Initiatiatives to remove microplastics before they enter the sea

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Baltic Sea

Date of latest update: 2023-06-16

Description

Description (EN):

Microplastics must be stopped from entering the sea. They stem from many sources, including car tires, waste disposal, textiles and cosmetics. But there is a need to better understand the sources and pathways of microplastics when assessing the efficiency of measures to treat microplastics and improving policies. FanpLESStic-sea provides tools to municipalities, national policy makers, and water utilities to get to work. The project sets up a model to map local pathways of microplastics, pilots removal technologies and defines innovative governance frameworks to reduce microplastics.

Achievements (EN):

Measures to prevent and mitigate the pollution from microplastics: The project combined strategic measurements with source estimates and visualised the flows of microplastics for a model city in the Baltic Sea region. The largest source of microplastics to urban waters were tire wear particles. For wastewater, the highest load came from laundry. Tap water, dust, and roof runoff, all made a small contribution to the overall load to urban waters. The partners concluded that emissions to the receiving water were higher from stormwater than wastewater. They proposed several measures to prevent and mitigate the pollution from microplastics. Preventive measures were those that avoided the introduction of microplastics to the system (ban on microbeads in personal care and cleaning products) and those that avoid introduction to the urban waters (more efficient solid waste management). If such measures for wastewater were to be implemented there was the potential to cut emissions to the wastewater treatment facilities by 30-50%. The partners also suggested that there was a need for more research on stormwater regarding the techniques that would be most efficient for the treatment of microplastics and tire wear particles. Solutions in action: The partners implemented several pilots to assess the effectiveness of existing water treatment installations as well as emerging innovative solutions. In the pilot in Kouvola, Finland, the partners built an organic common reed filter for cleaning melted snow removed from urban streets. The harvested common reed proved to be a versatile and cost-effective filtering material for stormwaters. Such snow melting and filtering technology solves the urgent problem of dumping urban snow into the sea. Another pilot was implemented in Gdansk, Poland, and tested an artificial wetland for cleaning wastewater from households and industries. By adapting an existing pilot-scale constructed wetland system (from another Interreg BSR project), the Gdansk water utilities assessed its ability to remove also microplastics from the final effluent. The initial results of solids, organic matter, and nutrient removal were promising and offered the prospect of a satisfactory solution also for microplastics, after the adaptation and development of the tested pilot station. https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/fanplesstic-sea/

Website: http://www.fanplesstic.com

Delivered Outputs (EN): Report on existing research and policies Model of microplastic flows Locally-adapted investment plans and proposals Piloted microplastic removal technologies and their evaluation Microplastic alliance in the BSR

Thematic information

Coastal management and maritime issues Waste and pollution

Specific Objective: ‘Clear waters’: To increase efficiency of water management for reduced nutrient inflows and decreased discharges of hazardous substances to the Baltic Sea and the regional waters based on enhanced capacity of public and private actors dealing with water quality issues

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06b) investing in the water sector to meet the requirements of the Union's environmental acquis and to address needs, identified by the Member States, for investment that goes beyond those requirements

Partners (11)

Lead Partner: Sweden Water Research (SWR)

Address: c/o Sydvatten AB, Hyllie Stationstorg 21, 21532 Malmö, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.swedenwaterresearch.se

Total budget: EUR 464 900.00

ERDF budget: EUR 348 675.00

Daugavpils Universitātes aģentūra “Latvijas Hidroekoloģijas institūts”

Name: Daugavpils Universitātes aģentūra “Latvijas Hidroekoloģijas institūts”

Address: Voleru Str.4, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lhei.lv

Total budget: EUR 194 650.40

ERDF budget: EUR 165 452.84

Luleå Technical University

Name: Luleå Technical University

Department: Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering

Address: Campus Porsön, 971 87 Luleå, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ltu.se/water

Total budget: EUR 238 506.40

ERDF budget: EUR 178 879.80

Aalborg Universitet (AAU)

Name: Aalborg Universitet (AAU)

