highlighted and impacted the services of general interest, they will be central in landing the green and digital transitions in a fair and inclusive way. On the occasion of their new identity, SGI Europe organised …
Exploring discontent with the EU
EURACTIV takes a closer look a what the geography of EU discontent is, what a regional analysis of the citizens’ dissatisfaction can reveal about the places that are most anti-EU and what the EU can do.
Financing mechanisms for the energy sector: Ensuring a fair transition for all Member States
Climate neutrality translates into commitments undertaken by various industries, communities and other stakeholders. The European energy sector is already committed to be carbon neutral before 2050.
Tackling migration through cohesion: what role for regions and civil society?
With the EU’s New Pact on Asylum and Migration presented recently, the issue of migration remains on the top of the agenda for decision-makers across the bloc. Though most often thought of as the competence of national governments, local and …
SDGs: Municipalities, regions and their associations are game-changers!
The 2030 Agenda was adopted 5 years ago by national leaders. Discover the progress made by European local and regional governments and their associations in localising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in PLATFORMA & CEMR latest publication
Budget Summit: How it happened
EU leaders are under pressure to reach a deal on the next Multiannual Financial Framework and the Recovery Fund as they are heading into their fourth day of negotiations.
Investing post-COVID: Is a green recovery assured?
As policymakers turn their attention to the economic recovery post-COVID, there is a risk that investments in a green recovery may be side-lined.
DIE LINKE. in the EP: Our 7 demands to the #EU2020DE
The EU has had major problems for many years, which the Corona pandemic has painfully intensified. Now would be the time to end the disastrous policies and to adapt to the needs of individuals and not to the interests of the corporations of the larger member states.
Tweets of the Week: Animal Idioms, Racism Debate, Recovery Council
What on earth is a pig in a poke, in EU institutions diversity is broke and European Council discussions are far from a joke.
European energy decarbonisation: reinforcing the EU’s 2050 climate goal through a green recovery
Decarbonising the energy sector in Europe by 2050 is an ambitious, yet achievable objective.
Tweets of the Week: Election Anniversary, Cummings, Next Generation EU
One year since elections has left us all scarred, a trip during lockdown hits Cummings rep hard, and Ursula von der Leyen channels Jean-Luc Picard.
Towards a new Marshall Plan for Europe – the role of ICT
EC President Ursula von der Leyen stated in April that: "Europe needs massive investment to jump-start our economies". She said, "We need a Marshall Plan for Europe's recovery and it needs to be put in place immediately.” She wants to use …
The EU budget explained
Leaders will meet on Thursday (20 February) for a first attempt to reach an agreement on the EU's next long-term budget. It will shape the future of the bloc for the next seven years. EURACTIV explains what the Multiannual Financial …
Financing the energy transition: Incentives to bring all regions on board
To meet the objectives of the Energy Union and support the transition to a clean energy system, funding will be needed to finance structural changes to ensure security of supply, due to lack of capacity and funding restraints.
networX. Inspiring Rural Europe
networX was the largest gathering or rural development stakeholders in the current EU programming period. Over 400 participants from the EU and beyond gathered in Brussels for two days celebrating the results of the past ten years of rural networking …
EU Cohesion Policy: a tool you benefit from without knowing it
It is called Cohesion Policy: it is the main investment, solidarity and development tool of the EU for its cities and regions. It gives a face to Europe on the ground. Still, many erroneously believe it only invests in disadvantaged regions, while more privileged areas are just losing money they send to the EU.
Local organisations are fighting youth unemployment in Europe: this is how
More than three million young people are unemployed in the EU and although Europe does not have competences over the labour market, it helps fighting unemployment including through the use of the Cohesion Fund. We have travelled across Europe to find out how.