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Newsletter 2/2012 - Challenges ahead can forge a stronger CENTROPE

  • Like Vienna's new rail terminal, the CENTROPE initiative unfolds in a rapidly changing environment. The current challenges call for even tighter co-operation in order to further accentuate and promote CENTROPE’s many assets.

    Challenges ahead can forge a stronger CENTROPE. The development of the CENTROPE region is facing new challenges, which need fast and efficient solutions. But difficulties make also for a stronger co-operation climate – for these challenges can be better addressed together. more >>>

  • CEITEC Brno, one of CENTROPE’s innovation hubs, fosters high-level research and development, e.g. in the field of robotics. Strengthening research excellence is a prerequisite for a successful and internationally competitive knowledge region.

    CENTROPE Innovation Report stresses the need for a region-wide strategy. To enable CENTROPE to compete at an international level, a more strategic approach towards regional development, technology transfer and innovation must be considered. Cross-border co-operation and joint endeavours can make CENTROPE one of the big players in the globalised knowledge economy. more >>>

  • EU programmes and funds represent an opportunity for developing activities in the region and investing in essential infrastructure projects. Now is the time for CENTROPE to prepare for the upcoming funding period. © European Union, 2012

    What’s at stake in view of the upcoming EU programme period? The EU Cohesion Funds shape the landscape of European regions and represent the most important instrument for promoting social cohesion and economic prosperity within the European Union. Now is the time for CENTROPE to prepare for the upcoming period in order to benefit most from the new programmes. more >>>

  • Envisaged cutbacks in infrastructure spending will affect projects that are of crucial importance for the internal accessibility and international connectivity of CENTROPE.

    Infrastructure development threatened by budget cuts. The context of economic recession is not one to foster further infrastructure development: cross-border infrastructure projects in CENTROPE are being put on hold due to a lack of capital. More than two decades of continuous efforts to interconnect CENTROPE run the danger of being once more paralysed. more >>>

  • Cross-border projects developed in CENTROPE aim at tackling the issue of an ageing workforce.

    Several recent cross-border projects aim at tackling the issue of an ageing workforce: Europe’s and CENTROPE’s populations are growing older. The challenges the countries are facing are of primary importance as ageing affects the economy as well as the social and pension systems. Transnational co-operation may help to find solutions to common problems. more >>>

  • Find the dates for important events in our CENTROPE Capacity project calendar. © European Union, 2012

    Coming up: CENTROPE events in 2012. Workshops and symposia addressing all four co-operation areas of CENTROPE – Knowledge Region, Human Capital, Spatial Integration and Culture & Tourism – will take place throughout the year. Moreover, two CENTROPE Summits will bring together high-level politicians of the region and attract a wider public to thematic conferences. more >>>

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