AETHER “Alliance for the Effective Transnational Handling of Environmental Resources.“ The AETHER Project is funded by the Interreg V-A Italy-Greece 2014/2020 programme. Its primary objective is to promote cross-border actions aimed at both protecting and promoting the sustainable use of marine, coastal, and continental resources in the Adriatic-Ionian area. AETHER RESULTS Joint governance and management
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Aether: Risultati per le misure di protezione dell’ecosistema
AETHER “Alliance for the Effective Transnational Handling of Environmental Resources.“ Il Progetto AETHER, finanziato dal programma Interreg V-A Grecia-Italia 2014/2020, promuove azioni transfrontaliere volte a tutelare e promuovere l’uso sostenibile delle risorse marine, costiere e continentali nella Regione Adriatico Ionica (EUSAIR). I RISULTATI DI AETHER Governance e gestione congiunta di Piani che integrano misure di
Creative@Hubs: on line the 5th Newsletter
The 5th and final newsletter of Creative@Hubs cross-border project “Holistic networking of creative industries via hubs” is now available. Approaching the completion of the Creative@Hubs project of the European Territorial Cooperation Program “Interreg V-A Greece-Italy 2014-2020”, the 5th Newsletter presents a summary overview of the actions! The newsletter is available in 3 languages: English, Greek
Creative@Hubs Interreg V-A Greece-Italy 2014-2020: Press Release
The 2-day hybrid Final Conference of the Cross-Border Project “Creative@Hubs” Interreg V-A Greece-Italy 2014-2020 was held with great success and participation, in Patras. Download the PRESS RELEASE.
Interreg CoofHea2 present in Patras the innovative digital tools for health services
The Hellenic Ministry of Health and the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Health S.A. organize the conference of the European project Cooperation for Health 2. The conference will be held at the Conference & Cultural Center of the University of Patras (Room I.12) on Friday, October 6, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. The project focuses on
Creative@Hubs – Holistic networking of creative industries via Hubs
In the framework of the implementation of the European Cross-Border Territorial Cooperation Programme “Interreg V-A Greece-Italy 2014-2020” with title: “Creative@Hubs – Holistic networking of creative industries via Hubs” – an e-platform was created with digital tools for the support, collaboration and networking of SMEs in the creative sector. The creation of 4 main supporting pillars,
Puglia and Greece together for a cleaner world: 16 September in Taranto and Zakynthos for the Interreg Cooperation Day
Puglia and Greece together for a cleaner world: 16 September in Taranto and Zakynthosfor for the Interreg Cooperation Day.A clean-up day of the beaches to celebrate the Interreg Cooperation Day and the fight against marine pollution for the protection of the Environment: this is the aim of the event “Sentinels of the Sea” that will
Interreg Creative@Hubs participates in the 87th Thessaloniki International Fair
The purpose of its’ participation is the promotion and networking of the 4 Creative Hubs active in the Region of Western Greece. Approaching the completion of the Creative@Hubs project, the Regional Development Fund of the Region of Western Greece presents at the 87th Thessaloniki International Fair the 4 Creative Hubs developed in Agrinio, Messolonghi, Patras
Interreg Creative@HUBs organizes in Bari the Rural Creativity Fair
The Call for Interest for the CREATIVE@HUBs Project’s Fair of Rural Creativity is now open! Are you a business or non-profit association from Puglia or Greece? Do you belong to the Agri-food or Cultural and Creative Industry sector? Send your application for the Call for Interest! You can participate and have an exhibition space, for
Interreg AI SMART: discover the 2 touristic itineraries in Puglia -Italy
The AI SMART project, among its main activities, has foreseen the creation of an innovative and interactive cross-border ICT Platform on the services offered by the network of ports in the areas of interest of Greece and Italy. The platform which, in addition to the “Ports and Services”, “Points of Interest”, “Transport and Routes” sections,
Interreg AI SMART project in Dubrovnik for the Adriatic Sea Forum 2023
The sixth edition of the Adriatic Sea Forum – cruise, ferry, sail & yacht took place, featuring the participation of the AI SMART project. This international Forum showcased various projects of European Cooperation, including AI SMART selected for its objectives aligning with the Forum’s main focus. Considered as one of the most important and interesting
Interreg AI SMART in Bari for an Institutional Visit Tour
The Mobility Department of the Puglia Region hosted in Bari, from 23 to 25 May 2023, the representatives of the three Greek partners of the Region of Ionian Islands, the Region of Epirus and the Region of Western Greece of the AI SMART project, for the Institutional Visit Tour aimed at exchanging experiences between the
