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🌟 Exciting News : EUSALP CO-PRESIDENCY OPENING EVENTS 04 & 05 FEBRUARY 2025, RUGGELL and VADUZ, LIECHTENSTEIN! 🌟 We are thrilled to announce the upcoming EUSALP Executive Board and Board of Action Group Leaders meetings! Join us on the 4th and 5th of February 2025 at the beautiful Hotel Kommod in Ruggell, #Liechtenstein. 📅 Event Details: 4th February 2025 ✔️ EUSALP EB meeting ✔️EUSALP BAGL meeting ✔️KICK OFF EUSALP 2025 CO-Presidency #Austria and #Liechtenstein 5th February 2025 ✔️EUSALP-EB BAGL meeting  ✔️TRIO PRESIDENCY meeting In summary, the upcoming meetings will focus on : 🔎 Revising the action plan and exploring the future of technical support, while the EB BAGL meeting will address the results of the AG survey on thematic focus and discuss governance elements for political steering. 🏔️ These discussions are crucial for shaping the strategic direction and operational effectiveness of our organization. Representatives of EUSALP Youth Council will take part of these meetings. Registration here https://lnkd.in/di38Mydq European Commission Interreg Alpine Space Alpine Convention #Economy #Innovation #Research #Innovation #Mobility #Connectivity #Accessibility #Riskmanagement #Energy #GreenInfrastructures #Resources #Youth #Political #Mountains #AlpineRegions

🌟 Thank You for Making the EUSALP Annual Forum and General Assembly a Success! 🌟 We are thrilled to announce that the recent EUSALP Annual Forum and General Assembly brought together over 250 participants. This week, we also reached a milestone of 2,000 followers on LinkedIn! 🎉 Why is there so much interest in the Alpine region? The complexity and significance of this topic lie in its impact on enhancing cooperation and improving the daily lives of 80 million inhabitants. During the Annual Forum, we delved into these crucial issues and reaffirmed our commitment to the strategy outlined in the White Paper and the 2024 Brdo Declaration. Our goal is to ensure continued funding and support for the Action Plan, providing confidence and assurance to our Action Groups to keep advancing their activities. The General Assembly welcomed the newly appointed youth representatives from the seven countries involved in the strategy. Welcome aboard, Youth! Your energy and perspectives are vital to our mission. For more details, including official documents, photos, and the official video created by the Slovene Presidency of EUSALP, visit our website: Annual Forum Highlights https://urlr.me/qAMPcZ, link to the official video created by the Slovene Presidency of EUSALP https://urlr.me/fkaTz9. In 2025, the Presidency will transition to Co-Presidency Liechtenstein and Austria. EUSALP is a dynamic and forward-thinking initiative, ready to tackle new challenges in 2025 and beyond! Lastly, we value your feedback. Participants of the Annual Forum will receive a post-event survey, and we kindly ask for your input. European Commission EU Funds Interreg Alpine Space Alpine Convention

𝗟𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻   Together with Austria, Liechtenstein officially assumed the co-chairmanship of the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region (EUSALP). Liechtenstein is the only Alpine State whose territory is entirely in the Alps, which is a source of pride, cultural identity and success in winter sports. In its new role, Liechtenstein will be able to advance the full potential of the Alps and also address its challenges.   The Alpine region is one of Europe's most economically dynamic areas, contributing significantly to the continent's prosperity and identity. It is also among the most sensitive when it comes to climate change and forces of nature. Addressing key challenges like energy transition and natural disaster management requires strengthened cross-border cooperation. In her remarks on assuming co-chairmanship, Foreign Minister Dominique Hasler emphasized the importance of collaboration among Alpine nations and highlighted Liechtenstein's initiatives for its co-chairmanship with Austria, set to begin with a kickoff event in Vaduz in February 2025.   Learn more about the Alps under: https://alpine-region.eu/   #EUSALP #Alps #Liechtenstein #Austria #Sustainability

