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Securing prey sources for endangered Falco cherrug and Aquila heliaca population in the Carpathian basin (RAPTORSPREYLIFE)

Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2018,

Background Lake Fertő and the swamps of Hanság have a rich fauna, including threatened species listed in Annex I of the Birds Directive. Bird species in the National Park and Natura 2000 network site include great bustard (Otis tarda) and several birds of prey; there are about 10 pairs of Saker falcon (Falco cherrug) and 6-7 pairs of Eastern imperial ea ...
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South Hungarian Enhanced Geothermal System Test programme (SHEGST)

Start date: Dec 31, 2015, End date: Jun 29, 2018,

In the SHEGST, partners will engage in collaborative research to increase the performance of near-commercial scale technologies and reduce the cost of power produced from Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). The research proposed within the SHEGST project is aimed at finding innovative solutions within reservoir creation that reduce well field development cost, resulting in increased technology perf ...
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Danube Urban Brand - regional network building through tourism and education to strengthen the Danube cultural identity and solidarity (DANUrB)

Start date: Dec 31, 2013, End date: Dec 30, 2016,

The project primarily aims to strengthen the Danube regional cultural identity and brand by fostering transnational cultural ties between the settlements along the Danube, and at the same time, by exploring the unused or hidden cultural and social capital resources of this regional network. The main goal of the project is to create a comprehensive tourism strategy connecting all cities along the D ...
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Optimisation of Integrated Solid Waste Management Strategies for the Maximisation of Resource Efficiency (WASTECOSMART)

Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

WASTECOSMART - Optimisation of Integrated Solid Waste Management Strategies for the Maximisation of Resource Efficiency addresses the priority areas of a “Resource Efficient Europe” and relates to the EcoAP, by boosting innovation based on research and technology development within the field of integrated waste management. Through cross border cooperation and collaborative research activities betw ...
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Welfare, Wealth and Work for Europe (WWWFOREUROPE)

Start date: Apr 1, 2012, End date: Mar 31, 2016,

"The objective of this 4-year project is to provide the analytical basis for a socio-ecological transition in Europe: the change to a new growth path with smart, sustainable and inclusive growth as is envisaged in the EU 2020 strategy. In order to support the transition, we analyse the need, the feasibility and best practice for change, specifying the institutional changes needed at all policy lev ...
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RE-Block

Start date: Jan 31, 2013, End date: Apr 29, 2015,

RE-Block demonstrates how introducing a smart model building on innovative public-private partnership and participatory co-operation contributes to integrated social and economic development of deprived urban areas. The model elaborated in the frame of intensive exchange (peer review sessions, Urban Idea Hub) follows two thematic (physical & social) and one overarching (governance) axe. Main outpu ...
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A structured network for integration of climate knowledge into policy and territorial planning (ORIENTGATE)

Start date: Jun 30, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

The OrientGate project will foster concerted and coordinated climate adaptation actions across the SEE region. The project will explore climate risks faced by coastal, rural and urban communities; contribute to a better understanding of the impact of climate variability and change on water regimes, forests and agro-ecosystems; and analyse specific adaptation needs in the hydroelectricity, agro-ali ...
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INNOvating entrepreneurship policies in the CRAFTS sector (INNOCRAFTS)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

... (France); Public Foundation The Legacy of al-Andalus; Bistrita Municipality; Regional Association of Municipalities Central Stara Planina; Municipality of Burgas; Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona; Budapest Entreprise Agency; Aalto University School of Art and Design-University of Vaasa; Municipality of Riga; Vilnius Old Town Renewal Agency; Craft Council Ireland; Municipality of Reims; Slovak Ch ...
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Volunteers for European Employment (VERSO)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

In March 2000, EU heads of state and government agreed on an ambitious goal: making the EU "the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion".Project VERSO (Volunteers for European Employment) identifies good practices and develops policy tools intended to be used in pursuing the abov ...
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Harmonized Inland Navigation Transport through education and information technology  (HINT)

Start date: Nov 30, 2012, End date: Nov 29, 2014,

HINT is a NELI follow-up project whose main aim is to foster and enlarge transnational cooperation among stakeholders in the field of inland waterway transport, including education and training institutions, administrations and transport organizations in the South East Europe region. HINT capitalises existing results from NELI as well as other related projects or initiatives like EWITA (European W ...
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Innovative uses of low-temperature geothermal resources in South East Europe   (GeoSEE)

