| |
This section is
a tool for promoting project ideas and searching partners for those wishing to
participate in and/or coordinate European projects. This service is provided by
Europe Direct A Coruña in three languages: Galician, Spanish and
English. If you wish to disseminate your project in this section, please,
send a brief summary and contact details (name, phone, e-mail address) to us by
e-mail: edcoruna@dicoruna.es
-
Genova Municipality intend
to submit a project under the CIP framework, which includes ICT Policy Support
Program aiming to develop Information Society in order to realise the Lisbon Strategy.
The focus of the project is on developing a service platform integrating
the contributions of public bodies and private enterprises in order to elevate
the quality standards of building sector concerned with residential housing.
They have identified their targets on public bodies, in order to improve
the efficiency of public services, and property managers charged of managing,
maintenancing the houses in order to assure the standard and regulamentory compliances
and for increasing their value.Main partners in the project are Genova Municipality,
Elsag (a major Italian ICT company), and a number of University, research centres
and Municipalities in the Porto (Portugal). Contact details,
Mr. Andrea DA POZZO Head of European Affairs Office Unione Regionale Province
Liguri CASA LIGURIA Rue du Luxembourg, 15 B-1000 Bruxelles Tel. +32 (0)2
2891 396 Fax +32 (0)2 2891 399 e-mail: urpl@casaliguria.org
|

The Diputación Provincial da Coruña (Provincial
Government) is looking for partners to develop this INTERREG IVC project. The
partners must be regional and public entities from Galicia and North of Portugal. The
general objective of the project is the reinforcement of the economic development
of these zones by protective strategies of their cultural and landscape heritage
and the reinforcement of the touristic by the identification of common practices
of cultural heritage appreciation. Contact details, -
The City of Modena
is looking for a European partner interested in submitting, as coordinator, a
project proposal aiming at analysing the potential impact that the development
of the “evening economy” may have on urban integrated development, from the economic,
social, spatial and security points of view. Main outcomes of the project
could be: definition of Recommendations for the planning of an integrated urban
development focused on the “evening economy”; drafting of urban integrated Action
plans for the direct and concrete transfer to each local context of Recommendations.
Each city participating in the project will elaborate its own Action plan, thanks
to the co-operation of other partners. Contact details,

-
The City of Modena is looking for a European
partner interested in submitting, as coordinator, a project proposal aiming at
elaborating methodologies for medium-sized cities to promote culture as a vector
for the local urban development. Main outcomes of the project could
be: 1) European framework of the most advanced experiences and definition
of European guidelines/methodology to promote culture as a strong economical factor
in 3 main working areas: regeneration of deprived buildings to cultural goals;
planning of the urban development based on cultural investment strategies; innovative
public-private partnerships development for the cultural regeneration of the city.
2) Definition of Local action plans for the direct and concrete transfer
to each local context of the methodology elaborated in the framework of the above
mentioned Guidelines. Contact details, 
-
At Sans Frontiers Europe we
organise training modules specifically tailored upon our participants’ needs and
aiming at increasing the organisation capacity to generate project ideas and “frame”
them within the most appropriate funding programme. The course is address to all
stakeholders – from public, private and non-profit sector - aiming at being actively
involved in the development and implementation of EU projects. Contact
details,

-
On behalf of the Abruzzo
Regional Ministry of Culture (Assessorato alla Cultura), please find attached
the details of a partner search for a project in the frame of the Culture Programme
(2007-2013) - Call for Proposals EACEA N° 23/2007; Key policy issue: Cooperation
Measures - Strand 1.2.1. The project, called Project STAGE (STarting
Artists Garage Emerging), aims to promote professional opportunities and exchange
of experiences among Young European Musicians. Contact details,

-
The Council of Puerto Lumbreras (Murcia) is
interested to participate as co-organizer in a european project regarding the
Culture 2000 Program, in the framework of ESPLUM's Festival. This Festival is
held in this town annually and it will celebrate the fifth edition in 2008.
The festival promote young nacional and international artists. In this Festival
you can see different arts like musicals, painting, video, photography, sculpture,
public art, performance, etc. The aim is to participate in a cooperational
project regarding Culture 2000 programme with European festivals which have similar
or complementary orientations. Contact details,

