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Aurora Velez

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Can Gorizia and Nova Gorica pave way for cross-border EU cooperation?

In partnership with the European Commission

With over one-third of Europe's population living on its borders, a new EU initiative, the EGTC, hopes to provide a way of improving cross-border cooperation within the union.

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Croatian company uses big-data to manage flood risk

In partnership with the European Commission

The GDi ensemble FloodSmart project uses big data analysis to generate action plans and 3D modelling that helps institutions, rescue teams and citizens.

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Plastic pollution: dangerous bacteria on Latvian and Lithuanian coast

In partnership with the European Commission

Scientists mapping plastic pollution on the Latvian and Lithuanian coastline have discovered high levels of dangerous bacteria, called vibrio. A project largely funded by the European Cohesion Policy, called, ESMIC, has found 736 pieces of litter on 100 metres of beach.

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This project is waging war on the plastic that poisons our rivers

In partnership with the European Commission

LIVES, a pioneering European project, is tackling the massive problem of plastic in cross-border rivers and streams. So far a staggering 260 tons of waste has been removed.

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Discovering the Spanish Rio Tinto region's link with Mars

In partnership with the European Commission

The Rio Tinto mining park in Huelva Spain, is home to a unique touristic and educational initiative called "Mars on Earth". Established over 30 years ago as the leading industrial tourism destination in Spain, the mining park is perfect for space enthusiasts.

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Promote urban ecomobility with vouchers and methods to prevent bike theft

In partnership with the European Commission

The city of Pisa has launched a new app with the help of the European Union to encourage collective and carbon neutral transport.

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How 'RoboCoop' is teaching the next generation of STEM innovators?

In partnership with the European Commission

Smart Regions heads to Bratislava, Slovakia, to see how a European project called RoboCoop is inspiring the next generation of innovators.

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Reviving the timber industry in the French Alps

In partnership with the European Commission

With its spruce, larch and cedar, the Alps region is one of the most wooded in France. Fourteen years ago, the local timber sector decided to pull together and face up to more competitive offers from forests in Germany and Austria, the Nordics and Eastern Europe. A new label was born.

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The Croatian incubators hatching video gaming startups

In partnership with the European Commission

Over the last five years, the region of Sisak Moslavina in Croatia has become a video gaming hub thanks to EU funding.

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Frozen adventure: the project promoting sustainable Arctic tourism

In partnership with the European Commission

Smart Regions heads to Europe's frozen wilderness to find out about a sustainable tourist project that aims to protect Europe's fragile Arctic ecosystem.

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Harnessing the power of the sun to purify water

In partnership with the European Commission

In this episode, Smart Regions looks at how a sustainable system called Helio is able to harness the power of the sun to purify water.

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Unlocking the grid: the smart energy solution for Alpine areas

In partnership with the European Commission

Smart Regions heads to the French Vercors to see how one small Alpine village is producing enough renewable energy to meet the power demands of the local areas.

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The project reinventing the way we use things

In partnership with the European Commission

Smart Regions travels to the Italian city of Vicenza to look at a pioneering project giving used items a second life.

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More charge points for Swedish cross-country corridor

A European project aims to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points in areas of low population density.

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Floating wetlands combat nutrient pollution

In partnership with the European Commission

Like many other places in the southern Baltic, the Curonian Lagoon in Lithuania suffers from an excess of nutrients. But artificial floating wetlands are helping.

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Making sure paradise is not lost: protecting Guadeloupe's natural treasures

In partnership with the European Commission

Smart Regions finds out about a European project that is working to protect the natural habitats of a small reserve in the French Caribbean.

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Solar cells on roads, a new direction for Europe's energy transition

In partnership with the European Commission

Sound barriers on motorways are being equipped with solar cells generating energy for local households. Discover the European project 'Rolling Solar' promoting the use of roads in the energy transition.

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The city giving digital currency in exchange for saving energy

In partnership with the European Commission

In this episode, Smart Regions looks at a transformational European project saving huge amounts of energy. It's led to several buildings in a district of the Catalan city of Viladecans being renovated. Residents play an active role in managing energy. They also have their own digital currency.

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AlpInnoCT: the European project using intermodal transport to protect the Alps

In partnership with the European Commission

The Alps are an essential transit area for freight transport. But road traffic generates noise, pollution and traffic jams in this sensitive ecosystem. A European project has a solution: the transfer of goods from lorries to trains.

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ERMIS II - the project helping people with reduced mobility enjoy the beach

In partnership with the European Commission

Thanks to a European project, people with reduced mobility in Cyprus and in Greece can enjoy the sea as many beaches are now equipped with wheelchair ramps, devices to get them into the water and much more.

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