The Committee of the Regions (CoR) held its last plenary session of 2021 on 1-2 December. We reflect below on this very active session with engaging discussions and debates. Kicking off proceedings on the first day of the 147th CoR Plenary session was a debate on Strengthening European democracy in the context of the Conference […]
The 2021 edition of ‘Europe, let’s cooperate!’, an interregional cooperation forum organised by Interreg Europe, was held virtually on 24-25 November. The special focus of this year’s event was the launch of the 2021-2027 Interreg Europe programme. The two-day event showcased project results, provided an opportunity for networking with potential partners, and walked participants through […]
The North West Europe (NWE) Task Force has agreed on the draft Interreg NWE 2021-2027 programme. It is expected that the first call will be launched around March 2022. So get your project ideas ready now!! Are you looking to pilot or scale up local development concepts, or seeking to roll out portions of a […]
The Wheel is hosting an exciting event next week called ‘Access Europe Showcase’. The online event will take place on Monday, 13 December from 3:30pm to 5:00pm (Irish time). The occasion will celebrate The Wheel’s first year of their European funding support programme for Irish civil society organisations called Access Europe. The event will explore EU project […]
The European Commission’s science and knowledge service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), has launched a call for expression of interest for the “Science meets Regions” preparatory action. The call focuses on territorial development at the subnational level, with regions and cities as the main target audience. Applicants can apply in this call for financial, methodological […]
The Irish Government announced its completion of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) on 28 May 2021. Although the full plan is not yet publicly available and is still subject to approval by the European Commission, a summary of the first draft of the NRRP was published on 1st June 2021. The Department of […]
Interreg North-West Europe (Interreg NWE) will be holding a networking event on 22nd June 2021 from 10:00-12:30 CET (9:00-11:30 Irish time). This event will focus on an innovative and inclusive NWE. Interactive sessions during the event will give an opportunity to: Learn more about the impact of NWE projects Network with other stakeholders working in […]
The Conference on the Future of Europe was officially launched across EU on Europe Day, May 9th 2021, at a hybrid ceremony in Strasbourg which featured some of EU’s top leaders. This year-long Conference will consist of debates and discussions in various forms with the citizens of Europe. It seeks to give citizens from across […]
Now is your chance to get your town or city involved in a national network for better placemaking through playful culture with the Irish National Practice Transfer Initiative (NPTI)! What is NPTI? URBACT Transfer Networks operate by allowing lead cities with good practices to share this practice with other European cities. The recently approved National […]
National Practice Transfer Initiative Urbact Transfer Networks operate by allowing a lead city with a documented good practice to share this practice with other European cities. This approach has transferred good practices from 23 lead cities to 156 follower cities around Europe. With this success, the National Practice Transfer Initiative (NPTI) will use a similar […]
