Ayamonte and Marbella candidates to develop an EU program to connect the entire European coastline.Ayamonte (Huelva) and Marbella (Malaga) have been chosen as pilot cities that opt to develop a European program, along with Lake and Silves in Portugal, which aims to implement a network of interconnected cities around the European coastline.
READ MORE.... Last March the Programming Committee of the Madrid Sudo funds, the cooperation program of the territorial area south west of Europe, proceeded to the adoption of the draft Odyssea sudo. Of the 256 nominations submitted last July were only 17 approved proposals to move to the second phase, which include the project Odyssea: Harbors, territories and cultures.
The project brings together six partners and one associate recipients, representing six regions of three states. So from Spain, Baleares involved as the main beneficiary, and Andalusia. Has a duration of 24 months and is expected to start in July next year.
The overall budget of the project amounts to 1,917,000 euros, an amount that the European Regional Development Fund co-financed by 75 percent. To the Board of Andalusia granted 308,700 euros, as reported from the Marina Association of Andalusia in a statement.
SUSTAINABILITY
This European program, and the model of sustainable urban development that aims, aims to enhance socio-economic dynamism of the municipalities and regions of Europe thanks to its integration into networks.
Odyssea make Andalusia provides a place of reference for nautical tourism and port management excellence by promoting a sustainable strategy for the Andalusian economy.
Thus, the aim is to create, thanks to the positive effects of transnational cooperation, a network of sea and river cities structured with a view to the sustainable management and sustainable common to them all based on the recovery of historical routes on land and sea, heritage , cultural landscapes and gastronomy.