The Alpine convention published its report on sustainable tourism [13 / 09 / 2013]
Sustainable tourism in the Alps The Alpine Convention published the 4th Report on the state of the Alps, which is about sustainable tourism. Recommendations from our 2011 conference on sustainable tourism in mountain areas in […]
Move on Green publishes its good practice guide [2 / 09 / 2013]
51 good practices for an improved mobility in rural areas After more than a year of work, the MOG partnership has just finalised its good practice guide, available, in English, on-line on the new page […]
Youngagement: a successful concept in Sweden [13 / 08 / 2013]
This is a successful concept that was initiated by two youth organisations,”We are young” and “U-land” within the Swedish Rural Network. It has been implemented and further developed in 6 different places in Sweden and […]
Workshop school of Paleontological Restoration in Teruel [12 / 08 / 2013]
Dinopolis Foundation (Teruel, Spain) has developed the initiative of training curators and restorers to work in the Dinopolis sites and other entities with Paleontology as subject. The course aims to compensate for the lack of […]
Tourism Industry College in Dalarna [1 / 08 / 2013]
The region of Dalarna (Sweden) created the Tourism Industry College (TIC) in order to give students the right skills for a future career in the tourism industry; both directly after high school and through further […]
Conference: “Digital Agenda for Europe: what role for regions and cities?” [30 / 07 / 2013]
The Committee of the Regions organised the fifth of its series of seven events on flagships initiatives related to EU 2020 strategies. The event took place on July 2nd in Brussels and was themed around […]
The European Parliament agrees on the cohesion package [29 / 07 / 2013]
An agreement has been found at Parliament level on the regulations for the future cohesion policy on July 10th. The official vote should be organised in plenary in October. See the press release from the […]
Mountain products : Euromontana, Bavaria and South Tyrol join forces [29 / 07 / 2013]
Following the overall insatisfaction on the draft delegated act on mountain products currently being prepared by European Commission, Euromontana, Bavaria and South Tyrol have joined forces. Initially promoting different positions, they joined to prepare a […]
Recommendations for the regions to build a successful innovation policy for the next programming period [19 / 07 / 2013]
The ‘Knowledge, Innovation, Territory’ of the ESPON has drawn several policy recommendation based in the territorial patterns and thematic focus of each region, giving specific advice for every kind of region. The report doubts about […]
EIP seminar: Programming Innovation in Rural Development [18 / 07 / 2013]
the 26th and 27th of June the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability of the European Commission organised a seminar on Programming Innovation in Rural Development. This seminar took place in Madrid, […]
EIP reaches an agreement on Strategic Implementation Plan [16 / 07 / 2013]
The High Level Steering Board of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) on Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability reached an agreement on the Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP). The EIP on Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability aims to foster […]
The Mount Pelion Train : Thematic rail transport to enhance cultural identity of rural areas [12 / 07 / 2013]
How to offer a true, historical and cultural experience to tourists through a traditional (Greek) train ride? Thessaly region, in Greece, has restored a purely thematic, touristic train ride that supports entrepreneurship and offers opportunities […]
Innovation in mountain regions: situation and patterns [8 / 07 / 2013]
Reports by the Regional Innovation Monitor (2012) and by the ESPON project ‘Knowledge Innovation Territory’ have analysed the situation of each European region with regards to the innovation process and to innovation priorities. On the […]
LIFE and human coexistence with large carnivores [5 / 07 / 2013]
LIFE (“The Financial Instrument for the Environment”) is a programme launched by the European Commission and coordinated by the Environment Directorate-General. The latest LIFE Focus publication highlights the role of LIFE Nature funding in helping […]
Comment atteindre les objectifs de 2020 de l’UE sur l’efficacité énergétique ? [4 / 07 / 2013]
Le 24 Juin l’Assemblée des Régions d’Europe a organisé une réunion d’un groupe de travail axé sur la nouvelle directive relative à l’efficacité énergétique, où Jacek Truszczynski de la DG énergie a présenté la directive […]
