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European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) Programmes

European territorial cooperation is the instrument of cohesion policy that aims to solve problems beyond the national context and to jointly develop the potential of different territories.

Publication date:

23/03/2023

Description

Cooperation actions are financed by the European Regional Development Fund.

In this case, the management of financial resources is entrusted to specific bodies and authorities identified for each programme.

European Territorial Cooperation consists of three components

  • cross-border cooperation: the aim is to promote integrated regional development between neighbouring regions (land or sea borders) of two Member States, or between a Member State and a third country;
  • transnational cooperation: the aim is to promote better regional cooperation over larger transnational territories by promoting integrated and shared approaches to common problems;
  • interregional cooperation: the aim is to strengthen the effectiveness of cohesion policy by promoting the exchange of experience and good practice across Europe in certain thematic fields.

Access to territorial cooperation programmes depends on the geographical location of the participating organisations.

Organisations, public or private, from Trentino may participate in the following programmes:

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