Smart Regions How a small village became a reference point for energy transition Venizy is a small community of less than a thousand inhabitants, located in the French region of Bourgogne. The mayor has chosen to switch its heating system for public buildings from oil to chipped wood.
Smart Regions Energy transition cuts costs by making the most of local resources The commune of Venizy in the Bourgogne region of France has managed to more than halve its heating costs by switching to waste wood as a source of energy.
Smart Regions Efforts to maintain economic activities in France's Occitanie region How the Lido de Marseillan in Sète is being preserved and redeveloped - that's this week on Smart Regions. 07/12/2020
Smart Regions How technology is revolutionising surgery in Varna A university hospital in Bulgaria is using robots to help doctors carry out surgery. For this episode of Smart Regions, Euronews goes there to find out more. 23/11/2020
Smart Regions The Portuguese city that's a living technology laboratory The picturesque city of Aveiro is already special; but less immediately obvious than its beautiful cityscape is the fact that it's also a living technology laboratory. Smart Regions discovers the unique networks that makes the Portuguese beauty spot truly exceptional. 09/11/2020
Smart Regions Smart Schools - a cross-border project making schools greener In the former enemy nations of Bosnia-Herzogovina and Croatia, a new European cross-border project is promoting greener, cleaner schools and eco-friendly innovation - as well as better relations. 26/10/2020
Smart Regions High voltage reaches the Cyclades Islands in a boost for tourism and the environment The Cyclades islands have dropped diesel electricity generators in favour of a direct connection to the cleaner and safer electricity grid of mainland Greece. 12/10/2020
Smart Regions The new SMART bio-sensor aiming to stop COVID-19 A pan-European team of European researchers is working against the clock to develop a new SMART bio-sensor to detect and ultimately stop COVID-19. 28/09/2020
Smart Regions How a new EU project is helping cities plan ahead for sea storms In this episode of Smart Regions, Euronews explores how a new EU project is helping to safeguard cities from floods. 14/09/2020
Smart Regions Central European countries tackle plastic packaging dilemma BioComPack-CE, a European Union-supported recycling project, has created prototypes of combined paper and plastic packaging that are biodegradable and compostable. The combinations is usually problematic for recycling. 31/08/2020
Smart Regions Alpine Space protects heritage and the environment Preserving heritage and protecting the environment are among the aims of the European Atlas project. 03/08/2020
Smart Regions DISARM - predicting fires and protecting against them DISARM is the fire-modelling system giving southern European nations a fighting chance against blazes like the one that caused the Mati tragedy in Greece two years ago. 20/07/2020
Smart Regions 6 things to know about loneliness in Europe More and more Europeans reported feeling lonely during the COVID-19 lockdown. But loneliness isn't a new problem in Europe. Here's what you need to know: #SmartRegions 20/07/2020
Smart Regions Home help: the project supporting Italy and France's isolated mountain communities Smart Regions takes a look at a European project that's providing vital medical and social support to the sick and isolated in Italy’s Aosta and France’s Tarentaise mountain regions. 06/07/2020
Smart Regions Project harnesses data from 11 EU countries to help beat COVID-19 Smart Regions takes a look at one EU project that's strengthening the epidemiological and virological surveillance of COVID-19 by harnessing patient data from 11 European countries. 22/06/2020
Smart Regions How the bioeconomy is helping develop an innovative new baby formula Smart Regions takes a look at a European project that is significantly scaling up the production of bio based products. 08/06/2020
Smart Regions APPy to help: Polish town uses mobile tech to support isolated Smart Regions explores how a specially adapted mobile app is helping the most vulnerable members of a Polish community receive vital support during the COVID-19 pandemic. 25/05/2020
Smart Regions Meet the researchers using sea turtles to learn more about cyclones Scientists on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean have enlisted sea turtles to help with vital research into tropical cyclones 30/03/2020
Smart Regions How carnivores are being given new life in Europe A project funded by the European Cohesion Policy is promoting better preservation of and coexistence with the continent's dwindling carnivore populations. 16/03/2020
