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Interregional co-operation across the entire EU territory and neighbouring countries on topics closely related to regional development. INTERREG IIIC North Joint Technical Secretariat, February 2004. Contents. INTERREG IIIC in general Co-operation Area Programme Zones
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Interregional co-operation across the entire EU territory and neighbouring countries on topics closely related to regional development INTERREG IIIC North Joint Technical Secretariat, February 2004
Contents • INTERREG IIIC in general • Co-operation Area • Programme Zones • Types of Operation • Topics for Co-operation • Participation • ERDF Budgets Available • Programme Management • Contact Information
The INTERREG Initiative Main objectives • economicand social cohesion • balanced and sustainable development of the European territory • territorial integration with candidate and other neighbouring countries
INTERREG III INTERREG IIIA INTERREG IIIB INTERREG IIIC cross-borderco-operation transnationalco-operation interregionalco-operation INTERREG IIIC ... 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 • candidate countries (Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey) • MEDA countries • other interested countries
North East South West Programme Zones Joint Technical Secretariats North: Rostock, Germany East: Vienna, Austria South: Valencia, Spain West: Lille, France
INTERREG IIIC North Programme area • Denmark • Whole country • Germany • Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein • Sweden • Whole country • Finland • Whole country • Norway • Whole country • Estonia • Whole country • Latvia • Whole country • Lithuania • Whole country • Poland • Northern voivodships • Belarus • Whole country
Austria • Whole country • Germany • Bayern, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Berlin, Brandenburg, Thüringen • Italy • Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige, Emilia-Romagna, Puglia, Molise, Abruzzo, Marche • Greece • Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki, Kentriki Makedonia, Dytiki Makedonia, Thessalia, Ipeiros • Poland • Czech Republic • Whole country • Slovakia • Whole country • Hungary • Whole country • Slovenia • Whole country • Croatia • Whole country • Yugoslavia • Whole country INTERREG IIIC East Programme area
INTERREG IIIC South Programme area 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
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:
LEAD PARTNER Regional Partner Regional Partner minimum of three different countries at least two must be Member States Project 1 Project 3 Project 2 Lead participant Lead participant Lead participant Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Pt Regional Framework Operation large-scale regional co-operation comprising various sub-projects RFO Strategy
Individual Project co-operation activities addressingonly one specific topic Lead Partner minimum of three different countries at least two must be Member States Project Partner Project Partner
Network co-operation activities mainly directed at structured exchange of experience Partner Partner Lead Partner minimum of five different countries at least three must be Member States Partner Partner
Topics for Co-operation • Activities can cover a wide rage of themes closely related to regional development policy. These are divided into five fields of experience: • 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 • Objective1 and 2 • INTERREG • Urban develop-ment • Innovative Actions • Others • Border region operations • Regional Framework Operation • Individual Project • Network
Participation Who can participate? • Regional Framework Operation • Regional public authorities or equivalent bodies* • Individual project • Public authorities or public equivalent bodies • Network • Public authorities or public equivalent bodies
ERDF Budgets per Programme Zone Altogether 315 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
Contact Information • INTERREG IIIC West • Joint Technical Secretariat • 24, Boulevard Carnot – 3e étage • F-59800 Lille, France • Phone: +33 3 28 38 11 11 • Fax: +33 3 28 38 11 15 • Email: west@interreg3c.net • INTERREG IIIC North • Joint Technical Secretariat • Grubenstr. 20 • D-18055 Rostock, Germany • Phone: +49 381 45 484 5285 • Fax: +49 381 45 484 5282 • Email: north@interreg3c.net • INTERREG IIIC South • Joint Technical Secretariat • Calle Avellanas, 14 3G46003Valencia, SpainPhone: +34 96 3153340 • Fax: +34 96 3153347 • E-mail:sud@interreg3c.net • INTERREG IIIC East • Joint Technical Secretariat • Schlesinger Platz 2 • A- 1080 Vienna, Austria • Phone: +34 1 4000 761 42 • Fax: +43 1 4000 99 761 41 • Email: east@interreg3c.net www.interreg3c.net
For more information please visit www.interreg3c.net