The Danube Strategic Project Fund (DSPF) pilot initiative was set up to fund strategic projects in the Danube Region strengthening the implementation of the European Union Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) Action Plan. The DSPF was also programmed to support the European Union Strategy for the Adriatic Ionian Region (EUSAIR) by calling for participation of project partners from EUSAIR countries. Thus, the DSPF stands as an outstanding example of how EU Macro-Regions can cooperate and benefit from each other.

12 projects from various thematic fields are currently being funded which:

• have a strategic impact, especially in the view of Enlargement and Neighborhood policies,
• have connections and/or spill-over effects in the territory covered by the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region,
• foster integration and reconciliation of Danube countries with a particular focus on the training of young people.

More information on the DSPF can be found on the website of PAC10 of the EUSDR Institutional Capacity & Cooperation, who initiated the facility.

On October 31, 2018 the DSPF Networking Event will take place in Vienna. At this public event, the 12 DSPF projects will be presented and there will be ample opportunity for networking.

Location: Vienna City Hall, Room: “Wappensäle”

Rathausplatz 1, 1010 Vienna (Public entrance: Lichtenfelsgasse 2)

Agenda (tbc)

• 8:30-9:30 Registration
• 9:30-10:30 Welcome and Opening
• 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break & Project Space
• 11:00-12:00 DSPF: Preparing Future Projects
• 12:00-13:00 Lunch Break
• 13:00-14:00 DSPF: Implementing Strategic Projects
• 14:00-14:15 Coffee Break
• 14:15-15:15 Parallel Sessions on Sustainability and Youth
• 15:15-15:30 Coffee Break
• 15:30-16:30 Civil Society Participation in the EU Macro Regions