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Light & Fire open the Doors for Biodiversity -LIFE (Light & Fire -LIFE)

Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Jul 31, 2020,

Background Under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive, EU Members States are required to periodically report on the conservation status of Annex I natural habitat types and Annex II species that fall within their territory. The Finnish country report for the period 2001-2006 assessed the overall conservation status of 18 out of 19 Annex I natural habit ...
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Better marina management, harbour network consolidation and water tourism marketing in the southern Baltic rim (MARRIAGE)

Start date: Sep 30, 2011, End date: Apr 29, 2015,

MARRIAGE initiates cooperation & exchange in the fields of water tourism marketing, marina management & operation and marina network consolidation in the southern Baltic rim (Vorpommern DE, Zachodniopomorskie & Pomorskie /PL, Kaliningrad / RU, Klaipeda region / LT). The overall aim is to increase incomes from water tourism in the participating regions, which are mostly lagging behind in these resp ...
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Labour Market Dynamics and Attractive Business Environments in the South Baltic Region (SB Professionals)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Apr 29, 2015,

The demographic and economic situation in all parts of the South Baltic (SB) area calls for actions towards a more integrated labour market. Common challenges in this area are shrinking and ageing work forces and a lack of highly-qualified workers. In addition, the Southern and Eastern parts of the area have to cope with high overall unemployment. Improving qualification of workers and unemployed ...
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Towards Regional spEcialisation for Smart growth spirit (TRES)

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

...veloped the overall 5-Step process. During this period first steps have been kick off. Step1: Identification and analysis of Specialization Stories. This survey focuses to get acquainted with the economic situation, policy making processes, innovation system and key sectors of each region to overview the specialization cases. This analysis will be the base of the GP transfer process. The results w ...
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Sustainable Freight Transport - Now and Tomorrow (SusFreight)

Start date: Aug 31, 2013, End date: Nov 29, 2014,

...enging the dynamic economies in the region and their transport demand. The ever-growing transport across the Alps, in particular freight transport, has over decades led to an environmentally and also economically threatening situation. Projects, initiatives and policies are concerned with this challenge, such as projects in the Alpine Space and also in Central Europe, policies of the Alpine Conven ...
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Sustainable and efficient Energy for Rural Regions (VIS NOVA)

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

...to take action to create new value added in the renewable energy sector, to secure local energy supply, to improve energy efficiency performances, to strengthen their competitiveness as locations for economic activities, and to promote territorial cohesion comprehensively. Achievement ...
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Boosting innovation through new cluster concepts in support of emerging issues and cross-sectoral themes (CluStrat)

Start date: Sep 30, 2011, End date: Aug 31, 2014,

Clusters are part of the new economic environment, but often miss the dynamism which is needed for innovation. New cluster concepts which upgrade clusters & cluster policies are needed. Central European governments need to increase the effectiveness of their policies in this area to secure further development and competitiveness. The policy frameworks on cluster and innovation policy need to be up ...
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European Collaborative and Open Regional Innovation Strategies (EURIS)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

EURIS addresses the Lisbon Strategy’s challenge of shifting towards a Knowledge based economy, if EU is to become the more competitive world economy, from 2 complementary perspectives:§ The lack of many EU regions of a critical mass on the RTDI field, opposed to the increasing globalisation of RTDI (Global Networks of Innovation) and the enormous potential to build on the complementary strengths o ...
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Development and Promotion of Creative Industry Potentials in Medium-Sized Cities of the Baltic Sea Region (URBAN CREATIVE POLES)

Start date: Sep 16, 2010, End date: Dec 15, 2013,

In the current economic crisis it is essential to unleash intrinsic economic potentials. Creative industries which have their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent and which have a potential for wealth and job creation through the generation and exploitation of intellectual property (UK Department of Culture, Media and Sport) are decisive in advancing towards the knowledge-based econom ...
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Clusters & Cooperation for Regional Development in Central Europe (CLUSTERS-CORD)

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

The project general objective is to strengthen the cooperation among clusters from the same thematic field but different geographical origin, through the creation of 5 Strategic Cooperation plans which will result in creation at least 3 so called “meta-clusters”. The project has selected 10 key industries that will be closely examined: Mobility & Logistics; Professional Services; ICT; Automotive & ...
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Transnational Network of Leading Automotive Regions in CE (AutoNet)

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

...nnected subcontractors. Regional universities as well as other RTD facilities are addressing by their research activities automotive industry as of one the major fields of their interest. The current economic crisis has a negative impact on automotive industry leading to the instability of the sector; endangerment of the sustainable development of automotive regions and support for innovation in t ...
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Innovative Development of European Areas by Fostering Transnational Knowledge Development (IDEA)

