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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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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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The Rail Baltica project is a senseless waste of money. Why not a hyperloop in Estonia?

July 1, 2016

Railways are known as an ‘old-fashioned business’, a 150-year-old means of transport that is nowadays used less and less, and where it is still used requires large sums to keep it working, as with all old technologies. This is a repost of Rail Baltica projekt on mõttetu raha raiskamine and Miks mitte Eestisse hyperloop?, originally… » read more

Posted by Mathew Lowry

Regional Policy, Transport

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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

Posted by Mathew Lowry

Regional Policy, Social Europe & Jobs, Transport

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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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