“GoOpti” Service of transfer from countryside and cities to the airports and vice versa [16 / 07 / 2014]
GoOpti” service helps passengers to travel from the different airports in Slovenia, Italy, Austria and Germany to the main Slovenian cities (Ljubljana, Maribor, Bled, Bohinj…). Booking is available on-line, in advance (from several months till […]
IXth European Mountain Convention: call for successful initiatives [16 / 07 / 2014]
In the framework of the IXth European Mountain Convention “Quality from the mountains: prosperity for people and territories” that will take place from the 22nd to the 24th of October in Bilbao (Spain), we are […]
Registrations for the 12° Open Days are open [16 / 07 / 2014]
The 12th edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities, better known as the Open Days, will take place this year from 7-9 October in Brussels. Organised by the Committee of the regions and […]
Consultation for the Alpine Strategy is open – contributions are welcome [16 / 07 / 2014]
A Public consultation is open from 16th July to 15th October to collect stakeholders’ feedback on the new EU strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP). This programme concerns: five EU Member States (Germany, Austria, France, […]
Switzerland: official labels for mountain products [15 / 07 / 2014]
On 21st of May 2014, the Swiss Federal Council adopted the order on official labels for mountain and alpine products. The order, entered into force last 1st of July, provides the first official labels for […]
New call for experts for the EIP- AGRI Focus Groups [15 / 07 / 2014]
The European innovation Partnership in Agricultural productivity and Sustainability (EIP AGRI) has launched the 8th July a new call for experts to create three new Focus Groups (FG). EIP-AGRI focus groups are temporary groups of […]
Marketing of tourist farms in Slovenia [14 / 07 / 2014]
Background Located in the border with Italy, in the Mediterranean area of Slovenia, the area of Brkini and Kras is composed by four municipalities and two local communities that define one geographic area. The […]
The Public consultation for Adriatic-Ionian Programme is open [8 / 07 / 2014]
A Public consultation is open from 2nd July to 17th July to collect for stakeholders’ feedback on the new Transnational Cooperation Programme Adriatic-Ionian 2014-2020. This programme concerns: four EU Member States (Croatia, Greece, Italy and […]
New brochure – “A New CAP: Mountains of Opportunities” [8 / 07 / 2014]
As part of the Project “A new CAP – Mountains of Opportunities”, a new brochure explaining the main features of the new Common Agricultural Policy is now available in English, French and Italian. The Portuguese, […]
The EC has published the rules for using the term “mountain product” [3 / 07 / 2014]
The European Commission has published on 19th June the Regulation EU No 665/2014 defining the detailed rules for using the optional quality term “mountain product”. The implementing regulation EU No 1151/2012 had already entered into […]
MOG quoted by an MEP [2 / 07 / 2014]
Mr Tomasz Piotr Poręba, member of the European parliament has summarised his achievements during his mandate. In particular, Mr. Poręba mentioned transportation issues and he detailed the Move on Green project, which is implemented in […]
Recovering wine production in Galicia [1 / 07 / 2014]
The problem A winegrowing area in the mountainous region of Galicia, in the North-East of Spain, was about to disappear due to difficulties concerning profitability and the lack of recognition of local grape varieties. To […]
“Connecting rural Europe – Learning from the past, preparing for the future” [27 / 06 / 2014]
The final event of the ENRD Contact Point 2007-2013 “Connecting rural Europe-Learning from the past, preparing for the future” took place the 3rd of June 2014. The event was the occasion to review the work […]
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls welcomes members of the National Association of Mountain Elected Representatives [27 / 06 / 2014]
In the framework of the French new territorial reform, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls welcomed several members of ANEM, the National Association of Mountain Elected Representatives, on Tuesday the 17th of June. During the meeting, […]
Green Week 2014 [19 / 06 / 2014]
The 2014 edition of Green Week, the annual conference organised by DG ENVIRONMENT on European environment policy, took place from 3 to 5 June in Brussels. The theme of the edition of this year has been “Circular […]
