Interreg

A number of projects worth over 5 million euros have been approved for funding by the cross-border Interreg IIIA Italia-Malta Programme. From MaltaMedia News:

..The selected projects aim to strengthen the socio-economic and cultural links between Malta and Sicily by encouraging cooperation between public, public-equivalent and non-governmental organisations. Each project has at least one Maltese partner. The majority of the projects focus on developing the cultural identity of both islands through the promotion of Malta and Sicily’s historical heritage and the protection of the natural environment. This will involve research, exchanges of experience, the drawing up of new tourist routes, the promotion of common traditions and the strengthening of cooperation in tourism to both Malta and Sicily...Five provinces in the South East of Sicily as well as Palermo and Catania are eligible to participate in projects with partner organisations from Malta and Gozo.