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CENTRAL BALTIC PROGRAMME 20 14 -20 20. The programme covers the same regions as for this period: coastal regions from Finland including Åland Islands, Estonia, Latvia and Sweden There are two new Finnish regions - Satakunta and Pirkanmaa. GEOGRAPHY & STRUCTURE. +Pirkanmaa. +Satakunta.
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The programme covers the same regions as for this period: coastal regions from Finland including Åland Islands, Estonia, Latvia and Sweden • There are two new Finnish regions - Satakunta and Pirkanmaa GEOGRAPHY & STRUCTURE +Pirkanmaa +Satakunta
Joint (CB scale + together) activities making young people (pupils, students) more entrepreneurial • More entrepreneurial youth Evaluation WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH FINANCED PROJECTS AS A RESULT? PROJECTS Selection & • New smart companies Joint activities that lead to the creation of new smart businesses • More products and services to new markets Joint cluster-based activities to take new and existing products and services to new markets
New attractions based on natural and cultural heritage Joint activities to develop natural and cultural heritage into sustainable attractions Evaluation WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH FINANCED PROJECTS AS A RESULT? PROJECTS Selection & More sustainable marine and coastal ecosystems Joint activities related to maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal zone management Cleaner water of the Baltic Sea Joint activities to work out and use the methods and technologies to achieve cleaner water More sustainable urban environment Joint activities related to planning of urban environment in sustainable way
Time saving low carbon transport solutions and improved transport corridors Evaluation WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH FINANCED PROJECTS AS A RESULT? Joint activities to achieve more integrated sustainable transport solutions PROJECTS Selection & Joint activities to improve transport corridors Joint activities to develop the services of CB small ports • Better services of CB small ports
Evaluation WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH FINANCED PROJECTS AS A RESULT? • Better integrated CB labor market Joint activities to improve the quality of vocational education PROJECTS Selection & • Strengthened CB communities Joint local and community level training activities to solve practical problems and address challenges
New programme intends to focus on sustainability of achieved results and based on experience from the current programme to simplify application, evaluation and monitoring processes APPROACH
115 MEUR FOR PROJECTS FINANCING • CO-FINANCING RATES FOR THE FUTURE • 85% for partners from Estonia and Latvia • 75% for partners from Finland and Sweden
2014 2013 TIMETABLE (*INDICATIVE) • December – January • Public hearing period • Estonia • Latvia • Finland • Sweden • Åland • February • Operational Programme approved by JPC • November 2014 • Call launched • October – November • Programme preparations in full speed • November • 1st draft Operational Programme approved by JPC • March 2014 • Submission of the Operational Programme to the EC
www.centralbaltic.eu/2014-2020 Materials Questionnaire Information on national events DL 17.1.2014 Public hearings
Thank you! More information: Programming Team in Regional Council of Southwest Finland: • Management questions and overall coordination • Merike Niitepõld – merike.niitepold@varsinais-suomi.fi • Programme content and activities • Ülari Alamets – ylari.alamets@varsinais-suomi.fi • Aiga Plesanova – aiga.plesanova@varsinais-suomi.fi www.centralbaltic.eu/2014-2020