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RegioStars 2013: call for applications
Regio StarsThe RegioStars awards application process for the year 2013 is now open. The objective of the awards is to identify good practices in regional development and to highlight original and innovative projects which could be attractive and inspiring to other regions.

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21/02/2012 | Other | Invitation to the Congress on Smart Cooperation
CECICN logoThe Conference of European Cross-border and interregional City Networks CECICN is organising the 1st Congress on Smart Cooperation. Event will be held in A Coruna (Spain) on June 25 -26 June 2012.


21/02/2012 | Programme | RegioStars 2013: call for applications
Regio StarsThe RegioStars awards (The objective of the RegioStars Awards is to identify good practices in regional development and to highlight original and innovative projects which could be attractive ...) application process for the year 2013 is now open. The objective of the awards is to identify good practices in regional development and to highlight original and innovative projects which could be attractive and inspiring to other regions.
21/02/2012 | Programme | Results of 4th call lead applicant survey
Table 1 programme areaIn January 2012 the INTERREG IVC programme conducted a survey among all fourth call lead applicants, to receive feedback on the assistance the Joint Technical Secretariat and Information Points provided during the INTERREG IVC fourth call of proposals. The results of the survey are now published online. These will be used to assess and improve services provided to lead applicants.
21/02/2012 | Other | Two vacancies in the INTERACT programme
The INTERACT Programme Secretariat, based in Bratislava (Slovak Republic), is looking for
applicants to fill the vacant positions of Capitalisation Manager and Programme & Financial Manager. Dealine for application - 15 March 2012.
08/02/2012 | Other | Nordic countries lead the Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011
innovation scoreboard  2011Almost all Member States have improved their innovation performance according to the Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011. Nordic countries and Germany remain the innovation leaders with Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Finland all showing a performance well above that of the EU27 average.
26/01/2012 | Programme | Lead Partner Seminar - event report
L PS4  22The fourth call Lead Partner Seminar took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 23 January 2012. The staff of the Joint Technical Secretariat and the four Information Points welcomed 173 participants, including representatives of all 82 fourth call projects approved under conditions in December 2011. The event report and presentations are now available online.
03/01/2012 | Programme | Report and video on the first INTERREG IVC Good Practice Fair 2011
A detailed report and video from the INTERREG IVC Good Practice (in the context of the INTERREG IVC programme, a good practice is defined as an initiative (e.g. methodologies, projects, processes, techniques) undertaken in one ...) Fair 2011, which was organised on 24 November in Krakow (Poland) are available online.
The event video is a reminder of the best moments of the event. The detailed report of the event will be useful for those who did not manage to attend but would like to learn more about the content; for those who participated, it is a good time to read and remember what inspiring ideas have been collected in Krakow and are worth taking on board this year.
19/12/2011 | Programme | 82 projects approved during INTERREG IVC Monitoring Committee
The Monitoring Committee of the INTERREG IVC programme has approved 82 projects under specific financial conditions.
12/12/2011 | Programme | 'GraBS' - finalists of the 2012 RegioStars Awards
The list of 24 projects selected for the final of the 2012 RegioStars awards was announced by the European Commission last Friday, 9 December. The Regio Stars awards highlight projects for their excellent and innovative work being done on the ground
30/11/2011 | Programme | First INTERREG IVC Good Practice Fair
INTERREG IVC Good Practice Fair PlennaryOver 220 policy-makers and practitioners from all over Europe attended the first INTERREG IVC Good Practice Fair on 24 November 2011 in Krakow. During an intensive one-day event participants shared experiences and were encouraged to take up good practices identified or transferred within interregional cooperation (Part of the C strand of the ETC (as well as of the former Interreg III Community Initiative), its aim is to promote exchange and transfer of knowledge and best ...) projects.
08/11/2011 | Project | Upcoming project final conferences
Several more cooperation projects will soon be coming to a close, with final conferences organised in November. See an overview here
17/10/2011 | Programme | INTERREG IVC Seminar Approbation Bodies - Amsterdam
Pic 1 from AmsterdamThe INTERREG IVC Approbation Bodies in charge of the designation of First Level Controllers (in Decentralized System) met in Amsterdam on 6 October 2011. If you want to find out more about the seminar read the meeting report and download the presentations.
