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Cross-border Cooperation CBC and Interreg Programmes Hungary-Ukraine

Cross-border Cooperation CBC and Interreg Programmes Hungary-Ukraine. Mihály Galovicz PAO – CEO June 2006. VÁTI Professional Background Institute. Phare programmes contracting authority. Regional Development intermediary Operational Programme body INTERREG joint technical

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Cross-border Cooperation CBC and Interreg Programmes Hungary-Ukraine

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  1. Cross-border CooperationCBC and Interreg ProgrammesHungary-Ukraine Mihály Galovicz PAO – CEO June 2006

  2. VÁTI Professional Background Institute • Phare programmescontracting • authority Regional Development intermediary Operational Programmebody INTERREG joint technical Community Initiativesecretariat Strategic planning and assessment Spatial planningprofessional Computerised and informationworkshop services

  3. VÁTI in Figures Management of 800 million euro co-financing 420 staff 80% with high degree education three quarters with language exams nearly 75% aged under 40 regional representatives in 12 towns – national network

  4. Eger Miskolc Budapest Székesfehérvár Sopron Szombathely Debrecen Békéscsaba Zalaegerszeg Szeged Pécs National Network Mátészalka

  5. Cross Border Cooperation– whyis it important? • Peripheral situation of border regions: • distance from economical centres • infrastructural problems • underdeveloped economy • ‘Europe without Borders’: • for the harmonious and integrated development between countries • (e.g. difficulties of languages, legal and cultural differences)

  6. Structural • Funds • INTERREG • Community • Initiative • Regional • Development • Operational • Programme • Pre-accession • Funds • Phare CBC • Regional • Phare • (ESC)

  7. Phare CBC Programmes1995-2006 • Hungary • Austria Slovenia Romania Slovakia Croatia Ukraine Serbia and Montenegro Cross Border Cooperations 137 Million euro

  8. In all the Seven Border Regions

  9. Development Areas • Regional development, planning • Infrastructure • Economic and tourism • Human resources • Environmental and nature protection

  10. Large-scale projects 2 Million EURand more Small Project Funds between 5 000 and 50 000 EUR Phare CBC Programmes • Grant Schemes • between • 50 000 • and • 2 Million • EUR • (1,3 Million)

  11. The first CBC programmes • 1995-2000 • Large-scale projects • industrial parks, innovation centres, airport, by-pass roads, nature parks, waste water management, wind-power plant, vocational programmes etc. • Small Project Funds • small scale, people to people activities

  12. Extension of the CBC programmes • 2001-2006 • Large-scale projects – Small Project Funds • Grant Schemes • Focusing a development area • Economic • Environmental protection • Human resources • Transport • Tourism • Border areas • Hungary-Austria • Hungary-Slovenia • Hungary-Slovakia • Hungary-Romania

  13. Conference and Cultural Centre SOPRON

  14. Border Crossing Station CSENGERSIMA

  15. Vocational centre PÉCS

  16. Wind-power plant VÉP – ÚJRÓNAFŐ

  17. Small Projects Funds BÉKÉSCSABA-ARAD ŐRISZENTPÉTER BÉKÉSCSABA-NAGYVÁRAD

  18. Phare CBC programmes today

  19. Hungary-Ukraine • Preparing for Interreg programmes • In the first years some minor development projects financed by CREDO programme • After official declaration on cross-border co-operation with Ukraine Phare CBC programmes started in 2003 • Hungary-Ukraine Pilot Small Projects Funds (PSPF) • financed by the 2002 and 2003 national Phare programmes • smaller-scale actions defined on the basis of local or regional needs with a cross-border impact

  20. Phare CBC Hungary-UkrainePilot Small Projects Funds 2002 and 2003 • Overall purpose • support small scale, people-to-people and soft local development activities of a cross-border nature, involving local actors from the border regions • Eligible border regions • in Hungary Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county • in Ukraine Zakarpatya • Project duration • Maximum 12 months, minimum 3 months

  21. PSPF • Amount of grant – Phare support governmental co-financing • 2002: 583 375 EUR • 2003: 631 667 EUR • Grant for a project: EUR 5 000-50 000 • Main eligibility criteria • non-profit-making legal persons (e.g. municipalities, association of municipalities, micro-regions and counties, non-profit organisations, educational institutions, development councils and agencies, chambers, Church) • From the eligible areas • partners from the other side of the border

  22. PSPF • Development areas • Environmental protection • Development of energy sector and transport for development of Trans-European networks • Business cooperation, development SMEs • Vocational and employment means • Local economic development, inclusive tourism • Cooperation in health care • Cultural programmes • Local initiatives in employment vocational programmes and trainings • Projects • 15 projects (2002) and 19 projects (2003)

  23. Hungary-Ukraine Pilot Small Projects Fund MÁTÉSZALKA ZAKARPATSKA

  24. External Border Initiative • Reconstruction of the Main Road No. 4 • between Fényeslitke and Tiszabezdéd • Phare support • 2 000 000 EUR • Total budget • 3 345 000 EUR • Implementation of cca. 13 kms of road reconstruction (July-November 2004) • Road handed over for use in November 2004

