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International Urban and Regional Cooperation Latin America (IURC-LA) Programme Concludes Webinar Series with Insights on Sustainable Urban Development

The IURC-LA Programme is delighted to announce the successful conclusion of its webinar series with the event, "IURC Latin America: Final Lessons from the City-to-City Cooperation," held on Thursday, December 7th. The primary objective was to reflect on pivotal lessons from the IURC Latin America City-to-City cooperation and share best practices related to sustainable urban development. You can watch the...

The regions of North West (Romania) and Mendoza (Argentina) signed an important Memorandum of Understanding to continue their cooperation

Within the framework of IURC Latin America, the regions of North-West (Romania) and Mendoza (Argentina) had been cooperating on the improvement of regional innovation strategies, which have concluded in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the North-West Regional Development Agency (Romania) and the Government of Mendoza (Argentina). The MoU was legalized through an apostille on September 15th,...

A delegation from Cantabria (Spain) carried out its study visit in Chihuahua (Mexico) on March 13-15

As part of the cooperation activities between Cantabria (Spain) and the State of Chihuahua (Mexico), a delegation of 2 senior officials from Cantabria carried out their 3-day study visit in Chihuahua from March 13th to Marth 15th, 2023. Both regions cooperate to promote identification of investment priorities in specific S3 areas and share best practices on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and social...

Ostrobothnia (Finland) welcomed senior officials from Magallanes (Chile) on March 20

On March 20 Ostrobothnia (Finland) welcomed two senior officials from Magallanes (Chile) as part of  the cooperation between the two regions with the objective of sharing knowledge and identifying areas of collaboration. During the first day, they visited West Energy’s plant, got introduced to Stormossen, and visited Kvarken Ports. In addition, a welcome meeting was held with the regional mayor,...

Chihuahua (Mexico) welcomed members of the European Project Office from Cantabria (Spain) on March 13th

This March 13th, started the three-day study visit of two members of the European Project Office Government of Cantabria (Spain) in Chihuahua (Mexico), with the aim of developing their areas of interest such as health, education, entrepreneurship and innovation. They had the opportunity to participate in the first edition of the "Expo Talento Humano" of Chihuahua, as well as to...

Debrecen (Hungary) carried out its study visit to Hermosillo (Mexico) on February 15-17

A delegation of three senior officials from the Hungarian city of Debrecen carried out a three-day study visit in the city of Hermosillo, Mexico, between February 15-17, 2023, in the framework of the International Programme for Urban and Regional Cooperation - IURC Latin America, financed by the European Commission. In the last year, both cities have shared lessons learned on...

Attica (Greece) welcomed a Delegation from Colima (Mexico) on February 16

The three-day study visit of the Colima (Mexico) delegation in Attica (Greece) begins, in order to share good practices in their respective areas of expertise such as tourism, logistics and ports. The Governor of the Region, Mr. George Patoulis, welcomed them, and they have also visited the Innovation Center of Attica Region (ICAR) and the Athens Chamber of Commerce and...

Hermosillo (Mexico) welcomed a delegation from Debrecen (Hungary) on February 15

A delegation from Debrecen is visiting Hermosillo to learn about nature-based solutions, participatory budgeting, renewable energy and circular economy. During the first they had a productive meeting with Mr. Astiazarán Gutiérrez, Mayor of Hermosillo, and visited several public spaces, including Madero Park and the new Carcamo Park, where they planted trees with personnel from IMPLAN Hermosillo and Ayuntamiento Hermosillo [caption...

Study Visit of Attica (Greece) in Colima (Mexico), Nov-Dec 2022

As part of the cooperation activities between the regions of Attica (Greece) and Colima (Mexico), two officials from the Innovation Center of Attica Region carried out a 3-day study visit in Colima from November 30th through December 2nd, 2022. Both regions are cooperating to explore opportunities to position tourism as an economic engine in a post-covid context. Through the implementation...

Mendoza – North West Development Region Study Visit –November 30th to December 2nd 2022

As part of the cooperation activities between the Province of Mendoza (Argentina) and the North-West Development Region (Romania), a delegation of two government officials from North-West carried out a study visit to Mendoza province (Argentina) from Wednesday, November 30th to Friday, December 2nd. During the study visit to Mendoza, the North-West delegation had the opportunity to learn first-hand about the...