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INTERREG II C Baltic Sea Region

INTERREG II C Baltic Sea Region. Supporting Spatial Planning in the BSR Workshop on Environmental Information in the Baltic Sea Region Hamburg 17.02.2000 Matti Lipsanen. BSR Interreg II C - general.

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INTERREG II C Baltic Sea Region

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  1. INTERREG II C Baltic Sea Region Supporting Spatial Planning in the BSR Workshop on Environmental Information in the Baltic Sea Region Hamburg 17.02.2000 Matti Lipsanen

  2. BSR Interreg II C - general “An European Community Initiative on transnational co-operation on spatial planning and regional development in the Baltic Sea area” Background • European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) • Visions and Strategies around the Baltic Sea 2010 (VASAB 2010) Schedule • Operational Programme adopted December 1997 • First call for applications launched April 1998 • Funds committed by the end of 1999 • Implementation by the end of 2001

  3. BSR Interreg II C - general • Financing for transnational co-operation (INTER REGions) • ERDF budget 24,241 Meuro for projects + • CEEC countries: Phare&Tacis+national, Norway: national governmental+local • Administration: International Monitoring/Steering Committees; Common Secretariat in Rostock/Karlskrona, Joint Financial Body in Rostock • 45 projects (Total budget ~ 50 Meuro)

  4. Financial progress of the programme (ERDF) Closing date for commitments

  5. ERDF commitments by measures

  6. Participation to the projects (tot. 45) by countries

  7. Financing to different levels of administration association private university international local national regional

  8. INTERREG III - framework • Programme period 2000-2006 (project implementation by 2008) • Four Community Initiatives: Interreg, Leader, Equal and Urban • Interreg III B for “transnational” co-operation (Interreg III A for “cross-border”, Interreg III C for “interregional”) • 4,875 billion Euro for all Interreg Programmes • Final guidelines will be given from the EU Commission in the near future (already available e.g. at http://www.inforegio.org/) • Baltic Sea Region Interreg III B programme preparation phase began in November 1999

  9. BSR INTERREG III B - in practice? • Bigger budget - longer period (ERDF ~ 100 Meuro) • No ERDF financing for Non-EU-member states (Norway with national funds, Phare/Tacis for CEEC’s, other instruments?) • Activities? Spatial planning and regional development? • Small scale investments possible? • Participation of private actors? • Administration? • Programme documents ready by September 2000 • First application round will be launched in the first half of 2001?

  10. Interreg II C Common Secretariat Baltic Spatial Development Agency Grubenstrasse 20 D-18055 ROSTOCK GERMANY Tel: +49 381 45484-5281 Fax: +49 381 45484-5282 Email: bsda@spatial.baltic.net www.spatial.baltic.net Interreg II C Common Secretariat Branch Office at Baltic Institute Högabergsgatan 3 S-37123 KARLSKRONA SWEDEN Tel: +46 455 335 198 Fax: +46 455 144 68 Email: bsda@balticinstitute.se Further information:

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