National Information Centre for European Research

Back

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.

More

Size structure of Czech companies’ participation in Framework Programmes – Spring 2026 update

28/05/2026

In the fall of 2022 and subsequently in a special issue of the journal ECHO (No. 1/2024, pp. 37–38), we examined, inter alia, the size and ownership structure of Czech enterprises participating in the Framework Programmes. The aim of this article is to build on that work...

Czechia Attracts More Foreign ERC Applicants under Horizon Europe than Poland, Hungary and Slovakia Combined

25/05/2026

Are Czech ERC applicants more successful at home or abroad — and by how much do their success rates differ? Did you know that the Czech Republic attracts more foreign ERC applicants under Horizon Europe than Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia combined? Those who have been...

New EU Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030

25/05/2026

On 5 March 2026, the European Commission presented its new Gender Equality Strategy for 2026 to 2030. The Strategy embeds gender equality into every aspect of life, online and offline, from education and health to work and public life, and addresses modern...

You might be interested in

Project A to Z

Evaluation of Framework Programmes

Legal and Financial Aspects

Support to coordinators

Framework Programme 2028 - 2034