EU Regional Policy Commissioner Danuta Hübner has launched a new annual awards event to identify good innovative practices in regional development. RegioStars will be opened to projects that have received funding from the European Regional Development Fund. The aim of the 2008 competition is to highlight projects under the following themes: supporting clusters and business networks; technology transfer from research institutes to SMEs; energy efficiency and renewable energies; environmental technologies. The deadline for the submission of proposals is 29 June 2007. Further information is available at http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/innovation/regiostars_en.htm