Brussels – The European Commission adopted a new program, Interreg, to promote cross-border cooperation between Italy and Austria. Worth over €98 million, over €82 million were disbursed by the European Regional Development Fund. The program aims to protect the common cultural and natural heritage; and the regions involved in the program are, for Italy, Trentino Alto Adige, Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia; for Austria Tyrol, Carinthia and Salzburg. The four priorities are: development of cross-border research and innovation (27% of funding); tapping the potential offered by common cultural and natural heritage (30%); improving cooperation between public institutions (21%); and promoting local participatory development. (9Colonne)