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

...nia, Italy, Austria and Germany the results will be transferable to all regions of CENTRAL EUROPE. Especially in future fields of innovation which will become important for the regions industrial and economic development an increasing demand of High Potentials is expected in the future: manufacturing, energy- and resource management as well as Information and Communication industries. On the other ...
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Making Knowledge Work (MKW)

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

...nk between RTD and the final stage of innovation: MKW will mainstream activities, policies and measures that stimulate the take up of innovative ideas and knowledge to transform them into chances for economic value added.MKW will mainstream good practices that involve all actors of the triple helix, for example:- activities that pick up and valorise unused ideas and patents from universities or la ...
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ducer Services for European Sustainability and Competitiveness (PROSESC)

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

The project aims to establish a network of regional and local policy-makers and development authorities, which will improve the European public support strategies and policies regarding environmental sustainability and competitiveness of road transport by supporting knowledge-intensive producer services sector. The network shall stimulate improvement of regional strategies and policies through the ...
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Best shared services for regional cluster inititative needs (POOLING4CLUSTERS)

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

... interregional platforms of services provided by DAs to the CIs in their environment.The POOLING4CLUSTERS partnership comprises of seven partners – BE, EE, FR, SI, DE, GR and MT - and is led by the Economic Office of the Province of Namur (BEP). In the field of clustering, all partners are working together with their regional authorities on fostering innovation and internationalisation of companie ...
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Transalpine Transport Architects (TRANSITECTS)

Start date: Jun 30, 2009, End date: Jun 29, 2012,

In TRANSITECTS public institutions design common transnational intermodal solutions for freight transport in the Alpine Space. In the partnership different interests (economy, environment and transport) are integrated which is of crucial importance for a sustainable solution. Main aim of the project is to make the rail network more attractive and hence to foster its accessibility and functionality ...
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SCanning INNOvation POLicy Impact (SCINNOPOLI)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Dec 30, 2011,

All 9 involved SCINNOPOLI partner regions are already fully aware that only the existence and regular application of a impact assessment system will allow a continuous improvement of the need oriented regional innovation policy with the aim to increase the firms and regional competitiveness, to create new high quality jobs and thus to increase the regional welfare.SCINNOPOLI is a Capitalisation Pr ...
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CASTLE - Cooperation Among SMEs Toward Logistic Excellence (CASTLE)

Start date: Oct 31, 2008, End date: Oct 30, 2011,

...vities on the regional logistics EU status and perspectives, which elected SMEs logistics networking as a priority intervention area for public policies. In fact EU regions strongly base their future economic competitiveness on SMEs and on their ability to face new globalised production and market imperatives, which impose to manage scattered supply flows, to face the requirements of flexibility a ...
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Transnational Action for Public Private Partnership (ACT4PPP)

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

...ncial, structural and territorial challenges in Central Europe ask for a strengthened teamwork of public and private actors to create and maintain attractive and competitive living conditions. Due to economic and demographic changes and limits to public resources (financial, know-how) the provision of public tasks and regional/urban restructuring can no longer be provided efficiently by public bod ...
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Cooperation of Regions for Innovation (CORINNA)

Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

The operation “Corinna - Cooperation of Regions for Innovation” focuses on intensifying cross-border co-operation in the field of technology and innovation along the borders of Italy, Slovenia, Austria and Hungary. Recent studies of these regions show strong potential for capitalizing on development opportunities through cross-border cooperation in particular in the field or research, development ...
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EUROPEAN NETWORK OF CITY-REGION COMPETITIVENESS (COMPETE)

Start date: Sep 30, 2004, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

...ns they are located in. But although EU and national urban policy has placed a great deal of emphasis on dealing with severe deprivation in cities, there is still relatively little evidence about the economic relationship between cities and their regions. This means that urban and regional planners have little experience to draw on when deciding how best to drive competitiveness in city regions. T ...
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Network of automotive regions (Automotive regions)

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

... help different regional decision-makers work together to design policy when anticipating or facing the closure or downsizing of a car plant. This involves formulating measures to ease the social and economic effects of such an event and the development of approaches to strengthen the competitive position of the existing automotive industry. In the long term, regions should strive for diversificat ...
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European Network of Logistics Competence Centres (ENLoCC)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

