Circular economy Strategies, action plans, and Solutions for agrifood systems transition in ADRION coastal communities
Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B IPA Adriatic-IonianDescription
Pilot Actions(EN)
Joint solutions(EN)
Adriatic-Ionian Cooperation Network(EN)
Thematic information
Priority:
(VI-B_IPA-A_2) Supporting a greener and climate resilient Adriatic-Ionian regionPriority specific objective:
RSO2.6. Promoting the transition to a circular and resource efficient economyPriority policy objective (Interreg specific objective):
PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobilityType of intervention:
075 Support to environmentally-friendly production processes and resource efficiency in SMEsPartners (10)
Lead Partner: Istituto Agronomico Mediterraneo di Bari - CIHEAM Bari
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999870375
Partner’s ID if not PIC: N/A (fiscal code: 93047470724)
Address: Via Ceglie, 70010 Valenzano, Italy
Legal status: public
Organisation type: International organisation, EEIG
Website: https://www.iamb.it
Total budget: EUR 288 932.50
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 245 592.62
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 43 339.88
Contractors:
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Name: Antonio Giuseppe Errico
VAT registration or tax identification number: 04016380752 -
Name: Panico Sara
VAT registration or tax identification number: 05376510755 -
Name: Tommaso Scarascia
VAT registration or tax identification number: 05303470750 -
Name: Francesco Notarangelo
VAT registration or tax identification number: 08342120725 -
Name: Lorenzo Labellarte
VAT registration or tax identification number: 08669870720
- Centar za poduzetništvo d.o.o.
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Name: Centar za poduzetništvo d.o.o.
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 892711371
Partner’s ID if not PIC: HR98475504404
Address: Vukovarska, 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Business support organisation
Website: http://www.czp.hr
Total budget: EUR 110 937.50
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 94 296.87
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 16 640.63
- OPĆINA KONAVLE
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Name: OPĆINA KONAVLE
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 904968776
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 24482197680
Address: Trumbićev put, 20210 Cavtat, Croatia
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: https://www.opcinakonavle.hr/
Total budget: EUR 134 450.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 114 282.50
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 20 167.50
Contractors:
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Name: OPG Kameni dvori
VAT registration or tax identification number: 32040903184 -
Name: Walk the Talk
VAT registration or tax identification number: HR26659682266 -
Name: Agrarno savjetovanje d.o.o.
VAT registration or tax identification number: HR96428467999
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Name: OPG Kameni dvori
- Δήμος Κεντρικής Κέρκυρας & Διαποντίων Νήσων
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Name: Δήμος Κεντρικής Κέρκυρας & Διαποντίων Νήσων
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 914689631
Partner’s ID if not PIC: EL997913727
Address: Leoforos Alexandras, 49132 Corfu, Greece
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: https://corfu.gr/
Total budget: EUR 143 972.50
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 122 376.62
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 21 595.88
- Επιτροπη Ερευνων Ιονιου Πανεπιστημιου
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Name: Επιτροπη Ερευνων Ιονιου Πανεπιστημιου
Department: Department of informatics
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 998243394
Partner’s ID if not PIC: EL09152483
Address: Theotoki str, 49132 Corfu, Greece
Department address: Tsirigoti sq, 49132 Corfu, Greece
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: http://rc.ionio.gr
Total budget: EUR 214 172.50
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 182 046.62
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 32 125.88
Contractors:
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Name: HORST S.P.P.C.
VAT registration or tax identification number: EL800401829
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Name: HORST S.P.P.C.
