Interregional co-operation across the entire EU territory and neighbouring countries on topics closely related to

regional development

INTERREG IIIC North Joint Technical Secretariat, December 2003

Contents

• INTERREG IIIC in general• Co-operation Area• Programme Zones• Types of Operation• Topics for Co-operation• Participation• ERDF Budgets Available• Programme Management• INTERREG IIIC & EU Enlargement • Contact Information

The INTERREG Initiative Main objectives

• economic and social cohesion

• balanced and sustainable development of the European territory

• territorial integration with candidate and other neighbouring countries

INTERREG IIIC

INTERREG III

cross-borderco-operation

transnationalco-operation

interregionalco-operation

INTERREG IIIA INTERREG IIICINTERREG IIIB

... is one strand of the EU Community Initiative INTERREG III

Interregional co-operation aims

• to improve the effectiveness of policies and instruments for regional development and cohesion

• through large-scale information and know-how exchange and sharing of experience among European regions

Co-operation Area

• entire EU territory including insular and outermost regions

• Norway, Switzerland

• accession and candidate countries

• MEDA countries

• other interested countries

Programme Zones

Joint Technical Secretariats

North: Rostock, GermanyEast: Vienna, AustriaSouth: Valencia, SpainWest: Lille, France

North

East

South

West

INTERREG IIIC North

Denmark

Whole countryBelarus

Whole countryLithuania

Whole countryLatvia

Whole countryEstonia

Whole countryNorway

Whole countryFinland

Whole countrySweden

Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein

Germany

Whole country

Programme area

INTERREG IIIC East

Programme area

Whole countryYugoslavia

Whole countryCroatia

Whole countrySlovenia

Whole countryHungary

Whole countrySlovakia

Whole countryCzech Republic

Poland

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki, Kentriki Makedonia, Dytiki

Makedonia, Thessalia, Ipeiros

Greece

Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige, Emilia-

Romagna, Puglia, Molise, Abruzzo, Marche

Italy

Bayern, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Berlin, Brandenburg,

Thüringen

Germany

Whole countryAustria

Spain Whole country

France Midi-Pyrennées, Limousin, Auvergne, Aquitaine, Languedoc-Roussillon, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Corse, Guyane, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion

Greece Dytiki Ellada, Peloponnisos, Voreio Aigaio, Notio Aigaio, Kriti, Ionia Nisia, Stera Ellada, Attiki

Italy Piémont, Lombardie, Ligurie, Toscane, Ombrie, Lazio, Campanie, Sardaigne, Basilicate, Calabre, Sicile, Val d’Aoste

Portugal Whole country

United Kingdom

Gibraltar

INTERREG IIIC South

Programme area

France Nord-Pas de Calais, Picardie, Haute-Normandie, Île de France, Basse-Normandie, Centre, Champagne-Ardennes, Lorraine, Bourgogne, Alsace, Franche-Comté, Bretagne, Pays de la Loire

Belgium Whole country

Netherlands Whole country

Luxembourg Whole country

Germany Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Baden-Württemberg

United Kingdom

Whole country (except Gibraltar)

Ireland Whole country

INTERREG IIIC West

Programme area

Regions without joint borders can work together in commonprojects

e.g. Swedish lead partner applies to North zone

Types of Operation

Three types of operation are eligible for funding:

Pt Pt Pt

Lead participant

Project 1

Pt Pt Pt

Lead participant

Project 3

Pt Pt Pt

Lead participant

Project 2

Regional

Partner

Regional

Partner

LEADPARTNE

R

minimum of three different countries

at least two must be Member States

Regional Framework Operation

large-scale regional co-operation comprising various sub-projects

Lead Partner

Individual Project

minimum of three different countries

at least two must be Member States

ProjectPartner

ProjectPartner

co-operation activities addressingonly one specific topic

Network

minimum of five different countries

at least three must be Member States

LeadPartner

Partner Partner

Partner Partner

co-operation activities mainly directed at structured exchange of experience

Types of Operation General provisions

Topics for Co-operation

Activities can cover a wide rage of themes closely related to regional development policy. These are divided into five key topics:

- Structural Funds Objective 1 and 2

- INTERREG programmes

- Urban development

- Innovative Actions

- Other appropriate subjects

Additional topic for co-operation in the North, East and South zone - „Border region operations“.

