The Program

The Cooperation Program aims at:

1. Increasing the competitiveness of the eligible area by supporting entrepreneurship and the use of information and communication technologies.
2. Covering energy, climate change and transport, by promoting a low-carbon economy.
3. Disaster prevention, the promotion of natural and cultural heritage and technologies for the protection of natural resources.
4. Financial priorities.

The Program focuses on the following three priorities:

1. Enhancing competitiveness and entrepreneurship in the cross-border area.
2. Efficient energy use and sustainable transport.
3. Preservation and protection of the environment and risk prevention.

With Specific Goals (SG) for each of them, which are as follows:

Priority Axis 1: Enhancing competitiveness and entrepreneurship in the cross-border area

S.G. 1.1 – Increase the use of ICT in areas of common interest (in the area of ​​eGovernment, e-business, e-culture and tourism).
S.G. 1.2 – Enhancing the extroversion of SMEs.

Priority Axis 2: Efficient energy use and sustainable transport

S.G. 2.1 – Increase energy savings in public buildings.
S.G. 2.2 – Reduction of environmental footprint from public transport to urban areas with significant gaseous pollution.
S.G. 2.3 – Enhancing interoperability and security in maritime transport.

Priority Axis 3: Preservation and protection of the environment and risk prevention

S.G. 3.1 – Improving shared risk management for natural, technological and humanitarian disasters.
S.G. 3.2 – Improving the attractiveness of areas of natural and cultural interest.

S.G. 3.3 – Improvement of Maritime Spatial Planning and Coastal Zone Management.
S.G. 3.4 – Improving efficiency in the use of waste and water resources.

Priority Axis 4: Program Technical Assistance

Related websites:

More information about the program: www.greece-cyprus.eu

More information on EU Regional Policy: ec.europa.eu