  25. Phare CBC –Interreg • Eligible regions • EU-border regions every border region • Programme Document • sector oriented management oriented • Programming, financing • yearly more years • Decision making • centraliseddecentralised • Financing • prefinancing often prefinancing rarement

  26. INTERREG Community Initiative • 2005-2008 68,6 million euro Interreg IIIA cross border Interreg IIIB transnational Interreg IIIC interregional, Interact and Espon

  27. Interreg IIIA Programmes in Hungary

  28. Interreg IIIA Programmes in Hungary • Austria-Hungary INTERREG IIIA Programme • Slovenia-Hungary-Croatia Neighbourhood Programme • Hungary-Slovakia-Ukraine Neighbourhood Programme • Hungary-Romania–Serbia and Montenegro Cross Border Cooperation Programme

  29. Interreg IIIAin Hungary Slovenia-Hungary-Croatia Available budget for Hungary • 14 786 526EUR Project proposals received • First round: 109 • Second round: 179 • Projects selected for support • 42 (2nd round not yet selected) Austria-Hungary Available budget for Hungary • 12 062 694EUR Project proposals received • First round: 26 • Second round: 34 • Third round: 7 • Projects selected for support • Total 35 (18/13/4) • Small Projects Fund • Budget of nearly 1 Million EUR

  30. Interreg IIIAin Hungary Hungary-Slovakia-Ukraine Available budget for Hungary • 19 066 836 EUR Project proposals received • First round: 314 • Second round: 477 (only HU/SK) • Projects selected for support • 32 and 40 • New call for proposals (Ukraine) Hungary-Romania Hungary-Serbia and Montenegro Available budget for Hungary • 31 923 029EUR Project proposals received • First round: 402 • Projects selected for support • 61 • New call for proposals: • late summer

  31. Hungary-Slovakia-Ukraine Programme

  32. Main objective • Regional development of border regions Field of interventions • Rural and regional development • SMEs • Labour market • Nature protection • Transport • Institutional cooperation etc.

  33. Financial sources • Hungary and Slovakia (EU member states) • INTERREG Programme • source: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) + national contribution • Ukraine(Neighbourhood country) • Neighbourhood programme • source:TACIS programme

  34. Total amountfor Neighbourhood Programme HU-SK-UA2004-2006 • 31 733 503 EUR • + TACIS: 4,5 Million EUR • Project financing • HU,SK • ERDF: 75% • national contribution: • 20% • own contribution: • min. 5% • UA • Own contribution • to 50 000 EUR • min. 5 % • 50 000-300 000 EUR • min. 10 % • up to 300 000 EUR • min. 25 %

  35. Priorities and measures

  36. Informationabout the 1st call for proposals • Projects selected • 47(on 3rd October 2005) • Support to be contracted • 17,3 Million EUR • on HU side:17 projects out of 32 are contracted • on SK side:26 projects out of 27 are contracted • on UA side:6 projects out of 6 are being contracted

  37. Type of the projectsHungary-Slovakia-Ukraine Programme

  38. Projects according to measuresHungary-Slovakia-Ukraine Programme • Total financial allocation 15 020 875 EUR

  39. In Hungary Launch date 1 December 2005 Deadline for applications 15 February 2006 Support to be contracted 4,97 million EUR In Ukraine Expected date of launch September 2006 Support to be contracted 2,5 Million EUR Informationabout the 2nd call for proposals

  40. EUROPEAN COMMISSION HUNGARY SLOVAKIA UKRAINE Joint Monitoring Committee Joint Steering Committee Managing Authority National Authority Programme Coordination Unit. Sub-Paying Authority Paying Authority Joint Technical Secretariat Info-Point SK Info-Point UA TACIS Implem. Structure VÁTI Kht. VÁTI Regional Representatives I.S.A. VUC / RDA P r o j e c t s INTERREG Institution Model

  41. Joint management bodies of the programme • Joint Monitoring Committee • The Joint Monitoring Committee is, on behalf of the parties, responsible for supervising and monitoring the programme implementation according to the Article 35 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1260/1999. • Joint Steering Committee • The Joint Steering Committee is the trilateral operative body to select projects for financing and to make decisions on the content of the call for proposals. • Joint Technical Secretariat • The Joint Technical Secretariat ensures operative assistance for the above committees and organises technical implementation of the project selection process and information sources for potential applicants.

  42. INTERREG IIIBTransnational cooperation • 13 • areas of cooperation • + Caribbean area • Reunion area

  43. www.cadses.net

  44. Hungary in the CADSES Programme Full member from 1998 Related to the 1. and 2. CADSES Call for Proposals • PHARE budget 2002-2003 • from 2004 Hungarian partners are eligible for ERFAfunding CADSES Call for Proposals: Nov. 2004 - Jan. 2005 CADSES Call for Proposals in process launched: September 2005 submission deadline: 7 November 2005 all CADSES members are eligible

  45. Interreg IIICInterregional Cooperation Four zones: North East South West www.interreg3c.net

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