
RegioStars Awards 2019
Awards for high-quality health projects that encourage other Member States and regions to follow suit.
AD – 03/2019
Every
year, the European Commission presents the REGIOSTARS Awards to EU-funded projects which demonstrate excellence and new approaches in
regional development. In order to inspire other regions and project managers
across Europe, the participating projects are in the spotlight of communication
activities at European level.
The
REGIOSTARS are awarded to projects in five categories: digital transformation,
sustainability, inclusive growth, urban development and a topic of the year. This
year’s special topic is ‘Modernising health services’ which can inspire other
Member States and regions.
High-level
academics assess the submitted project applications and select the winners. In
addition, the public has the chance to decide on its own winner via public online
voting. Further details on the award categories can be found in the Guide for Applicants.
The online submission
platform is open for applications until 9 May 2019.
Submissions will be judged by an independent jury and the winners will be
announced at the REGIOSTARS awards ceremony in Brussels in October 2019.
Cohesion policy in the health sector
Cohesion
policy funding supports projects with the following objectives:
- improved access to healthcare and
combating health inequalities;
- reform of health systems;
- development of eHealth and
digital solutions;
- research and innovation;
- health education;
- workplace safety and health.
In
the 2014-2020 programme, €8 billion in health cohesion funding is being
invested in healthcare, including €4 billion in EU co-funding. 44.5 million
people in the EU are expected to benefit from improvements in health services
over the 2014-2020 period.