Every year, the European Union funds thousands of projects across Europe in areas where working together brings better results: creating jobs, modernising healthcare and education, funding cutting-edge research, and supporting European companies, to mention a few.
The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) manages around 4,000 European-funded projects to address climate change, to deal with the most pressing environmental issues, to build the infrastructure that connects Europe, and to create a sustainable blue economy.
At the end of October 2025, CINEA launched a campaign to show how eight European Member States are benefiting from some of these projects.
How does my country benefit from EU-funded projects managed by CINEA?
As Europe moves towards a cleaner and more sustainable energy future, wind is becoming one of the main ways to cut carbon emissions and make energy prices more affordable. A notable example is Latvia, where work is under way to prepare new offshore wind farms and to improve how wind turbines are maintained.
Preserving the rich ecological diversity and maintaining the health of Europe’s coastal areas and seas have become a priority for ensuring a sustainable future. The European Union is funding initiatives to promote their restoration and sustainable development.
Spain is undergoing a decisive transformation to drive the transition towards a circular, climate-neutral economy. Among the many initiatives bringing Spain’s circular ambitions to life, several EU-funded projects stand out for their innovation and real-world impact.
In today’s Europe, connection is no longer just about distance. It is about people working, learning and innovating side by side. EU-funded projects in France are helping people to connect in different ways, from sustainable transport to coastal cooperation and clean energy.
In Hungary, some EU-funded projects are supporting the development of new sustainable transport means, including railways and waterborne transport.
The European Union is funding projects not only to improve roads and bridges in Romania for civil and military use, but also to tackle pollution stemming from Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine in the Black Sea.
Many projects based in Belgium are working to boost hydrogen production and use, from testing a refuelling station in Brussels Airport, to supporting an industrial-scale production plant and green hydrogen for road transport. All this is thanks to the support of European funding.
In Finland, some EU-funded projects are reconverting abandoned land into solar farms, demonstrating tailored solutions for climate resilience for agriculture and forestry, and commercialising a sustainable aquaculture feed protein as an alternative to soy.
This story will be published on 15 January 2025.