North West Europe Programme

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Aim

The North West Europe Programme (NWE) aims to capitalise on the cooperation between key actors to address territorial issues across the NWE area. This is in order to contribute to the NWE's economic competitiveness while equally

promoting regionally balanced and sustainable development.

 

ERDF Funds Available

€355 million

 

Grant Rate

50%

 

Eligible Regions

N. Ireland whole country, Great Britain whole country, Ireland whole country, Luxembourg whole country, Belgium whole country, Switzerland whole country, Parts of Germany, France, Netherlands.

 

Eligible Organisations

 

 

Regions, cities, universities and public-private partnerships.

Status

First Call closed 15 October 2007

Second call open from 7 April to 9 May 2008

Other calls – every six months thereafter

 

Contact Information

NWE Secretariat,
"Les Arcuriales",
6/D,
45 rue de Tournai,
F-59000 Lille,
France
Tél. : +33 (0)3 20 78 55 00
Fax : +33 (0)3 20 55 65 95
Email : nwe@nweurope.org

 

Website

http://www.nweurope.eu/

 

Working Language

 

English

Minimum number of countries in a partnership

Two partners from at least 2 different countries with at least one of them from the NWE area

 

Priority Areas

 

Priority One

Developing the NWE knowledge-based economy by capitalising on our capacity for innovation

1.1 Entrepreneurship and Innovation

1.2 Growth clusters & SME networks

1.3 Framework for innovation

Priority Two

Sustainable management of natural resources and of natural areas and technological risks

2.1 Natural resource management

2.2 Risk management and prevention

2.3 Improving quality of soil, water & air

 

Priority Three

Improving connectivity in NWE by promoting intelligent and sustainable transport and ICT solutions
3.1 Manage transport growth through capacity optimisation

3.2 Multimodal interoperability on land, water & air

3.3 Information & Communication Technology 

 

Priority Four

Promoting strong and prosperous communities at transnational level

4.1 Economic and social performance

4.2 Environmental quality and attraction

4.3 Demographic change and migration