Interreg-Poctep – Albufeira

A way to make Europe

Albufeira Project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Interreg VA Spain-Portugal Programme (POCTEP) 2014-2020, which promotes cross-border cooperation projects with the support of the European Union.

The Cross-Border Area of Spain-Portugal is made up of 36 NUTS III belonging to both countries, ensuring the coherence and continuity of the zones established in the previous programming period.

The POCTEP 2014-2020 operates in five main areas or thematic objectives:

Improvement of institutional capacity and public administration efficiency, consolidating new strategies for dialogue and interrelation, which allow the launching of new initiatives between the different actors that operate on the border
Promote research, technological development and innovation
Improve the competitiveness of small and medium-sized companies
Promote adaptation to climate change in all sectors, and more particularly, promote the increase of territorial resilience to transboundary natural risks
Protect the environment and promote resource efficiency

Specifically, what are the POCTEP projects going to achieve in the environment?

Protect and enhance the cultural and natural heritage, as an economic base for the cross-border region.

Improve the protection and sustainable management of natural spaces.

Reinforce sustainable local development along the entire Spanish-Portuguese border.

Increase efficiency levels in the use of natural resources to contribute to the development of the green economy in the area of cooperation.

A way to make Europe

Co-financied by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
through the Interreg VA Spain Portugal Program (POCTEP) 2014-2020