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Vacancy at the Secretariat for Kattegat-Skagerrak - Project Finance Officer
24 April 2008
The Interreg IVA Kattegat-Skagerrak Secretariat is the first contact point for project partners in South-Western Scandinavia. As part of the set up of the new programme the secretariat is now looking to recruit a Project Finance Officer to the office in Kungsbacka, south of Gothenburg, Sweden. The programme working language is Scandinavian and Norwegian and Danish applicants are especially welcome.

The Vacancy announcement is available on the programme website www.interreg-oks.eu Application deadline is 13 May 2008.

New website North West Europe Programme
24 April 2008
The INTERREG IVB North West Europe Programme will launch a new website on Tuesday 29 April 2008. The address is www.nweurope.eu.

New vacancies North Sea Region Programme
08 April 2008
The North Sea Region Programme Secretariat currently has 3 openings. The advertised positions are Finance Manager, Project Development Officer and Communications Officer. The secretariat is based in Viborg, Denmark.

You can find more information about the positions in the respective job advertisements. Each vacancy has a different deadline.

For more information about the North Sea Region Programme, please click on More.

NPP Launch - presentations now online
12 March 2008
The launch of the Northern Periphery Programme 2007-2013 took place on 20-21 February in Aviemore, Scotland.

On behalf of the NPP Programme Monitoring Committee and the Chair Mr. Jim Millard, we would like to thank all participants for their active participation in the event.

The presentations have now been made available under "Downloads" in the folder “Programme Launch”. Here you will also find the final programme and the delegates list. A report of the event will follow once an analysis of the workshop outcomes has taken place.

Next Steps
The outcomes of the workshops will be presented to the Programme Monitoring Committee, who will use this input to identify topics of potential strategic nature for the Northern Periphery Programme 2007-2013. In addition, a "Strategic Project Partenariat" will be organised on 2-3 September 2008 in Umeå, Sweden, to further develop these topics.

Claiming funding in NPP 2007-2013
29 February 2008
As most Lead Partners have been informed, a new system for certifying the expenses in projects is required in accordance with the European Union Regulations. The expectation is that payments from NPP 2007-2013 of project claims will not be able to be made before summer 2008, most likely early autumn 2008.

To help with the process of understanding the new reporting system, a Lead Partner seminar is planned on the 12th and 13th of June 2008 in Bergen. Norway. One focus on that Lead Partner Seminar will be on reporting routines and a full description on how to claim funding will be given. More information and an invitation will follow during spring 2008.

Click on "More" to read the letter that was sent to Lead Partners.

Second Call for Applications Open
28 February 2008
The second call for proposals is now launched as of 16th of January 2008. The call is open to applicants from across the programme area and will close on 7th of March 2008.

Applications are invited that address the two priorities of the programme:

Promoting innovation and competitiveness in remote and peripheral areas
Sustainable development of natural and community resources

Available Funding
No specific budget has been allocated for this second call, but between 2007-2013 the Programme will commit around €45 million of which €35.115 million of European funds (ERDF) for partners in Member States and €10.155 for partners in the Non member States. After the first call, in which 12 projects were approved, 32,5% of the programme funds has been allocated.

Application Pack
The Application Pack is available under Downloads. The pack consists of 3 main documents, all of which should be downloaded:

Application Form: Parts 1-2 in Word format and Part 3 in Excel format
Application Instructions
Programme Manual: Part 1 How to Apply and Part 2 Common Eligibility Rules

In order to read the full announcement text, click on More.

NPP 2007-2013 Launched!
27 February 2008
The Northern Periphery Programme 2007-2013 was officially launched at a special event on 20-21 February 2008 in Aviemore, Scotland. The launch event attracted over 100 participants, mainly decision makers at local, regional and national level from all regions of the programme area.

The event featured key note speakers from the European Commission, the Scottish Government and leading academics in the field of regional development. The demographic challenge was one of the main topics discussed.

Tailored workshops were set up to facilitate the development of future projects ddressing issues of strategic importance to the programme area, regional transport and small scale renewable energy resources. The outcomes of the workshops will be used by the Programme Monitoring Committee when defining strategic topics for the NPP 2007-2013 and outlining potential strategic project ideas at its next meeting in May 2008.

A special Partenariat for strategic project ideas will be held in September 2008 in Umeå, Sweden.

Please click on "More" for the full press release.

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