Dear (cross-border) youth, 2022 is your year!

Back in 2020, to mark Interreg’s 30th birthday, a group of European young people developed the Youth Manifesto. They presented their ideas on Interreg: how to align European Cooperation Policy to their expectations, how to influence Interreg policy making. The voices of these youngsters have been heard, and in September 2021, President von der Leyen […]

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ENI CBC for young volunteers: the network is growing!

Exactly two years ago the Interreg Volunteer Youth (IVY) initiative managed by the Association of European Border Regions opened its doors to the ENI CBC community. Since then, despite the COVID-19 challenge, almost a dozen of volunteers have participated in ENI CBC projects, working both in the EU Member States and Partner Countries. We’ve talked […]

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Dmitrii Motorin

He is not a “beneficiary”: he’s a young cooperation actor, contributing to the discovery of solutions to improve people life and to foster progress across the European external borders. Dmitrii Motorin, 31, is a Russian researcher working for the CBC project OneDrop, under the South-East Finland-Russia programme. The initiative is developing a real break-through, a […]

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Sana’a Khasawneh

Local knowledge must be incorporated in any development plan involving a community: this simple message is at the core of RESMYLE activities, especially when they promote tourism-action plans concerning villages in rural areas. Several are the strands of actions of this project, implemented in the framework of the ENI CBC MED programme, and anchored at […]

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Cleaning tons of wastewater with “OneDrop”

Traditional water treatment systems are usually costly and sometimes not very safe for the environment: they use potentially toxic elements such as chlorine, or expensive techniques like ultra-violet light. The OneDrop project is developing a new water purification system based on a key element that is cheaper and safer: sodium ferrate. This is a very […]

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Management skills are essential even for a family restaurant

“Tourism is not just about history, gloss and glamour: it is a service that companies provide. Many small enterprises  manage their business not based on knowledge, but at the call of their hearts, which does not always have a positive impact on the quality of services provided by tourism companies.” George Stampoulis, Head of the […]

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Weaving eco-threads across the Mediterranean

“Entrepreneurs will be able to put into practice the concept of circular economy in a textile and clothing sector in need of new sustainable business models. STAND Up! knots together the shores of the Mediterranean, connecting knowledge, innovation, traditions and habits.” Anna Ibañez de Arolas, Project Manager – STAND Up! Coordinator (Spain) […]

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