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Relive the Excitement: Take a Look at the Best Photos from Our EU Funds Conference!
Read moreThe European Funds Symposium was held from March 27th to March 29th, 2023, and we were thrilled to welcome over 40 participants to our 17th Annual Symposium. It was a great pleasure to have all of you here with us to discuss the latest facts and information on ESI Funds.
We would like to extend our gratitude to everyone who joined us for the…
EU funding from the RRF: “Perseverance is what’s needed”
Read moreThe Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) sets Europe on a path to the future. However, anyone wanting to take advantage of such EU funding will need to master a few tricks. This is illustrated, for example, by the “doing hydrogen” project, which will both produce and transport green hydrogen. Our author spoke with Dr Ralf Borschinsky from Ontras…
Climate action and digitalisation: The EU’s RRF fund makes Europe more crisis-proof
Read moreThe EU Member States are having to overcome many hurdles on route to the future, especially in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. Development funding from the Recovery and Resilience Facility will help here.
New European Bauhaus: Ecologically sustainable and socially inclusive
Read moreThe neighbourhoods of tomorrow are sustainable, aesthetic and creative. They connect people instead of dividing them. This is the idea behind the European Commission’s New European Bauhaus initiative, whose name is based on the famous Dessau School of Modern Design. Our author Tim Müßle spoke with Oana Cristea, who is closely involved in the…
It’s not rocket science: finding, applying for and receiving EU funding
Read moreA smarter, greener, more social Europe. That’s the goal of dozens of funding opportunities arising from the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds). Too complicated, too confusing? Not at all. It’s actually less time-consuming searching for the right EU funding instruments than you might think. Our author Tim Müßle explains how this…
How to implement the New Operational Programmes succesfully
Read moreThe new 2021-27 programming period has started and brings many innovations in terms of the shared management of ESI funds. There are new, more specific objectives for existing funds such as ERDF and ESF+, but there are also completely new funds in place. We asked Merike Niitepõld, Head of Managing Authority Central Baltic Programme, (Regional…
ESIF & ERDF: Streamlining the funding process with simplified cost options
Read moreThe Common Provisions Regulation of the European Structural Funds defines, inter alia, accounting and control procedures for funded projects. In recent years, member states have criticised the regulations on the grounds that they are too complex. Now the Simplified Cost Options (SCOs) have been introduced to streamline the funding process. We asked…
Co-financed by the EU and built by China: Croatia’s new bridge
Read moreThe Pelješac Bridge, one of the largest EU-funded projects, was inaugurated in Croatia in July 2022. The EU contributed EUR 357 million to the project, as well as a loan from the European Investment Bank. Following the revelation that the Chinese contractor may have violated workers’ rights, we asked the Spokesperson’s Service of the EU Commission…
Merry christmas and a happy new year
Read moreThe Team of the European Academy for Taxes, Economics and Law wishes you and your family, despite distance and mask, a happy and successful new year, in which we hope to welcome you again at our professional events. Via video-course or on-site
Stay healthy!