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Apply now: European Youth Capital 2025

Does your city have innovative ideas, projects and activities that contribute to the inclusion of young people in city life?  Applications to be the…

Public consultation on Irish Just Transition Plan

The Department of Environment, Climate and Communication in association with the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly (EMRA) launched on 20th December…

Recap of the 147th CoR Plenary

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…
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Interreg Europe 2021-2027 Programme Development

The 2021 edition of ‘Europe, let’s cooperate!’, an interregional cooperation forum organised by Interreg Europe, was held virtually on 24-25 November.…

Prepare now for Interreg NWE projects

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…

The Wheel’s ‘Access Europe Showcase’ event

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…

Communicating Europe – Last Stop in SRA

DUOLOGUE FOR STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE – COMMUNICATING EUROPE INITIATIVE   How does the EU deliver for local communities in Ireland? How can the…

Communicating Europe Initiative in EMRA

On 8th October, IREO and NWRA hosted the first part of our Communicating Europe initiatives - Duologue for Strength and Resilience. During the seminar,…

A Duologue for Strength and Resilience – Communicating Europe Initiative

How does the EU deliver for local communities in Ireland? How can the local communities engage with the EU? The Irish Regions European…

LIFE programme info sessions

The EU LIFE programme info sessions are ongoing! Learn more about the LIFE programme, get your questions answered by European Commission experts and find…

IREO success in the Communicating Europe Initiative

The three Regional Assemblies and the IREO are delighted to have been awarded funding from the Department of Foreign Affairs' Communicating Europe Initiative…

Recap of the 145th CoR plenary session

The CoR held its last plenary session before the Summer holidays on 30th June and 1st July. A number of important debates were held on topics including…

“Science meets Regions” Call for expression of interest

The European Commission’s science and knowledge service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), has launched a call for expression of interest for the “Science…

National Recovery and Resilience Plan Submitted

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…

Interreg NWE Networking Event

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…

The Conference Kicks Off

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…

Recap of 144th CoR Plenary meeting

The 144th CoR plenary took place between 5th and 7th May 2021. As always, the meeting was filled with timely discussions and the Irish Members represented…

URBACT Open Call for a ‘national network’

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…