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European Week of Regions and Cities

Small Projects, Big Impact: Putting Citizens at the Heart of Cross-Border Cooperation

One of the European Commission's focal points is to involve citizens and bring them closer to Europe. The Small Project Fund is an instrument available to territorial cooperation programmes to foster cooperation at the grassroots level and involve citizens more directly. Considering the important role EGTCs play in supporting regional development and cross-border cooperation, during the 2021-2025 programming period, it was decided to explicitly encourage the management of SPFs by EGTCs as sole beneficiaries other than Interreg Programmes. EGTC GO, EGTC ViaCarpatia and EGTC Euregio MR will share their experiences managing SPFs and present some good practices and results.

  • Cohesion | Governance and Public administration | INTERREG | Local and regional | Mobility and Transport | Social inclusion and Equality | Sustainable | Territorial | Tourism and Heritage | Youth and citizens engagement
  • Code: 15WS252220
  • Jacques Delors building, JDE 70

Speakers

Romina Kocina

  • CEO, European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Territory of municipalities: Municipality of Gorizia, Municipality of Nova Gorica and municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba

Julianna Mate

  • Director, The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Via Carpatia with limited liability

Michael DEJOZÉ

  • Director, EGTC Euregio Meuse-Rhine

Moderator

Anna Monika MODZELEWSKA

  • Programme Manager, European Commission - DG REGIO

Practical information

When
Wed 15/10/2025, 09:30 - 10:30 CET
Where
Jacques Delors building, JDE 70
Type of partnership
Partnership
Format
Workshop
Theme
Cohesion and Growth for the Future
Language
English

Partners

European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation "Territory of municipalities: Comune di Gorizia (I), Mestna občina Nova Gorica (Slo) and Občina Šempeter-Vrtojba (Slo)"

European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation "Territory of municipalities: Comune di Gorizia (I), Mestna občina Nova Gorica (Slo) and Občina Šempeter-Vrtojba (Slo)"

  • Gorizia | Italy
The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Via Carpatia with limited liability

The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Via Carpatia with limited liability

  • Kosice | Slovakia
EGTC Euregio Meuse-Rhine

EGTC Euregio Meuse-Rhine

  • Eupen | Belgium