11/10/2011 | Programme | Decision on 4th call applications
The next Monitoring Committee meeting will take place on 15-16 December 2011 in Warsaw/Poland, this is where final decisions will be made on submitted 4th call applications. Lead applicants will receive a notification about the results still before the end of the year.
11/10/2011 | Other | Interregional cooperation proposed to continue after 2013
On 6 October, the European Commission adopted a legislative package for cohesion policy (Cohesion policy was enshrined in the Treaties with the adoption of the Single European Act (1986). It is built on the assumption that redistribution between richer ...) for the period from 2014 until 2020. It is designed to boost growth and jobs across Europe by targeting EU investment on Europe's Growth and Jobs Agenda ("Europe 2020"). A separate regulation clarifies and simplifies provisions for territorial cooperation programmes.
27/09/2011 | Programme | CLIQ-o-METER presented as a future tool of self-evaluation
On 22 September 2011 the results of three years' intensive interregional exchange were showcased at the seminar hosted by the Committee of the Regions. Over 100 guests have got acquainted with the findings of CLIQ ('Creating Local Innovation Through a Quadruple Helix' project) and considered how these can be used to improve Europe's economic performance in the context of the EU2020 challenges for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
16/09/2011 | Programme | Approval of the fourth call projects
Fourth Call ApplicationsThe Joint Technical Secretariat and four Information Points of the INTERREG IVC programme continue to carry out assessment of the 355 project applications received during the fourth call of proposals which ended on 1 April 2011.
13/09/2011 | Programme | Technical problems repaired
From around 3pm on Monday 12 September until 10am on Tuesday 13 September, an electricity outage caused the INTERREG IVC mailservers to go offline. Things are now back to normal. If you received a message informing you that your email was not delivered, please re-send your email to us. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
08/09/2011 | Programme | INTERREG IVC at the XXI. Economic Forum / Forum of Regions in Krynica, Poland
Economic  ForumFor more than two decades, Krynica-Zdrój in Polish Tatra Mountains welcomes political and economic leaders of Europe at the Economic Forum to exchange ideas on policies and strategies for future European development.
16/08/2011 | Programme | INTERREG IVC to maximise project results for Europe-wide benefit
Two-thirds of the way through its funding period, INTERREG IVC counts 122 projects across 10 themes, all sharing experiences on how to improve policy or practices. Already, the results coming from each project are impressive and demonstrate the programme's success. The programme wants to go one step further, to consolidate and exploit the results of projects working on a similar topic so that any innovative practices and policies can be shared with interested policy-makers across Europe.
08/08/2011 | Programme | Two INTERREG IVC projects submitted for Regio Stars Awards 2012
Malmö Bridge flooding - GRABS projectCLIQ, a project dealing with innovation policy, and GRaBS, a project concerning adapting urban planning to climate change, have both been submitted by INTERREG IVC Managing Authority to compete for a Regio Stars Awards 2012.
26/07/2011 | Other | INTERREG IVB NWE is recruiting a Project Officer
The INTERREG IVB North-West Europe Programme is currently recruiting a Project Officer to work in its offices based in Lille, France (1 year contract). The deadline for applications is 21 August at midnight. Further details on the profile and application procedure are available on the INTERREG IVB NWE's website.
26/07/2011 | Programme | INTERREG IVC programme presented in the European Parliament
news EP hearing 4Michel Lamblin, Programme Director of INTERREG IVC, and Jean-Loup Drubigny, Head of URBACT Secretariat, were invited to present Interregional co-operation in the EU Cohesion Policy to the mini-hearing at the EP Committee on Regional Development on 12 July 2011 in Brussels.
30/06/2011 | Other | EC proposes stable budget for Regional Policy
The European Commission presented their budget proposal for the 2014-2020 period on 29 June. With EUR 376bn proposed for economic, social and territorial cohestion, this remains largely stable compared to the 2007-2013 period (EUR 348bn). EUR 11.7bn is proposed for territorial cooperation. The budget will now be discussed by the Member States and European Parliament.
