Regional policy of the European Union

Webuild, Cohesion Policy-funded Braila Bridge in Romania inaugurated today

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Friday, July 7, 2023
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MILAN, Italy, July 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- One of the biggest Cohesion Policy-funded projects, the Braila Bridge in Romania, was inaugurated today.

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  • MILAN, Italy, July 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- One of the biggest Cohesion Policy-funded projects, the Braila Bridge in Romania, was inaugurated today.
  • The EU’s contribution to this project amounts to €363 million from Cohesion Policy funds.
  • Due to the length of its central span, Braila represents a 1:3 scale model of the bridge that will finally unite Sicily and Calabria.
  • The two banks of the Danube in south-eastern Romania are now connected by the newly completed Braila Bridge, the longest bridge in the country with a total length of 1,975 metres and the second longest suspension bridge in continental Europe, with a central span of 1,120 metres.

Highlights - Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation: Exchange of Views with Commissioner Hahn - Committee on Budgetary Control

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Monday, May 22, 2023
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Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation: Exchange of Views with Commissioner Hahn

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  • Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation: Exchange of Views with Commissioner Hahn
    22-05-2023 - 18:37
    On 24 May 2023, the Committees on Budgets and on Budgetary Control jointly will have an exchange of views with Commissioner Hahn on the implementation of the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation.
  • The Committees on Budgets and on Budgetary control have invited Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Budget and Administration, to a joint meeting to update and exchange views with Members about the implementation steps taken by Hungary with regard to its remedial measures since the adoption of the Council decision of 15 December 2022 to suspend 55% (corresponding to 6.3 bn.
  • EUR) of the budgetary commitments under three operational programmes in Cohesion Policy, and to prohibit the Commission to enter into legal commitments with public interest trusts, or any entity maintained by such public interest trusts, for programmes implemented in direct and indirect management.
  • The Commissioner should furthermore inform the Members about other relevant developments with regard to the application of the Conditionality Regulation.

Highlights - Voting Time - REGI Meeting - 22.3.23 - Committee on Regional Development

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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Voting Time - REGI Meeting - 22.3.23

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  • Voting Time - REGI Meeting - 22.3.23
    22-03-2023 - 17:46
    At the REGI committee meeting on 22 March, members voted to adopt the following : the draft report on the role of Cohesion Policy in addressing multidimensional environmental challenges in the Mediterranean basin (2022/2059(INI)) - PE738.467 v01-00 - Rapporteur: François Alfonsi (Verts/ALE, France) as well as the draft report on the Assessment of the new communication of the European Commission on Outermost Regions (2022/2147(INI)) - PE738.459 v01-00 - Rapporteur: Álvaro Amaro (EPP, Portugal).
  • The result of the votes will be published on this site in due course.

Highlights - Presentation of ECA Special report 22/2022 - REGI meeting 27-28.1.23 - Committee on Regional Development

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Sunday, February 26, 2023
Regional policy of the European Union, ECA, Policy, Fuel oil, EU

Presentation of ECA Special report 22/2022 - REGI meeting 27-28.1.23

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Presentation of ECA Special report 22/2022 - REGI meeting 27-28.1.23
22-02-2023 - 16:53
During the next REGI committee meeting of 27-28 February 2023, there will be a presentation of the ECA Special report 22/2022 on EU support to Coal regions and study presentation on Cohesion Policy in EU Coal Regions by PolDep B.

GEM, a Leading Green Enterprise in China, will land on the Swiss Exchange

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Friday, July 22, 2022
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It is an achievement of capital opening-related cooperation between China and Switzerland, and also an achievement for promoting capital cooperation between the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Swiss stock exchange.

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  • It is an achievement of capital opening-related cooperation between China and Switzerland, and also an achievement for promoting capital cooperation between the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Swiss stock exchange.
  • It sets the precedent for Chinese enterprises to issue global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) for listing on the Swiss stock exchange.
  • This work is highly valued by the Indonesian government and has become a representative project for global nickel resource capacities.
  • This will result in a shortage of global nickel resources over the next 10 years and keep nickel prices high.

GEM, a Leading Green Enterprise in China, will land on the Swiss Exchange

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Friday, July 22, 2022
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It is an achievement of capital opening-related cooperation between China and Switzerland, and also an achievement for promoting capital cooperation between the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Swiss stock exchange.

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  • It is an achievement of capital opening-related cooperation between China and Switzerland, and also an achievement for promoting capital cooperation between the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the Swiss stock exchange.
  • It sets the precedent for Chinese enterprises to issue global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) for listing on the Swiss stock exchange.
  • This work is highly valued by the Indonesian government and has become a representative project for global nickel resource capacities.
  • This will result in a shortage of global nickel resources over the next 10 years and keep nickel prices high.

