The presentations of the DiPol Final Conference are available for download from the project's website.

"Maritime Human Resource Management" published by the NMU project partner Maritime Development Center of Europe (MDCE) - a student text book provides a research based learning platform for bachelor students at maritime academies.

MP4 Making Places Profitable is pleased to announce that registration for its Stakeholder Workshop is now open.  There will be five workshops, each covering aspects of placemaking and long term sustainable placekeeping under the five project themes of governance, policy, partnership, finance and evaluation.

If you are interested in joining us for our free workshops, please visit www.mp4-interreg.eu and download our invitation which includes detailed information about the timetable, workshop content and registration details.  

Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for Regional Policy, will be available for questions in a live webchat from 15-16 on Tuesday 18 October.

The Maritime Development Center of Europe has recently published a report entitled, ”Maritime Transport: Education & Competence Development in a Maritime EU”.

The Seventh Call for Applications is now closed. A total of eleven full applications were submitted. Furthermore, the Programme has received two cluster applications.

Presentations held at the Lead Beneficiary Seminar No 5 on 27 and 28 September in Copenhagen are now available online.

Interact Point Viborg is looking for applicants for a position as Developer and Trainer in the area of finance. Application deadline is 19 October.

The Joint Transnational Conference will hold a workshop at the Open Days on 12 October in Brussels.

The centre of the village Barger Compascuum is now complete, using the Shared Space concept.  What was a busy crossroads governed by traffic and traffic lights, carving the village up and preventing good community relations. 

The traffic lights are now gone and what was a crossroads is now a village square where young people meet, children play and adults spend time.

Please visit the MP4 website to view a video which tells the story www.mp4-interreg.eu

Now the first issue of the e-harbours newsletter is available to download.

The North Sea Commission has announced two vacant positions as Vice-Chairs for politicians from NSC member regions, for the Innovation and Education Group and for the Sustainable Development Group.

DC NOISE is an Interreg IVB NSR project, it stands for Demographic Change: New Opportunities In Shrinking Europe. Since 2008, nine regions from five European countries have been working together to deal with the consequences of demographic change. An ageing society, fewer young people and population decline have an impact on the labour market, housing and service provision.

Sheffield UK's most high profile pilot is now complete.  What was once badly used land that fell far short of its potential is now a beautiful park incorporating an open air community amphitheatre and steps made from local materials.  The site is planted with a large variety of fruit and nut trees which will be available for local people to harvest.

The site was officially opened on 17 September with a parade through the city and an afternoon of entertainment to christen the amphitheatre.  Please visit our website for photographs www.mp4-interreg.eu

• Environmental concerns pose the biggest challenge for the cruise sector today.
• Popular cities face being swamped by thousands of cruise passengers.
• Everyone wants to be green but not many want to pay the price.
• Ports looking to serve the cruise sector need to ensure that the required wastewater, garbage and recycling facilities are in place – and also consider shoreside LNG supplies.

Institutions interested in joining a project idea or project ideas in search of additional partners in relation to the 7th Call for Applications are still welcome to make use of the project idea section. Ideas, cooperation themes and contact details can be submitted online.

The projects and cluster projects approved at Steering Committee No 6 are now presented in the project section of the Programme website. The presentations include a project overview with a map displaying the partners involved as well as specific project details.

The pre-assessment period in relation to the 7th Call for Applications has ended. The Secretariat received 16 pre-assessments for projects and clusters. Feedback will be provided before the opening of the Call.

Relevant professionals are hereby invited to submit a quotation for a design contract for the North Sea Region Programme.