29/06/2011 | Programme | Two project finalists at EU Regio Stars Awards 2011
Group shot of 2010 Regio Stars FinalistsTwo INTERREG IVC projects were selected as finalists - from 66 candidates - in two categories of the European Commission?s Regio Stars awards. While neither won the top prize, it is already recognition of the impact of cooperation projects that both projects reached the final stage.
09/06/2011 | Other | Digital Agenda Scoreboard 2011
Graph for digital agenda scoreboardThe European Commission has published a scoreboard showing the performance of the EU and Member States in delivering on the agreed targets of the Digital Agenda for Europe after the first year of its existence.
03/06/2011 | Other | RegioStars 2012 awards: applications now open
Regio StarsThe RegioStars 2012 awards for projects supported by EU regional policy is now launched! Innovative projects supported by EU cohesion policy are invited to apply in four award categories.
30/05/2011 | Project | Prime Minister of Slovenia speaks at PROSESC mid-term conference
Mr Borut PahorPROSESC (Producer Services for European Sustainability and Competitiveness) project successfully organised its mid-term conference on the 10th of May. The highlight of the event was the keynote speech by Mr Borut Pahor, Prime Minister of Slovenia.
24/05/2011 | Programme | INTERREG IVC programme presented in the Committee of the Regions
INTERREG IVC programme presented in the Committee of the RegionsINTERREG IVC programme was invited to present programmes' achievements by the Committee of the Regions to the meeting of Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy (COTER) which was held on 19 May in Brussels.
20/05/2011 | Programme | Italy leads the way once again in project applications
4th call applications per countryOver 3800 partners applied in 355 projects applications during INTERREG IVC's fourth call for proposals (period of time in which applications can be submitted to the Joint Technical Secretariat) . A breakdown of the applications is now available.
10/05/2011 | Programme | FLIPPER and SEE projects are nominated for the RegioStars Awards 2011
Two INTERREG IVC projects are among 21 finalists who compete for a RegioStars Award and be labelled as most innovative regional projects in 2011.
09/05/2011 | Programme | Upcoming final conferences of projects
Eight projects are finalising their activities and will present achievements in their final conferences in June.
28/04/2011 | Programme | Over 350 applications received during fourth call
Picture of applications received 4th callINTERREG IVC's fourth call for proposals closed on 1st April 2011. Provisional figures indicate over 350 applications have been submitted.
20/04/2011 | Other | Two vacancies at Baltic Sea Region Programme - Rostock (DE)
The Baltic Sea Region Programme has 2 vacancies available at its programme secretariat in Rostock, Germany.
- one Project Officer (deadline 30 May 2011)
- one Finance Assistant (deadline 9 May 2011)
Further details on the profiles and application procedure are available on the Baltic Sea Region's website.
18/04/2011 | Other | Nordic countries continue ranking high in the Global Information Technology Report
Global ICT report 2010-2011The Global Information Technology Report 2010-2011 confirms the leadership of the Nordic countries in adopting and implementing ICT advances.
14/04/2011 | Project | Follow live online conference - Wind systems along European coastlines
WICO - Wind of the coast is a project to promote the deployment of small wind systems along European coastlines. Follow their conference live online, as part of EU Sustainable Week!
29/03/2011 | Programme | 4th EU Interregional Cooperation Forum report now available
EU Commissioner for Regional Policy, Johannes Hahn, at the 4th EU Interregional Cooperation Forum, Budapest, 03/02/2011Almost 500 people, from all over Europe, came to Budapest on 3-4 February 2011 to find out about the latest developments in the INTERREG IVC programme and develop partnerships for the next call.
25/03/2011 | Programme | FAQ section updated
Nearing the close of the fourth call, the FAQ section has been updated with more common questions. In particular, a new section on questions specific to the application process has been added. Applicants should find answers to many of their questions here.
14/03/2011 | Programme | 4th call East area events attracted close to 400 applicants
Ninety Romanian applicants showed interest in the National Information Day.Close to 400 East area applicants benefited from the information events specifically organised by the programme National Contact Points in the framework of the 4th call for proposals.
