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How INTERREG IVC will work for you Petra Geitner Administration and Finance Officer INTERREG IIIC/IVC JTS Lille, France 12 October 2007 - Warsaw 1 Structure Structure 1. Programmes Characteristics Overall Objective

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How INTERREG IVC will work for you…

Petra Geitner Administration and Finance Officer INTERREG IIIC/IVC JTS Lille, France

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Structure Structure

  • 1. Programme’s Characteristics
  • 2. Main Characteristics of the Types of Interventions
  • 3. Timetable
  • Overall Objective
  • Structure
  • Priorities
  • Regional Initiative Projects
  • Capitalisation Projects
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  • 1. Programme’s Characteristics
  • 1. Programme’s Characteristics

1 Programme for

27 Member States + CH + NOR

INTERREG IVC

dedicated to public bodies or

bodies governed by public law

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Partnership requirements Partnership requirements Bodies governed by public law (Directive 2004/18/EC, Art.1)

(a) meeting needs in general interest, no industrial or

commercial character

(b) having legal personality (c) - financed for the most part by the State, regional or

local authorities or other bodies governed by public law or

  • subject to management supervision of these bodies
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  • having administrative, managerial or supervisory board

more than half of whose members are appointed by these bodies

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  • 1. Programme’s Characteristics
  • 1. Programme’s Characteristics

Overall Objective

  • Improve the effectiveness of regional development policies
  • Contribute to economic modernisation and increased

competitiveness of Europe … by…

  • Enabling exchange of experiences and knowledge
  • Matching less experienced with more advanced regions
  • Ensuring transfer of identified good practice into mainstream

programmes

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  • 1. Programme’s Characteristics
  • 1. Programme’s Characteristics

INTERREG IIIC versus INTERREG IVC

  • 321 MEUR ERDF
  • Cofinancing up to 75%/85%
  • One programme:

1 Managing Authority (Région Nord-Pas de Calais), 1 Audit Authority, 1 Certifying Authority

  • 1 JTS in Lille and 4 Information

Points in Rostock, Katowice (with support from Vienna), Valencia and Lille

  • Focus on Lisbon and Gothenburg

Agendas

  • 2 Types of Interventions
  • 315 MEUR ERDF
  • Cofinancing up to 50%

(up to 75% for Objective 1 Regions)

  • Four programmes: 4 Managing,

4 Audit and 4 Paying Authorities

  • 4 JTS
  • All themes of regional and local public

activities

  • 3 Types of Operations

INTERREG IVC INTERREG IIIC

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  • 1. Programme’s Characteristics
  • 1. Programme’s Characteristics

Programme Priorities

  • Innovation, Research & Technology Development
  • Entrepreneurship and SMEs
  • Information Society
  • Employment, Human Resources and Education

Priority 1: Innovation and Knowledge Economy (177 M€ ERDF) Priority 2: Environment and Risk Prevention (125 M€ ERDF)

  • Energy and Sustainable Transport
  • Biodiversity and Preservation of Natural Heritage
  • Natural and Technological Risks
  • Water & Waste Management
  • Cultural Heritage and Landscape

Priority 3: Technical Assistance (19 M€ ERDF)

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  • 2. Types of Interventions
  • 2. Types of Interventions
  • Regional Initiative Projects
  • Exchange of experience and good practice, development of tools and

instruments of regional policies

  • