Due to essential maintenance, the following systems will be unavailable from 6.00pm on Monday 2 October until 8.00am on Tuesday 3 October: our online council tax, business rates and housing benefit services, and our welfare assistance form. You will also not be able to register to pay council tax online, make a change of address for council tax or cancel single person discount. You are still able to make a payment during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

European Partnership Grants

There are also other European Partnership Grants that provide funding for experts across Europe to develop and share knowledge, good practice and ideas to address common issues, encourage innovation, and improve local ways of working

Projects can be developed around topics such as:

culture and arts: through the Creative Europe Programme
economic development and regeneration: through the Interreg Europe, Interreg V North Sea Programme or the Interreg V North West Europe Programme.
European remembrance and town twinning: through the Europe for Citizens Programme
nature, the natural environment and climate change: through the LIFE Programme
prevention of violence (including bullying and domestic abuse), equalities and anti-discrimination: through the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme
research and innovation: through the Horizon 2020 UK
technology to improve quality of life of older people: through the Active and Assisted Living Programme
town and city development: through the Urbact Programme

We are currently involved in four Interreg Europe projects:

low carbon: Locarbo energy efficiency project, Renovation for Energy Efficient Buildings (REBUS) project, SME Power Energy Efficiency project
innovation: STEPHANIE project

For general information on European funding in County Durham, please contact us.

European funding
: esif@durham.gov.uk

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