Current and future cooperation opportunities in CENTRAL EUROPE

GovernEE Final Event, Hódmezővásárhely, 3 July 2013

Viera Slavikova, JTS CENTRAL EUROPE

Energy efficiency and renewable energies

Transnational Cooperation 2007 - 13

EU supports 13 European Transnational Cooperation Programmes• Northern Periphery• Baltic Sea• North West Europe • North Sea • Atlantic Coast• Alpine Space• Central Europe• South West Europe• Mediterranean• South East Europe• Caribbean Area• Açores-Madeira-Canarias • Indian Ocean Area

Energy efficiency and renewable energies

CENTRAL EUROPE Programme area

8 languages9 countries80 cities &

regions1331 partners

cooperating in our projects

150 million people benefitting from our work

Energy efficiency and renewable energies

Overall goalStrengthening territorial cohesion, promoting internal integration and enhancing the competitiveness of Central Europe.

Funds & projects•~231 Mio € ERDF

•Co-financing rates between 75% and 85%

•124 transnational projects funded

General project characteristics (average)•Project size: ~ 1,9 Mio € ERDF

•Number of partners per project: ~ 10-11 partners

•Number of countries involved per project: ~ 6 countries

CENTRAL EUROPE Characteristics of approved projects

Energy efficiency and renewable energies

Thematic focus of the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme 2007-2013

Projects are supported in 6 thematic areas

Energy efficiency and renewable energies

Energy efficiency - Info graphics

Energy efficiency and renewable energies

Energy efficiency - Cooperation links

Energy efficiency and renewable energies

Energy efficiency - Examples of supported actions

• Developing and adopting sustainable energy action plans and concepts

• Advising local/ regional/ national authorities on howto increase energy efficiency and use of renewables

• Developing tools for improved energy efficient actions • Strengthening capacities of various target groups on

EE• Implementing harmonised approaches in energy

performance buildings assessment • Supporting measures for setting up energy metering

systems • Carrying out pilot investments and actions suitable for

replications

Energy efficiency and renewable energies

CENTRAL EUROPE Capitalisation: Web sites

Thematic website sections

Energy efficiency and renewable energies

Thematic PORTRAITS booklets

CENTRAL EUROPE Capitalisation: Booklets

Energy efficiency and renewable energies

Thematic studies

CENTRAL EUROPE Capitalisation: Thematic studies

Energy efficiency and renewable energies

CENTRAL EUROPE after 2013

• The European Commission proposed in 2012 to continue the CENTRAL EUROPE transnational Programme

• CENTRAL EUROPE 2020 will be one of the 14 transnational programmes of the “European Territorial Cooperation” Objective

• Direct contribution to the achievement of the European targets of Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive growth outlined in the “Europe 2020 Strategy”

Shaping the future CENTRAL EUROPE 2020 Programme

Energy efficiency and renewable energies

The programming processIdentification of challenges/needs/potentials (Territorial analysis of the Programme area and stakeholder consultation)

Setting-up of the “Programme strategy” (Strategic choices for

thematic focusing)

Stakeholder consultations on strategy(on-line, national/transnational events)

EC approval of the Programme and launch of calls (2014)

2012 March 2013

April-May 2013

First contents of the Programme (Actions, finances, implementation, etc.)

September/October 2013

Consultation of the public(Strategic Environmental Assessment)

November/December 2013

Shaping the future CENTRAL EUROPE 2020 Programme

Energy efficiency and renewable energies

Contact

CENTRAL EUROPE Programme

Viera SlavikovaJoint Technical SecretariatKirchberggasse 33-35/11 A-1070 WienAustria

Phone +43 1 8908 088 2426

Mail viera.slavikova@central2013.euWeb www.central2013.euFB www.facebook.com/CentralEuropeProgramme