30 VIDEOS ON FLAGSHIP PROJECTS
Each partner will identify five projects financed by European cohesion policy, and then produce and record five videos specifically aimed at the online dissemination of these initiatives. These 30 projects in total, located in the six regions involved in the project, will be highlighted through an intensive online communication campaign, which will include 240 podcasts as well as 60 latest news contents about European cohesion policy at regional scale.
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- LEINSTER (IRELAND)
- Andalusia (Spain)
- Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
- Lombardy (Italy)
- Central Hungary
- Slovenia
The Dodder Greenway is being developed to be a Greenway of international renown and to be on a par with the best greenways in the world. When complete it is envisaged to be over 17km long, linking Dublin City Center to South County Dublin. It is part of an overall vision to link Dublin City Centre to the Dublin Mountains. The greenway promises to cater for both commuter and social cyclists, representing a new transport and recreational facility for Dublin.
Farm4more is a four year agricultural pilot project. It is the first Irish-led life climate action project. Split evenly between partner organizations in Ireland and Austria. Aiming to Implement technologies, strategies and techniques to achieve climate mitigation and animal protein production with biochart pilot plant and green biorefineries. They aim to produce GHG reducing animal feed additives and process organic grass-silage into high value organic protein feeds. Delivering climate change mitigation impacts for the livestock industry.
The FarmPEAT (Farm Payments for Ecological and Agricultural Transitions) Project is developing a locally-led, innovative, results-based farm scheme for farmers who manage lands that surround some of Ireland's finest remaining raised bogs.
Dwr Uisce in Ireland is developing new smart and low-carbon technologies and services required for energy recovery Improving the efficiency of water distribution in Ireland and Wales is at the core of the project ethos, along with maximizing energy recovery in the water sector. Helping generate jobs and boost the economy, provide environmental savings through energy recovery, as well as deliver low-carbon solutions to ensure a more sustainable future.
The Astino Biodiversity Valley is a project desired and implemented by the Bergamo Botanical Garden, coordinated by the City of Bergamo and financed by the European Cohesion Fund through the Lombardy Region. 20,000 square metres of planting with 350 horticultural plant species guaranteeing the protection of the plant biodiversity present in the area. The project also includes a series of initiatives aimed at the population and schools to develop knowledge and awareness of local agricultural products and their seasonality. At the end of each production cycle, the vegetables are offered to the citizens.
The Kilkenny Abbey Quarter is a vibrant new urban quarter in the heart of the medieval city. Providing an exceptional business location for companies seeking outstanding global connectivity and the capacity to attract high calibre talent.Located on the site of the former Brewery on the banks of the River Nore. This site was originally settled in the 13th century by Franciscan monks who established St. Francis Abbey.
With the support of the European Regional Development Funds, the municipality of Zahara de la Sierra, located in the Sierra de Grazalema (Andalusia, Spain), has promoted a digital innovation strategy that has led to a significant improvement in the management of its cultural, heritage and tourism offer, as well as boosting its local commerce.
The European Social Fund (ESF) supports projects that improve the employment opportunities of citizens by helping them with career orientation. The Werkstattschule association in Heidelberg has various practical project formats and supports pupils in planning, implementing and designing building projects in their own schoolyard.
ARTEMISTA is a cultural association s founded in 2004 .Artemista deals with artistic, cultural, environmental and socio-educational projects. It was born from the meeting of artists from different disciplines, with the aim of developing unitary projects, research, production, training, through the union of different languages: Music, Theatre, Comics, Photography, Video.
The new, low-floor CAF trams that came into use on the interwoven tram network in Buda, as well as the other vehicles of tram line 1, are stored, cleaned and repaired by specialists in the Budafok depot. This required a complete conversion of the car interior.
Due to an increase in demand for active tourism activities in the Subbetica region (Andalusia, Spain), including sailing, Alúa Innova S.L. with the support of the Rural Development Group Subbética and the financial support of the EAFRD has promoted a training and sustainable tourism strategy in the largest lake in Andalusia, the Iznajar lake.
Promoted by the Campus of International Excellence in Agri-Food ceiA3 (Andalusia, Spain), and supported by the ERDF, the project aims to promote innovation focused on one of the most important strategic sectors for Andalusia, the agri-food sector.