🎥 The video of AlpTextyles’ keynote for the 2024 IWTO Wool Round Table is out! 🐑🧵 Discover “Collaborative solutions for a heritage & consumer sensitive relocalization of sustainable, circular, and innovative Alpine textile value chains,” the keynote presented yesterday by our Cassiano Luminati (Polo Poschiavo), Markus Lambracht (FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg), and Diego Rinallo, Ph.D. (emlyon business school). 🔗 To catch the full presentation, visit our YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/dufhdNYc Thank you Dalena White, Jeannette Cook, and everyone at IWTO for giving us this platform. See you next year in Lille for the 2025 Congress! #ITWO #WoolRoundTable #WoolInnovation #TextileIndustry #WoolProduction [Photo credits: IWTO] #madewithalpinespace #madewithinterreg Interreg Europe Interreg Alpine Space EUSALP #AlpTextyles #IntertwiningCultures #Circularity #CircularEconomy #Sustainability #TextileHeritage #AlpineProducts #Collaboration #Innovation Polo Poschiavo ZRC SAZU – Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts  emlyon business school Razvojna agencija Sora  Regione Lombardia Sistema Moda Italia  BELLISSIMO Istituto Marangoni TECHTERA Stand Montafon  Mediplant FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

🧽 Pocket-sized sponge city solutions, 💧smart irrigation systems for municipalities and agriculture, 🪲 a digital approach to combat vermin in forests, 🏡 a service for greening settlements - these are all promising business models and prototypes of our Green Infrastructure Goes Business Award winners 2024. Check out the video from the Awarding Ceremony in Brdo, Slovenia! #eusalp #greeninfrastructure #sustainablebusiness #greeneconomy #award EUSALP, Stefan Mitterer, Maren Meyer, Sebastian Bellwald, Lorenz Kurtz, Jonas von Rotz, Thomas Probst, Estelle Delin, Stefan Prakesch, Taghi Amani, Davnah Urbach, Markus Götz, Bernhard Gaschl, Sandrine Tolivia, Nadia Correa, Benoît Tacchini, Killian Foloppe, Frederic Bally

🎖 EUSALP Energy Award winners 2024 The awarding session took place on 14 November in Brdo pri Kranju in the frame of the EUSALP Annual Forum, organized by the Slovene EUSALP Presidency. The award edition 2024 was organized under the motto “energy transition in SME´s” and honoured measures, activities and projects of enterprises that significantly lower their energy needs making them energy transition pioneers. Congratulations to the four SME`s that were selected by the international jury of experts for their outstanding performance in the intervention fields of energy efficiency, renewable energy, circular economy, carbon footprint, mobility and communication. 🏆 Zotter Schokolade, Austria, Styria 🏆 Winery Bolzano / Bozen, Italy, South Tyrol 🏆 Arbor Chairs, Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia 🏆 Cyprianerhof Dolomit Resort, Italy, South Tyrol Kellerei Bozen Cyprianerhof Dolomit Resort Zotter Schokolade EUSALP Jury members: Vlasta Krmelj, Director, Energy and Climate Agency of Podravje, Slovenia Matteo Mazzolini, Director, Energy Agency Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy bruno oberhuber, Director, Energy Agency Tyrol, Austria Sandra Pasaricek, EUSALP Youth Council, Austria Ulrich Santa, General Director, Energy Agency South Tyrol-CasaClima, Italy Maximiliane Schmiedmayer, Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Germany Etienne VIENOT, Auvergne Rhone Alpes Energy and Environment Agency, France Estelle PERINEL, Tenerrdis, France #EUSALP #winners #energyaward #energytransition #SME #annualforum

It's a wrap - the Green Infrastructure Goes Business Awarding Ceremony in Brod, Slovenia is over. Our winning teams delivered outstanding performances on stage. The pitching training in our Coaching Camp the day before has obviously borne fruit 🍎 🌻 🌳 The audience of the EUSALP Annual Forum voted for... BORKY as their favorite - congrats! A huge thank you to everyone involved! It was hard work - and a lot of fun. Now it's time to relax... Stay tuned, green and blue 🎉 🎯 💙 Soon there will be an after video of the event. Stefan Prakesch Frank Kolb Taghi Amani Shiva Hakim Davnah Urbach Markus Götz Bernhard Gaschl Danylo Poliakov Sandrine Tolivia Marcel Burgstaller Dominik Gößner Veronica Becker Miro Kristan Blanka Bartol Maren Meyer Ulrich Santa Stephan Waggershauser Tanja Strniša Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz Agentur für Energie Südtirol - KlimaHaus Estelle Delin Sebastian Bellwald Lorenz Kurtz Jonas von Rotz Corin Meier Natael Fautrat Marko Pretner Mariadonata Bancher Killian Foloppe Angelika Abderhalden Karin Jehle Frederic Bally Stefan Mitterer