22/02/2011 | Programme | Presentations from Info Point North area events
Frankfurt Lead Applicant Seminar - group exerciseInformation Point (a body constituted in order to provide information as well as to promote the programme in a defined area) North, in cooperation with national and regional contact points and the Joint Technical Secretariat, organised 8 information days and two Lead Applicant Seminars during the fourth call. All the presentations are available for download below.
15/12/2010 | Programme | IP North information days kicked off in Germany
Karlsruhe regional info day - 8 December 201080 people took part in the three German regional info days, organised by Information Point North in cooperation with German regional contact points.
07/12/2010 | Programme | More than 80 participants attended the INTERREG IVC promotional seminar in Ruse (BG)
The INTERREG IVC - instruction for use seminar welcomed on 2 December in Ruse (BG) more than 80 participants from Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Austria, Hungary and Italy.
25/11/2010 | Programme | 3 German Regional Information Seminars
The Information Point North is organising a series of information days for German regions, in preparation for the 4th call for proposals. They will take place 8-9-10 December 2010 in Karlsruhe, Regensburg and Erfurt.
14/11/2010 | Programme | INTERREG IVC - instruction for use seminar in Ruse, Bulgaria
Information Point East is delighted to invite East area regions to a specific promotional event on 2 December 2010 in Ruse, Bulgaria.
12/11/2010 | Project | euroPROC Good Practice Guide available!
EuroPROC has published a Guide of Good Practices on supporting services for SMEs on European and International Public Procurement.
10/11/2010 | Project | SMART + has launched its first call for sub-projects' proposals!
SMART+ is a mini-programme that aims to support regional enterprises and increase their competitiveness in the global market through the transfer of knowledge and identification of good practices.
08/10/2010 | Other | Registration open for URBACT conference
The URBACT Annual Conference will take place in Liege in Belgium, from Tuesday 30 November noon to Wednesday 1 December noon at Liege Conference Centre.
10/09/2010 | | Material from 2010 Finance Seminar available
Presentations and case studies from the 2010 Finance Seminar are now available for download.
01/09/2010 | | EC Enterprise and Industry call for knowledge networks
The Enterprise and Industry DG of the European Commission has launched a call for Knowledge networks for the competitiveness and sustainability of European tourism.
01/09/2010 | | news 4th Forum of Regions in Muszyna
Economic  ForumA discussion panel by INTERREG IVC held at the 4th Forum of Regions in Muszyna
30/07/2010 | Programme | Lead Partner Seminar in Warsaw
A Lead Partner Seminar fro approved projects from the third round of applications will be held in Warsaw on 16 and 17 September 2010.
09/07/2010 | | List of approved projects from third call
List of approved third call projects by sub-themes (thematic sub-objectives under a given programme priority) and with details of the Lead partners.
08/07/2010 | Project | 5th Annual NEEBOR Conference

05/07/2010 | Programme | Fourth call dates set for INTERREG IVC
The next call for INTERREG IVC projects will open end-January or early February 2011 and close end of March or beginning of April 2011.
25/06/2010 | | New developments on interreg4c.eu
Screen print of interreg4c.eu home pageCheck out the new features on www.interreg4c.eu! Improved search, interactive map and more...
23/06/2010 | Other | European Awards for Territorial Innovation - Call for entry
Ruralitic logoOn the occasion of the 5th RuraliTIC Forum - ICT University for the territories in Aurillac (France) on 30-31 August, the 2010 edition of the European Awards for Territorial Innovation will be held. The deadline for submission is on 30 June 2010.
23/06/2010 | Programme | Programme Capitalisation - Feedback Seminar
Photo of the event.In the framework of the Programme Capitalisation, a Feedback Seminar was held in Brussels on 19 May 2010. Most of the 21 involved projects were represented at the event, where EURADA - the expert team - presented the first findings of the experiment and participants also had the opportunity to react on these first results and to further exchange on content and process related issues.
23/06/2010 | Programme | Programme capitalisation - First thematic workshop
Photo of the event.The INTERREG IVC programme has launched an initial experimentation of programme-level capitalisation with a special focus on the sub-theme innovation, research and technology development. This experiment will analyse the 21 projects approved under the 1st and 2nd calls in this sub-theme.


