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Belarus Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Latvia Lithuania Norway Poland Russia Sweden

Belarus Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Latvia Lithuania Norway Poland Russia Sweden. The Baltic Sea Region INTERREG III B Programme After EU Enlargement Susanne Scherrer BSR INTERREG IIIB /INTERREG IIIC NORTH. 3rd BSR INTERREG III B Partner Search Forum Gdansk, 16 June 2003.

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Belarus Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Latvia Lithuania Norway Poland Russia Sweden

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  1. Belarus Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Latvia Lithuania Norway Poland Russia Sweden The Baltic Sea Region INTERREG III B Programme After EU Enlargement Susanne Scherrer BSR INTERREG IIIB /INTERREG IIIC NORTH 3rd BSR INTERREG III B Partner Search Forum Gdansk, 16 June 2003

  2. 10 EU Accession Countries FOR INTERREG: 9 new internal borders 15 new external borders

  3. INTERREG and Enlargement: Objective: • to involve all 10 EU Member States in INTERREG activities from accession 2004 in: • Cross-border activities (INTERREG IIIA); • Transnational activities (INTERREG IIIB); • Interregional activities (INTERREG IIIC).

  4. INTERREG and Enlargement: Transnational Cooperation • 5 (13) INTERREG III B programmes to be modified: • Baltic Sea Region • CADSES • Archimed • Alpine Space • West Mediterranean

  5. INTERREG and Enlargement: Interregional Cooperation • 3 (4) INTERREG III C programmes to be modified: • North • East • South

  6. INTERREG and Enlargement: Cross-border Cooperation in the BSR: • Modified III A: • Finland - Estonia • Mecklenburg - Poland • Brandenburg- Poland • Sachsen – Poland • (…) • New III A: • Two new priorities to the BSR III B programme: • Estonia - Latvia – Russia • Latvia - Lithuania - Belarus • Lithuania - Poland - Russia/Kaliningrad • Poland- Ukraine- Belarus

  7. BSR INTERREG IIIB programme after EU Enlargement 2004 – 2008 • Priority 1: Promotion of spatial development approaches and actions for specific territories and sectors. • Priority 2:Promotion of territorial structures supporting sustainable BSR development • Priority 3: Transnational promotion of institution building, strengthening the capacity for spatial development activities • Priority 4: Support for regions bordering candidate countries

  8. BSR INTERREG IIIB programme after EU Enlargement 2004 - 2008 • New Priority 5 and 6: • Cross-border Cooperation (sub-programmes): • Estonia - Latvia – Russia • Latvia - Lithuania - Belarus • Technical Assistance: • Technical assistance to support the management • of transnational cooperation.

  9. BSR INTERREG IIIB programme after EU Enlargement 2004 – 2008 Financing • Additional allocations to the IIIB programme: • around EUR 22 Million ERDF; • ERDF contribution to partners from new MS: • Max. 75 % ERDF plus 25 % national • New Member States eligible for ERDF: • 1 January 2004. • Alloctions to new Cross-border Priorities: • around EUR 8-9 Million ERDF each.

  10. BSR INTERREG IIIB programme after EU Enlargement 2004 – 2008Cooperation at new EU Borders • Tacis CBC programme: • Most important instrument to finance cooperation with North–West Russia and Belarus; • Key implementation tool for EU’s proximity policy. • Different legal framework INTERREG – Tacis will remain - but further alignment envisaged! • More funding: from EUR 8 Million/year now to EUR 60 Million/year (?!) in 2006. • Tacis Small Project Facility (SPF) & Micro Facility.

  11. BSR INTERREG IIIB programme after EU Enlargement 2004 – 2008 Next call for INTERREG IIIBproject applications: Open: 12 January 2004 Closed: 27 February 2004 Decision made: after 1 May 2004. www.bsrinterreg.net

  12. Belarus Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Latvia Lithuania Norway Poland Russia Sweden The Baltic Sea Region INTERREG III B Programme After EU Enlargement Susanne Scherrer BSR INTERREG IIIB /INTERREG IIIC NORTH 3rd BSR INTERREG III B Partner Search Forum Gdansk, 16 June 2003

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