Aurora Velez
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River'tri: the waterborne waste collection unit helping Lyon recycle waste
In partnership with the European Commission
River'Tri is a waterborne mobile waste collection point. The river Saône and the barge provide an ecological solution to waste in Lyon, France's third largest populated city.
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European software helps fight the pandemic by speeding up drug production
In partnership with the European Commission
A European software is enabling researchers to speed up drug production by interpreting chemical compounds and molecules on a range of laboratory machines. Pharmaceutical companies working on COVID-19 vaccines use it every day.
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This is Europe’s first cross-border mobile hospital
In partnership with the European Commission
The French and Spanish Pyrenees regions get help with medical emergencies from the European project EGALURG. Its self-reliant mobile hospital also brings COVID-19 vaccine relief to rural communities.
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Adrinet: an initiative exorcising the Mediterranean's 'ghost nets'
In partnership with the European Commission
Adrinet is a EU Cohesion Policy funded initiative that is helping to remove 'ghost nets' from seabeds in the Meditteranean. Its goal is to protect marine ecosystems and educate about the dangers of plastic pollution in the sea.
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This cross-border cycle path links Spain to the Atlantic Pyrenees
In partnership with the European Commission
The bicycle has no borders. That's the essence of Ederbidea, a cross-border cycle path, supported by the European Union's Cohesion Policy that aims to promote cycling, reduce traffic congestion and improve health for all.
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The Portuguese city that's a living technology laboratory
In partnership with the European Commission
The picturesque city of Aveiro is already special; but less immediately obvious than its beautiful cityscape is the fact that it's also a living technology laboratory. Smart Regions discovers the unique networks that makes the Portuguese beauty spot truly exceptional.
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Smart Schools - a cross-border project making schools greener
In partnership with the European Commission
In the former enemy nations of Bosnia-Herzogovina and Croatia, a new European cross-border project is promoting greener, cleaner schools and eco-friendly innovation - as well as better relations.
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High voltage reaches the Cyclades Islands in a boost for tourism and the environment
In partnership with the European Commission
The Cyclades islands have dropped diesel electricity generators in favour of a direct connection to the cleaner and safer electricity grid of mainland Greece.
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Central European countries tackle plastic packaging dilemma
In partnership with the European Commission
BioComPack-CE, a European Union-supported recycling project, has created prototypes of combined paper and plastic packaging that are biodegradable and compostable. The combinations is usually problematic for recycling.
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Home help: the project supporting Italy and France's isolated mountain communities
In partnership with the European Commission
Smart Regions takes a look at a European project that's providing vital medical and social support to the sick and isolated in Italy’s Aosta and France’s Tarentaise mountain regions.
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Project harnesses data from 11 EU countries to help beat COVID-19
In partnership with the European Commission
Smart Regions takes a look at one EU project that's strengthening the epidemiological and virological surveillance of COVID-19 by harnessing patient data from 11 European countries.
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