AI NURECC PLUS

In this context, AI-NURECC PLUS will operate in the following fields: Sustainable Tourism, Cultural and
Creative Industries, and Circular Economy.
Regarding the aforementioned topics, the tentative (to be approved by the European Commission’s DG
REGIO) includes the following: 

• ORGANISATION OF NINE HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCES: One high-level conference involving MEPs,
European Commission’s high representatives and EUSAIR National or Pillar Coordinators will be
organised in each country participating in the EUSAIR. These high-level conferences will contribute
to a concrete mapping of relevant actors and stakeholders across the EUSAIR region and will equally
focus on the topics covered by AI-NURECC PLUS. 

• TERRITORIAL CHALLENGES and DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIFIC STUDY: AI-NURECC PLUS will address
the territorial challenges in specific Adriatic-Ionian territories (mountains, islands and sparsely
populated areas). In this respect, it will develop a specific study on to what extent the EUSAIR and its
Action Plan contribute to tackle these territorial challenges by promoting sustainable development
and growth. This study will be coordinated by the partnership (all partners will contribute under the
leadership of the CPMR) with the support of an external expert and will provide input and concrete
proposals so that the EUSAIR and its Action Plan could better tackle the territorial challenges in the
region. 

• CONTRIBUTION TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CULTURAL AND CREATIVE REGIONAL
ECOSYSTEMS (CCRE-S3) THEMATIC AREA’S OBJECTIVES in the EUSAIR area: The thematic area aims
to bring together stakeholders from this sector, acting as a catalyst for change in other sectors – and
will stimulate invention and progress across area’s diverse cultural landscape. CCRE-S3 aims to
overcome the challenges and obstacles the CCI is facing when investing in new products, services and
premises by involving local and regional communities and in particular four groups of professions
(i.e. creative entrepreneurs, cultural heritage professionals, CCI intermediaries and managers,
publisher professionals and professionals of the audio-visual sector) that use, apply and implement
new technologies within the CCI sector. The thematic area will also aim at professionals of the blue
economy fields (e.g. MSP, underwater cultural sites, …). Therefore, the overall objective of this
thematic area is to improve lives, transform communities and local/regional economies, and
generate growth and skilled jobs based on the CCI sector. (Western Greece is the Leading Region in
charge of the coordination of the Adriatic-Ionian region)

Under the Cultural and Creative Industries Action of AI-NURECC PLUS, there is a specific Internship Fund for
supporting youth in CCI entrepreneurship. Three calls will be open to nationals of all 9 countries and the
selection of candidates will be geographically balanced. Moreover, focus will be given to activities/training
path for supporting youth in creating CCI Start-ups in order to enhance the Adriatic-Ionian Region cultural
heritage based on young entrepreneurship and public private partnerships.

AI-NURECC PLUS will keep the Adriatic-Ionian Initiative posted and will systematically convey inputs of key
stakeholders in the work of the EUSAIR/AII presidencies (incl. thematic Round Tables) and EUSAIR TSGs
and/or the Facility Point, and contribute, when possible, to supply the EUSAIR Stakeholders Platform with
specific knowledge and information for its better implementation. AI-NURECC PLUS will also deliver
functional links and synergies with the CoR’s AI-Interregional Group and the EP’s Friends of EUSAIR interest
group. The CPMR is currently working to revamp its Adriatic-Ionian Task Force and renew the EP’s Friends of
EUSAIR interest group.

More information about the project is available here.

Newsletters:

– 1st Newsletter December 2021 

EVENTS:

The events are divided in the three topics:

• Circular economy

The first event on Circular economy was organized by AIE on 26 October 2021. Click here to know more information.

In the framework of the AI-NURECC Plus Initiative, The Forum of the Adriatic and Ionian Chambers of Commerce (Forum AIC), in collaboration with Split Chamber of Economy, organised the Side-Event to the first AI-NURECC Plus event, on the themes of Coastline management and preservation, that was held on the 27^th of October 2021 in hybrid modality. Click here for more information.

The Adriatic Ionian Euroregion is organising the second High-Level Conference on Circular Economy in the Adriatic Ionian Region. The event will be held online on Monday 11 April from 9:30 to 13:15 CET. Click here to know more information.

• Sustainable Tourism
• Creative and Cultural Industries 

The first event on Creative and Cultural Industries was organized by the three FORA on 1 December 2021. Click here to know more information. 

The second event on Creative and Cultural Industries will be organized by the three FORA on 28 February 2022. Click here to know more information.

Forum AIC is organizing the AI-NURECC PLUS Side-Event “CREATIVE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES IN THE ADRIATIC-IONIAN REGION” Focus: Cinema and Films on 06/04/2022. The event will be Hybrid: in the framework of the International Economic Fair of Mostar & Online h14:30-16:30 CET. Click here to know more information. 

The Adriatic Ionian Euroregion is organising the next AI-NURECC Plus events that will take place in Tirana (Albania) within the context of the 7th EUSAIR Annual Forum.

The AI-NURECC Plus events in Tirana will be an outstanding platform for Adriatic Ionian stakeholders to network and discuss momentous topics such as the revision of the EUSAIR, the role of youth and youth engagement in the Strategy and Cultural and Creative Industries as key to cross-border cooperation.

To know more about the complete Programme of the 7th EUSAIR Annual forum visit the official page