Interreg NWE Newsletter - Issue Apr 2023

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NWE MAKING AN IMPACT!
Newsletter #9 – April 2023

In this issue of the NWE seasonal newsletter, find out which are the approved projects from call 1 step 2 and discover the features of NWE call 3 for small-scale projects. Get inspired by our projects' success stories and read about the visit of European Commissioner Elisa Ferreira to our project GROOF. And finally, meet the new NWE Programme Director David Grzegorzewski, who joined us just a month ago!

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Highlights

14 projects approved from call 1, step 2

14 projects from call 1, step 2 were approved during the Monitoring Committee meeting on 22-23 March 2023 covering all 5 programme priorities:

3 projects under Climate and environment
3 projects under Energy transition
4 projects under Circular economy
2 projects under Innovation and resilience
2 projects under Inclusive society

Call 3 for small-scale projects is open!

The Interreg North-West Europe call 3 for small-scale projects is open until Thursday 12 July 2023.

The main objective of this call is to allow project applications with a reduced scope, partnership size, and duration to apply to the NWE Programme. Discover the features of the call and check out the guidance documents on our website.

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Get to know David Grzegorzewski, the new Interreg NWE Director

On 1 March 2023, David Grzegorzewski took over the role of Programme Director for Interreg NWE.

David has a track record of over 20 years in developing, managing and executing Cohesion Policy related funding programmes organised around regional development topics.

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Success stories

What are you wasting for? The unexpected wealth of apples and pears

The AgriWasteValue project worked on valorising apples, pears, and wine tree residues available in North-West Europe. Learn more about the project’s achievements, from the mapping of NWE’s resources to the creation of a sustainable value chain.

Commissioner Elisa Ferreira visits the Interreg NWE GROOF project in Luxembourg

On 13 March 2023, the European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, visited one of the pilot sites of the Interreg NWE GROOF project, hosted by the Conseil pour le Développement Économique de la Construction (CDEC) in Bettembourg, Luxembourg.

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Featured video

Interreg North-West Europe organised the 'Small projects, new opportunities!' online event on 28 February 2023, which presented the main features of our call for small-scale projects (open until 12 July 2023).

Watch the recording of our online event to:

Explore the call opportunity
Map a small-scale project
Navigate the application process
And get answers to your questions!

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NWE in the media

Have a look at some of the articles recently published online, which showcase Interreg NWE projects' results and achievements!

In English

CleanMobilEnergy project: "Giant solar batteries to power Nottingham City Council’s electric vehicle fleet in UK-first pilot scheme", on My Nottingham News

GenComm project: "'Global Support Tool to Help Bus Fleets Decarbonize Goes Live ", on Renewable Energ y Magazine

HECTOR project: "'If Hydrogen Works for a Garbage Truck, it Works for Everything' – Netherlands ", on Hydrogen-central.com

Water Test Network project: "University of Ghent research confirms SmartWash Solutions keeps consumers safe", on Horti Daily

In French

GROOF project : "Innover pour se nourrir tout en réduisant les émissions de CO2", on Virgule

FCCP project : "Un triporteur écologique pour l’affichage municipal", on Issy .com

Suricates project : "Une combinaison de solutions innovantes pour valoriser les sédiments marins", on Techiniques de L'ingénieur

In German

HappyMoo project: "Tierwohl und Tiergesundheit analytisch und nicht emotional", on Convis, p 76

In Dutch

ValuSect project: "Steun voor 12 bedrijven die insecten toepassen voor veevoer", on Groent en Nieuws

Interreg North-West Europe (NWE) is a European Territorial Cooperation Programme funded by the European Commission with the ambition to make the North-West Europe area a key economic player and an attractive place to work and live, with high levels of innovation, sustainability and cohesion. It invests EUR 287 million of European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in activities based on the cooperation of organisations from seven countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, The Netherlands and Switzerland.

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