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THEME: INVENTIONS - ENERGY – ENVIRONMENT 02 TRANSPORT - EDUCATION & SOCIAL TOURISM & CULTURE UNI ! THEME sheets

Draw what you remember about BEACH AND FINE SAND: STOPPING TRAFFIC! this project: Every day, the European Union (EU) invests in its nearly 300 regions. The UNI! THEME sheets will help you discover dozens of examples showing the work of the EU’s regional policy. They cover many areas like the environment, education, health, energy and transport. Here is one of these stories...

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Sometimes, parts of the European Union are located outside the European continent. One example is the French region of , which is right in the middle of the Caribbean Sea. It is an enchanting place, but cars inevitably cause travel problems...

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Even in an island paradise, traffic jams are a problem. Martinique has chosen the option of a clean site! #mobility

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Clever developments Lush forests, warm seas, fine sand, a majestic volcano and exotic fruits: Martinique is a picture postcard. Speed wasn’t the only aim of these developments: comfort and safety were also important. This project, supported by But people living on the island still have to get up in the the European Union and other organisations, created four- morning for work or school! And when there are traffic teen new stations, as well as high-quality bus shelters and jams, it no longer feels like paradise. Luckily, there’s a stops. And to really encourage drivers to take the bus, car parks were built near to the most frequently used bus stops. MORE solution: more buses! These improvements benefit the islanders on all levels: INFO better comfort and safety, shorter journey times, job crea- tion and environmental conservation. So it won’t just be the tourists who are delighted! Islanders have the same problems More info on the EU’s as we do... regional policy: http://europa.eu/!hm43kn The two most important cities in Martinique are Fort-de- and Le . Every day, 100 000 vehicles use the road Did you know? Martinique is one of the nine ‘Outermost Regions network that connects these cities. That’s a lot for a small island! More THEME sheets of the European Union’. Others include the Canary This traffic is stressful and tiring for workers and pupils, who have on the UNI! website: Islands, Madeira, Guadeloupe and the Azores. to get to work or school every day. What’s more, there are other http://europa.eu/!Cb39Du major problems: air pollution, noise and accident risks.

The solution: luxury buses Do you know this game? RE THE TH E QUE To combat this invasion of traffic, more buses have been bought. ST IO But that’s not all! The whole network has also been improved so N is the first game where S that these new, less polluting buses can drive in a ‘clean site’: strategy and solidarity this means that they have parts of the roads to themselves. 1 are one! Could you pinpoint Martinique on a world map? Find it here: http://ec.europa.eu/ 2 regional_policy/uni/index_ The region of Martinique is part fr.cfm of which EU country? 3 When it is 3 pm in Paris, what time it is in Martinique?