-
Find attached two partner searches from the City of Taranto to participate the
programme "Europe-Culture". Title of the project: "One thousand
flowers for one thousand and one nights". This project is aimed at producing
and broadcasting multi-lingual, theatrical and radio performances dealing with
creative treatments of traditional and popular stories, ancient tales, fairy tales....
Authors, groups, radio, web broadcasters may apply as partners and/or co-organizers.
Contact details,

-
The Art cities of the Po River Valley, an Italian network of 12 Cities – (Alessandria,
Bologna, Brescia, Cremona, Lodi, Mantova, Modena, Parma, Pavia, Piacenza, Reggio
Emilia, Verona), is elaborating a project proposal to be submitted in the framework
of Culture Programme. The deadline to submit the application forms to
the European Commission is the 31st of October 2007. Please find
herewith enclosed the project's draft. We are looking for cultural European, national
or regional networks (already existing) composed of local authorities active in
the field of promoting cultural heritage related to local handicraft and culinary
art. Contact details,
Cecilia Tirabassi Comune di Modena -Progetto
Europa Via Scudari 20 - I 41100 Modena Tel: 0039 059 2032623
Fax: 0039 059 2032687 E-mail: cecilia.tirabassi@comune.modena.it
| 
-
The Foundation for the
Artistic handcraft of Florence, in collaboration with the Municipality of Florence
and the Building Professional School of Florence, is going to apply for a project
of cooperation in the field of art and handcraft, under the Culture 2007 Programme.
The objective of the project is to create a common space where artists
and craftsmen can share experiences and good practices, in order to make the artist
more handcrafted and the craftsman more artistic. The project intends
to give the opportunity to design and create works, through the exchange between
artists and craftsmen, in order to organize an itinerant exhibition. The partnership
is composed by other three countries: Italy, Spain and France. We remember
you that the deadline to submit this project is the 31st of October 2007.
Contact details,

-
The Office of Italian Culture
of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano is looking for European partners working
in public institutions in order to start together a network involving cultural
departments of national, regional or local authorities, especially in those countries
where different cultural groups are living. This network will be an
opportunity to exchange experiences and to stimulate synergies. The office is
looking for co-organizers as soon as possible in order to send the project until
10 October 2007. Contact details,
MARISA
GIURDANELLA Provincia autonoma di Bolzano –Alto Adige (Italy) Ufficio
cultura italiana/ Office of Italian Culture Tel. 0471 411230 E-mail: Marisa.giurdanella@provincia.bz.it
|

-
Oldham Metropolitan
Borough Council in the UK is looking for partners for a Culture 2007 project entitled
'New Roots International'. New Roots International (working title) will be a transnational
professional development programme for emerging musicians from the UK and Europe.
It will provide musicians who have a high level of skill and a desire to
work in the industry, with an opportunity to work alongside and receive advice
and guidance from established professional artists who will work closely with
them to develop new work for performance and recording.
Contact details,
Dave
Catherall European Programmes Co-ordinator Oldham Metropolitan Borough
Council Tel: +44 161 770 5165 E-Mail: dave.catherall@oldham.gov.uk
|

The
Province of Reggio Emilia is looking for partners in order to present a project
proposal within Culture 2007 programme. The project - LANDSCAPITAL -
aims at promoting cultural awareness on landscape issues, developing the international
cultural initiative on contemporary art, "Biennale del Paesaggio", that takes
place in Reggio-Emilia each two years [ http://www.biennaledelpaesaggio.it].
They are looking for partners from public and private sectors and from
not for profit organisations. The deadline to submit project proposals
is the 31st October 2007. Contact details, 
-
Europe
Direct of Palermo is looking for partners in order to participate in a transnational
project for schools in INTERNET. The transnational activity that we are proposing
you is part of the AgibuSicilia project. This project takes inspiration from the
"2008- Year of Intercultural dialogue" principles and it aims to encourage the
young people involved to reflect on the cultural value of the gastronomic heritage
and to give them the opportunity to exchange information about their culture with
other people using food traditions as a tool. In this project can participate
pupils between 10 and 13 years old assisted by their teachers, coming from different
countries (European members, candidates, others). The main important channel for
communication between the groups of pupils will be a web-site created for this
project. The project will have two phases: 1. "Research and sharing of information
about gastronomic heritage" 2. "Tasting other people's culture"
Contact details,
Europe Direct Palermo Euromed
Via Villafranca 50 90141 Palermo Tel: 0039 091 335081 Fax: 0039
091 582455 Web site: www.carrefoursicilia.it
| 
-
A Portuguese
school is looking for potential partners for the COMENIUS Programme. Their target
group is classes with 9-14 years old students and their their theme will be Cultural
Heritage. Contact details,
Centro de Informação Europe Direct do Alto Alentejo
Escola Superior Agrária de Elvas - IPP Rua da Cadeia, 14, Apt. 254 |
7350 - 903 Elvas Portugal Tel: (+351) 268 626511 Fax: (+351) 268 626512
E-mail: europedirect@esaelvas.pt
Web site |

