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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…

Have your say – Peace Plus Stakeholder Events
PEACE PLUS is a new EU cross-border programme that will contribute to a more prosperous and stable society in Northern Ireland and the Border Region of…

CoR Launches 2021 European Entrepreneurial Region Award
The European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) award is an initiative of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) that identifies and rewards EU regions…

Natura 2000 Award: Call for top nature conservation initiatives
Natura 2000 is the European Union network of protected areas. It consists of an enormous variety of different sites across the continent, aiming to assure…

Preparations for the first Interreg NWE impact event underway
NWE Making an Impact!
The Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) programme is pleased to announce its first impact event on 4 and 5 December 2019, which…

Interreg NPA – final call
Interreg NPA Secretariat launched the programme's seventh and last call for main project applications, which remains open until 30th September 2019. For…

European Week of Regions and Cities 2019 is around the corner!
European Week of Regions and Cities – a Yearly Regional Conference held in Brussels
The 2019 European Week of Regions and Cities (EWRC), organised…

Urban Innovative Actions – ahead of Call 5
Urban Innovative Actions (UIA) will launch its fifth and final call in September. Managed by the French Region Hauts-de-France and part of the ERDF, the…

2019 LIFE calls now open
Climate change is now affecting every country on every continent. It influences national economies and impacts on lives, people, communities and countries.…

Open Call for Civil Society Projects
The EU is made of citizens and for citizens, and that is why encouraging and facilitating their wilder involvement in the EU is of great importance. Europe…

Second call – WiFi4EU
The date of the second call of the WiFi4EU voucher initiative has been announced for 04 April 2019 at 13:00 CEST. With a call budget of EUR 51 million,…

Promoting energy efficiency – EU Sustainable Energy Week
The Policy Conference, European Sustainable Energy Week, is the biggest European conference dedicated to renewables and efficient energy use in Europe.…

iCapital Award launches for the 5th time!
Cities and towns are the backbone of our ecosystems, providing favourable conditions for the strengthening of innovation, resilience and sustainability.
The…

Interreg NWE – 9th call open
Interreg North West Europe Call 9 Opens: Deadline 14th June 2019
Interreg North West Europe Programme ninth call for project proposals is now open. …