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Visit by the World Bank and European Commission members regarding Technical Support for Western Macedonia on transition issues
Western Macedonia, participating as a pilot Region in the European Initiative “Coal Regions in Transition Platform”, has been included, following its request, in the Technical Support package of the European Commission’s Structural Reform Support Service (SRSS), in order to prepare as effectively as possible…
Intervention at the 1st European Forum of Mayors for the Just Transition of coal/lignite regions
Intervention at the 1st European Forum of Mayors for the Just Transition of coal/lignite regions, held in Kozani. A presentation was made on European Policy geared towards the transition to lower-carbon economies through the Coal Platform initiative, and the necessary processes for adapting the…
Interview on Ora Aichmis on Flash TV regarding entrepreneurship support and post-lignite era issues
Interview with Foteini Iliadou on Flash TV’s ORA AICHMIS on matters of entrepreneurship, the collaboration between the Regional Development Fund and IME GSEVEE, as well as post-lignite era issues and the Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section (TEE/TDM). Below you can watch…
“Capacity Building for Entrepreneurs” the theme of the 3rd International Thematic Workshop, held in Kozani
Interview in the context of the 3rd International Thematic Workshop themed “Capacity Building for Entrepreneurs”, implemented in Kozani as part of the REBORN project of Interreg Europe 2014-2020, in which the Regional Development Fund participates on behalf of the Region of Western Macedonia. The…
Intervention by the Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section: Evaluation of the contribution of economic sectors to the productive model of Western Macedonia, with an emphasis on the impact of the lignite industry
For many decades, peaking in 2002, the extraction and combustion of lignite accounted for approximately 30% of the Gross Value Added (GVA) at the level of Western Macedonia. In 2014, this figure rose to 42% and, indeed, showed upward momentum for the coming years…
Request for Increased Funding for the ‘Energy Efficiency at Home II’ Programme in Western Macedonia by the Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section (TEE/TDM)
The ‘Energy Efficiency at Home II’ Programme, with the scheduled launch for the registration of applications by interested parties in the Region of Western Macedonia on the relevant platform being today, Monday, 26 March 2018, saw the total budget for the Programme in Western…
The Ambassador of Slovakia visited the Regional Governor of Western Macedonia
The Ambassador of Slovakia, Iveta Hricová, visited the Regional Governor of Western Macedonia, Theodoros Karypidis, on Thursday 8 March. At the centre of the meeting was the issue that unites Slovakia with Greece and is currently on the negotiating table: the transition of Europe’s…
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Coal Platform: The presentations of the meetings on 26~27.2.2018 [“Coal Regions in Transition Platform Working Groups: launch and first meetings”]
The European Commission launched the Platform on Coal Regions in Transition in December 2017. As part of the Platform’s activities, its two working groups will now hold their first meetings: The ‘Post Coal Economy and Structural Transformation’ group will cover strategies and projects focusing…
“No” by the Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section to the 200 MW photovoltaic park by “PPC RENEWABLES” (video)
The revival of plans to construct the 200 MW photovoltaic park by “PPC RENEWABLES” at the old mines in the Kozani – Ptolemaida area provoked an intervention from the Technical Chamber of Greece – Western Macedonia Section. The Technical Chamber of Greece stresses that…
The major challenge of transitioning Western Macedonia to a new economic model
Highly constructive were the meetings in Brussels (European Parliament) of the delegation of mayors and technocrats from Western Macedonia regarding the creation of the transition platform for the coal-bearing regions of Europe. On this new trip, the delegation met with the other three regions…
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