| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Communication |
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| Series Title | Memo |
| Series Details | MEMO/08/485 (07.07.08) |
| Publication Date | 07/07/2008 |
| Content Type | News, Overview |
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On 26 September 2007, the European Commission approved a cross-border cooperation programme (INTERREG IV) between Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein for the 2007-13 period The INTERREG IV Programme 'Alpenrhein-Bodensee-Hochrhein' involves Community support to the following regions: Bodenseekreis, Konstanz, Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis und Waldshut (Baden-Württemberg), Landkreis Lindau (Bodensee), Landkreis Oberallgäu and the kreisfreie Stadt Kempten (Allgäu) (Bayern) in Germany, das Land Vorarlberg in Austria, which is composed of the NUTS-III areas Bludenz-Bregenzer Wald and Rheintal-Bodenseegebiet (situated along the German-Austrian-Swiss-Lichtenstein border). Other regions in the countries mentioned above can participate in projects as adjacent areas receiving a maximum of 20% of the funding allocated to the Programme. The Operational Programme falls within the European Territorial Cooperation Objective framework and has a total budget of around € 39.8 million. Community funding through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) amounts to around € 23.9 million. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/08/485&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
| Countries / Regions | Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland |
