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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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Alpine Space protects heritage and the environment

In partnership with the European Commission

Preserving heritage and protecting the environment are among the aims of the European Atlas project.

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DISARM - predicting fires and protecting against them

In partnership with the European Commission

DISARM is the fire-modelling system giving southern European nations a fighting chance against blazes like the one that caused the Mati tragedy in Greece two years ago.

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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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How the bioeconomy is helping develop an innovative new baby formula

In partnership with the European Commission

Smart Regions takes a look at a European project that is significantly scaling up the production of bio based products.

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APPy to help: Polish town uses mobile tech to support isolated

In partnership with the European Commission

Smart Regions explores how a specially adapted mobile app is helping the most vulnerable members of a Polish community receive vital support during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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How carnivores are being given new life in Europe

In partnership with the European Commission

A project funded by the European Cohesion Policy is promoting better preservation of and coexistence with the continent's dwindling carnivore populations.

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Devise Project: Ireland puts the spotlight on digital SMEs

In partnership with the European Commission

Digital SMEs in Ireland have put their know-how to good use helping other companies in the region to advance

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Degraded land begins to bloom thanks to European composting project

In partnership with the European Commission

A European project is helping to bring new life to degraded land, working to transform and reinvigorate the soil with organic compost and man-made 'technosols'.

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Survivors remember the Spanish Civil War, 80 years on

The last generation of Spanish Civil War survivors spoke to Euronews about their experiences, 80 years on. "I will never forgive them," said 99-year-old Alejandro del Amo Diaz.

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Are edible flowers a solution for the struggling floriculture sector?

In partnership with the European Commission

The ANTEA project studies 40 edible flowers in an initiative financed by the EU Cohesion Policy

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Custom 3D printed implants set to revolutionise spinal surgery

In partnership with the European Commission

Cutting edge technology, engineering and medicine are combining in Poland to produce 3D titanium spinal implants. Smart Regions explores the revolutionary treatment and the Polish company behind it.

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EU Cohesion Policy boosts Sweden's forestry sector - sustainably

In partnership with the European Commission

Looking to extract the most from forests for Europe's bioeconomy of the future, the EU is investing & innovating.

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Beijing's contemporary art hub goes from strength to strength

In partnership with The official tourism board of Beijing

If you love cutting-edge art there's really only one place to go in the Chinese capital - the #798 Art Zone.

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Healthy mind, healthy body, the Chinese way

In partnership with The official tourism board of Beijing

Chinese medicine is one of the Middle Kingdom's great treasures, and Baduanjin is one of its cornerstones.

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Best feet forwards in Beijing

In partnership with The official tourism board of Beijing

Postcards visits a venerable cobblers keeping an ancient shoemaking tradition alive in the Chinese capital.

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Don't miss the duck in Beijing

In partnership with The official tourism board of Beijing

Postcards piles on the pounds with glee as it visits THE place to eat crispy duck in Beijing.

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How the most modern waste treatment centre changed Slovenia

In partnership with the European Commission

The RCERO the waste treatment centre in the Slovenian capital is the most modern and one of the largest in Europe. It handles the waste of 58 municipalities.

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'Mapping Basilicata': Spreading the word about Italian expertise

In partnership with the European Commission

An EU-backed 'capacity building' project has helped promote regional know-how from southern Italy and encouraged local firms to work together

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