Start date: Nov 30, 2012, End date: Nov 29, 2014,

It is undoubtedly true that growing concerns on environmental issues, desire of energetic independency and increasing process of energy require the development and utilization of clean and renewable energy sources. A significant contribution to these issues can be offered by geothermal resources and geothermal-derived energy. Due to its base-load power, a higher than 90 percent availability, a sma ...
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Cross-Border cooperation for Plant diversity preservation and promotion (PRO-PLANTS)

Start date: Dec 31, 2012, End date: Nov 29, 2014,

The main goal of this cross-border project is to improve the professional and scientific work done in 2 arboretums (the Arboretum of Szarvas- Hungary and the Arboretum of Macea- Romania) through the development of infrastructural conditions, and to extend further the cross-border relationships of the two partners. The most important activities of this project are: - improving infrastructural condi ...
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motion of Resource Efficiency in SMEs in Central Europe (PRESOURCE)

Start date: May 31, 2012, End date: Nov 29, 2014,

...E stakeholders and activities in each country. In the course of the transnational dialogue on RE the first transnational workshop on institutional support schemes/structures was successfully held in Budapest.
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Low Carbon South East Europe  (LOCSEE)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

Combating climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions is one of the biggest challenges of the European Union which is addressed also in the Europe 2020 Strategy with the objective to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by year 2020 compared to year 1990. Because of its diversity and extreme weather events it is expected that South East Europe region will be impacted by climate change m ...
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Innovative urban strategies and action plans to increase the social and economic role of seniors  (Silver City)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

BACKGROUND: Ageing poses a serious challenge to metropolitan areas of SEE: Increasing number of seniors coupled with low employment rate increases costs for the society (pensions, social services & health care) whichis especially problematic in light of constrained public budgets and economic downturn. Growing sustainable communities addressing the needs of seniors require good governance and lead ...
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Co-operation of SEE science parks for the promotion of transnational market uptake of R&D results and technologies by SMEs  (SEETechnology)

Start date: Sep 30, 2012, End date: Sep 29, 2014,

... of the developed services for the support of SMEs. The final organisational documents, that will enable the functioning of the services after the project end, will be adopted in the final meeting in Budapest in December 2014. In WP5 (Testing of the developed new services (pilots)), three pilots are in pro-gress:• Sharing structured and searchable information on patents, research prod-ucts and res ...
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moting traditional collection and use of wild plants to reduce social and economic disparities in Central Europe (Traditional and wild)

Start date: Apr 30, 2011, End date: Apr 29, 2014,

Plants and herbs have been used as a medicine since ancient times in pretty much every culture. Collecting these plants however requires certain degree of knowledge, as the collector needs to be able to identify herbs correctly, and also know where to find them. This knowledge was often passed down from generation to generation. Today, and since the middle of the 20th century, due to urbanization ...
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Innovative Social Services platform (InnoServ)

Start date: Feb 1, 2012, End date: Jan 31, 2014,

Our consortium will investigate innovative approaches in three fields of social services: health, education, and welfare. To do so, we will focus on two levels: (i) the status quo of research in these fields and (ii) the input from practitioners who have developed innovative social services. Special attention will be paid to the transferability of elements, the European value, effects on gender an ...
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Innovation transfer in the medical sector from clinics to companies (INTRAMED-C2C)

Start date: Mar 31, 2010, End date: Mar 30, 2013,

The innovation processes in the medical sector have specific features and dynamics. However, the results of the medical research from companies is transferred into results only to its limited extend. When it comes to the single entity in the process, the hospital that functions as driving force for a bottom-up approach in the innovation transfer procedure, it enjoys a good service from the side of ...
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Valorisation and Sustainable Development of Cultural Landscapes using Innovative Participation and Visualisation Techniques (VITAL LANDSCAPES)

Start date: Mar 31, 2010, End date: Mar 30, 2013,

Unique cultural landscapes constitute a major factor of Central Europe's cultural identity, uniting nature and heritage. Being the most typical part of nature in CE, they are precondition of biodiversity and an important ecological resource. Moreover, functioning landscapes constitute the base for regional economic development, above all in of rural areas, and the well-being of the inhabitants. Ho ...
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European Bus System of the Future (EBSF)

