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How to Stop Wasting Food

October 25, 2016

October 16th was World Food Day, so it’s the perfect time to bite into the topic. Wasting food is a major global problem. So, are there any ways to solve it? This is a repost of Marnowanie jedzenia – jak rozwiązać ten problem?, originally published by Janusz Mizerny (Facebook, Instagram, Google+) after the European Week… » read more

Posted by Mathew Lowry

Agriculture & Food, Climate & Environment, Regional Policy, Sustainable Dev.

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Playing with Russia in the Baltic Sea Sandpit: Challenges and Opportunities

July 12, 2016

That the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is having some seriously detrimental effects on EU-Russia relations is nothing new. But I think we’ve heard enough about this so-called ”new Cold War”. This is a repost of Playing with Russia in the Baltic Sea Sandpit: Challenges and Opportunities, originally published on LinkedIn by Clarissa Hirst (@clarissa_hirst, LinkedIn),… » read more

Posted by Mathew Lowry

Climate & Environment, Regional Policy, Science & Policymaking, Transport

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GeoPolicy: 8 science-based projects improving regions in the EU

July 11, 2016

As scientists, it can sometimes be difficult to see the real-world implications of some of our research. Concepts can often seem abstract and remote when sitting in a lab or taking field measurements. But researching the Earth sciences can have profound effects on global society. This is a repost of GeoPolicy: 8 science-based projects improving… » read more

Posted by Mathew Lowry

Climate & Environment, Energy, Innovation & Enterprise, Regional Policy, Science & Policymaking

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New waste water treatment plant has improved the environment in Pavlikeni, Bulgaria

July 8, 2016

The new urban waste water treatment plant located in the suburbs of Pavlikeni is gradually gearing up and deploying its full potential as time progresses in compliance with technological requirements. This is a repost of Новата пречиствателна станция подобри околната среда в Павликени, България, originally published by Georgi Bachvarov (Facebook), and submitted to the Europe… » read more

Posted by Mathew Lowry

Climate & Environment, Regional Policy

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Biogas buses are the green solution for cities

July 4, 2016

Although the average age of the bus fleet in Polish cities is constantly decreasing, new buses are still fuelled mainly by diesel oil. However, this could be changed easily, as has been demonstrated by cities that have decided to go green and have chosen biogas buses. This is a repost of Biogazowe autobusy to ekologiczne… » read more

Posted by Mathew Lowry

Climate & Environment, Energy, Regional Policy, Transport

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Flood in Genoa and unspent EU funds – A cooped country in two selfies

June 21, 2016

There’s a connection between the latest disaster in Genoa and the EU funds many Regional Administrations (mainly in Southern Italy) have plenty of and fail to spend.   This is a repost of L’alluvione di Genova e i fondi europei non spesi: due selfie di un Paese ingabbiato, originally published in Italian on the sole24ore… » read more

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Climate & Environment, Regional Policy

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Europe in My Region

Blogging the Open EU Project Days, and home of the 2016 EU in my Region blogging competition.

More than 20 EU countries are participating in the Europe-wide Open EU Project Days 2016, where beneficiaries of EU co-financed projects present their achievements to citizens.

During May and June 2016, DG Regional Policy of the European Commission is running a blogging competition about these projects, with the three prizewinners invited to attend the European Week of Regions and Cities this October as fully accredited journalists.

This blog is part of that competition.

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