Topics for Co-operation

Network

Individual

Project

Regional

Framework

Operation

Border

region

operations

OthersInnovative

Actions

Urban

develop-

ment

INTERREGObjective

1 and 2

Participation Who can participate?

Public authorities or public equivalent bodies

Network

Public authorities or public equivalent bodies

Individual project

Regional public authorities or equivalent bodies*

Regional Framework Operation

ERDF Budgets per Programme Zone

Altogether 293 million EUR ERDF funds are availablefor co-financing operations plus 2.7 million EUR Norwegiannational funds as well as 15 million EUR for border region operations.

Programme Management

All four programme zones are managed homogenously:

• Monitoring Committee*

• Steering Committee*

• Managing Authority

• Paying Authority

• Joint Technical Secretariat

*In the North Zone, the tasks of the Monitoring and Steering Committees are performed by a joint body – the Monitoring and Steering Committee of the INTERREG IIIC North

INTERRG IIIC & EU Enlargement

10 new countries

Partners from accession countries,

which will join the EU in 2004, will be

eligible for ERDF funding from

1 January 2004*.

In the second application round

(16.6.-26.9.2003) they can apply as

partners in the operations on the

same terms with the partners

coming from the EU Member States,

with the only exception – they

cannot be Lead Partners.

* In the case of unexpected problems or delays in the enlargement process or with the amendment and approval of the INTERREG IIIC Programmes, the ERDF funding cannot be guaranteed.

Latvia in INTERREG IIIC

In the first round 5 operations involving 6 Latvian partners have been approved WINNET – a network of women resource centres in Europe, LV partner – Livani Municiplity

RENE – a network of institutions dealing with rural development issues, LV partner – Agricultural Advisory and Training Centre in Ozolnieki

HANSE PASSAGE – transfer of experience and cooperation on regional economic development between old and new Member States, LV partners – Riga and Kurzeme Regional Development Agencies

LOGON – cooperation on information exchange among local government associations, LV partner – Association of Local and Regional Governments

InterMETREX – network dealing with exchange of experience on spatial planning and development, LV partner – Riga City Council

Statistics of the 2nd Call for Proposals

The 2nd call for proposals started on 16 June 2003 and was closed on 26 September 2003.

Altogether 251 applications have been received by the four Joint Technical Secretariats

North: 29

East: 64

South: 118

West: 40

Number of applications receivedFirst call / second call

21 27

93

18

159

29

64

118

40

251

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100

150

200

250

300

North East South West Total

First call for proposals

Second call for proposals

Lead applicants per country

14

3 1

8

16

36

22

4

56

2

10

48

105

16

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20

30

40

50

60

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EU country partners (EU 25)

75

329

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3157

117

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46 36

321

14 234 12

10895

3623

244

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113

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50

100

150

200

250

300

350

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Belgium

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Number of applications per topic for co-operation

46

25

9

25

107

12

26

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Objective1,2

Interreg Urban Innovativeactions

Others More than 1topic

Borderregions

Number of applications per type of operation

26

153

46

225

23

26

3

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

Regionalframeworkoperation

Individualproject

Network Total

Border regionoperationsMainstreamoperations

Next Call for Proposals

Scheduled for Spring 2004: launch in the beginning of March, deadline in the end of April

Information event will take place on 8 & 9 March 2004 in Berlin, Germany

INTERREG IIIC NorthJoint Technical Secretariat

Grubenstrasse 20, D-18055 Rostock, GermanyPhone: +49 381 45 484 5285Fax: +49 381 45 484 5282

Email: north@interreg3c.net

Contact Information

www.interreg3c.net