Cooperation

The second of a series of four Interreg calls for “micro-projects” from around the Channel is open until 24th October.

At the initiative of the Galician authorities responsible for fisheries CLLD, a meeting for Atlantic FLAGs took place on the 29th of September 2017.

New calls for proposals will be open under the EMFF to foster blue growth across Europe. An Information Day will be held on 9 November 2017 in Brussels.

This initiative will allow EU and neighbouring countries to work together to increase maritime safety and security, promote sustainable blue growth and jobs, and preserve ecosystems and biodiversity in the western Mediterranean.

The action aims to support the creation of trans-national network(s) of business incubators and accelerators with a focus on providing business support to SMEs and start-ups in the fashion and the tourism sectors integrating creativity, art and design skills from CCIs (Cultural and Creative Industries) with cutting-edge technology, science and other relevant expertise.

FLAGs can cooperate with other FLAGs - see proposals below - and with CLLD groups supported by other European funds, including LEADER LAGs. The European Network for Rural Development has made available a dedicated page with proposals for cooperation projects made by the LEADER LAGs. Access more information by clicking on the title of this article.

The dello Stretto FLAG from Italy wishes to compare current states of fishing techniques, storage, distribution, gastronomic traditions and land management as well as integrated development strategies for the coastal areas of project partners. careful analysis of these factors, starting from fishing grounds to the production places, can create added value for involved territories and cultures.

Interreg 2 Seas: call 5 is open from August 1st to 27 October 2017.

--ARCHIVED as of 31 January 2020-- Cooperation is organised differently in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales - at Regional level in Scotland and England, while Wales and Northern Ireland leave cooperation up to the FLAGs to organise. The programme authorities are keen that cooperation projects come from the bottom up so, along with the fact that there is little experience in FLAG cooperation in the UK, they foresee that any cooperation projects are likely to emerge later in the programming period.

FLAG cooperation in Slovenia is mandatory and all FLAGs had to foresee it in their strategies. In the period 2007-2013 there was only one FLAG in Slovenia, covering the coastal area, but in 2014-2020 there are also three new FLAGs in inland areas.