Welcome
12 partners from six capital regions and one metropolitan region cooperate in Catch-MR, an INTERREG IVC project of the EU. Main goals are: research of good practices for sustained settlement and greening transport in metropolitan regions, chances of realisation within the partner regions. A budget of 2 Mio. € is planned for activities over the project period (1/2010 – 12/2012). Lead Partner is the Joint Spatial Planning Department Berlin-Brandenburg.
The Interregional Cooperation Programme INTERREG IVC, financed by the European Union's Regional Development Fund, helps Regions of Europe work together to share experience and good practice in the areas of innovation, the knowledge economy, the environment and risk prevention. EUR 302 million is available for project funding but, more than that, a wealth of knowledge and potential solutions are also on hand for regional policy-makers.
News
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Capital Region Berlin-Brandenburg (II)
The First Dissemination Workshop in Potsdam (17 November 2011) How can the portion of renewables in the field of passenger transport be increased in the Capital Region Berlin-Brandenburg? This question was discussed on 17 November 2011 by around 30 participants during the first dissemination workshop of the Catch-MR project in Potsdam. -
5th thematic workshop in Rom
The 5th thematic workshop took place in Rome from 19 to 21 September 2011. Our hosts were the Province of Rome and BIC Lazio. The topic Increasing the share of renewable energy in passenger transport in Metropolitan Regions was addressed. *** Presentations from every participating metropolitan region inspired interesting discussions for possible … -
Political Meeting (Brussels, 22.06.2011)
22 June 2011, the Oslo Regional Office in Brussels organised a political project meeting between the partners in the INTERREG IVC project CATCH-MR, on the initiative of the Oslo’s Commissioner for Urban Development, Bård Folke Fredriksen During the first part of the day, the project lead partner from Berlin-Brandenburg gave a presentation of the … -
Green Growth in the Baltic Sea Region (Riga, 5./6.5.2011)
Mr Jürgen Neumüller introduced the project Catch-MR and its first results during a conference on "Green Growth in the Baltic Sea Region" (5./6.5.2011, Riga). The conference's aim was to identify opportunities and policy implications for realizing synergies between green growth initiatives, programs and projects in the Baltic Sea Region. -
Ljubljana Urban Region
The First Dissemination Workshop in Ljubljana (1 June 2011) On 1 June, sixty-two participants took part in the first dissemination workshop of the Catch-MR project in Ljubljana. The event was held by the two Slovenian project partners with the aim of presenting the project to stakeholders in the Ljubljana metropolitan region and interlinking … -
EUROCITIES Mobility Forum (Budapest, 31.03.2011)
Catch-MR was introduced to the "Transport and energy efficiency" working group of the EUROCITIES Mobility Forum during their meeting on 31 March 2011 in Budapest.