Local Development

• A project building on the Council of Europe’s principles of good governance in cooperation with the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities shall be explored during the Concept Note.
• A project supporting the implementation of the OECD’s recommendations to Greece on information integrity. The involvement of Donor project partners shall be explored.
• A project to promote inclusive environmental education in Greece with the Goulandris Natural History Museum. The involvement of Donor project partners and/or the European Wergeland Centre shall be explored.
• A project to strengthen the Museum of Cycladic Art’s inclusion, sustainability and global connectivity as a cultural hub. The involvement of Donor project partners and/or the European Wergeland Centre shall be explored.
• A project to support activities on youth empowerment, learning and sustainable development with the Association of Active Youths of Florina. The involvement of Donor project partners shall be explored.
• A project to transform a historic building in Ermoupolis into a community hub for arts and creative collaboration as part of the Animasyros festival.
• A project with the Regional Office of the Greek Ombudsman in Crete and the Service Hub in Lesvos.
• The maturity of infrastructure components shall be assured and assessed in advance of any decision to award support to a project, to ensure that only projects that can be implemented within the eligibility period are supported.
• The maximum level of funding for investment in infrastructure and equipment (hard measures) shall be approximately 50% of the total eligible expenditure of the programme. The final level shall be set in the Programme Agreement.
• The programme shall support good governance, inter-municipal cooperation and capacity building at the local level, including through supporting models for community-led development and social inclusion focusing on persons in vulnerable situations and/or disadvantaged areas, in particular children and youth. Measures in small and medium-sized municipalities shall be prioritized. The programme shall be implemented through calls for proposals and pre-defined projects.
• When drafting the Concept Note, the following projects shall be explored, with a total allocation of a maximum of €12,000,000 from the programme:

No projects have been signed under this programme. That is a real state rather than a gap in the data: bilateral funds and newly agreed programmes both sit here.