- Opština Herceg Novi
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Name: Opština Herceg Novi
Department: Secretariat for Tourism, Economic Development and Investments
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 931460252
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 020008459
Address: Trg Maršala Tita, 85340 Herceg Novi, Montenegro
Department address: Trg Maršala Tita, 85340 Herceg Novi, Montenegro
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: http://www.hercegnovi.me
Total budget: EUR 131 072.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 111 411.20
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 19 660.80
Contractors:
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Name: PR Consultancy hub llc
VAT registration or tax identification number: 30/31-26858-2 -
Name: Confido project manag. group
VAT registration or tax identification number: 03529908
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Name: PR Consultancy hub llc
- Bashkia Vlore
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Name: Bashkia Vlore
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 917616218
Partner’s ID if not PIC: K56703201O
Address: 4 Heronjtë, 9400 Vlore, Albania
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: http://www.vlora.gov.al
Total budget: EUR 157 615.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 133 972.75
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 23 642.25
- Grad Trebinje
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Name: Grad Trebinje
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 911235558
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 4401369910000
Address: Vuka Karadžića , 89101 Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: https://trebinje.rs.ba/
Total budget: EUR 111 525.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 94 796.25
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 16 728.75
- Centar za ekonomski i ruralni razvoj
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Name: Centar za ekonomski i ruralni razvoj
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 920461422
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 4003794520005
Address: Krnete, 78250 Laktasi, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs
Website: https://cerd.ba/
Total budget: EUR 145 756.58
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 123 893.09
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 21 863.49
Contractors:
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Name: Eko Dizajn d.o.o. Mostar
VAT registration or tax identification number: N/a -
Name: Boris Bucalo
VAT registration or tax identification number: N/A
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Name: Eko Dizajn d.o.o. Mostar
- Comune di Tricase
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Name: Comune di Tricase
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 01086480751
Address: Piazza Pisanelli, 73039 Tricase, Italy
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Local public authority
Website: https://www.comune.tricase.le.it/
Total budget: EUR 140 597.50
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 119 507.87
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 85.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 21 089.63
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Project partner
Summary
Project acronym: CIRCUS
Project ID: IPA-ADRION00177
Project start date: 2024-09-01
Project end date: 2027-08-31
Project status:
ongoingRelevant linked projects:
- FOOD4HEALTH - INTERREG IT-AL-MN 2014 2020 (2019-2022).
- The Project ‘’Sustainable and innovative Agro food and fisheries value chain for MSME’s cross border market aims to enhance the competitiveness of MSMEs and favour the access to the market in the cross-border area through the improvement of production techniques, the transfer, sharing and adoption of European quality standards and the enhancement of typical and traditional products of the agri-food sector and fisheries. The project envisaged the creation of the Food4Health platform focused on traceability of product origin, food education, innovation demand and supply, virtual communities of practices. Ministry of Agriculture of Albania leads the FOOD4HEALTH project in partnership with Agricultural Technology Transfer Centre of Korca and Vlore-- Albania, International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM Bari, Italy), Puglia Region - General Secretariat of the Presidency “Health Market Place” – Italy, Region of Molise-Italy, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – Montenegro and Montenegrin Institute for Marine Biology – Montenegro. (EN) | Farmers and fishery and aquaculture breeders have difficulties accessing, preparing, and promoting their produce for both the export and domestic market. On the other hand, traders and exporters need verified information on what they can source from Albania and Montenegro and how to go about it best. EU rules for quality policy and organic farming are crucial for the achievement of the preaccession process of Albania and Montenegro into EU area, but the level of alignment with the EU acquis on organic farming (Regulation (EU) 2018/848 and its implementing rules) remains low. Moreover, food market in the coming years will be more and more attentive to the nutritional characteristics of the products and more and more oriented to the satisfaction of specific health needs of the population. CircuS project will be more focused on the increasing and updating the level of skills and know-how of public officials for the development of blue and green circular economies strategies and solutions within sustainable agrifood systems.
- A greater awareness level, technical skills and methodological procedures will be gained from public officers involved and a raising awareness on blue and green circular policies and instruments addressed to the SMEs, smallholders, potential entrepreneurs, producer’s organization, at national level will be gained.
- Focusing on health, sustainability and quality products is an important choice for agri-food, fishery and aquaculture enterprises to provide adequate consumer guarantees, as well as to ensure better market positioning and better economic performance for operators.
