Gobierno de España. Ministerio de Hacienda Y Función Pública Secretaría General de Presupuestos y Gastos
Unión Europea

Atlantic Area

The Atlantic Area Programme is a Transnational Cooperation Programme of the “European Territorial Cooperation” Objective, and cohesion policy instrument in the programming period 2007-2013, financed by the European Commission through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) with a total endowment of €158 million.

The present Atlantic Cooperation Area covers the whole territory of Ireland and the Atlantic regions of Spain, Portugal, France and the United Kingdom.

Its overall strategic aim is the attainment of significant and tangible advances in transnational cooperation with aim of furthering the cohesive, sustainable and balanced territorial development of the Atlantic Area and its maritime heritage.

The Programme strategy is implemented by way of four strategic priorities: promoting transnational business and innovation networks; protecting and improving the safety and sustainability of the maritime and coastal environment; improving accessibility and internal connections; and fostering transnational sustainable urban and regional development interactions.