OULU – Arctic forests are not doing well: growth is decreasing, cuttings are increasing, and in the last 20 years trees have gradually absorbed less and less carbon. Exploring the legacy of the ENI CBC northern cluster programmes, TESIM has decided to dig into one of the topics the programmes have extensively dealt with. Because […]
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Sport, food, cultural heritage: a tourist trail across the Bug river
Any river has duality built into it. Rivers can separate two shores, but also connect two coasts. Rivers can split two municipalities, regions or even countries; but they also bond communities curious enough to discover each other. This duality is very much true for the river Bug, as for more than 360 kilometres – out […]
The Road Show stops with the Neighborhood youth
Eyes on the youth! On 7 and 8 November the “Interreg Youth Road Show” headed to the Southeast Mediterranean, bringing around 30 representatives of the European Commission and the European Parliament to meet the youth of Thessaloniki and Serres (Greece). Four Interreg programmes took a chance to showcase their youth project in vocational training, employability, […]
The good legacy of a nightmare
SUCEAVA – Transport from the border, accommodation and hot meals, translation and counselling services, hauling and distribution of donations, even a solidarity shop: when it comes to the Ukrainian refugees, the Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava (Romania) has been involved in the crisis from all sides, with all its authority, through all its human […]
A place to offer kids a new beginning
SUCEAVA – Back to the future. As other projects overturned by the war, also SMART4YOUTH has resumed normal activities, and on 21-23 September a “film festival” will feature the videos produced by Romanian and Ukrainian youngsters after attending project’s workshops. At the same time, partners don’t let go of the refugees, and keep running the […]
Back to project activities while caring for refugees
Refugees on one side, ordinary activities on the other: the new normality of cross border cooperation – in countries closely linked to the conflict area – has shifted to double gear. As the crisis continues, the emergency is now “embedded” into daily routine, while efforts to keep going with previously planned activities, start yielding fruits. […]
When autism opens arms to refugees
Artiom is two weeks old and sleeps peacefully in his cot. The baby refugee was born on March 24 in Poland, at the “Center for the assistance to autistic children and youth” of Biala Podlaska. Warm clothing, mild detergents, and the soothing embrace of his mother, Artiom has everything he needs so far in life. […]
Holding on to a partnership
Regular work plans have been blown up: the war in Ukraine has overturned the rail of cross-border cooperation in the East. But how have projects reacted? What have they decided to do, and how? This is the first of a series of reportages – including videos, pictures, and interviews – on the response of the […]
Smart grid technology driving renewable energies
“At the beginning, it was a research project but now it has become a large-scale project with interconnection between universities, researchers and economic actors. In the ENI CBC programmes one is never alone: this is the main added value of this programme.” Dario Di Cara, Research Scientist in the Institute of Marine Engineering CNR-INM Palermo […]
Financing young people out of the shadow-economy
“Start-ups and new businesses begin with so much hope, excitement and promise, but the search for c capital is often challenging and stressful, whether you’re starting a business from scratches, or you are trying to find resources to push your start-up forward.” Hijazi Natsheh, Leaders Organization (Palestine) […]