23/06/2010 | Programme | Second collection of Interregional Cooperation Projects published
The second volume of project summaries financed by the INTERREG IVC programme is now available.
16/06/2010 | | SEE Project Launches Second Policy Booklet
The SEE project ‘Sharing Experience Europe – Policy, Innovation, Design’, has launched the second SEE Policy Booklet: Realising Sustainability and Innovation through Design: Making it Happen in Communities, Industry, Public Sector & Policy-Making. SEE is a network of eleven European design organisations engaging with European, national and regional governments to integrate design into public policy.
08/06/2010 | Programme | Communication seminar
Communication seminar - workshopThe second communication seminar took place on 10-11 May 2010 in Berlin. The event report, Project Communication Guide and all presentations are now available online.
17/05/2010 | | Regions for Economic Change Conference "Building Sustainable Growth", 20-21 May 2010
INTERREG IVC will be participating in the upcoming conference in Brussels, along with the Fast Track Capitalisation projects (Capitalisation Projects are interregional cooperation projects which focus specifically on the transfer of regional development good practices into mainstream EU ...) from the first call.
15/01/2010 | Programme | Capitalisation Conference 2009
The INTERREG IVC Capitalisation Conference was held on 9-10 December 2009 in Gothenburg.
15/11/2009 | | 74 projects approved in the 2nd round decision
74 projects approved in the 2nd round decision
10/11/2009 | Programme | Lead Partner Seminar Brussels 2009
A Lead Partner Seminar for approved projects from the second round of applications was held at the Bedford Hotel, Brussels on Thursday 26 November 2009.
27/10/2009 | Programme | Communication seminar
WorkshopThe first communication seminar took place on 21-22 October in Valencia, Spain. The event report and all presentations can be downloaded here.
10/09/2009 | | Capitalisation Workshop on Egovernment Good Practices
The INTERREG IVC Caitalisation project PIKE is organising a workshop in Brussels on 24 September 2009.
23/06/2009 | Programme | Finance Seminar
Finance Seminar - download report and material (23/06/2009)
20/06/2009 | | The Committee of Regions General Consultation on the White Paper
The general cosultation on the Committee of Regions White Paper was launched
15/06/2009 | Programme | Update concerning Italian Lead Partners reporting
The submission deadline of the first progress report is postponed for Italian Lead Partners until 1 October 2009.
05/01/2009 | | 2nd call Lead Applicant Seminar presentations
Lead Applicant Seminar in Bucharest6 Lead Applicant Seminars were organised during the second call for proposals, which was closed on 30 January 2009. All presentations can be downloaded here.
01/01/2009 | | Precision on co-financing statements
The JTS confirms that signed co-financing statements can be accepted in original, faxed or scanned versions under the second call rules for submission.


02/11/2008 | | List of approved projects from first call
A full list of all 41 projects approved under the first call for proposals is available in the 'Project' section.
01/11/2008 | Programme | Interregional Cooperation Forum in Lille
EU Interregional Cooperation Forum in Lille in 2008Over 1000 participants from all over Europe came to Lille on 27 and 28 October to participate in the EU Interregional Cooperation Forum. The event report and presentations are now available for download.
30/06/2008 | Programme | First Level Control Seminar 2008
The seminar was addressed to the bodies reponsible for the First Level Control system in 27 EU Member States and Norway.
30/05/2008 | Programme | Lead Partner Seminar, Lille May 2008
The first information seminar for Lead Partners of the recently approved Capitalisation projects was held in Lille on 21 May 2008. Here you will find the event report and presentations.
05/05/2008 | | Results of Monitoring Committee meeting
We have the pleasure of announcing that out of the twelve eligible applications presented to the committee, six were approved under conditions. Here is an overview of the selected projects.
01/05/2008 | | Country specific information updated
Updated information concerning the system used in each country for first level control is now available in the Programme section.
18/09/2007 | | First territorial cooperation programme approved by the European Commission: INTERREG IVC
The interregional cooperation programme - INTERREG IVC - has been officially approved by the European Commission on 11th September 2007 in Brussels.