France : la BEI et la Région Occitanie unies pour développer la mobilité hydrogène
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: La BEI et la Région Occitanie unies pour développer la mobilité hydrogène Description: Engagée dans le développement de nouvelles énergies d’avenir et non émettrices de gaz à effet de serre, la Région Occitanie a adopté en 2019 un Plan Hydrogène vert doté de 150 M€ destiné à accélérer le déploiement à grande échelle des solutions hydrogène sur le territoire. A l’occasion de l’ouverture du salon Energaïa, la présidente de Région Carole Delga et Ambroise Fayolle, Vice-Président de la BEI, annoncent qu’ils ont signé un contrat de prêt de 40 M€ pour le financement du projet de Corridor H2, unique en Europe.
Czech Republic: EIB signs a CZK 2.57 billion loan with the South-Moravia region to modernise passenger trains and increase the efficiency of railway services
Czech Republic: EIB signs a CZK 2.57 billion loan with the South-Moravia region to modernise passenger trains and increase the efficiency of railway services
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Czech Republic: EIB signs a CZK 2.57 billion loan with the South-Moravia region to modernise passenger trains and increase the efficiency of railway services Description: The EIB signed a CZK 2.57 billion loan (equivalent to EUR 97 million) with Jihomoravsky kraj, the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, to support the replacement of obsolete rolling stock and improve the availability and reliability of the fleet, in order to increase the attractiveness of the railway services in the region.
Ukraine: The EIB invests €640 million to improve infrastructure resilience, public transport and road connections
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Ukraine: The EIB invests €640 million to improve infrastructure resilience, public transport and road connections Description: The EIB and the Government of Ukraine today signed three loans totalling €640 million to foster the sustainable growth of Ukraine and the prosperity of its people. The operations are in line with the priorities of the Government of Ukraine and the European Union to support the long-term social and economic development of eastern Ukraine and integration of the conflict-affected regions as well as the development of sustainable municipal transport and the modernisation of the transport infrastructure in the country.
Majority of Europeans say that COVID-19 economic recovery measures must help tackle climate crisis
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Majority of Europeans say that COVID-19 economic recovery measures must help tackle climate crisis Description: The first release of the 2020-2021 EIB Climate Survey reveals European citizens’ attitudes and views on climate change in a rapidly changing world. The third EIB Climate Survey shows how the COVID-19 crisis is influencing citizens’ perception of the climate emergency. Discover the results from the first of the survey’s three releases.
Denmark: EU boosts Evaxion’s artificial intelligence vaccine research
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Denmark: EU boosts Evaxion’s artificial intelligence vaccine research Description: The EIB has signed a €20 million loan agreement with Evaxion, supported by the Infectious Diseases Finance Facility window under the EU’s InnovFin – EU finance for innovators programme, backed by the EU’s research and innovation programme Horizon 2020, which guarantees EIB loans for highly innovative projects. The financing will support Evaxion’s research and development (R&D) investments in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to determine the most suitable targets for immunotherapies for cancer and infectious diseases.
EU CoR President and UK Mayor of London: avoid a ''lose-lose'' Brexit no deal causing a detrimental spiral for EU and UK regions and cities
EU CoR President and UK Mayor of London: avoid a ''lose-lose'' Brexit no deal causing a detrimental spiral for EU and UK regions and cities
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: EU CoR President and UK Mayor of London: avoid a Description: During an online debate in Brussels the President of the European Committee of the Regions – Apostolos Tzitzikostas - and the Mayor of London – Sadiq Khan – called on the UK and EU negotiators to continue talks until a trade deal was agreed.