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.
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ERDF Funds Available |
€355 million
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Grant Rate |
50%
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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
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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
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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
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Website |
http://www.nweurope.eu/
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Working Language
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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
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Priority Areas |
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Priority One
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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
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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
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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
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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
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