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European Conference: "EU Funding for Environmental Projects"
Backround
Environmental protection and sustainable development are key targets in the European Union. The environmental focus in the current programming period is provided by such funding instruments as LIFE+, INTERREG, CIP, FP 7 and Structural Funds.
The multitude of funding instruments for environmental projects makes it difficult to obtain a comprehensive overview that highlights the differences between the funding options. Furthermore, significant changes have been introduced by newly adopted regulations for the programming period 2007-2013 concerning the most relevant EU funding
programmes. As a result, the application process and the managementof projects are becoming more complex, particularly as a result of the new arrangements on financial control set out by the Commission.
To effectively support environmental projects, public officials and consultants dealing with fund-ing of environmental projects must
- grasp the funding potential of the EU financial options by identifying possibilities for combining support from different funding sources
- comply with the requirements of the Commission in order to avoid incorrect reimbursements and double funding.
Having detailed knowledge of the funding possibilities enables public officials and consultants to promote creative and innovative projects and to find new partnerships and business opportunities.
TARGET GROUP
Public officials or employees working in the
- Ministries of Environment and Conservation
- Ministries of Research
- Ministries of Consumer Protection
- Ministries of Agriculture
- Ministries of Regional Development
- Ministries of Transport
- Ministries of Marine and Fisheries at national and regional level
- Consulting companies for public funding
- Project management agencies
