Partnersuche: COSME call for proposal COS-TOUR-2 015-3-04 "Supporting Competitive and Sustainable Growth in the Tourism Sector - theme 2" (Umbria, IT)

The Municipality of Narni -Italy, Umbria - intends to submit a project proposal under the framework of the upcoming COSME call for proposals 2015 COS-TOUR-2015-3-04 - Supporting Competitive and Sustainable Growth in the Tourism Sector - THEME 2:

Diversifying the EU tourism offer and products - Promoting transnational thematic tourism products - SUB-STRAND B, focusing on cultural or industrial heritage (deadline 2015, 30th June, time 5 p.m.).

Link to the call documents: https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/cos-tour-2015-3-04-supporting-competitive-and-sustainable-growth-tourism-sector-0

Please find attached a summary of the project referring to EU grant and requested co financing. Furthermore, the call for proposal COS-TOUR-2015-3-04.

Eligible partners:

• Public governmental authorities and their networks or associations at European, international, national, regional and local level or organisations acting on behalf of a public governmental authority;
• Training or educational institutions including universities, research centres;
• Chambers of commerce and industry, chambers of handicrafts or similar bodies and their umbrella Associations;
• Destination management organisations and their networks/associations;
• Travel Agents and Tour Operators and their umbrella associations;
• Not-for profit/Non-governmental organisations, civil society organisations, foundations, think-tanks, umbrella associations, networks or federations of public or private bodies, whose core activity falls under the following fields: tourism, regional development or any other field that is strictly related to the object of the proposal (e.g. disability organisations and charities, senior or youth organisations, sports or culture related organisations);
• International, European and national organisations/associations active in the field of tourism and related fields;
• Federations and associations operating in partnership across the borders of a number of countries with a proven cross-border outreach;
• Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) acting in the tourism sector;
• National, regional, local tourism organisations.

The consortium must gather at least:

• Two SMEs - Small and Medium-sized Enterprises - acting in the tourism sector;
• One national or regional or local public governmental authority;
• One association, federation or organisation (active in fields of "sports" and/or "wellness" or "natural or cultural" or "industrial heritage").

Each partner is required to have already, or request in due time, a PIC on the European URF (Unique Registration Facility) on the Participant Portal.

Interested partners are required to send out an expression of interest (by email indicating your interest to take part at the project and adding a short presentation of your organization) within 15th JUNE 2015 to: Ms Irene Falocco, EU Policy expert , E-mail address: eucalls@mindsrl.it  or Ms Giulia De Santis, external Consultant, E-mail address: eupartners@mindsrl.it