European Networking
The Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) was one of a number of Implementing Bodies delivering Peace II funds to promote reconciliation and help to build a more peaceful and stable society in Northern Ireland.
The Department, through EPCU, invested £6.5m to support 18 projects across Northern Ireland developing European networks and partnerships on social, economic and cultural matters. These activities were funded under Measure 4.1 – ‘Networking in Europe and Beyond’ - of the Peace II Peace Programme. Read more about Measure 4.1.
A further four projects in the Border Region of Ireland were administered by the Special European Union Programmes Body.
For more information on the Peace II Programme, access the EU Structural Funds website 
Network NI
Measure 4.1 funded projects have come together to form Network NI to enhance the sustainability of European networking through:
- inter-regional co-operation
- partnership building
- increasing civil society engagement in Europe
