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The alignment of funding is one of the core issues of macro-regional strategies. Interact now published the study "Embedding macro-regional strategies" that analysed how well the EU Stragey for the Danube Region and the EU Strategy for the Adiratic Ionian Region were embedded in EU funding programmes 2014-2020.

On the 29 June 2017, Baden-Württemberg organised an Information and Participation Day in Stuttgart. Representatives from politics, public administration and civil society discussed opportunities for cooperation in the Danube Region and the need for involvin civil society for the successful implementation of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region.

According to the latest Eurobarometer report on EU Regional Policy, 3 in 4 EU citizens think that EU Regional Policy has a positive impact in their citiy or region.
While public awareness of the funding instruments of Cohesion Policy slowly rise, the visibility of EU macro-regional strategies is still very low.

The traditional event aims to raise awareness on the sea and coast and their natural resources and economic potential, as well as to expose the risks to which the sea and coast are exposed to due to the natural phenomena and human actions.Organizers are promising numerous interesting activities. The event will bring together practitioners, experts and general public. Special attention will be given to the stakeholders’ views on the state of play and the future of the sea and coastal management.

Professionals, academics, and policy officers now have the chance to apply for the training on citizen engagement in policy relevant Science, Technology and Innovation in Sarajevo (BH) from 12 to 13 October 2017.
Submit your applications until 20 August 2017!

From 21 to 22 June 2017, partners of the ATTRACTIVE DANUBE project met in Belgrade discussing their experiences with the first concrete steps towards implementing the transnational platform for monitoring territorial attractiveness.