European Subsides & Project Development
VNG International has offered a variety of client friendly services opening up European opportunities for local governments within the EU. The focus of our work in this area has been threefold:
- guiding municipalities to the relevant European instruments;
- assisting them in seizing the relevant opportunities through the successful implementation of these instruments;
- increasing the awareness of the added value of Europe for municipality’s local practices.
Since the beginning of 2011, services related to European opportunities are prvided by the VNG Europe department (news bulletins, subsidy guides, a handbook on subsidy application, online databases on European networks and best practices, seminars, workshops, study tours and consultancy on European project development, application and management). For more information, see the website of VNG directie Europa (in Dutch)
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Robbert Jan Piet, Policy Platform Europe:
“Our experiences tell us that EU support can be decisive when it comes to long term commitment of governments and other partners, to realise high ambitions in fields as energy and sustainability. VNG International’s Service Bureau Europe provides the relevant services to municipalities, enabling successful European participation on a local level.”
Robbert Jan Piet, Vice-Mayor Heerhugowaard, Chairman of the Policy Platform Europe of VNG