International cooperation subsidies

| Subject: International Cooperation

The AMB approves the conditions for subsidies of international cooperation projects for 2016 an 2017

During its session on 28 June, the Metropolitan Council of the AMB approved the conditions for requesting and awarding subsidies intended for organisations dedicated to international cooperation.

In September, calls for bids shall be opened to receive applications for international cooperation projects, with a maximum economic allocation of €500,000. For the first time the AMB will receive projects intended for countries affected by the forced displacement of their people in order to deal with the humanitarian crisis of the refugees.

The purpose of these conditions is to regulate the subsidies for the years 2016 and 2017, which are to be awarded to projects promoting international cooperation and education for development carried out by other institutions and groups. The conditions take into account projects in line with the powers and competencies of the AMB – in such areas as water management, waste management, urban and regional planning, housing, environmentally and economically sustainable development, urban mobility and the planning of public transport, and social and regional cohesion – as well as aid for refugees.

The subsidies requested by the councils and organizations shall entail a maximum economic allocation of €500,000, €250,000 for each category divided by 50% each year (2016 and 2017), and they shall be awarded solely to projects carried out in urban or metropolitan areas.