Project “Environmental Management Enhancement by Youth-run SMEs” (EnvironmentYou)

Source of funding:INTERREG V-A “Greece-Bulgaria 2014-2020” Cooperation Programme, co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund

Project partners:

• Hellenic National Youth Council (Greece)
• Agricultural University - Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
• Regional Development Fund of Central Macedonia (Greece)
• Youth Forum 21st Century Association (Bulgaria)
• Euroregion Nestos Mesta (Greece)
• Regional Center for vocational education and training with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Blagoevgrad (Bulgaria)

Main objectives:

1. To establish environmental quality principles for cross-border small and medium-sized enterprises managed by young people

2. To integrate the principles of sustainable development and the protection of environmental capital into the cross-border production model

3. To promote and exchange good practices in the cross-border territory

Place of implementation: cross-border region between Bulgaria and Greece

Activities:

1. Development of an electronic environmental management system and its pilot application

2. Development and delivery of vocational training

3. Networking

Total project value: 1,332,043.00 EUR

 Implementation period: 1 July 2019 – 1 July 2021