More than 400 participants took part in the Annual Event of the Central Europe Programme on 3 and 4 December in Verona, Italy. Themed “Growing together in Central Europe” the conference gave the possibility to the participants to discuss the future of the programme until the end of the period in 2013, as well as the follow up of the funding period from 2013 onwards. In order to strengthen the 62 regions in the eight Member States Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia protagonists of the already approved 66 projects within the first and second call of project proposals as well as a big number of new project idea holders discussed the issues of innovation, accessibility, environment and competitiveness of cities and regions.

To learn more about the event follow this link to the press release

EVENT DOCUMENTATION:

• Agenda
• Picture Gallery
• List of Participants

Presentations Announcement of the future calls and project development

• Announcement of the future calls (Barbara Di Piazza)
• Project development: activities & partnership (Monika Schönerklee-Grasser)
• Project development: financial issues (Luca Ferrarese)
• Project development: communication issues (Markus Stradner)

Expert´s presentations Cross Fertilisation workshops

• Priority 1 - Innovation (Nicola Trevisan)
• Priority 2 - Accessibility (Udo Sauerbrey)
• Priority 3 - Environment (Rudolf Orthofer)
• Priority 4 - Competitiveness (Richard Hummelbrunner)

Please find the outcomes of the Cross Ferilization activities HERE.

Expert´s presentations Partner Search Forum workshops

• Priority 1 - Innovation (Nicola Trevisan) 
• Priority 2 - Accessibility (Udo Sauerbrey)
• Priority 3 - Environment (Rudolf Orthofer)
• Priority 4 - Competitiveness (Richard Hummelbrunner)

Project ideas collected during the Partner Search Forum workshops

• Priority 1 - Innovation
• Priority 2 - Accessibility
• Priority 3 - Environment
• Priority 4 - Competitiveness (part 1)
• Priority 4 - Competitiveness (part 2)