The European Commission has selected 63 regions, seven cities and four member states for the Partnerships for Regional Innovation (PRI) pilot project – an initiative developed together with the Committee of the Regions. The participants of the pilot action are ready to share their experience and to jointly develop and test methods that would allow for the mobilisation of several funding and policy sources and connect regional and national programmes with EU initiatives in the field of the green and digital transition. The partnership will be integrated into the new Innovation Agenda for Europe, where innovation is seen as a driving force for sustainable transformation, connecting local strategies with EU-level initiatives. (...)
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In recent weeks, both in the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers, the thesis has been heard once again: “We must act this way, otherwise there will be penalties, infringement procedures, etc.” Often, such a pseudo-argument completely excludes reasonable disputes, discussions, or alternatives, forcing those responsible to make decisions hastily and not always in the interests of Latvia. Why is that?
Old habits are hardening - someone somewhere knows better, let us rely on them
Lack of sufficient capacity or laziness to defend a different point of view
A generation of cabinet officials has been created who are accustomed to accepting rather than delving into matters
This is a serious problem for Latvia for which no solution is being sought. It will probably be all right somehow...
Bioregions Facility selected for regional innovation partnership pilot
