GOCORE builds resilient regions by increasing local engagement and participation.
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We are pleased to see Teatro Metaphora, one of the good practices presented by GOCORE, taking part in Placemaking Festivals, organised by Interreg Europe.
Watch our video about Teatro Metaphora:
youtu.be/gTVZ_HalRSs?si=DJ-I…
📍 Find out more about the event:
interregeurope.eu/policy-lea…
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What makes better regional policies?
💬 “Local communities have great ideas and often think outside the box. Local governments may know the solutions, but first they need to understand the real problems.” Kristiina Maripuu, Deputy Chair of the Saaremaa Municipality Council
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🌍 How do you build one strong community when 14 municipalities become one?
In this interview, Ingrid Tilts, from Saaremaa Municipality Government and GOCORE partner, shares how the project is supporting Saaremaa after Estonia's 2017 administrative reform.
🎥 Watch now
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Sometimes, change begins by noticing who is being left out.
🎥 Meet Bertina Algra from NWC de Opstap, a community and social support centre in Sint Jacobiparochie, Fryslân, the Netherlands, and discover how one local initiative is making a difference.
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Thank you to everyone who joined the GOCORE webinar "Policy Improvements and Their Impact on Community Resilience." The interventions confirmed the importance of exchanging experiences and learning from one another to build stronger, more resilient communities.
#InterregEurope
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📢 Join on 6 July for the GOCORE public webinar: "Policy improvements and their impact on community resilience"
Registration is still open:
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
We look forward to welcoming you!
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Have you registered for the GOCORE Final Webinar yet?
On 6 July at 11:00 CET, join us online for a closing session dedicated to policy improvements and their impact on community resilience.
👉 Registration: interregeurope.eu/gocore/new…
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🌍 CIM Região de Coimbra holds 6th Regional Stakeholder Group Meeting. The session focused on sharing lessons from recent Pressure Cooker events in 🇵🇹 Madeira and 🇳🇱 Fryslân, and exploring how innovative governance practices from across Europe can be applied locally.
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What if energy belonged to the community?
TOER shows how community ownership can strengthen local identity, bring people together and create lasting benefits beyond energy production.
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🎤 Citizen-driven development in Ebeltoft
💬 “The politicians didn’t just ask people to join meetings, they asked citizens to bring ideas and plans. That created real involvement and strong expectations.” – Hans Kiib
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Creativity needs space to grow.
Gábor Vámosi shares how a lack of support for the creative industry in Debrecen led to the creation of a maker space, a place where ideas meet tools, and students can experiment, learn, and build the future.
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🎙️ What happens when government listens local community? Jurjen van der Weg from the Municipality of Leeuwarden says it best: "You can't make good policy if you don't know what's living among the people."
People aren't just the subject of policy. They're the co-producers.
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🎬 GOCORE's final video is out! Interregional cooperation. Real policy change. Stronger communities.
Co-funded by @InterregEurope, GOCORE helped regions across Europe move from learning to action - building better governance, together.
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🌍 GOCORE at Interreg Europe events
On 15 April, the GOCORE Project Leader (Provincie Fryslân) took part in the Exchange of Experience for our projects, connecting with other Interreg Europe projects to share knowledge and discuss common challenges.
#europecooperates
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"Only the people really know what their problems and needs are."🎙️ Jacopo Sforzi (@EURICSE) on why co-designing policy WITH local communities is the only way to create real impact.
Standardized solutions don't fit all realities. Involve people. Co-design. Listen. 🏘️
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Meet Tieneke Clevering, Programme Manager for the Iepen Mienskipsfûns (Open Community Fund). Through this fund, the province supports local initiatives led by citizens, helping communities improve their own neighbourhoods and make Fryslân an even better place to live.
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Within the framework GOCORE, the Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione presented to Tavolo dell’ Economia Solidale Trentina the good practices analysed during the latest Pressure Cooker, in Fryslân.
#GOCORE #InterregEurope #governance #resilientcommunities #ruralregions
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The 7th Regional Stakeholders Group meeting in Syddjurs focused on sharing lessons from GOCORE and strengthening community-driven development. Once again, GOCORE connects international experience with local action to support resilient rural communities.
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6th Regional Stakeholders Group Meeting at Hajdú-Bihar County
The shared conclusion of the session was that GOCORE provides practical, transferable insights that complement other development initiatives in Hajdú-Bihar.
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