Department: Department of Civil Engineering

Address: Thomas Manns Vej 23, 9220 Aalborg Ø, Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.aau.dk

Total budget: EUR 541 031.10

ERDF budget: EUR 405 773.32

Luonnonvarakeskus

Name: Luonnonvarakeskus

Department: Biorefineries and Production systems

Address: Latokartanonkaari 9 , 00791 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.luke.fi

Total budget: EUR 288 935.20

ERDF budget: EUR 216 701.40

Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - Helsinki Commission (HELCOM)

Name: Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - Helsinki Commission (HELCOM)

Address: Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, FI00160 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.helcom.fi

Total budget: EUR 193 895.70

ERDF budget: EUR 145 421.77

Gdańska Infrastruktura Wodociągowo-Kanalizacyjna Sp. z o.o. (GIWK)

Name: Gdańska Infrastruktura Wodociągowo-Kanalizacyjna Sp. z o.o. (GIWK)

Address: 201 Kartuska St., PL-80-122 Gdansk, Poland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.giwk.pl

Total budget: EUR 247 961.00

ERDF budget: EUR 210 766.85

Gdańskie Wody sp. z o.o. (GW)

Name: Gdańskie Wody sp. z o.o. (GW)

Address: ul. Profesora Witolda Andruszkiewicza 5, PL80-601 Gdansk, Poland

Legal status: public

Website: http://gdanskiewody.pl

Total budget: EUR 312 500.00

ERDF budget: EUR 265 625.00

Государственное автономное учреждение Калининградской области «Экологический центр «ЕКАТ-Калининград» (ECAT)

Name: Государственное автономное учреждение Калининградской области «Экологический центр «ЕКАТ-Калининград» (ECAT)

Department: Environmental Management and Audit Department

Address: 25, Gorkogo, office 206, 236029 Kaliningrad, Russia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ecatk.ru

Total budget: EUR 103 810.00

ENI budget: EUR 88 238.50

Šiaulių prekybos, pramonės ir amatų rūmai (SCCIC)

Name: Šiaulių prekybos, pramonės ir amatų rūmai (SCCIC)

Address: Vilniaus 88, LT- 76285 Siailiai, Lithuania

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.rumai.lt

Total budget: EUR 126 525.00

ERDF budget: EUR 107 546.25

Salt Lofoten AS (SALT)

Name: Salt Lofoten AS (SALT)

Address: Postboks 91, 8301 Svolvær, Norway

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.salt.nu

Total budget: EUR 255 354.00

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Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology (LIAE)

Initiatiatives to remove microplastics before they enter the sea

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Sweden Water Research (SWR)

Initiatiatives to remove microplastics before they enter the sea

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Luleå Technical University

Initiatiatives to remove microplastics before they enter the sea

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Aalborg Univesity (AAU)

Initiatiatives to remove microplastics before they enter the sea

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Natural Resources Institute Finland

Initiatiatives to remove microplastics before they enter the sea

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HELCOM - Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - Helsinki Commission

Initiatiatives to remove microplastics before they enter the sea

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Gdanks Water Utilities Ltd. (GIWK)

Initiatiatives to remove microplastics before they enter the sea

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Gdansk Water Ltd. (GW)

Initiatiatives to remove microplastics before they enter the sea

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State Autonomous Institution of the Kaliningrad region "Environmental Center "ECAT-Kaliningrad" (ECAT)

Initiatiatives to remove microplastics before they enter the sea

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Siauliai Chambers of Commerce, Indusrty and Crafts (SCCIC)

Initiatiatives to remove microplastics before they enter the sea

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Salt Lofoten AS (SALT)

Initiatiatives to remove microplastics before they enter the sea

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Summary

Project name (EN): Initiatiatives to remove microplastics before they enter the sea

Project acronym: FanpLESStic-sea

Project start date: 2019-01-01

Project end date: 2021-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 968 068.80

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 133 080.73

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 71.90%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 2 044 842.23.
ENPI/ENI/NDICI: Amount, EUR 88 238.50.

