Two projects aimed at connecting better Slovenia's Nova Gorica and its twin Italian city of Gorizia, worth a total of EUR 10m, have been launched as contracts on the allocation of funds has been signed.
As part of the first project, dubbed Soča - Isonzo, a network of cycling and walking paths will be built to create a cross-border urban park.
The aim of the park is to boost the attractiveness of the area for visitors and tourists and to improve sustainable mobility of residents of the border cities.
The second project, called Healthcare - Salute, aims at establishing a network of cross-border healthcare services in the border area. The network will be based on the existing services provided in Nova Gorica and Gorizia, taking into account the needs of residents.
The idea expressed at the debate organised by the regional daily Primorske novice was that the three municipalities create a single cross-border city, connecting them in all segments of life.
The event was held as part of the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of Nova Gorica, which will culminate with a ceremony on 15 September marking the national holiday remembering the unification of what is today the western region of Primorsko with Yugoslavia in 1947.
Source: sloveniatimes.com/nova-gorica-and-italy-s-gorizia-to-be-better-connected