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European Territorial Cooperation Programmes (ETCP), GREECE-ITALY 2007-2013
Efficient Irrigation Management Tools for Agricultural Cultivations and Urban Landscapes
IRMA -
Subsidy Contract No: I3.11.06
LP-TEIEP | P2-AEPDE | P3-INEA | P4-ISPA/CNR | P5-ROP | P6-ROEDM
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(among others) a specific objective
regarding cooperation and networking
aiming to introduce innovative
technologies for efficient management
of the waste sector, the soil and the
water sector.
The programme will invest EUR 28,3
million from the ERDF and EUR 5,1
million from IPA II for transnational
projects in Balkan-Mediterranean area.
Eligible partners will, therefore, come
from 3 EU countries: Bulgaria, Greece,
Cyprus, and 2 non-EU countries:
Albania and the former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia.
The Programme was submitted to the
European
Commission
on
22
September 2014 and is awaiting
approval in 2015.
Strategy of the ENI CBC Med 2014-
2020 Programme
The strategy of the new Programme
ENI CBC "Mediterranean Sea Basin",
agreed upon by the countries
participating in the Joint Programming
Committee, is made of two
overarching objectives, four thematic
objectives, eleven priorities and a
series of expected results and
indicators.
Networking
‘Organic production, Research and
Innovation: setting priorities for the
future’ 28-29/5/2015, Milan, Italy
This conference is organised on 28
and 29 May 2015 in the context of the
Universal Exhibition in Milan "Feeding
the planet – energy for life" (Expo
Milano 2015). It will bring together
researchers, farmers, farm advisors
and other stakeholders to discuss and
share ideas and knowledge on
research and innovation in the organic
production sector. This conference
should cast light on the needs and
priorities in this sector and will provide
the necessary input for the European
Commission to further develop its
research and innovation policies.
In addition to plenary sessions, there
will be 5 parallel sessions on the
following topics:
plant production, including soil
and plant protection issues
seeds
animal production, including
breeding, feed, aquaculture
food and feed processing
means of stimulating the
exchange of knowledge (cross-
cutting)
For the plenary sessions interpretation
will be provided in English, French,
German and Italian, whereas the
language for the parallel sessions will
be English only. Therefore, the
applicants should be able to
communicate in this language.