The ADRION programme is a European transnational programme that invests in regional innovation systems, cultural and natural heritage, environmental resilience, sustainable transport and mobility as well as capacity building. By bringing together eight Partner States, ADRION aims to act as a policy driver and governance innovator for the benefit of more than 70 million people in the Adriatic and Ionian region.
Cooperation Area
ADRION covers eight Partner States, of which four are EU Member States (Croatia, Greece, Italy and Slovenia), three are candidate countries (Albania, Montenegro, Serbia) and one is a potential candidate country (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The geographical area of each Partner State covers its national territory except for Italy, where programme area covers 12 regions and 2 provinces.
Priority Axis
As a transnational cooperation programme, ADRION main contribution will be to exchange and transfer experiences between regions, support transnational interventions and capacity building, as well as to answer to current needs and challenges within the region. To this end, the Programme focuses its investments in four Priority Axes, namely:
- Innovative and smart region
- Sustainable region
- Connected Region
- Supporting the governance of the EUSAIR