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European Union, 2020

Information session and Call for Proposals – CEF Transport MAP

The European Commission launched a call for proposals for the 2020 CEF Transport MAP on 15 December 2020. With a total budget of €200 million, the call…
European Union, 2016

European Commission Proposes Brexit Adjustment Reserve

On 26th December 2020, the European Commission put forward its proposal for a Brexit Adjustment Reserve. As the UK leaves the European Union there are,…
European Union, 2020

Call for Research Proposals under DAFM Competitive Research Funding Programme

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has launched a call to fund research projects under the updated Competitive Research Funding…
European Union, 2018

Call for Pilot Projects: UIA Transfer Mechanism

URBACT together with Urban Innovative Actions (UIA) have opened a Call for a pilot mechanism to transfer the most successful UIA projects to other European…

Irish Delegation participates in CoR’s 141st Plenary Session

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) held its 141st plenary meeting on 8, 9 and 10 December 2020. The Irish delegation joined other locally and…

Pre-information on a LIFE2020 call for Proposals from NGOs on the European Green Deal

Image copyright: EC - Audiovisual Service The European Green Deal is the EU growth strategy that aims to transform the EU into a fair and prosperous…

European Year of Rail 2021 – time to get involved!

Image copyright: © European Union, 2020 The European Commission calls for event proposals for the official programme of the European Year of Rail 2021.…

European Youth Capital – is your city ready?

Is your city ready to #YouthUp in 2024?  Call for applications to the European Youth Capital 2024 are now open. The European Youth Capital is a title…

Irish Regions European Office at EWRC 2020

Like most events so far in 2020, this year’s annual October week to celebrate European Week of Regions and Cities took a slightly different turn this…

Interreg news: MATCH-UP 10 minute town concept

The Southern Regional Assembly (SRA) is delighted to release the MATCH-UP project 10 Minute Town Video and the MATCH-UP 10 Minute Town Framework full report…

European Week of Regions and Cities 2020

European Week of Regions and Cities – a Yearly Regional Conference held in Brussels The 2020 European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC), organised by…

Final WiFi4EU Call launches 4th June

Municipalities across the EU will have a final chance to apply for a voucher to fund the installation of free WIFI networks in their communities, starting…

Intelligent Cities Challenge – Applications Open

APPLY BY 29 MAY TO TRANSFORM YOUR CITY! Building on the success of the Digital Cities Challenge, the European Commission launched the follow-up Intelligent…

Update – European Entrepreneurial Regions (EER) Award

The European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) award is an initiative of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) that identifies and rewards EU regions…

LIFE 2020 calls for proposals now open

The European Commission has launched its 2020 call for project proposals under the LIFE programme. Measures have also been taken to make it easier…

Young Elected Politicians – Call for Applications now open

The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) has just launched a new call for expression of interest to select motivated young elected politicians (YEP)…

MATCH-UP good practices handbook

The MATCH-UP Handbook of Good Practices to foster low carbon urban mobility MATCH-UP focuses on the optimisation of the places where people change between…

News from IREO

New Head of Office joined IREO! Teresa Lennon has recently joined as Head of the Irish Regions European Office and has overall responsibility for guiding…