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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Final conference - 15 November 2012
Please save the date: The final conference of the Catch-MR project will take place on 15 November 2012 in Rome. -
7th thematic workshop in Ljubljana
The 7th thematic workshop will take place in Ljubljana from 23 to 25 May 2012. Our host will be the Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Regional Development Agency of the Ljubljana Urban Region. During the workshop we will discuss the topic "Connecting regional and local transport policies". -
6th thematic workshop in Berlin
The 6th thematic workshop took place in Berlin from 14 to 16 March 2012. It was organised by the Joint Spatial Planning Department of Berlin-Brandenburg. Main venue was the Representation of the Federal State of Brandenburg in Berlin, In den Ministergärten 3, 10117 Berlin. During the workshop we continued with the topic "Renewable energy in … -
Catch-MR in New York - Annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers (24.-28.02.2012)
On 24 February 2012 Janez Nard spoke on Catch-MR as an example for sustainable solutions to transport challenges in metropolitan regions. The presentation was given during the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers in New York under the heading: Comparative International Geographies of Transport. -
Ljubljana Urban Region (II)
The Second Dissemination Workshop in Ljubljana (12 April 2012) On 12 April, 28 participants took part in the second dissemination workshop of the Catch-MR project in Ljubljana. The event was held by the two Slovenian project partners (Regional Development Agency of the Ljubljana Urban Region (RRA LUR) and Scientific Research Center of the … -
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 …