Creative@hubs meets in Bari the creative and agrifood companies
On 28 June from 10 a.m. at the headquarters of the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment in lungomare Nazario Sauro 47, an information meeting dedicated to the Strategic Action of the Interreg V-A Greece-Italy Cooperation Programme “CREATIVE@HUBS Holistic networking of creative industries via Hubs” will take place. Finally, also thanks to the broad
Creative@hubs in Puglia: 3 meetings to connect creative industries and agri-food research for rural development
CREATIVE@HUBS organizes in Puglia three important meetings on Creative Rurality in cooperation with CiHeam Bari on 12, 13 and 14 June 2023. The first Rural/Digital Seminar will be hosted on 12 June by Macnil’s Digital Nursery in Gravina di Puglia, at 5.30 pm. The event will offer the opportunity to reflect on rurality and digitalisation
Greece and Italy pave the way to 2021-2027 Programme
The first meeting of the Monitoring Committee (MC) of the Interreg Greece-Italy 2021-2027 Programme was held in Greece (Patras) on 28 March 2023. The MC is the decision-making body of the Programme, chaired by Mr. Georgios Zervos, Special Secretary for ERDF and Cohesion Fund for the Greek Ministry of Development and Investments, and is composed
Interreg AI Smart in Mola di Bari (Italy) receives the visit of representatives of European Commission
Great enthusiasm and full approval expressed by the representatives of the European Commission Maria Sioliou e Simona Pohlova, who visited Puglia Region on 7 March 2023, in order to analyze the implementation of the activities carried out so far within the strategic project AI SMART “Adriatic Ionian Small Port Network”. The main objective of the
Greece-Italy Programme welcomes Mrs. Maria Nezeriti as Managing Authority
Mr. Gergios Zervos, Special Secretary for ERDF and Cohesion Fund for the Greek Ministry of Development and Investments appointed Mrs. Maria Nezeriti as Head of the new Managing Authority of Interreg Greece-Italy Programme. After 6 intense and fruitful years, starting from 2017, we warmly thank Mrs Aggeliki Bouziani for her work and the results achieved,
Interreg Creative@hubs: 10 workshop in Helia – Greece
The Chamber of Helia organized the first 10 training workshops for Culturale and creative and the Agri-Food companies, within the Creative@Hubs project. The first workshop was held in Pyrgos on 5 December 2022 with topic: “Creative@Hubs – Local – Regional Development and Creative Industries”. The keynote speaker, George Rompolas, was referred to the main goal which is
Interreg CoofHea in Greece: “a true relief” for the Hospitals
“A true relief”: this is the sentence that summarizes the results of Interreg Coofhea in Greece. We have interviewed some representatives of two involved beneficiaries – Ioannis Georgiadis and Konstantina Barkoula from the Hospital of Saint Andrew, and Maria Malliou from the Hospital of Ilia – asking them which benefits their hospitals have received from
Interreg CoofHea tests an innovative clinical remote assistance between Greece and Italy
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically highlighted the organizational and management weakness within the various healthcare systems, urging National and Regional authorities to intervene with innovative technological solutions that could guarantee a minimum of support to traditional hospitals and general medicine healthcare system. In parallel, the difficulties reported by most of the patients (especially
Interreg Creative@Hubs in Patras awards the winners of the open innovation contest
The awards ceremony of the cross-border open innovation contest of the Interreg Creative@Hubs project, took place in Patras (Greece) on Friday, 3 February 2023 at the Regional Council of the Region of Western Greece. The event was moderated, on behalf of the Regional Development Fund of the Region of Western Greece, Mr. Andreas Tsiliras, cultural
Interreg AI Smart in Puglia: 2 sustainable paths from the port of Otranto to the inland territories
Sustainability, identity and enhancement of cultural heritage are just some of the key concepts underlying the cultural paths created thanks to the AI SMART project. The two paths identified will favor the interaction of the port of Otranto with the inland territories and the opposite Ionian coast, in order to promote sustainable and inclusive transnational
Interreg AI Smart in Greece for the requalification of Nydri port
Thanks to AI SMART project, the port of Nydri has started the redevelopment and modernization works of the existing port infrastructures. Nydri is the busiest nautical tourist destination of Lefkada hosting several visitors and yachts every year. It’s an ideal destination for the sailing and yachting enthusiasts, offering a variety of touristic, commercial and fishery
Interreg AI Smart in Mola di Bari Puglia: infrastructural interventions for the requalification of the port