Start date: Sep 1, 2008, End date: Feb 28, 2013,

"The European Bus System of the Future (EBSF) project is conceived as a driver to increase the attractiveness and raise the image of the bus systems in urban areas, by means of new technologies on vehicles and infrastructure in combination with operational best practices, in a system approach. For the first time in European research, these concepts are fully endorsed by all stakeholders, with all ...
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Reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions in cities across Central Europe (ENERCITY)

Start date: Feb 28, 2010, End date: Feb 27, 2013,

...d clarification. The webtools are already available on the web page www.energycity2013.eu/results. The project involves flight missions in 7 pilot areas of Europe (Munich, Bologna, Prague, Velenje, Budapest, Ludwigsburg and Treviso). The thermal flights surveys have been completed in all cities, the hyperspectral flight surveys have been done in 6 cities. Bologna was an exception, here the hypersp ...
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Facilitating the Bi-Regional EU-ASEAN Science and Technology Dialog (SEA-EU-NET)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Dec 31, 2012,

SEA-EU-NET will increase the quality, quantity, profile and impact of the bi-regional S&T cooperation between SEA countries of ASEAN and MS and AS of EU. S&T, essential for a strong knowledge-based economy, underpins policies necessary for governance, and contributes to cohesive social visions and models. S&T excellence also requires global connectivity and an ongoing dialogue. This proposal suppo ...
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Sustainable technologies and combined community approaches take off (STACCATO)

Start date: Nov 7, 2007, End date: Nov 6, 2012,

With the STACCATO project the three European capital cities Amsterdam, Budapest and Sofia, will demonstrate sustainable energy concepts in representative existing residential areas. Presently, the urban areas all facing technical arrears and a lack of social cohesion. Redevelopment is a unique opportunity to implement energy efficiency measures and renewable energy sources. STACCATO will result in ...
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Cooperation-Network for logistics and nautical education focusing on Inland Waterway Transport in the Danube corridor supported by innovative solutions (NELI)

Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Mar 30, 2012,

...INeS Danube is an e-learning platform provides online training in inland waterway transport and logistics with focus intermodality. • Information and Training Centre promoting inland navigation - Budapest • Information and Training Centre promoting inland navigation - Enns • Information and Training Centre promoting inland navigation - Galati • Information and Training Centre promoting inland navi ...
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Inter-regional cooperation for valorisation of research results (INTERVALUE)

Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Mar 30, 2012,

INTERVALUE is rooted to the Digital Research Centre (DRC) of Central Macedonia aiming to contribute in the exploitation of academic research and other projects which has set the basis for its European expansions. We have experienced that cooperation between R&D supply and demand is quite a dynamic process stimulated by the current trends in business and the academia. Any long term concentration in ...
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Solutions and interventions for the technological transfer and the innovation of the agro-food sector in South East regions (TECH.FOOD)

Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Mar 30, 2012,

TECH.FOOD, tackles the topic of innovation of the agro-food sector, one of the major components of the SEE economies in terms of turnover, number of SMEs and persons employed. The project arises from the necessity of common strategies, tools, and opportunities to promote R&TD and innovation in the agro-food sector, facing the fast decreasing competitiveness of SEE agro-food enterprises. Project wi ...
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Tex-EASTile: sustainable innovation for textile in South East Europe (Tex-EAStile)

Start date: Feb 28, 2009, End date: Feb 27, 2012,

Tex-EASTtile aims to spread and boost knowledge and application of environmental certification to products and processes in home textile and work wear within SEE area. Assuming that eco-design labels are synonym of high technical products and improved company culture, the project wants to contribute to the reinforcement of the competitive positioning of textile enterprises within the SEE area. Thi ...
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Revitalisation of Traditional Industrial Areas in South-East Europe (ReTInA)

Start date: Feb 28, 2009, End date: Feb 27, 2012,

ReTInA deals with the important transnational challenge of brownfield revitalisation. In the SEE area revit. is delayed and hindered because of legal, financial, organisational and image problems. Brownfields pose a challenge. They represent an underexplored economic value, are areas for investment and could be motors for job creation. Urgency is required because of bad influence on the image of a ...
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Access to Technology and Know-how in Cleaner Production in Central Europe (ACT CLEAN)

Start date: Nov 30, 2008, End date: Nov 29, 2011,

While EU directives set requirements in order to ensure the eco-efficiency of the production process, many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Central Europe struggle to respond to them. They do not have access to the existing technological or managerial solutions developed in other parts of Central Europe. In the understanding that a sustainable natural resource management in times of gl ...
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Evaluation and introduction to the integrated viticulture of the prospective grape varieties of vine regions at the Serbian-Hungarian border (integr viticult)

