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In accordance with Article 13(1)(b) of the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004 (as amended) and Regulation 42 (13)(a) of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (as amended), notice is... Continue Reading

Dublin, 20 September 2022 – Commissioner Elisa Ferreira, Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, and Minister Michael McGrath, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, launched the Partnership Agreement for Cohesion Policy Funds 2021-2027 in a signing ceremony on Tuesday... Continue Reading

Krems an der Donau, Austria – On 17th to 19th May 2022, partners and stakeholders of the Next2Met project met in Krems an der Donau, Austria for a productive study visit and exchange of good practices on digitalisation in the region. The occasion also marked the last partner... Continue Reading

Midlands, Ireland – On 5-6 April 2022, the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly (EMRA) hosted Next2Met project partners for a study visit in Ireland to showcase and learn about how digitalisation measures are increasing the attractiveness of the Midland Region as a place to... Continue Reading

Regional Collaboration for a Green and Sustainable Transition Hosted by the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly, the 14th Environmental Conference of the Regions of Europe, ENCORE 2021 took place online today, September 24th. The bi-annual conference of the ENCORE Network,... Continue Reading

We invite you to read today’s edition of The Irish Times supplement “Future of our Cities” created with input from the EMRA. Eastern and Midlands Regional Assembly: Taking the local view Future of our Cities supplement Continue Reading

Today, EMRA is delighted to participate in the launch of a new All-Ireland Pollinator Plan (AIPP) for 2021-2025. This new five-year roadmap aims to help pollinating insects (bees and hoverflies) and protect and enhance our wider biodiversity. In particular, EMRA welcomes Action... Continue Reading

This time last year my colleague and I flew to Lahti, Finland to participate in the first of many (or so we thought) Next2Met partner meetings. Although China had already reported a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, we never imagined it would reach Europe or that we would be... Continue Reading

QGasSP (Quantitative Greenhouse Gas Impact Assessment for Spatial Planning Policy) This is an ESPON Targeted Analysis Project and EMRA are lead stakeholder.  The aim of this research project is the development and delivery of a robust, simple and proportionate method for... Continue Reading