Funding sources: contact points and further information

Contact points

For information about the Structural Funds and how they are being applied in your region, please contact the national agency established by your state for the purpose of managing these funds. A complete list of these can be found on the Europa website. Each State has set its own priorities within the overall framework, so it is essential that you obtain local advice before proceeding with an application.

For further information on the activities of the DG for Regional Policy you can contact the office of:

Mr Thierry Daman
DG REGIO/01 - Information
CSM2 A01/200
B - 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel
Fax: +32 2 296 60 03

For more detailed information concerning the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund, consult the INFOREGIO website, which is supported by the DG for Regional Policy: Internet address: http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/

For the most up-to-date information on who to contact for a particular purpose you can use the two following websites:
Europa: www.europa.eu.int (for Structure Fund and other grants)
Cordis: www.cordis.lu (for Research and Technology Development contracts)

General Information Sources

The commission provides a wide range of information sources throughout the Union, including:

Europe Direct: a service to help you find answers to your questions about the European Union. Freephone Number: 00 800 6 7 8 9 10 11
Website: http://europa.eu.int/europedirect/
This is an EU-wide free-phone service Someone will be able to speak to you in your own language and point you in the right direction. There are still a few (very few) technical problems in some regions with this free-phone service itself. If you are unlucky enough to be in one of these it is well worth asking a colleague in another region to enquire for you. It will save you a great deal of time and effort.
National Information Centres On Europe (3)
Info-Points Europe (140)
Rural information carrefours (129)
European documentation centres (544)
EuroInfo Centres (258) [For businesses]
Euroguichets (15) [For consumers]
Team Europe Network of speakers (550)

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