30:57

S02:E02 Dec 10, 2023

Border regions: the final frontier of cooperation

Think of the outlines of your country on the map in your classroom: where does a country end? What’s beyond those outlines? In today’s episode of Regio Waves Ricardo Ferreira and Maja Radovanovic invite us to travel to border regions within the EU. How’s the life of the citizens of border regions? Legal, administrative, infrastructural obstacles make the internal borders of the EU still a very much real issue for people living and working close to a border. Learn about Interreg, the policy that removes these obstacles and pushes the boundaries of cooperation. European integration in a nutshell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28:12

S02:E01 Dec 10, 2023

Fund thy Neighbour: EU Support for Ukraine

Regio Waves is back! With our new host Fiorella Lavorgna, dive into the many ways in which Cohesion Policy adapts to ever-changing circumstances and new crises. In our first episode, we'll delve into the power of the EU in tackling global threats, starting from the war in Ukraine and looking beyond to the security of the continent. How does the war affect the EU budget and the path to a greener future? European Commission experts Kadri Uustal and Antonia Battaglia lend their voices to unravel these complex issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

39:34

S02:E04 Dec 10, 2023

Growing pains and Cohesion policy

How to foster growth without raising inequalities? Is Cohesion policy the right tool to spread opportunities, innovation and prevent regions from falling into the development trap? Follow Fiorella Lavorgna in conversation with European Commission’s Peter Berkowitz and Professor Micheal Storper while they unpack recipes for growth and whether it is time for some tampering.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

34:59

S02:E03 Dec 10, 2023

OK Doomer: cooling the green transition

“Don’t look up”, Snoop Dogg and Greta Thunberg are the milestones of this discussion on how to effectively communicate the need for a green transition. In this episode of Regio Waves, Philosopher Timothy Morton and Sevim Aktas, policy officer for the Climate Action department of the European Commission, discuss ways to make the green transition COOL! Moving away from the doomsaying and the bickering of a polarized political landscape, how to call to action and bring about the green transition? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28:43

S02:E05 Dec 10, 2023

Unhitching the coal engine from the Just Transition Train

How can EU funds turn coal into green gold? Meet the alchemists of the Just Transition Fund Marta Wnuk from the European Commission and Dariusz Stankiewicz Dariusz from the Polish region of Silesia.In this week’s episode of Regio Waves, follow Fiorella Lavorgna on her trip to Poland, where she uncovers the challenge of phasing out coal-mining while protecting the miners.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.