The general objective of the project realized with the support of European Cohesion Policy grant is to improve the quality of life in such a way that it can provide drinking water of healthy and enjoyable quality to the consumers living and working in the settlements.
The non-profit Waldhaus Foundation aims to raise awareness of the forest ecosystem with its diverse educational offers. The foundation provides environmental education and pedagogy on the topics of forests and sustainability in the form of workshops for schoolchildren, exhibitions and events in the open course programme. With ERDF co-financing, the Waldhaus has realised the construction of a new extension.
Second railway line is the most expensive infrastructure project in Slovenia at the moment. Construction of the second railway started last year in may. Pavle Hevka, CEO of 2TDK, explains that they have built around 8 kilometres of tunnels and they are building them on nine different locations.
Discover the keys to the renovation of the Ducal Palace of Mantua, with the support of the European Commission's cohesion funds.
The program covers introduction and implementation of the European disability card, in Slovenian named European card of benefits for invalids, that aims at embettering the accessibility of services for invalids and handicaped people in Slovenia and eight partner EU countries.
The project water front dal Garda al Po river, financed by the ERDF, aims to promote sustainable mobility and the enhancement of the natural and cultural heritage in the area of the Parco del mincio.
Železniki are a small town in Gorenjska region with population of three thousand people. The occurrence of floods there is relatively high, since the town had been previously effected by high water in years 1979, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998 and 2007. In 2019, the cooperation of a local government and public institutions resulted in the beginning of an European Union cohesion project, titled Reduction of flood risk for the Selška Sora river sub-basin.
The aim of the INSA+2 project is to promote rapid integration into the labour market through early and systematic transition management and thus prevent people from becoming criminals (again). The programme, led by Werkstatt Parität, has four implementing agencies in Baden-Württemberg; we look at the site in Offenburg/Lahr.
The renovation of the railway line running along the southern shore of Lake Balaton was long overdue. The Somogy county railway line in the southern Transdanubian region passes between Szántód-Kőröshegy and Balatonszentgyörgy. With the grant, new superstructures (rails, sleepers and ballast) were created on the main railway track and 53 km of tracks were renovated.
From the Cohesion Fund, 473.4 million euros will be spent on the complete renovation of the "blue" metro line 3 of the Hungarian capital.
The RES (Range extender System) project, which concerns the development of an innovative solution for additional charging for the batteries of electric vehicles, has been awarded and funded within the "Smart fashion and design" call in the context of the European Regional Development Fund 2014-2020 of the Lombardy region.
The new building of the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques (IPM) in Freiburg was funded with an amount of about 21 million euros from the ERDF funding programme. The institute conducts research in close cooperation with the university and industry on measuring methods for object and shape detection, gas and process technology and in the field of thermal energy converters.
No plant can grow without phosphorus. Agriculture therefore fertilises the soil in Germany with several thousand tonnes. But until now, 100 per cent of this phosphorus has had to be imported. That is to change in the future. Phosphorus is to be recycled in Germany - from sewage sludge. Research is currently being carried out at several institutes and the first recycling plants are being built in Baden-Württemberg, also with the help of EU funds.
A workers settlement is being completed near Orehek, next to Postojna, and is already home to workers building the second track of the railway line between Koper and Divaèa. Currently the most expensive infrastructure project in Slovenia.
ATLAZUL is a strategic project that promotes an Atlantic coastal alliance for blue growth. Through the support of the Spain - Portugal INTERREG programme, the 18 partners aim to deepen the opportunities by promoting Blue Growth policies that explore the synergies derived from constructive relations between the different sectors operating in this field.
Promoted by the association Málaga Acoge, "Globalemplea: integral itineraries to improve the employability and access to the labour market of immigrants" is a programme of guidance and labour integration that aims to improve the employability of immigrants in the province of Malaga.
The main goal of building the interwoven tram network in Buda was to "intertwine" the city districts - one of the main advantages of the unified network is that the number of transfers has been greatly reduced, making travel faster, more comfortable and better planned.
Gradašèica Project is part of Operational Programme for Cohesion Policy Funding 2014-2020. Bojan Drnovšek from Slovenian Water Agency, who is head of the Gradašèica flood control project, explains how they strive to solve the problem of Gradašèica flooding.
