5 / 05 / 2022
Ummadum: a reward-based carpooling model for a more sustainable mobility
In some mountain areas, residents have no alternative to the car for daily commuting. Ummadum is an Austrian carpooling app that works on a reward model and involved companies and municipalities. The aim is to […]
Read more...13 / 01 / 2022
Find out how Cohesion Policy improved the daily life of mountain citizens since 2014
Montana174 is a 12-month large communication campaign on the Cohesion Policy in mountain areas, funded by the European Commission – DG REGIO, and coordinated by Euromontana. Montana174 explains in simple and concise terms how the […]
Read more...16 / 11 / 2021
2022 work programme of the European Commission: what policies for the mountains next year?
What European policy action will impact the mountains in 2022? Euromontana analysed the European Commission’s annual work programme for the year to come. From the European Green Deal to digitalisation of transports, mitigation of the […]
Read more...25 / 10 / 2021
Daily mobility: how to improve the quality of life of mountain inhabitants?
On 12th October 2021, Euromontana organised the online conference “Daily mobility: how to improve the quality of life of mountain inhabitants?” within the framework of the mobility week OrbiMob’ in Clermont-Ferrand, France. The event aimed […]
Read more...16 / 09 / 2021
Between Lleida and La Pobla: an on-demand train in the Pyrenees
In the High Pyrenees of Catalonia, an on-demand railway line connects 17 rural villages every day. The model of the service was reshaped by regional authorities to keep the line efficient and viable while maintaining […]
Read more...6 / 07 / 2021
Digital Alps: Partnering with Broadband Competence Offices to build a digital connectivity roadmap for the Alpine Region
By Ashya Lane-Spollen, Digital Communications Manager BCO Network Support Facility Mountain regions have much to gain from digitalisation and broadband connectivity. There is great potential for Smart Villages, SMEs, and access to online services in healthcare, education […]
Read more...11 / 05 / 2021
Smart Villages: join the new SmartAlps network!
The Interreg Alpine Space project SMARTVillages held its final conference on the 29th April 2021. From 2018 to 2021, this project contributed to the development of the Smart Villages concept and to its adaptation to […]
Read more...28 / 04 / 2021
Rural mobility: a need for debate and policy action at EU level
By Andrea Lorenzini, SMARTA project Throughout rural Europe, most people have little or no choice about how they travel. Their only choice is whether they can travel at all. Almost all travel is made by […]
Read more...21 / 04 / 2021
Sankt Veit low carbon daily mobility strategy
Sankt Veit im Pongau, Austria, is a village counting around 3,700 people. To decrease car dependency in the area and decongest roads, regional stakeholders designed and implemented a tailored made low-carbon transport strategy targeting the […]
Read more...30 / 03 / 2021
How to improve mobility and air quality in rural and mountain areas?
Mobility is a crucial topic for rural and mountainous areas, Euromontana therefore organised on 25th March 2021, the workshop “Improved mobility, improved air quality in rural and mountain areas” in the framework of the EU […]
Read more...8 / 01 / 2021
The new EU Mobility Strategy: mixed announces for mountain people
The European Green Deal calls for a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from transport, in order for the EU to become a climate-neutral economy by 2050. To achieve this objective, the European Commission published […]
Read more...27 / 11 / 2020
Progresses in rural high-speed broadband but efforts still needed
The European Commission recently published its annual Report on Broadband Coverage in Europe (EU 28, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland). The publication shows that progress has been made since 2018 in terms of Internet access in […]
Read more...16 / 10 / 2020
Flugs: shared electric cars for cheap and sustainable transport
Flugs e-carsharing is a flexible mobility offer in East Tyrol, Austria. Maintained and expanded after a pilot phase in 2015, Flugs enables local communities and tourists to rent an electric car to travel in throughout […]
Read more...18 / 09 / 2020
EU Strategy for a Sustainable and Smart Mobility: bringing mountain territories into the transition
In the framework of the EU Green Deal, the European Commission announced the adoption of a new Strategy for Sustainable and Smart Mobility to help reducing transport-related greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2050. Euromontana […]
Read more...2 / 06 / 2020
Planning ahead: Broadband and education in the mountains beyond Covid-19
By Martin Price, Director of the Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College, University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland, for NEMOR. During the current Covid19 crisis, we have become ever more dependent on the quality […]
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