SONORA
SoNorA - SOuth-NORth Axis Improving transport infrastructure and services across Central Europe, was a transnational cooperation project, financed within the Accessibility priority of the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme, which aim was to help regions across Central Europe.
The project aimed to developing accessibility in South North direction, between the Adriatic and Baltic seas, in terms of:
- Making the SoNorA network real, through support for the completion of transport infrastructure;
- Activating and improving multimodal freight logistics services;
- Developing transnational action plans for future realisations;
- Supporting new regional development opportunities, due to transport network improvements.
Led by Veneto Region (Italy), the project consortium was composed of 25 Partners from 6 EU Countries (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovenia) and 34 Associated Institutions.
A University Think Tank composed of representatives of different European universities gave a scientific contribute to the project. Workshops and special Market Player Involvement meetings organized in order to create synergies with the main local and national stakeholders supporting and participating to project business cases. Dialogue and positive discussions contributed to develop the Regional economic cooperation, in particular through the involvement of the associated institutions as well as decision makers, operators, local, regional and national authorities and stakeholders. SoNorA project also facilitated the cooperation between public and private bodies, among all, in the development of Logistics Centers and in finding common strategies for future initiatives.
The project had a total budget of € 7.098.964,99 and a duration of 40 months from November 2008 to February 2012.
Project website