EUROPEAN LAW EU invests ? 63.8 million in new environmental projects

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New EULIFEfundingwillhelpbringover? 1 billion of support to environmental plans across the EU, the European Commission said. It announced earlier this year an investment of ? 63.8 million for the first-ever "Integrated Projects" to be funded under the LIFE programme for the environment. "Integrated Projects" were introduced to implement environmental legislation on a wider scale and increase the impact of funding for plans developed on the regional, multi-regional or national level. The six projects selected have a total budget of ? 108.7 million, including ? 63.8 million of EU co-financing. They could leverage and coordinate over ? 1 billion in complementary funding from EU agricultural and regional funds, as well as national and private funds. The money will support projects in Belgium, Germany, Italy, Poland, Finland, and the UK.