-
A
social movement from La Rioja (Spain) is searching for experiences about citizens
centres, social centers or similar, self-managed by the own citizens or co-managed
among these and the Administration. They try to search for contacts or
references about experiences in which citizenship manage collective public spaces
directly (old factories, buildings or spaces) with the goal of satisfying the
social needs or public services aiming to spread them in a conference that will
be developed in the next months. Contact details,
EUROPE DIRECT - CEIP LA RIOJA Centro Europeo
de Información y Promoción del Medio Rural en La Rioja C/ El Cierzo, nº 1.
26312. TRICIO. La Rioja Tel.: +34 941 36 06 67 Fax: +34 941 36 06 69
E-mail: ceip@riojarural.com Web
site: www.riojarural.com
| 
-
Lazio
Region (departments for administrative simplification, and for the environment)
intends to submit, to the European Commission, a project within the framework
of the eContentplus program, which deadline is 4th October 2007, and is
looking for partners. The main project aim is to create a "Best Practice
Network" in order to make data on water, hydro-geological and climatology available
and interoperable. Contact details,
REGIONE LAZIO Direzione Regionale Attività della
Presidenza Area Relazioni con l'Unione Europea Tel. +32 2 286 85 34
Fax +32 2 286 85 38 E-mail: lazio@regionicentroitalia.org
| -
In
the frame of European Year of Equal Opportunities for All, Europe Direct - CEIP
La Rioja relay and ASPRODEMA are collaborating to organise a Working Days aimed
to exchange Innovatory Experiences of Integration and Improvement of Quality of
Life for People with Physical, Psychic or Sensory Disabilities and his families
in rural zones. It will be 29 - 30 november in Haro (La Rioja region,
northern Spain). They are searching for new proposals, actions or specific
services from European countries for this social group in rural zones: employ
factorys, leisure experiences and services, formation, experiences about leisure
and rest for families. including adaptation of conventional services for handicapped
people like tourist infrastructures (footpaths, hostels and rural tourism houses),
transport initiatives, etc. Contact details,
EUROPE DIRECT - CEIP LA RIOJA Centro Europeo
de Información y Promoción del Medio Rural en La Rioja C/ El Cierzo, nº 1.
26312. TRICIO. La Rioja Tel.: +34 941 36 06 67 Fax: +34 941 36 06 69
E-mail: ceip@riojarural.com Web
site: www.riojarural.com
| -
Association
"Our House" working for the youth being intellectually dissabled is searching
for partners. They have organized The Artistic Youth Meeting, panting workshops
and theater performances. They have cooperated with schools: primary and high
school, local community. They are interested in taking part in an exchange
concerning art, painting, theatre or sport activities. Date of exchange:
February-April or June-September 2008 Contact details,
Association
"Our House" Korcz Malgorzata Przemyslowa 42 66-440 Skwierzyna POLSKA
Prowince Lubuskie Tel: 095 7170 431 / 608 705 953 Fax: 095 7170 431
E-mail: dps_skwierzyna@poczta.onet.pl
| -
A group of
young people is interested in impacting. They are between 13-24 years old, most
of them are 15 or 16. The number in group is about 20. There's 2 boys in the group,
the rest are girls. They want to get familiar with culture, young people
and the changes of young people impacting things. They'd like to do this in the
forms of fashion and music. They have planned the exchange for the summer 2008.
Partner country of preference: France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg,
Malta, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom. Date until this partner request
is valid: 31.12.2007. Contact details, -
A
group of 13 young people age 16 - 19 is interested in other countries culture,
traditions, customs.... A theme of a project could be culture, art, traveling
or leisure. But you can suggest your own ideas and we will decide together.
They would like to begin the project in the end of next summer or in the
beginning of autumn (2008 July-October). Deadline: 01.01.2009
Contact details,
Gabija Zabaleviciute Apkasu street 4-4 08224,
Vilnius Lithuania Tel: +37069202999 E-mail: laumzirgiai@gmail.com
| |