FRESH project – project won by West RDA

INTERREG IV C Program Monitoring Committee approved on November 5^th, 2009, FRESH project - "Forwarding Regional Environmental Hierarchies". The project has a budget of 2.1 million euro, will last for 3 years starting early February 2010 and it was proposed by a consortium of 12 organizations from six European Union Member States: Finland, Ireland, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom and Romania. West Regional Development Agency, as partner in the consortium, has a budget of 100,000 euro.

The project's objective is to integrate "eco" innovation component (innovation to reduce the negative environmental impact) in regional innovation strategies and other planning documents of the partners and to create regional instruments that promote both economic growth and protect the environment.

West Region's aim in participating in this project is to exploit and strengthen the sustainable component of regional development by encouraging some production chains able to bring added value and innovation in the regional economy addressed to companies and fields of activity that contribute effectively to West Region's prosperity, meanwhile generating life and environment quality.