05/07/2018 (Agence Europe) – Asturias (Spain), Gelderland (the Netherlands) and Thessaly (Greece) were given the European Entrepreneurial Region Award 2019 by the Committee of the Regions (CoR), during its plenary session on Tuesday 4 July. Asturias was recognised for the profound economic business restructuring undertaken by the principality towards a skills based model, as well as supporting SMEs’ access to finance and entrepreneurial training, in addition to the transition to a low carbon economy. The Dutch province was rewarded for its action to promote innovation and research. Finally, the Greek region received this prize for its action to regenerate its economy through a bottom up process. (PH)