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Regiostars Awards 2025: meet the winners

06/12/2025

Six innovative EU-funded projects were honoured at the 2025 RegioStars Awards on 15 October 2025 in Brussels, held during the 23rd European Week of Regions and Cities. With a record 266 applications from all over Europe, projects were recognized across five thematic categories, plus a Public Choice Award.

2025 REGIOSTARS Award Winners:

  • A Competitive and Smart Europe

Satellite radar-based fertilisation maps, Poland

This project leverages satellite radar imagery to create precise and reliable monitoring of crop growth through mineral fertilisation maps, enhancing precision farming practices.

  • A Green Europe

AGEO - Atlantic Geohazard Risk Management, Portugal, Spain, France, Ireland, UK

AGEO brings together scientists, local communities, and governments to address geohazards in the Atlantic region through citizen science, Earth observation, and innovative risk management tools. It demonstrates how to empower local communities to engage in early warning systems and climate challenges. 

  • A Connected Europe

MONOCAB OWL - New mobility on old tracks, Germany

A gyro-stabilized monorail cabin system providing an individual, autonomous, and “on demand” solution – serving as a flexible, socially responsible, and sustainable feeder to public transport. 

  • A Social and Inclusive Europe

Early support for families at risk, Czechia

Providing free psychosocial support post-childbirth to ensure women's well-being, connecting health and social services for comprehensive care for post-partum distress.

  • A Europe Closer to Citizens

Shankill Shared Women's Centre, Ireland, United Kingdom

A dedicated shared space with a vision for a prosperous, more peaceful and cohesive future for women and their families from Protestant and Catholic communities across the region and beyond. 

  • Public Choice Award

AGEO - Atlantic Geohazard Risk Management

EC Press release with further details is here.

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