Third-country contribution: 171 796.25

Documents

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Websites / webtools / webforums / cooperative platforms

FanpLESStic-sea - Sweden Water Research

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Website / webtool / webforum / cooperative platform

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/fanplesstic-sea/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment link: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Videos / films

FanpLESS-tic-sea Final Conference

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-16

Languages: en

FanpLESStic-sea: What do we know on microplastics? A review of existing policies and research.

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-02-02

Languages: en

MikroPLASTIK - MakroPROBLEM - EkoBosacka odc.94

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en, pl

Ekopostanowienia noworoczne - EkoBosacka, odc. 122

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en, pl

10 ecogadgets for pennies - Ekobosacka, ep. 109

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en, pl

Reports

Review of existing policies and research related to microplastics - Summary for Policy Makers

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2019-10-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Review of existing policies and research related to microplastics

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2019-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Mapping Microplastic Flows and Pathways - Microplastics sampling results in the FanpLESStic-SEA project

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

FanpLESStic-sea results database

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Mapping flows for a model city

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Calculation-tool - Fanplessticsea

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Existing and emerging technologies for microplastics removal

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Existing and emerging technologies for microplastics removal from wastewater and stormwater - Summary of the FanpLESStic-SEA project activity A3.1 State-of-the-art microplastics removal technologies

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Piloting technologies for microplastics removal from urban waters

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2022-01-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Traffic microplastics – solutions to mitigate the problem

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Microplastics from tyre wear particles – how to mitigate the problem?

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Проектная история – FanpLESStic-Sea summary in Russian

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: ru

Attachment file: Download

Studies / surveys

Microplastic emissions from laundry in Sweden: An actor analysis including the drivers, barriers, possibilities and responsibility of actors upstream and downstream Mimbly AB towards reducing the microplastic emissions

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-03-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Towards the Control of Microplastic Pollution in Urban Waters

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Study / survey

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2020-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Presentations

The danger of (micro)plastic pollution

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

The global scene

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

The EU approach on microplastics

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

HELCOM framework to prevent marine litter, including microplastics, in the Baltic Sea

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Introduction to the FanpLESStic project

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

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What do we know about entry points, pathways and recipients ofmicroplasticsin the Baltic Sea?

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

How does a typical city in the Baltic Sea look like when it comes to its microplastic load?

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Technologies for microplastics removal from urban snow

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Pilot installation for stormwater treatment

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Project communication «Learning from COVID -19 pandemic»

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Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

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Concluding remarks from the Fanplesstic Final Conference

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Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Brochures / magazines / manuals

Using Membrane Ultra Filtration Technique

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Raising awareness activities the range of possibilities

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Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-11-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

MICROPLASTICS FROM ARTIFICIAL FOOTBALL TURFS

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION FROM THE STORMWATER

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Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

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MICROPLASTICS IN WASTEWATER STREAM

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Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

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THIS IS THE WAY TO THE BALTIC SEA, DON'T THROW ANY PLASTIC IN! NEW EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN IN GDANSK

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Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

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MICROPLASTICS IN DRINKING WATER

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Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

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MICROPLASTIC EMISSIONS FROM LAUNDRY

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

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TIRE WEAR PARTICLES IN STORMWATER POND SEDIMENTS

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Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

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MICROPLASTICS IN URBAN STORMWATER

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Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

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MICROPLASTICS TRANSPORT IN EUROPE`S RIVER SYSTEMS

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Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

MICROPLASTIC REMOVAL BY ULTRA MEMBRANE FILTRATION

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

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TRAFFIC MICROPLASTICS - SOLUTIONS TO MITIGATE THE PROBLEM

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Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: https://www.swedenwaterresearch.se/en/projekt/fanplesstic-2/

Publication date: 2022-08-28

Document date: 2021-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Baltic Sea

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-06-16

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

200 / 200 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

2 025 / 2 025 (100%)

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The financial data featured in keep.eu for this programme, it's projects and its partners is not exact and should be taken as a reference only.

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