A meeting of Cult-RInG Steering Group with selected Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe and the European Institute of Cultural Routes took place in Brussels on 29 June 2018, to discuss closer cooperation arragements.
Attended the meeting:
6 selected Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe
- Santiago de Compostela
- The Hansa (DIE HANSE)
- Via Francigena
- The Phoenicians' Route
- ITER VITIS Les Chemins de La Vigne en Europe
- Pilegrimsleden - St. Olav Ways
Eleonora Berti, Project Coordinator European Institute of Cultural Routes
Manos Vougioukas, on behalf of European Cultural Tourism Network (ECTN), Cult-RInG Project Communication
and representatives of Cult-RInG project partners:
- Regional Development Fund of Central Macedonia on behalf of the Region of Central Macedonia, Mr Miltiadis Nikolaou, acting head of Tourism Department of Central Macedonia Region
- Region Västra Götaland , Marie Fors
- Vidzeme Tourism Association - Latvia , Raitis Sijats
- Intermunicipal Community of Alto Minho, Goretti Silva
- Pafos Regional Board of Tourism, Nicolas Tsifoutis.
The participants discussed the potential cooperation opportunities, based on the proposals made by ECTN advisory partner of Cult-RInG project viz:
1. Presentations by Cultural Routes at project events , 10 October 2018, Brussels, European Week of Regions and Cities (open days)
25 October 2018, Workshop on new routes development, Pafos, Cyprus
Final Conference, Brussels (June 2020) .
2. Submission of pilot actions (10-80k€) for implementation in Phase 2 (2019-2020)
Pilots within partner regions
Route associations may become project partners and receive 75% ERDF co-funding
Subject to Interreg Europe MC approval
3. Joint applications to future EU Calls (eg H2020, COSME, Creative Europe)
