AURORAL is a public funded project under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program. It is a consortium of 30 partners from 10 different European countries.

Project goal is to use digitization for improving rural regions in many aspects, like economical growth, social aspects or to contribute to overcome the digital divide between rural and urban areas. The AURORAL project is now proudly looking for interested parties to join our efforts through an Open Call for projects.

AURORAL are looking for projects that aim to improve our ecosystems for Smart Communities, creating new Smart Communities or support existing ones. The maximum project duration is 6 months with a funding rate of 70% of all eligible costs. There are two types of projects that correspond to two strands:

Strand A: Call for new Smart Communities – coming soon
Strand B: Call for new complementary services – max grant amount: € 55.200

SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSALS BY JUNE 28TH, 2024 23:59 CET.
For more info: https://www.auroral.eu/#/open-calls

On 28th March, coordinator of Green Municipalities Romualdas Petraitis participated in an event organized by the Research Council of Lithuania and the Association of Lithuanian Municipalities for the climate change solutions of the European Union Mission and Horizon Europe – Lithuanian municipalities. The event was attended by representatives of the Network of Green Municipalities and scientific institutions.

The EU’s Urban Mission aims to make at least 100 European cities climate-neutral and smart cities by 2030 and to ensure that these cities act as reference hubs for innovation for other European cities. The mission aims to increase the innovation capacity of cities and regions and to accelerate the deployment of smart and sustainable solutions in the areas of urban mobility, landscaping, infrastructure, energy and the involvement of townspeople. Two Lithuanian cities – Vilnius and Tauragė – participate in this EU urban transformation agenda among the 112 EU cities, which have become a role model for other Lithuanian cities.