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EMILIA-ROMAGNA

Since 2007 up to today in Emilia-Romagna Region the value of projects monitored and supported by cohesion policies has exceeded 11 billion euros, out of which more than 8 billion relate to projects financed in the 2014-2020 programming period.

61,386 Funded projects
€ 13.0 billion Public fundings
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Themes

The evolution of the territorial context on all cohesion themes is represented both by financed project and by a selection of statistical indicators available on Database of territorial indicators for development policies (ISTAT)

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Research and innovation

Over 1 billion invested in Research and innovation projects supported by cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are industrial research and pilot testing services and projects for enterprises, as well as projects for strengthening facilities and laboratories of universities and research centers and for technology transfer to enterprises.

€ 1.2 billion Public fundings
9% of the total
from 0.4% to 0.9% researchers in enterprises (2010-2021)

Networks and digital services

Over 200 million invested in Digital services projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are interventions for the improvement of network infrastructure, broadband and ultra-broadband connectivity, services for citizens and enterprises and aid to enterprises for the development of new technologies, e-government, e-health and e-inclusion projects.

€ 349.6 million Public fundings
3% of the total
83.8% of households with internet access (2022)

Enterprises' competitiveness

Over 4 billion invested in Enterprises' competitiveness projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are incentives and services for the creation of new enterprises, the setting-up of new production facilities or the expansion and modernization of existing ones, as well as financial engineering tools.

€ 4.5 billion Public fundings
35% of the total
from 35.5% to 47.0% innovative enterprises (2004-2020)

Energy

Over 100 million invested in Energy projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are systems for energy generation from renewable sources and initiatives for the promotion of energy savings by citizens, enterprises and the Public Administration.

€ 135.5 million Public fundings
1% of the total
from 30.2 to 21.2 Gwh/sqkm of energy consumption for public lighting (2011-2022)

Environment

Over 300 million invested in Environment projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are interventions related to wastewater and waste management, risk prevention measures, actions for climate change adaptation, biodiversity promotion and nature preservation.

€ 543.3 million Public fundings
4% of the total
74,0% of separate collection of municipal waste (2022)

Culture and tourism

Over 400 million invested in Tourism and Culture projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are infrastructural interventions for the protection and conservation of cultural heritage, for the improvement of tourism services and for the promotion and enhancement of natural resources.

€ 471.2 million Public fundings
4% of the total
8.6 nights of tourists’ presence per inhabitant (2022)

Transport and mobility

Over 900 million invested in Transport and mobility projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are interventions aimed at strengthening railway lines, road networks, port connections and intermodality, also including interventions that encourage the sustainable mobility and public transport in congested urban areas.

€ 1.1 billion Public fundings
8% of the total
16.6% public transport users (2024)

Employment and labour

Over 1,9 billion invested in Employment and Labour projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are active and preventive labour market measures, the development of systemic actions and strategies These are interventions aimed at strengthening railway lines, road networks, port connections and intermodality, also including interventions that encourage the sustainable mobility and public transport in congested urban areas.

€ 2.1 billion Public fundings
16% of the total
from 69.6% to 70.3% employees to the overall population (2018-2024)

Social inclusion and health

Over 800 million invested in Inclusion and Health projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are interventions for the social and occupational integration of disadvantaged people, investments in social services and health infrastructure, as well as public housing and projects aimed at increasing active and healthy aging and promoting equal opportunities and active participation.

€ 1.1 billion Public fundings
9% of the total
8.7% people living below the poverty line (2022)

Education and training

Over 600 million invested in Education and training projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are interventions aimed at promoting educational success and social inclusion as a way of contrasting early school leaving, actions to improve students’ learning and enhance excellence, as well as measures targeting school staff (such as training) and adult education programmes

€ 979.1 million Public fundings
8% of the total
12.2% youth NEET (2022)

Administrative capacity

Over 300 million invested in Administrative capacity projects supported by the cohesion policies since 2007 up to today. These are projects for the modernization of the Public Administration, to encourage the development of digital skills, the availability of to foster the development of digital skills, the availability of data and information and open government, as well as interventions to improve the programming, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and communication of programmes funded by cohesion policies.

€ 461.6 million Public fundings
4% of the total
62.4% of Municipalities with fully interactive services (2018)

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Themes of cohesion policies

Research and innovation
Networks and digital services
Enterprises' competitiveness
Energy
Environment
Culture and tourism
Transport and mobility
Employment and labour
Social inclusion and health
Education and training
Administrative capacity

Stories from territories

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Training is the key to the future of the Emilia Food Valley
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The civic monitoring of the Walls of Ferrara awarded by the Chamber of Commerce
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Bringing inmates’ voices out: Ferrara students build a bridge between the community and the prison

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