Six innovative EU-funded projects were honoured at the 2025 RegioStars Awards last night 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.
Six EU-Funded Projects Receive the 2025 RegioStars Awards in Brussels
- 16 October 2025
The RegioStars awards have become Europe's label of excellence for EU-funded projects that demonstrate the impact and inclusiveness of regional development.
This year’s finalists include initiatives ranging from carbon loss reduction in peatlands across the Atlantic Area to the deployment of electric shared cabin taxis on train tracks in Germany, a Lithuanian virtual library for those with print disabilities, and a modern ecological shopping centre in Belgium.
The notable AGEO project, focusing on geohazard risk management in the Atlantic region, garnered two awards, including the Public Choice Award with about 2,000 votes.
The 2025 REGIOSTARS Award Winners:
This project leverages satellite radar imagery to create precise and reliable monitoring of crop growth through mineral fertilisation maps, enhancing precision farming practices.
- AGEO - Atlantic Geohazard Risk Management, Portugal, Spain, France, Ireland, United Kingdom
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 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. as an on-demand, flexible solution to enhance mobility.
- 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.
- 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.
Background: Organised by the European Commission since 2008, the RegioStars Awards celebrate Cohesion policy’s supported projects showing the impact and inclusiveness of regional development with solutions to common challenges across EU regions. A jury consisting of experts from all over Europe selected 25 outstanding finalists across five key areas, each representing a priority for the EU’s regional policy. Those shortlisted were invited to present their final pitch before a jury during the 2025 European Week of Regions and Cities, taking place in Brussels from 13 to 15 October.
More information
23rd European Week of Regions and Cities.
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