HARMONMISSIONS

Main objective 

The main objective is to harmonise the implementation of the European Missions on the Danube region level. We observe significant disparities in the level of understanding, setup, and implementation of the European Missions among European regions. Therefore, within the proposed project, we aim to minimalize these disparities and help set up an effective Missions governing model on the Danube region level. 

In the HARMONMISSIONS project, we want to aim at two concrete areas of the EU Missions: 

1. Adaptation to Climate Change 

4.100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030.

The interest of the project is to create channels for cooperation between partners in the areas of Missions 1 and 4. 

The need for cooperation lies in the fact that climate change cannot be tied to a specific country. On the contrary, it transcends national borders and therefore there is a need to cooperate to tackle climate change. The aim of the project is therefore to create a platform that facilitates cooperation between partners and raises awareness of the missions among the professional and lay public.

HARMONMISSIONS relevance

The HARMONMISSIONS project will address the relatively new but more important concept of EU Missions. In the past, heavy industry in the countries of the Danube region caused considerable environmental damage. The HARMONMISSIONS project, therefore, seeks to address climate-focused areas, i.e. EU Missions 1 (Adaptation to Climate change) and 4 (100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030), which can improve the quality of the environment and the quality of life of citizens in the region.

Project activities 

The HARMONMISSIONS project will organise a number of information events, training activities, workshops and brokerage events, which will be actively promoted. Planned project events and news will be shared to a wide group of stakeholders.

The main pillars of the project activities are:

1. To set up a new governance model for EU Missions in the Danube Region. The Steering Committee and Advisory Groups will help to link and involve actors from different levels in the EU Missions.
2. Create three online platforms to facilitate the search for current project calls, partners and other necessary information on climate-oriented EU Missions.
3. Raise an awareness, foster cooperation and train staff on EU Missions through awareness-raising, training and brokerage events.