MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATIONMANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATIONOF PROJECTS: BEST PRACTICESOF PROJECTS: BEST PRACTICES

COOPERATING IN SOUTH WEST EUROPE

12th of October 2005

Strengthen Strengthen economic and economic and

social cohesion social cohesion throughout the EU throughout the EU and contribute to a and contribute to a

sustainable sustainable development of the development of the

territoryterritory

What is the INTERREG Community What is the INTERREG Community Initiative? Initiative?

3 cooperation strands

STRAND B: STRAND B: 13 spaces of 13 spaces of transnational transnational cooperationcooperation

Promote a greater territorial

integration within the EU thanks to the

creation of large groups of European

regions

780.000 km2 20 % of the EU 25

territory

61,3 million inhabitants

13 % of the EU 25 population

UNITED-KINGDOM(Gibraltar)

FRANCE(6 regions)

SPAIN

PORTUGAL

South West Europe South West Europe cooperation Space (SUDOE)cooperation Space (SUDOE)

SUDOE in figures SUDOE in figures It is provided with a budget of nearly 67,5 million euros of ERDF aid

Three Calls for projects launched

320 project applications 76 projects approved

All the ERDF has been granted

102

26

141

28

50

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6

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4

project applications approved projects

1650 Institutions have confirmed their intention to 1650 Institutions have confirmed their intention to cooperatecooperate

INNOVATIONINNOVATION

20 projects

15.551.343 € New Technologies

4 projects

12 projects

ACCESIBILITYACCESIBILITY15.750.418 €15.750.418 €

6.207.224 €

9.543.194 €

Transport systems

CULTURAL AND CULTURAL AND NATURAL NATURAL HERITAGEHERITAGE

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTWATER MANAGEMENTWATER MANAGEMENT

9 projects

9.789.533 €

19 projects

6.230.195 €

DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AND URBAN AREASAND URBAN AREAS

20 projects 6 projects

IDENTITY OF THE IDENTITY OF THE SUDOESUDOE

4.135.449 €4.394.864 €

The Government of Cantabria was appointed by the 4 Member States of the SUDOE Space for Managing Authority of the Programme:

•Assumes the financial and administration functions of management and execution of the Programme

•Ensures the organisation of Calls for projects

•Carries out the monitoring tasks of the Programme

•Acts as a speaker before the European CommissionHelped by a Joint Secretariat located in Santander and composed of 6

people from Spain, France and Portugal.

What is the Managing Authority? What is the Managing Authority?

For a correct development of its duties, the Managing Authority works closely with the Member States, which collaborate in the

management of the Programme as well as of the projects in their own countries

Spain France United KingdomGibraltar

Portugal

A cooperation at all levelsA cooperation at all levels

www.interreg-sudoe.org

Thank you very much Thank you very much for your attentionfor your attention