- Among other activities, this project envisaged the implementation the course on "Digital skills" destined to young people to improve their knowledge and expertise in respect to the sustainable growth of the green and blue sector. CircuS project will also capitalize on this result. (EN), Green Works project (EN) | Building upon established Green Works network in Bosnia and Herzegovina and actions aimed at protection of soil from pollution from agriculture practices. (EN), Eco HUB Project (EN) | Continuing efforts in promotion of green economy and nature and biodiversity protection. (EN), Civil Society and Rural Development in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EN) | Using capacity building and networking methods implemented under this project as well as empowerment of women in agrifood sector could be expanded to this proposed project. (EN), Domestica – Innovative Business Model (EN) | Connection with established partnership with cooperatives working in food
- sector and buidling synergies with branding and marketing aspectc
- implemented through this project. (EN), SAVA GARDEN – Regional Growth through Economic and Rural Development – ReGERD Project (EN) | Using the outputs of this projec such as Rural Educational and Business Support Centre will be the main synergy. Additionally, utilisation of the wide network of business operators which is developed through this project will help this proposed project. Experience in provision of business support services will be also utilised through this proposed project. (EN), Gender Agenda in Rural Development – Empowerment of Women in the Rural Society (GARD Project) (EN) | Building upon the established network of women entrepreneurs will be
- beneficial for the proposed project. (EN), EUpolis
- https://eupolisproject.eu/ (EN) | The euPOLIS aims to improve Public Health in cities by introducing nature-based solutions into urban planning practices.
- That means that our experts are taking the best from nature’s ways to regulate and improve biodiversity by incorporating various BLUE (water) and GREEN (plant life) aspects of nature into urban open spaces where it can intensify people’s wellbeing in terms of climate, ecological and socio-economic conditions. Our methodology introduces several analytical procedures making the process more transparent and open to stronger IT support. One of the specialties is the planning of urban spaces populated with vegetation with a proven beneficial impact on cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic diseases. The philosophy is deeply grounded in the extensive and permanent citizens’ participation in urban-planning processes. (EN), “Cross-border Environmental Initiative”
- https://cbc.bih-mne.org/en/2021/02/novi-projekat-forsmontenegra-
- zazastitu-zivotnesredine-iprekogranicnusaradnju-u-ovojoblasti/ (EN) | The aim is to strengthen the capacity of institutions dealing with environmental protection and informing the population about the importance of improving the solid waste management system and harmonization with European Union standards in this area. The main activities include organization of cross-border trainings for employees of environmental institutions, a campaign to raise environmental awareness of citizens, publications related to these topics, a cross-border conference, research on solid waste structure in targeted area and environmental habits of the population, providing recommendations for improving the solid waste management system, procurement of equipment and vehicles for utilities and institutions, etc. (EN), Implementation activities of the
- National CAP Network's annual implementation plan for 2022 from the Rural Development Programme of the Republic of Croatia for the period 2014-2020 (EN) | The Centre organized 9 round tables in the region with the themes:
- "Agriculture of our future - let food be medicine", “Tradition and digitisation –winning combination” and “Smart villages concept and innovations in rural areas" with a special focus on short supply chaines as well as circular economy. The data gained from the project implementation can be used to define target groups, their needs, existing knowledge and their willingness to implement the principles of blue and green circular economy strategies. (EN), e-Horeca WANET (Interreg IPA Greece Albania 2014-2020) (EN) | The project e-Horeca WANET was related to the optimization of the collection of the food waste from hotels and restaurants. (EN), Olive Culture (Interreg IPA Greece Albania 2014-2020) (EN) | Design and develop smart ICT tools for the increase of the quality and quantity production of olive through the monitoring of life circle of dacus and reducing the burden of pesticides on the environment. (EN)
Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 579 031.08
Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 342 176.39
Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 85.00%
Co-financing sources:
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Programme Common Output Indicator:
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RCO 084 - Pilot actions developed jointly and implemented in projects, Measurement unit:
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RCO 116 - Jointly developed solutions, Measurement unit:
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RCO 083 - Strategies and action plans jointly developed, Measurement unit:
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RCO 087 - Organisations cooperating across borders, Measurement unit:
Programme Common Result Indicator:
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RCR 084 - Organisations cooperating across borders after project completion, Measurement unit:
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RCR 104 - Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations, Measurement unit:
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RCR 079 - Joint strategies and action plans taken up by organisations, Measurement unit:
Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSAIR
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Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project
Financing programme
2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B IPA Adriatic-Ionian
Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme
2025-10-06
No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)
70 / 70 (100%)
No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)
646 / 646 (100%)
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