5 additional projects approved - 15 new projects
The 3rd Call was launched on February 14th and closed on April 30th 2011.
The Monitoring Committee approved 5 additional projects under the priority 1.2.
With those new projects, a total of 15 projects were approved, including 6 projects under priority 1.2, 4 projects under priority 2.1, 2 projects under priority 2.3 and 3 projects under priority 3.1. These projects represent a total of 132 partners.
The total amount of ERDF allocated to these 15 projects is 23.7 million €.
This call was marked by its specific nature in so far as more strategically oriented and quality projects were called for in the agreed specifications.
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Atlantic Area Programme
The Atlantic Area Programme is a transnational cooperation programme in the framework of the "European Territorial Cooperation" objective, which is one of the instruments of EU cohesion policy for the programming period 2007-2013. It is financed by the European Commission through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), with a total budget of 158 million (see funding figures).
The Atlantic Area covers the entire territory of Ireland and the Atlantic regions of Spain, France, Portugal and the United Kingdom (see map).
Its overall strategic objective is to achieve significant and tangible progress in transnational cooperation geared towards cohesive, sustainable and balanced territorial development of the Atlantic Area and its maritime heritage.
The programme strategy is implemented through four strategic priorities: transnational networks of entrepreneurship and innovation; protection and enhancement of marine and coastal environment; accessibility and internal links, urban and regional sustainable development.
