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INTERREG IVC - Innovation and Environment Regions of Europe Sharing Solutions

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About INTERREG IVC

Website: http://www.interreg4c.eu/

Helping Regions share solutions

INTERREG IVC provides funding for interregional cooperation across Europe. It is implemented under the European Community’s territorial co-operation objective and financed through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The Operational Programme was approved in September 2007 and the period for INTERREG IVC will last from 2007-2013. This programme follows on from the INTERREG IIIC programme which ran from 2002-2006.

The overall objective of the INTERREG IVC Programme is to improve the effectiveness of regional policies and instruments. A project builds on the exchange of experiences among partners who are ideally responsible for the development of their local and regional policies.

The areas of support are innovation and the knowledge economy, environment and risk prevention. Thus, the programme aims to contribute to the economic modernisation and competitiveness of Europe. INTERREG IVc is linked to the objectives of Lisbon and Gothenburg agendas.

Typical tools for exchange of experience are networking activities such as thematic workshops, seminars, conferences, surveys, and study visits. Project partners cooperate to identify and transfer good practices. Possible project outcomes include for example case study collections, policy recommendations, strategic guidelines or action plans. INTERREG IVC also allows light implementation or piloting, but only if these complement the exchange of experience activities.

Supporting sustainable regional development

The programme supports two types of projects: Regional Initiative Projects and Capitalisation Projects.

In Regional Initiative Projects partners work together to exchange experiences in a policy field of their interest. They can choose between three levels of intensity for their cooperation. These vary from simple networking to the development of policy instruments or the establishment of mini-programmes.

In Capitalisation Projects partners build on already identified good practices. Capitalisation projects are set up to transfer these good practices into mainstream programmes of EU Structural Funds. This is done by developing action plans and involving relevant policy makers. The European Commission offers additional expertise to some of these projects, named Fast Tract Projects.

Partner Organisations

Note: only project partners who have added their organisation to the Regions 202020 database are listed below. See the INTERREG IVC website for details of all partners.

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Landesregierung Schleswig-Holstein Der Ministerpräsident des Landes Schleswig-Holstein mit der Staatskanzlei

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Past Events

  • Powering Regions for the 21st Century
    EU Sustainable Energy Week Side Event
    14 April 2011, 14.00-17.00, House of the Dutch Provinces, Brussels, Belgium

    This conference presents two European projects exploring regional authorities’ influence on an energy landscape, which increasingly features renewables and energy efficiency. What policies should regional authorities deploy to help these sectors overcome barriers in planning, financing, skills, research and other key areas?

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