Coronavirus response: €150 million of Cohesion policy funding reprogrammed to mitigate the social impact of the pandemic in Spain

The European Commission has approved the modification of the regional programmes for the Spanish Basque Country and Asturias, which foresees a redirection of €150 million of Cohesion policy funding, to strengthen the response capacities of the healthcare sector to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the two regions.

Spain to recieve €150m in Cohesion policy funding

 

In an effort to mitigate the social impact of the coronavirus pandemic in Spain, the European Commission has approved the modification of the regional programmes for the Spanish Basque Country and Asturias, to strengthen the response capacities of the healthcare sector.

EU support will bring clean energy to thousands of households in Spain and Austria

Renewable energies are crucial to make Europe climate-neutral by 2050.

FISABIO: increasing research capacity for infectious disease laboratory in Spain

FISABIO, non-profit scientific and healthcare entity, promotes and develops scientific and biomedical research in Valencia Region. In the current coronavirus crisis, University of Valencia and FISABIO have obtained the first complete genomes of the SARS-CoV2 virus in Spain.

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.

Spain and Portugal test organic compost to clean up water

ERDF-funded researchers are testing organic compost to understand how it could reduce the concentration of pollutants in wastewater and lessen soil degradation.

Seville, Spain: EU supports social housing project

Promoting social cohesion is among the EU bank's key objectives. For over 60 years, the European Investment Bank has been working to promote inclusive growth and improve people's quality of life.

Spain and Portugal cooperate to tackle destructive megafires

Fighting forest fires in Spain and Portugal through research and training by establish a permanent centre for cooperation, research and training for forest firefighting.

Smart Regions: smart use of organic waste (Interreg Spain-Portugal)

Transforming and reinvigorating the soil with organic compost and "technosols" by a joint project based on the border region between Spain and Portugal.

Good news for Spanish small businesses

The European Commission is supporting European small businesses, which account for 85% of new jobs created in the past five years.

High-speed rail connection in Galicia, Spain

These investments by the European Commission will help us make the European Green Deal a reality.

Cleaner, greener public transport for Spanish cities

The EIB is among the world's largest multilateral providers of climate finance.

Better care for elderly in Spain

The EU is supporting the healthcare sector.

Salamanca leads climate alliance of cities in Spain and Portugal

Seven cities in Spain and Portugal will participate in an EU-funded project to protect themselves against climate change.

EU Funds makes Spanish AI programme possible

An EU-funded project is helping foster innovation linked to artificial intelligence (AI) in southern Spain. Its goal is to promote a new economic model based on innovation, science and technology.

Cross-border cooperation: using solar power to reduce waste treatment costs

Spanish and Portuguese researchers are developing the use of concentrated solar power to dry sewage, saving money and adding value to waste, under an EU-backed project.

Electric vehicles for natural parks across Spain and Portugal

An ERDF-funded project is financing the free use of electric vehicles in cross-border natural parks in Spain and Portugal in a bid to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

EU provides €1.2 billion for research and innovation projects in Spain

Today, a €1,2 billion fund was granted to support scientific projects in Spain, by the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group.

Seeking new recycling solutions for EU’s electronic waste

The Spanish e-waste management company Ewaste Canarias will allocate EU funds to two research and development projects with the goal of identifying new recycling potential in electronic waste.

Greening local government vehicles in Spain

The ERDF and the government of Castilla-La Mancha are co-funding the purchase of a new fleet of green vehicles for administrative activities and new solar roofs for government buildings.