🎖 EUSALP Energy Award winners 2024 The awarding session took place on 14 November in Brdo pri Kranju in the frame of the EUSALP Annual Forum, organized by the Slovene EUSALP Presidency. The award edition 2024 was organized under the motto “energy transition in SME´s” and honoured measures, activities and projects of enterprises that significantly lower their energy needs making them energy transition pioneers. Congratulations to the four SME`s that were selected by the international jury of experts for their outstanding performance in the intervention fields of energy efficiency, renewable energy, circular economy, carbon footprint, mobility and communication. 🏆 Zotter Schokolade, Austria, Styria 🏆 Winery Bolzano / Bozen, Italy, South Tyrol 🏆 Arbor Chairs, Italy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia 🏆 Cyprianerhof Dolomit Resort, Italy, South Tyrol Kellerei Bozen Cyprianerhof Dolomit Resort Zotter Schokolade EUSALP Jury members: Vlasta Krmelj, Director, Energy and Climate Agency of Podravje, Slovenia Matteo Mazzolini, Director, Energy Agency Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy bruno oberhuber, Director, Energy Agency Tyrol, Austria Sandra Pasaricek, EUSALP Youth Council, Austria Ulrich Santa, General Director, Energy Agency South Tyrol-CasaClima, Italy Maximiliane Schmiedmayer, Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Germany Etienne VIENOT, Auvergne Rhone Alpes Energy and Environment Agency, France Estelle PERINEL, Tenerrdis, France #EUSALP #winners #energyaward #energytransition #SME #annualforum

📢 And the Winners of Pitch Your Project 2024 are... We are excited to share the results of the 2024 finale of this year’s Pitch Your Project EUSALP competition 🎤 🏔 🥇 Ville à Joie - Marius Drigny from France 🇫🇷 🥈 Carbon Wise - Alexandra Senn from Germany 🇩🇪 🥉 ALPAQUA - Frederick Hamsa Feld from Germany 🇩🇪 The winning projects received a total sum of €10,000 from Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté distributed as follows:  1st place - €5,000  2nd place - €3,000  3rd place - €2,000 These talented young innovators have taken on some of the most pressing Alpine challenges — from mobility and water management to circular economy and youth involvement — with bold and creative ideas. 🌱 Discover their stories, visions, and the impact they aim to create for a sustainable Alpine future on our new article. 📰 👉 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/deug8cJ4 #YouthInnovation #PYP2024 #EUSALP #Sustainability #AlpineRegion #EUSALP

EUSALP 9th annual forum is now closing after two-days of sessions, workshops, political meetings in the beautiful Park of Brdo Casle, in Kranj, Slovenia. Welcomed by Tanja Fajon, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovenia, she recalled : "During its Presidency, Slovenia has advocated for enhanced transnational cooperation in the field of sustainable water management. Water is our most precious resource in the Alps. We must therefore ensure that it remains a precious commodity and not a destructive force." After the introductory purposes, and a high-level panel on the importance of a competitive, circular and smart Alpine region, the Slovene presidency symbolically handed over the Presidency of the EU Strategy for the Alpine Region to Liechtenstein's Foreign Minister Dominique Hasler and the Governor of Tyrol, Anton Mattle, and the Governor of Carinthia, Peter Kaiser. High level panel was represented as follows : Minister Tanja Fajon, Dominique Hasler, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Education and Sport of Liechtenstein, Anton Mattle, Regional Governor of Tyrol (Austria), Fabrice Pannekoucke, President of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region (France), Eric Beißwenger, Regional Minister for European and International Affairs, Bavaria (Germany), Luciano Caveri, Regional Councillor for European Affairs, Innovation and National Policies for the Mountains of Valle d'Aosta (Italy), and Norman Gobbi, Regional Councillor of the Ticino Region (Switzerland). Copyright Peter Irman