ENLoCC focuses primarily on improving inter-regional co-operation of transport logistics on a European level by establishing co-operation between Logistics Competence Centres throughout Europe in an open network. The operation aims to assess good and bad practice in order to implement problem-solving procedures. ...
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Interregional Co-operation for Development of Innovative Regional Economic Clusters (INNOFIRE)

Start date: Jun 30, 2004, End date: Jun 29, 2007,

In recent years proactive cluster management has become one of the standard tools of regional development. It is important for promoting technology-oriented economic development and for helping small and medium-sized companies to meet the challenges of global competition. However, approaches to cluster management differ widely and information gaps still exist in many regions. Overall objective / O ...
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Integrated regional health care structures: e-health in the Baltic Sea Region (BSReHealth)

Start date: Jun 5, 2004, End date: Jun 5, 2007,

The project “e-Health for Regions“ aimed to create modern health care systems by building up modern structures and implementing e-Health solutions to make ‘health for all’ possible. Thereby the project partners contributed to optimise the cross-border medical care and to improve the quality of medical care.The European healthcare systems have to deal with the rising demand for services in addition ...
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Restructuring, Economic development and Vitalisation supported by Innovation and Technology-transfer Activities and the Extension of co-operation (REVITAE)

Start date: Feb 29, 2004, End date: Feb 27, 2007,

The operation Restructuring, Economic Development and Vitalisation Supported by Innovation and Technology-transfer Activities and the Extension of Co-operation (REVITAE) focuses on the joint elaboration of economic development strategies of the participating Border Regions (Saxony, Styria, Slovenia and Eszak-Magyarorszag). In the partner regions, economic transition brought about the restructuring ...
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REGional standardised Interfaces for a better integration of regional SMEs in the European Economy (REGINS)

Start date: Jan 31, 2004, End date: Jan 30, 2007,

Since competitiveness in most industries is now determined on a global scale, companies need to continuously develop their products and production processes to stay ahead of the game. However, innovation and development processes are becoming more and more complex, calling for resources and competences often beyond the reach of an individual company, especially if that company is small. Cooperatio ...
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ENABLE - ENABLing European Entrepreneurship (ENABLE)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2006,

ENABLE is composed of regions that are distant from both national centres and the economic core of the EU. Their rationale for co-operation and joint action is that they are facing similar challenges and opportunities, such as conversion from dependence on traditional industries and/or agriculture to the knowledge based society and rural migration contributing to the decline of rural areas and cre ...
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European Union Regions Benchmarking, Economic Strategy and Transfer (EURBEST)

Start date: Jun 30, 2003, End date: Jun 29, 2006,

The objective of EURBEST is to benchmark best practice in the area of business support at regional and sub-regional levels. Following on from this is the need to create tools and mechanisms that will transfer this best practice from one of the exemplar regions to another in the project. The project builds on a previous project conducted under the auspices of EURADA that involved 14 regions across ...
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Club der Wirtschaftsförderer REGIO PAMINA

Start date: Sep 30, 2002, End date: Dec 30, 2005,

Die Gründung des Clubs der Wirtschaftsförderer PAMINA wurde 1997 von den Politikern des PAMINA Raums anlässlich eines Forums für die Wirtschaftsentwicklung beschlossen. Der Club konnte zunächst ohne eigenen Haushalt arbeiten, um flexibel agieren zu können, aber dies erwies sich jedoch bald als Handicap. Ziel des Projekts ist es daher, für einen Zeitraum von drei Jahren einen Aktionsplan einschlies ...
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Drei-Länder-Innovationsoffensive / Three Countries Innovation Push (3-CIP)

Start date: Dec 31, 2003, End date: Dec 30, 2005,

Building upon the economic initiative "InnoLausitz" of the two German Bundesländer, Saxony and Brandenburg, the IIIC operation "3-CIP – Three-Country Innovation Push" extends the interregional cooperation efforts of a total of 8 regions from 3 countries (DE, CZ, PL). Within the framework of the operation, partners will join efforts to develop a common vision for the larger region and promote innov ...
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Förderung des Wirtschaftsstandortes PAMINA (PEP)

Start date: Mar 31, 2002, End date: Mar 30, 2004,

Das Projekt, das auf Grund von Überlegungen aus dem grenzüberschreitenden Club der Wirtschaftsförderer entstanden ist, zielt darauf ab, die wirtschaftliche Attraktivität des PAMINA Raumes für Unternehmen zur Geltung zu bringen. Hauptziel ist die Steigerung der Wirtschaftskraft des PAMINA-Raumes, und zwar sowohl nach innen durch die Vernetzung ansässiger Unternehmen als auch nach aussen durch eine ...
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