October 26, 2007, Final Conference of the Interreg IIIB Project Lex Alp
In cooperation with the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea (IMELS)and EURAC. During the period 2000-2006, the first transnational EU cooperation program was launched for the Alps. The INTERREG IIIB Alpine Space Programme represented an integrated strategic approach of the area aiming to encourage a stronger cohesion between sectoral and horizontal policies of the area. The partners and regions developed stable networks, witnessing the strong commitment of the projects to fulfill the program’s major target of a common development strategy.
The Alpine Space Programme under INTERREG III B covers the entire Western, Eastern, Northern and Southern Alps including the foothills, the lowlands and the coasts around the Alps. The participating Member States and regions on the basis of NUTS II classification are:
- Austria: (whole country).
- France: Rhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Franche-Comté, Alsace.
- Germany: districts of Upper Bavaria and Swabia (in Bavaria), Tübingen and Freiburg (in Baden-Württemberg).
- Italy: Lombardia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Trentino - Alto Adige, Valle d'Aosta, Piemonte, Liguria.
- Slovenia (whole country).
In order to add further value to the programme, the Member States co-operate with the following non-EU Member States, who are full partners:
-Liechtenstein (whole country)
-Switzerland (whole country)
- Austria: (whole country).
- France: Rhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Franche-Comté, Alsace.
- Germany: districts of Upper Bavaria and Swabia (in Bavaria), Tübingen and Freiburg (in Baden-Württemberg).
- Italy: Lombardia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Trentino - Alto Adige, Valle d'Aosta, Piemonte, Liguria.
- Slovenia (whole country).
In order to add further value to the programme, the Member States co-operate with the following non-EU Member States, who are full partners:
-Liechtenstein (whole country)
-Switzerland (whole country)
The first part of the conference will be devoted to the presentation of the methodology and the results of the project by the project partners. These presentations address a mainly technical audience, and especially the responsibles of the translation offices of the Alpine Regions, which will be the main users of the results of LexALP.
The three main components of the project will be presented and a moderator will guide the discussion.
The three main components of the project will be presented and a moderator will guide the discussion.
The aim of the roundtable will be to discuss the analyses and results of the project as well as to identify the eventual steps might be taken as a follow up of the project.
Simultaneous translation in Italian/French/German/Slovenian.