Although the European Commission decided in 2014 to allow regions to manage European funds directly, these regions are struggling to communicate effectively. Yet this is a chance for Europe to establish a direct connection with citizens in local territories, by funding projects which bring cultural and economic renewal. (Picture: Wall painting, Lascaux Cave). This is… » read more
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Why Szigetvár?
June 2, 2016
The forecast indicated rainy, windy, cold weather for the whole Whit weekend. Our plan was to find a place in Hungary that is relatively easily to reach from Budapest on the motorway and promised acceptable weather. We visited Szigetvár. This is a repost of Miért éppen Szigetvár?, originally published in Hungarian by Viktor Balogh (@eleverege,… » read more
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“The future of a nation depends on how it feeds itself” (Jean Anthelme Brillat Savarin)
May 31, 2016
I have been thinking long and hard about which project to choose for this competition and what interests me. If I was to write about something that I don’t find interesting, I would be a bit bored. But then I arrived at the idea of connecting similar projects and to see whether connecting such similar… » read more
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Rehabilitating a county road in Romania
May 27, 2016
I live a few kilometres from Focșani and Râmnicu Sărat. The benefit of this location is that it lets me come home by two routes: coming from Bucharest either to Focșani or to Râmnicu Sărat. I’ve rarely seen both roads in good condition at the same time. This is a repost of Uniunea trăiește alături… » read more
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The Cabárceno Natural Park, one of the first actions financed with European funds in Cantabria!
May 25, 2016
The Cabárceno Natural Park is a tourist and nature conservation area located in the Pisueña valley, in the municipality of Penagos in Cantabria, Spain. It is home to more than 150 animal species cohabiting in a semi-freedom regime across an area of over 20 km which can be covered either by car, bicycle or on… » read more
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The City of Săcele
May 23, 2016
We are encouraged to use public transport for environmental reasons, to reduce traffic, to ensure public service sustainability, and to increase urban life quality. Awareness campaigns are funded out of the European or local administrative budget. This is a repost of Municipiul Săcele, originally published in Romanian by Marius Malinescu (@deretinut on Twitter, also… » read more
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What will the Jury look for?
May 19, 2016
The Jury will be looking for best blogging practices, combined with successful promotion of your post. Each post will get two scores: one will reflect the amount of traffic and social shares each post receives, so make sure you promote your posts! (the EC will promote each post equally) the Jury will give each post… » read more
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Mining under the Sea
May 18, 2016
I have been sailing for 6 days so far. In my opinion, it is right to explain to the taxpayers in the Netherlands (but more generally in Europe) why we are where we are: out at sea. This is a repost of Day 6 – L’ora della spiega, ovvero: Attività minerarie nel profondo del… » read more
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Enter the EU’s blogging competition and win a trip to Brussels as an EU-accredited journalist
May 9, 2016
Just send in the address of your blog post about any EU-funded project, in any language. The EC will translate, republish and promote the first 40 posts, and invite the three best bloggers to the European Week of Regions and Cities this October as fully accredited journalists. Editorial independence guaranteed. Entering is easy write a… » read more
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Agriculture & Food, Aviation, Climate & Environment, Energy, Health & Consumers, InfoSociety, Innovation & Enterprise, Regional Policy, Social Europe & Jobs, Sustainable Dev., Transport , about |
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