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Climate and energy plans are coming up in many Norwegian municipalities. The 10 municipalities within Indre Østfold region recently gathered in Rømskog(IC member municipality) for a kick off event. The national energy agency ENOVA is financially supp...

Aizkraukle and Bauska towns recently implemented urban planning workshops with the help from EU/Norwegian experts. The Zemgale planning region is organising the project with Spydeberg Municipality as the Norwegian partner. The two workshops gathered ...

It starts the coming Thursday! “Ten Years After” (GB), Joe Bonamassa (USA), Jarle Bernhoft & Knut Reiersrud band (NO), Jesus Volt (F), TSA (PL) and many others. You may download the leaflet with all the names and the program on Innovation Circle webs...

Public disaffection with politics and politicians in the UK is higher than I can ever remember. For weeks the papers have been full of ‘revelations’ about the allowances and expenses of our members of Parliament. It has now turned into something like...

Alytus City is celebrating 426th birthday the coming weekend. As a present to the city Alytus youth have made city’s coat of arms created of cookies. This is the biggest coat of arms produced this way and will be registered to Lithuania Guinness Reco...

Innovation Circle Norwegian partner Notodden is running a number of international activities. Research project PURR within ESPON program is on the list. Extraordinary friendship with a polish city Suwalki, blues festival, cooperation with local munic...

A recent report sets out a place-based approach to European Union challenges and expectations. Danuta Hübner, EU Commissioner for Regional Policy, asked Fabrizio Barca to look at reform of cohesion policy. His thoroughly researched report came out at...

Jelgava District Children drawings exhibition and trainings for politicians and employees of Cahul region (Moldova) are the recent activities of Jelgava District Council within the project “Capacity strengthening and awareness raisin in Cahul region,...

24 planners from Kurzeme planning region visited Norway 11-15 May. The program was organised by the IC Network in cooperation with Indre Østfold Regional Council and Østfold County Council. The delegation also visited Sarpsborg and Moss city municipa...

The second edition of Suwalki Blues Festival will be launched: July 16–18, 2009. It’s going to be the Big Blues Holiday in this part of Europe. About 30 performers from USA, UK, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Lithuania, Estonia, The Czech Republic a...