EU funding, ERDF, EAFRD
With the Stadt-Umland-Wettbewerb (=SUW) organised in 2015, the state of Brandenburg has opened up the opportunity for urban-rural cooperations to receive EU funding for the development of the region; these are funds from
ERDF - European Regional Development Fund 2014-2020
www.efre.brandenburg.de
EAFRD - European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
www.eler.brandenburg.de
The city of Eberswalde, together with the neighbouring municipality of Schorfheide and the neighbouring authorities of Britz-Chorin-Oderberg, Joachimsthal (Schorfheide) and Biesnthal-Barnim, has successfully applied to the SUW as a cooperation for the central area of Eberswalde. Around € 20 million in EU funding from the ERDF and EAFRD funds has been promised for the Eberswalde Central Region Co-operation.
The joint strategy "GREEN.CLEVER.TOGETHER - Shaping prospects for quality of life for all generations together" is based on the following guidelines
A. Developing habitats
B. Securing services of general interest
C. Forcing inclusive education
D. Promoting the tourism region
E. Improve CO2 balance, increase energy efficiency
F. Strengthening the business location
The projects for which EU funding is used (80 % grant for ERDF / 75 % grant for EAFRD) are presented below.
ERDF projects
The lists will be supplemented as funding is approved. List of approved ERDF projects:
EAFRD projects
The lists are supplemented in accordance with the approval of the funding. The List of approved EAFRD projects:
- Village community centre Sommerfelde
- Barnim quality hiking trail
- Project to convert to near-natural forest management
- Repair of a 1,188 metre long path for forest fire protection in the Eberswalde municipal forest
