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Did you know? By 2050, about 30% of the European population will be over 65, and it is expected that there will be fewer than two working age adults for each elderly person! According to a 2023 report of the European Commission on the impact of demographic change,...

The 2nd call for classic projects is planned to be launched in autumn 2023, aiming for the selected projects to kick-off mid 2024! Having implemented three calls for project proposals in this period already, the Alpine Space programme is now taking some time to...

We asked Maria Sole D’Orazio, lead partner of BE-READI ALPS this very question in our Alpine master class series! The project partners of BE-READI ALPS focused on helping professionalize business support organisations in order to jointly provide services to help...

Sergi Costa, the lead partner of ARDIA-Net, told us how the measures to ensure the durability and transferability of the project results contributed to the success of the ARDIA-Net. The project partners of ARDIA-Net have noted that the Alps are home to several...

ECOLE is our last new classic project of the first call in the period 2021-2027 to be presented. Industrial Parks suffer from an image of polluters, but also from increasing energy costs and a lack of knowledge about the circular economy approach. ECOLE wants to...

Our third new classic project dealing with the concept of circular economy is AlpTextyles! The project focuses on textile production as one of the most polluting economic sectors. Textile production is one of the most polluting and CO2 intensive economic sectors....

Cradle-ALP is our second new classic project that tackles the concept of circular economy! The project works to improve the production processes in the chemical, plastics and forestry sectors. Fossil raw materials and toxic substances are widely used in production...

Our new classic projects CEFoodCycle, Cradle-ALP and AlpTextyles are working on the concept of circular economy in different sectors. CEFoodCycle focuses in particular on preventing food waste. To tackle food waste, for instance in the hospitality sector, there is a...

Our Alpine master class series answers this question. This time, we asked Nico Salmaso, the lead partner of Eco-AlpsWater, what made the success of the project. The project partners of Eco-AlpsWater focused on inland waters as one of the most precious natural...

Forest EcoValue is our second new classic project that deals with ecological connectivity in the Alps! The project works on the resilient effect of Alpine forests. Alpine forests are key for resilience and provide multiple ecosystem services (provision of raw...

PlanToConnect and Forest EcoValue, two of our new classic projects, aim to establish interactions between organisms in Alpine ecosystems. PlanToConnect focuses in particular on ecological connectivity in spatial planning systems. Protected areas are an efficient means...

The Interreg Alpine Space programme is sending you holiday greetings. Enjoy a festive period with your loved ones, be it called winter holidays, Chanukka, Christmas or just a welcome break! We too are taking a break and closing our offices from 23 December 2022 to 2...

TranStat is our second new classic project that works on the transition of the tourism sector in the Alps! The project focuses on mountain resort stakeholders facing a common challenge: coping with the effects of climate change. Today, mountain resort stakeholders are...

Our two new classic projects BeyondSnow and TranStat deal with the consequences of climate change on the tourism sector in the Alps. BeyondSnow focuses in particular on small medium-altitude snow tourism destinations in the Alpine area. Due to climate change, snow...

The Joint Secretariat is looking for a Communication Manager to join our international team in Salzburg, Austria! The position offers attractive conditions; the chance for personal and professional development through workshops and trainings and the opportunity to...

In our Alpine master class series, lead partners of the period 2014-2020 told us what made the success of their Alpine Space projects. The project partners of CIRCULAR4.0 have asked themselves how the transformation to a more sustainable future by means of innovative...

The third of our new classic projects that works on risk prevention & disaster resilience is X-RISK-CC. The project aims to improve the knowledge and management of cascading impacts and risks posed by extreme weather events. There is scientific evidence that...

MOSAIC is our second new classic project that deals with risk prevention & disaster resilience in the Alpine area. The project concentrates on the protection of Alpine forests, which are essential in mitigating climate change. Forests provide essential ecosystem...

Three of our new classic projects, ADAPTNOW, MOSAIC and X-RISK-CC, are focusing on the prevention and management of climate-related disasters. ADAPTNOW works in particular on climate adaption in the Alps. In the future, recurring disasters related to climate change...

Due to the Austrian public holiday on 8 December, we will only have limited availability in our Salzburg offices on 8 and 9 December. As of Monday 12 December, the Joint secretariat and the Managing authority will be back in full force. Until then, we wish you a...

H2MA is our second new classic project that deals with hydrogen as a key player in the energy transition. The project is primarily concerned with the question of how hydrogen can contribute to the transition to low-carbon mobility in the Alps. Mobility represents a...

Two of our new classic projects, AMETHyST and H2MA, are working on the green energy transition in the Alps using hydrogen. AMETHyST focuses in particular on the use of local green hydrogen ecosystems in the Alps. In view of the current energy crisis, it is now more...

During the next weeks, we would like to introduce these exciting new projects, starting with SmartCommUnity today. Rural and mountain areas suffer from depopulation and economic decline due to a lack of (public) services and digital infrastructure and skills....

We provide the answer in our Alpine master class series! In September, we started to highlight some of the successful projects co-financed by the Interreg Alpine Space programme in 2014-2020. We asked experienced lead partners what made the success of their Alpine...

Do you have an innovative product, service, business model or idea with a positive impact on Green Infrastructure (= natural spaces with high ecologic quality)? Does your solution have benefits for climate change mitigation or adaptation? The Green Infrastructure goes...

You are interested in applying for EU funding? Take the chance to ask all your questions about the small-scale project application directly to the Alpine space contact points of Austria and Germany: Martina Bach and Lisa Horn. The online info desk in German will take...

The national infoday will be held on 29 November from 10:00 to 13:00 in Italian language and focus on the second call of small-scall projects. The Italian national contact point Roberto De Marco and the JS officer Jana Habjan will give an overview of this thematic...

The Joint electronic monitoring system (Jems) just opened for your project applications. The 2nd cut-off date for submitting proposals is 16 December 2022. You are preparing an application for a small-scale project and have some questions? Have a look at our Q&A...

Our project HEALPS 2 focused on tourism based on natural health resources as strategic innovation for the development of Alpine regions. The project picked up the trend for health, nature and regionalism which has gained momentum especially after the COVID 19...