RegioStars Awards 2023 | Interreg 2 Seas pre-selection

The RegioStars Awards are a yearly competition, organised by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy. It aims at identifying good practices in regional development and highlighting innovative, EU-funded projects, which could be attractive and inspiring to other regions and project managers. From 2023 onward categories will be linked to the policy objectives of the 2021-2027 programming period. 

 

The competition is open for projects that have worked or are still working on one of the 6 thematic categories:  

 

1) A COMPETITIVE AND SMART EUROPE: Promoting innovative and smart economic transformation and regional ICT connectivity

2) A GREEN EUROPE: Promoting clean and fair energy transition 

3) A CONNECTED EUROPE: Enhance mobility and connectivity

4) A SOCIAL AND INCLUSIVE EUROPE: Implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights  

5) A EUROPE CLOSER TO THE CITIZENS: To foster the sustainable and integrated development of all types of territories and local initiatives 

6) TOPIC OF THE YEAR: European Year of Skills 2023

 

The selection process will take place in two steps, with all finalists presenting their final pitch before a jury during the European Week of Regions and Cities in Brussels. 

 

By 31 May 2023 you have to submit your application, including the endorsement letter by your Managing Authority.

A panel of high-level academics in the respective fields will assess the submitted applications and select the winners. 

In addition, the public will decide on its own winner among the finalists through a public on-line vote and award the Public choice award to one of the projects.

 

The winners of the six categories will get a local communication campaign managed in cooperation with DG REGIO to promote the awarded activities in the region.

 

 

Music to your ears? Do not hesitate and express your interest to join the competition. We can support the nomination of up to 5 Interreg 2 Seas projects. Our Managing Authority is allowed to support the nomination of up to 5 Interreg 2 Seas projects. 

 

Please fill out and submit this form to express your interest in a RegioStars nomination by May 1st.

 

More information:

  

• RegioStars Awards website

• Guide for applicants

• Form to express interest in nomination

 

Send your enquiries about the application process by email to: contact@regiostarsawards.eu .