RECITE Programme Activities have ended.

The objectives of the RECITE programme fell within the general plan adopted for the second programming period of Article 10 of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) (1995-1999).

Unlike RECITE I, the RECITE II call to proposal emphasizes the transfer of expertise through the achievement of concrete initiatives in the field of development. In comparison with the preceding period, improvement was centred around the contents as well as the administrative organization of the projects. The principal points were as follows :

• a more accurate definition of measurable concrete achievements (implying that the projects received more substantial financial aid).
• a more systematic encouragement from both the private and the public (the proposal stipulates explicitly "that priority be given to regionally initiated projects in close association with the economic and/or social players in each of the concerned areas").
• a reinforcement of the organization, follow-ups as well as an ongoing evaluation of the projects.
• a greater openness and a better distribution of responsibilities according to the principles of decentralized management.