Start date: May 31, 2010, End date: Nov 29, 2011,

Grape cultivation and wine production have significant importance both in Serbia and Hungary. Besides the profit production this agricultural branch has emerging an importance in sustaining rural life and tourism. Viticulture is endangered by several pathogens and pests which are transmitted by propagating material. Therefore it is basically important to use healthy plants for plantations. Virus-f ...
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Further Development and Implementation of an EU-level Forest Monitoring System (FutMon)

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2011,

Background Forests cover about 30% of Europe, providing high value concerning: biodiversity; carbon sequestration; soil and water protection; and the economic contribution of goods and services. However, climate change, air pollution and changes in land use are threatening the health, stability and sustainability of forests and their values. On top of th ...
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Climate Change and Territorial Effects on Regions and Local Economies in Europe (ESPON CLIMATE)

Start date: Feb 28, 2009, End date: Mar 31, 2011,

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been pivotal in raising awareness on the costs of human inaction and interference with the climate system. The IPCC also indicated the urgency for studies disaggregated to the regional and even local scale. Furthermore, the IPCC identified a strong need for scenarios at regional and local scales to enable appropriate impact assessments. In i ...
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Monitoring and Measurement in the Next Generation Technologies (MOMENT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2008, End date: Jun 30, 2010,

Reaching optimising control, management and flexibility of the future network infrastructures requires actions to retrieve a good understanding of network and application behaviour. In previous EU-funded FP6 projects like EVERGROW and LOBSTER, large efforts have been taken to successfully develop and deploy measurement infrastructures (e.g. ETOMIC, DIMES) to gain insight into the operational netwo ...
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TRANSNATIONAL EUROPEAN LABOUR MARKET INTEGRATION THROUGH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (TELMI)

Start date: Mar 31, 2006, End date: Aug 30, 2008,

Recognition of the freedom of movement for workers and employees within the EU also entails that the foundations for better mobility of EU and non-EU citizens have to be laid, especially after EU enlargement. Some recent surveys point out how a lack of appropriate information can cause an uneven distribution of immigrants among EU countries. Here Public Employment Services (PES) have to work toget ...
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Complex Urban Investment Tools (CoUrbIT)

Start date: May 31, 2005, End date: Jun 29, 2008,

The focus of the project is centred on complex urban projects to be developed in order to reuse areas in which economic and productive functions have become obsolete. The aim is to develop new urban regeneration managment (hereafter URM) methods and tools to revitalise these areas. CoUrbIT, after having designed the most appropriate managerial model, will test it by applying it to pilot areas sele ...
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Tools for water management and restoration processes (Lakepromo)

Start date: Aug 31, 2004, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

...topic and the summary 'Rural Wastewater Treatment in Finland, the United Kingdom and Hungary' was published (200 copies and pdf on the website). During the first period of 2006 one Hungarian partner (Budapest University) was dropped out due to difficulties with their financial management. However, these tasks and remaining budget were shifted to the Estonian partner. Due to Danish structural refor ...
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Flood Awareness and Prevention Policy in border areas (FLAPP)

Start date: Aug 31, 2004, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The network is seeking to contribute to common European strategies for flood risk management, especially in border areas where flood-related issues are likely to arise. It intends to achieve this by enabling those responsible for European river systems and their feeders to exchange information and experience. FLAPP also expects that its work will influence a new European flood water directive. ...
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Fire Risks in Touristic Islands and their impact on Economic and Social Life/A Fire Shield for Tourists, Population and Monuments (FIRETOURIS)

Start date: Dec 31, 2005, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The overall objective of the FIRETOURIS operation is to improve fire risk (FR) management capabilities of the regions with touristic islands, focusing on their special needs and their impact on touristic SMEs, local economies and societies. The sub-objectives encompassing the main objective are as follows: (1) to collect, document, discuss and understand all aspects of FR and FR management plans a ...
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Prevention of surface water pollution by mining activities (DIFPOLMINE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2002, End date: Dec 31, 2006,

Background Intense ore and metal production and transformation in Europe have led to large flows of heavy metals and metaloids into rivers. Countries have established general methodologies for studying and managing contaminated sites, but large sites require adapted solutions to tackle specific technical and economic challenges. The gold mining site of S ...
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