Interreg AI SMART provides an infrastructural interventions for the requalification of port areas in the Municipality of Mola di Bari. The port, characterized by the presence of several fishing boats that represent a strong tourist attraction, has two piers, one to the east and one to the west. The infrastructural intervention concerns the first section
Capitalisation workshop: Bari Levante Fair 19 October 2022
Interreg V-A Greece-Italy Programme organizes a Capitalisation Workshop that will held in Bari on 19 October 2022 (10.00 am – 5.30 pm) during the International event Fiera del Levante, in the Congress Centre. The event will be introduced by the institutional representatives of the Managing Authority and Joint Secretariat. The aim of the workshop is
Interreg Greece-Italy 2021-2027 programme has been approved
It’s official. The European Commission has approved the 2021-2027 Interreg Greece-Italy programme. Discover here the final version and enjoy reading! We are proud to announce that on 8th September 2022 the European Commission adopted the Interreg VI-A Greece-Italy Programme for the period 2021-2027 with the Final Decision n. 6578. BUDGET With a budget of EUR 106 million euro,
Interreg Apollo Lands in Trepuzzi (Italy) for the promotion of banda culture
The Municipality of Trepuzzi, already engaged for years in good artistic, cultural and political practices on the preservation and promotion of the band world, will host four days, from 12 to 15 July, dedicated to band culture and training, thanks to the project Apollo Lands – “Network for Traditions and Heritage in Music”. The work
Creative@hubs in Greece: seminars dedicated to the sources of funding of the creative and cultural SMEs
The Chamber of Commerce of Achaia-Greece continues the cycle of seminars-workshops within Creative@Hubs Project, with three seminars dedicated to the sources of funding of the creative and cultural SMEs. With the general title “Funding Mondays”, these seminars will be held every Monday (at the Mosaic site: 112 Ermou, Patras), starting from Monday, June 20, 2022. The purpose
Interreg Creative@hubs in Greece: training workshps in Patras for creative and cultural industries
The 1st seminar, held on April 18, with 16 participants from the creative sector, entitled “Culture, creativity, entrepreneurship”. The 3 key-note speakers, Mr. Andreas Tsiliras, Mr. George Sarlis (cultural managers) and Mr. Filippos Kefalopoulos (marketing consultant) analyzed the terms entrepreneurship, creativity and culture and discussed with the attendees about their own business actions and thoughts.
Interreg Aether in Tricase Puglia: “Together for the Environment” event on 29 May
Marine pollution due to plastic is one of main issue where every citizen can make a difference. This is the key idea that leads ASSET Puglia – Strategic Agency for sustainable territorial development to organize the event “Together for the Environment” on Sunday, May 29, 2022 in Tricase Porto (Lecce,Puglia) within Interreg AETHER – Alliance
Greece-Italy 2021-2027: Public Consultation on the Strategic Environmental Assessment – deadline 23 April 2022
The Managing Authority of European Territorial Cooperation Programmes as the Planning Authority in the context of the drafting of the Cooperation Programme Interreg VI-A Greece-Italy 2021-2027 and in accordance to what is mentioned in the Common Ministerial Decision with protocol number ΥΠΕΧΩΔΕ / ΕΥΠΕ / οικ.107017 / 2006 (ΒΔ 1225), as amended, has prepared an
Interreg Fame Road: exhibition of traditional folk instruments in Aigialeia
The Municipal Public Benefit Enterprise of Aigialeia and the Municipality of Αigialeia present a special exhibition on musical culture, at the Panagiotopoulos Mansion in Aigio. This is the exhibition of traditional and folk instruments from Greece and the world entitled “Euphonic Memories”, with artistic and educational content, which takes place in the context of the
Creative@Hubs in Puglia: infoday on 24 March
The first Infoday of the project “Creative@Hubs: Holistic networking of creative industries via Hubs” will be held on 24 March 2022 on Zoom platform from 10:00 am. It is possible to register at this link. The project, led by the Region of Western Greece, in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment
Hermes Project in Fasano: presentation “Lab Experience Music and Theatre”
Music and theatre to connect Italy and Greece and create, through the power and different languages of the arts, a bridge of connection between Fasano and Arta, the Hellenic city that has so much in common with the territory of Puglia. Interreg “Hermes – Heritage Rehabilitation as Multiplier cultural Empowerment within Social contest” presents the
Public consultation on the Strategic Environmental Assessment: deadline 23 April 2022
The previous deadline of 2 April has been postponed to 23 April. Read the updated news. In the context of the drafting of the new Programme for the programming period 2021-2027, the Managing Authority of European Territorial Cooperation Programmes is in the phase of final comments and approval of the INTERREG VI-A Programme Greece-Italy 2021-2027.
