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COMPETE

As a major european metropolitan area, Greater Lyon gets involved in european projects about economic development. Greater Lyon participated actively within the INTERREG IIIC programme which was designed to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the European Union (EU) by promoting interregional co-operation.

Our european projects

Greater Lyon got involved more specifically in 2 projects:

	competitiveness focusing on clusters (COMPETE) and
	regeneration of brownfield sites (BERI)

Thanks to these past experiences, we prepare a new plan as part of the INTERREG IVC programme nowadays…

BERI

Brownfield's Europe Regeneration Initiative (BERI)

Objective: to share experiences and collaborate on Brownfield development within Europe (regeneration of brownfield sites within the current urban boundary)

Programme zone: West / Ouest

Type of operation: Network

Duration: April 2004 - December 2007

INTERREG IIIC: What does it mean?

INTERREG IIIC is an EU-funded programme that helps Europe’s regions form partnerships to work together on common projects.

By sharing knowledge and experience, these partnerships enable the regions involved to develop new solutions to economic, social and environmental challenges.

The INTERREG IIIC programme is financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), as part of the Structural Funds, and co-financed by national project partners.

The application period is 2002-2006. All activities will be finalised by end of 2008.

COMPETE

European Network of City Region Competitiveness (COMPETE)

Objective: to share knowledge about increasing economic performance and competitiveness

Programme zone: West / Ouest

Type of operation: Network

Duration: October 2004 - December 2007

INTERREG IVC: What does it mean?

INTERREG IVC follows on from the INTERREG IIIC Programme that ran from 2002-2007.

The programme provides funding for all regions of Europe plus Switzerland and Norway (regional and local public authorities) to exchange and transfer knowledge and good practice.

Two main priorities are targeted: ‘Innovation and Knowledge economy’ and ‘Environment and Risk prevention’.

Launched in 2007, the programme will run until 2013.