6 News & Press Releases found
European Commission, DG Regional Policy News
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EU grants €311m to Lapland for development in a cold climate
Danuta Hübner, European Commissioner for Regional Policy, has visited northern Finland to discuss the region`s new development strategy for 2007-2013 with local authorities and stakeholders. The region`s strategy involves investment worth € 311 ...
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EU grants €583m in flood recovery aid to the UK`s Yorkshire and Humber regions
Danuta Hübner, European Commissioner for Regional Policy, last weeek launched a seven-year development programme for the United Kingdom`s Yorkshire and The Humber region. She is attending the ceremony at the invitation of the regional ...
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€1.1bn for environmental protection projects in northern Portugal
The European Commission has approved a Regional Operational Programme for the region Norte in Portugal for the period 2007-2013. The Operational Programme falls within the Convergence Objective framework and has a total budget of around €4.3 ...
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EU Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes aid worth EUR 162 million for UK regions struck by floods
The European Commission today proposed to grant European Union Solidarity Fund aid totalling € 162.388 million to help deal with damage caused by floods in England, Northern Ireland and Wales in June and July this year. The grant will go towards ...
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Multi-million-euro EU pre-accession aid targets waste and water projects in Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey
The Commission today approved a package of 10 operational programmes totalling € 920 million for 2007-2009 to support candidate countries in regional development and human resources. This investment is being made available in the framework of the ...
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EUR 1.8 billion for Greek environmental projects from EU regional funds
Today in Brussels, a signature ceremony will take place to launch Cohesion Policy in Greece for 2007-2013 (see article of same date). The ceremony, in the presence of European Commissioners Danuta Hübner and Vladimir Špidla, and Greek Minister of ...