Creative@Hubs: training workshops in Aetoloakarnania for creative industries
The Chamber of Aetoloakarnania, organized in Agrinio on 12 and 30 January 2 workshops entitled: “Glass painting” and “The art of pottery – Techniques for Creating, Decorating & Glazing Souvenirs from Clay”, within Creative@Hubs project. The first one, attended by 24 people, aimed at getting acquainted with painting and its materials, understanding all the stages of creating a
Interreg F.A.M.E. Road: the training course to improve the tourism in Grottaglie
F.A.M.E. Road “Improve your organization”: the training course to improve the touristic offer of Grottaglie The registrations for the training path “Improve your organization” have just opened. The free training session, organized by the Municipality of Grottaglie within the Interreg F.A.M.E. Road project, includes 32 hours with touristic experts in order to discover success stories
Interreg Cohen: work in progress in Vieste for San Felice Tower
The San Felice Tower in the Municipality of Vieste will be restored and made accessible to the public thanks to “CoHeN – Coastal Heritage Network”, a project that aims to create the Adriatic-Ionian coastal route between the Puglia Region and Greece. The survey and the historical-archival survey allowed a first analysis of the coastal defensive system and the typological
Olive oil as an innovative form of tourism: event in Preveza
Preveza Chamber, as Lead Beneficiary of the cross-border project: “AUTHENTIC-OLIVE-NET – ”Certification of Authenticity and Development of a Promotion Network olive products in the across border GREECE – ITALY area”, organizes a a symposium focused on “Olive oil Tourism a promising form of alternative in Preveza” aiming to highlight the cultivation of olives as a
Interreg Greece-Italy wins the Project Slam Competition 2021 and the Social Media Award
The Interreg V-A Greece-Italy 2014 2020 programme wins the European Project Slam competition 2021 with the video of the Ofidia2 Project, surpassing the 10 European finalists with 28% of the votes in favour expressed by the audience in the auditorium and broadcasted live on Facebook. The project received the award yesterday 7 October in Brussels
European Cooperation Day: beach clean up in Astakos in Aitoloakarnania
Interreg Greece-Italy Programme celebrates the European Cooperation Day with an event “Young people for zero pollution: Beach Clean up in Astakos in Aitoloakarnania” on 15 October 2021 h.10.00. If you would like to do something useful for the environment and if you would you like to clean up a degraded part of Greek area, you
European Cooperation Day 2021: Cultures on the road
Interreg Greece-Italy Programme celebrates the European Cooperation Day with an event “Cultures on the road: path and theatrical stories of cooperation on 1-2-3 October 2021 in Monte Sant’Angelo, Minervino di Lecce, Margherita di Savoia and Castel del Monte-Andria in Puglia. Three days to know and discover the Apulian landscapes and history by walking along the
Ofidia2 wins Interreg Project Slam 2021 Social Media Award
Interreg Greece-Italy have won the Interreg Project Slam 2021 Social Media Award, for the second year! Our video, sharing the story of the Ofida 2 project – a fire detection and warning system – which supports fire fighters with data and analysis of the risk and severity of potential wildfires secured over 1,300 likes in the one-week