Newly Published Study Shows Young Children with Pet Dogs Benefit from Greater Physical Activity and Reduced Screen Time

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022
University of Western Australia, Physical activity, Screen time, Preventive healthcare, Walking, Parent, Regional policy of the European Union, Research, Telethon Kids Institute, Actigraphy, Sleep, PETS, Health, Association, Dog, Observational study, UWA, Movement, Animal, University, Pharmaceutical industry, Toy

WASHINGTON , March 29, 2022  /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) has hailed the results of a HABRI-funded study led by researchers at the Telethon Kids Institute and The University of Western Australia (UWA) that found dog ownership to be positively associated with physical activity in preschool-aged children. The study was just published in the journal Preventive Medicine Reports.

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  • "With many young children not meeting the recommended levels of physical activity, screen time and sleep, we hope these results will help parents, children and pets be more active and healthy."
  • "With these new research findings, we have solid evidence that pet dogs can benefit physical health in young children," said Steven Feldman, President of HABRI.
  • The research team, led by Dr. Christian, analyzed data from 1,336 children aged 2-5 years in the 'Play Spaces and Environments for Children's Physical Activity' (PLAYCE) study, an observational study investigating the influence of the childcare environment on young children's physical activity.
  • Parent-report surveys collected information about socio-demographic characteristics, family dog ownership, physical activity, outdoor play, family dog walking and play, screen time and sleep.

Towards a multimodal Adriatic-Ionian major line with multiple connections to the Tyrrhenian coast

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
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The local event is part of DG MOVE's official programme for the European Year of Rail 2021 and is supported by the Commission for Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER) of the European Committee of the Regions.

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  • The local event is part of DG MOVE's official programme for the European Year of Rail 2021 and is supported by the Commission for Cohesion Policy and EU Budget (COTER) of the European Committee of the Regions.
  • Among those taking part in the first panel, "Connecting Regions", was Alberto Mazzola, executive director of the CER (the European-level Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies) and member of the European Economic and Social Committee.
  • President Marsilio's conclusions were followed by an address from Alessandro Morelli, Italy's deputy minister for infrastructure and sustainable mobility.
  • In his speech, the president of the Abruzzo Region, Marco Marsilio, proposed to the European Commission, as part of the TEN-T review process, that it consider the major Adriatic line and the lateral line towards the Tyrrhenian coast, stressing Abruzzo's ideal logistical position and the huge potential for attracting new industries and businesses.

Regional leaders call to avoid competition between cohesion policy and over-centralised EU Recovery Plan

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Thursday, May 20, 2021
Organizations, Articles, European Union, European Committee of the Regions, Regionalism, Regional policy of the European Union, Cohesion, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Structural cohesion, Region

b'Press release 18/05/2021 | Cohesion policy reform; European Structural and Investment Funds\n\xe2\x80\x8b\xe2\x80\x8bThe CoR\'s President invited the EU Ministers responsible for cohesion policy to create real partnership among EU, national, regional and local actors to deliver the recovery that our citizens need\nThe President of the European Committee of the Regions Apostolos Tzitzikostas intervened today at the informal meeting of Ministers responsible for cohesion policy.

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  • b'Press release 18/05/2021 | Cohesion policy reform; European Structural and Investment Funds\n\xe2\x80\x8b\xe2\x80\x8bThe CoR\'s President invited the EU Ministers responsible for cohesion policy to create real partnership among EU, national, regional and local actors to deliver the recovery that our citizens need\nThe President of the European Committee of the Regions Apostolos Tzitzikostas intervened today at the informal meeting of Ministers responsible for cohesion policy.
  • The pandemic has a differentiated socio-economic impact and all recovery measures need to take this reality into account.
  • Only a true partnership among EU, national, regional and local actors can deliver the recovery that our citizens need.
  • As national plans come in, we must ensure that these plans do not harm cohesion through the so-called structural reforms.

European Social Fund Plus: Council and Parliament reach a provisional deal

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Friday, January 29, 2021
Articles, Organizations, Economy of the European Union, Employment, European Social Fund, Regional policy of the European Union, The European Semester, European Union, Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund

The Portuguese Presidency of the Council and members of the European Parliament reached a political agreement on the draft regulation establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) which is part of the 2021-2027 EU budget.

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  • The Portuguese Presidency of the Council and members of the European Parliament reached a political agreement on the draft regulation establishing the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) which is part of the 2021-2027 EU budget.
  • The ESF+ was first proposed by the European Commission in 2018 as part of the 2021-2027 cohesion policy legislative package.
  • The draft regulation merges several instruments, including the fund for the most deprived and the programme to address youth unemployment.
  • It also aligns the ESF+ with the European Semester, since projects financed by the fund should address the challenges identified in the annual country-specific recommendations.