The new finalists for the REGIOSTARS awards have been annoounced!

Regiostars is the yearly competition organised by the European Commission’s Directorate General Regional and Urban Policies since 2008. Over the years it has become the Europe’s label of excellence for EU-funded projects, which demonstrate the impact and inclusiveness of regional development. 2023 is the year of renewal and re-launch of the competition.

The REGIOSTARS are awarded to projects in the following six thematic categories:

Category 1) A COMPETITIVE AND SMART EUROPE 

Category 2) A GREEN EUROPE 

Category 3) A CONNECTED EUROPE

Category 4) A SOCIAL AND INCLUSIVE EUROPE 

Category 5) A EUROPE CLOSER TO THE CITIZENS

Category 6) TOPIC OF THE YEAR (European Year of Skills 2023)

Many of the finalist projects also contain cross border cooperation, thus illustrating solutions to common challenges and tapping into the biggest opportunities.

You can check out the finalist projects here and be inspired to initiate positive change in your cross border regions.

Also stay tuned with the website of REGIOSTARS as from the 14th of September, the online public voting for the winners in each category will commence.