Health aid in remote mountain areas between Italy and France

‘MisMi’ -Interreg France-Italy- project is linking people in need with caregivers and the community. It is even more valuable because of COVID-19 spread as citizens can benefit from tele-medicine and nurses helping in hospitals and patients’ home.

EU Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes €279 million for Portugal, Spain, Italy and Austria

Today, the European Commission is proposing €279 million in financial support for Portugal, Spain, Italy and Austria, to provide relief to the population of several regions in these four countries hit by natural disasters in 2019. This funding comes on top of the €800 million for 2020 available under the EU Solidarity Fund.

Bike riders to enjoy a scenic route along Italy’s Liguria coast

An Interreg EU-funded network of cycle paths, being constructed in Liguria - Italy, will let residents and tourists enjoy the scenic coast by bike. As well as linking the border territory between Liguria and the Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur, the project also hopes to encourage more locals to travel by bike and foot.

New online archive provides snapshot of Austrian-Italian history

Thousands of photographs capturing over a decade of history in three regions of Austria and Italy have a new home online, thanks to the Interreg-funded project Lichtbild Kulturschatz Historische Photographie.

Stories from the regions: UNESCO World Heritage sites in Lombardy, Italy

Lombardy region, Italy benefits from the help of the EU Cohesion funds to restore and maintain some of its cultural heritage sites.

Naples, Italy: EIB finances new electric trains

Coming soon: A new fleet of 40 electric trains for the railway network serving Naples and the province of Naples.

Making Italy’s public housing more energy efficient with the support of the EU

Award winning project EnerSHIFT is using EU funding to make public housing in Italy’s Liguria region more energy efficient while creating new business opportunities.

Smart Regions: Antea edible flowers - a new outlet for the horticultural sector in France and Italy

Organising the edible flower sector: scientific and technological research aims to deepen knowledge about the nutritional and nutraceutical properties of around 40 varieties of flowers.

Italian archaeological trafficking group dismantled

A recent international police operation carried out, supported by Eurojust and Europol, dismantled an international organised crime group involved in trafficking of Greek archaeological items looted from Calabria, Italy

Smart Regions: iOS Developer Academy (Italy)

This project shows how EU funds have contributed to attract interest and investment from big companies to create an academy.

Smart Regions: an innovative multi-purpose space in Pisa (Italy)

Renovated thanks to EU Cohesion Policy funds, Officine Garibaldi is a multifunctional structure with a surface of almost 5,000 square meters in Pisa, Italy.

The EU funds upgrades to the Naples-Bari railway line

The EU will be investing €124 million to upgrade a 16 km section of the Naples-Bari railway line in southern Italy. This will involve turning single-tracks into double-track lines.

EU funds research into clean fusion energy in Italy

The European Investment Bank is providing €250 million for a new hub of the Italy’s agency for new technology, energy,and sustainable development, in Frascati near Rome.

From Naples to Bari

Love travelling by train.

EU funding gives Matera a boost

Matera, the European Capital of Culture for 2019, has derived big benefits from EU funding. Its cathedral – which had been closed for 10 years – was restored, returning a valued religious monument to the local community and leading to a boost to tourism in the region. A total of €3 million was provided for the restoration, while a further €6 million has gone on infrastructure projects in the area, such as railway upgrades.

Eurojust helps Italy and Austria dismantle an international arms trafficking ring

Italian and Austrian authorities have, with the effective support of Eurojust, dismantled an international ring trafficking firearms to supply to Camorra organised crime in Naples.

Thumbs up for Italy's €5.4 billion renewable energy production support

This support will increase the level of Italy's electricity production from onshore wind, solar photovoltaic, hydroelectric, sewage gases, and other renewable energy sources.

Solutions to extreme heat

As the world gets warmer, the EU is looking at natural solutions to fight heatwaves. See how the European Commission brought together planners, architects, scientists to find localn Bologna and Cascais.

Support for IT academy in Naples

This time in the Smart Regions series you can visit the beautiful city of Naples, in the South of Italy!

Commission invests in infrastructure and cultural heritage in Napoli, Italy

The European Commission is investing 868 million euros for better transport and water infrastructure and to preserve cultural heritage in the Italian city of Napoli.