Valencia participates in different projects financed by the European
Union in different subject fields. The purpose of this participation is to
exchange knowledge and experience with different European cities with
the ultimate goal of improving citizens’ quality of life.

Seducción Ambiental (Environmental Seduction):

Valencia’s Devesa-Albufera (meadow/wetlands) heads this project, which fundamentally aims to carry out an awareness campaign about the values of the Red Natura 2000 network in the Albufera Natural Park. This project is financed by the European Union within the Life programme. It will be applied until 31st March 2013. Department of Devesa-Albufera

My generation:

In order to develop efficient strategies and sustainable activities to promote young people’s potential and their connections with local communities, the education sector and entrepreneurs, the Delegación de Juventud (Youth Department) is participating in this project, which is headed by the city of Rotterdam within the Urbact II programme. The project ends in February 2011. Department of Youth

Interbio:

Within the context of the Southwest European Space Territorial Cooperation Programme (SUDOE Interreg IVB), the Delegación de Innovación y Sociedad de la Información (Delegation of Innovation and the Information Society) in collaboration with FIVEC (Urban and Economic Knowledge Innovation Foundation), are participating in this project, which promotes innovation and the creation of stable networks for cooperation in technological matters. The project will be carried out until December 2011. Department of Innovation and Information Society (FIVEC)

CAT-Med

This project aims to protect the environment and promote sustainable development through prevention and by tackling natural risks. The Concejalía de Innovación (innovation department) is participating in the project, also in collaboration with FIVEC, and the project is financed by the MED 2007-2013 programme. The programme ends in 2011. Department of Innovation and Information Society (FIVEC)

Europa Emplea (Europe Employs):

Valencia City Council’s Employment Department is participating in this project in the context of the Leonardo Da Vinci programme to carry out practical training for 15 youths from the city of Valencia with the aim of providing them with their first work experience. Department of Employment and Entrepreneurship Promotion Project

Improving Community Policing

Valencia’s Local Police is heading this project in the context of the Aprendizaje Permanente (Ongoing Learning) programme. Its aim is to develop strategies for police approachability and image, as well as improving relations between police and citizens. As well as Valencia’s Local Police, the following forces are also participating in this project: the West Mercia Police Authority (Worcester, U.K.), the Brabant Police (Eindhoven, Holland), the Kedainiai Police (Kedainiai, Lithuania) and the Italian State Police (Rome, Italy). Local Police Department

Pol-Primett

The aim of this project is to bring together a series of organisations to tackle the international problem of metal theft, which is a priority for the Europol group of Crimes against Property and causes huge economic losses and dysfunctions in a wide range of industries such as construction, energy, recovery, metallurgy, etc. The project will last for 3 years, from January 2010 to December 2012. The consortium that makes up this project consists of the Valencia Local Police, the Yorkshire Police & People United Against Crime (Sheffield), Agenfor Lombardia (Rome), British Transport Police (London), the Foundation Comunidad Valenciana Región Europea (Valencia), Georama (Patras), Euro Perspectives Foundation (Sofia), West Yorkshire Police (Wakefield), RAILPOL (Drieberg), and the Bureau of International Recycling (Brussels). Local Police Department

Safeland

The Valencia Local Police is participating in this project within the community-financed Prevention of and Fight against Crime Programme, which will last 2 years and aims to study troubled areas and districts of their cities (hot spots) and to detect the predominant type of delinquency, analysing the associated problems. This project will enable safe areas (safelands) to be created where activities can be provided such as seminars, training in personal defence, etc., for the citizens, while at the same time mediators such as our Policía de Barrio (District Police) are trained. Together with this, safe schools will be created through training activities on school bullying and the drawing up of fast intervention guides for mediators. Local Police Department

FALPREV

Under the Lifelong Learning Program 2007-2013 – Grundtvig, the project "Innovative Strategies for the Prevention of Recidivism by Improving competency" aims to develop training content for its local and penitentiary agents involving the prevention and rehabilitation of crime, taking into account the transfer of responsibilities in this regard between the two agents when the convicts go back to join the society. The project is estimated to last two years.
The project has the participation of the Local Police of Valencia, the European Forum for Urban Safety (Paris, France), the City Council of Göttingen (Germany), the CAST Association of Turin (Italy), the City Council of Le Havre (France), the Local Police of Brasov (Romania), the City Council of Opava (Czech Republic) and the Belfast City Council (UK). Local Police Department

PATCH

This project, funded by the “Civil Protection Financial Instruments” aims to develop an integrated system for the prevention of damages caused by earthquakes on cultural heritage, for which several studies will be run and guides and training activities will de developed intended to increasing effectiveness in the rescue and protection of cultural heritage. The project implementation period will be two years.
The partners in this project are, together with the Local Police of Valencia, the Centre of Studies Villa Montesca (Città di Castello, Italy), the Papal Basilica and the Sacred Heart of St. Francis of Assisi (Italy), the University - Natural History Museum of Crete (Greece), the Municipality of Agios Athanasios (Cyprus), the Province of Perugia (Italy), the Consortium of la Ribera (Alcira, Spain) and the Municipality of Heraklion (Greece). Local Police Department