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GENERAL OVERVIEW
The INTERREG IVC programme is part of the European Territorial Cooperation objective of the Cohesion Policy for the period 2007-2013. It is financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The programme enables cooperation between regional and local authorities from all EU countries, Norway and Switzerland.

Who can apply? National, regional and local public authorities, and in justified cases, bodies governed by public law.

HISTORY
INTERREG IVC follows on from the INTERREG IIIC Programme that ran from 2002-2006. This programme was one of the three strands of the EU Initiative INTERREG III which was designed to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the EU by promoting cross-border (strand A), trans-national (strand B) and interregional (strand C) co-operation. Under INTERREG IIIC, the model consisted in four programme zones (North, South, East and West). Since 2007, this system has been replaced with one Europe-wide programme with a single management structure Interreg IVC Joint Technical Secretariat, including four Information Points. Thus, in 2007-2013 the promotion of interregional co-operation is assured through the framework of the INTERREG IVC programme.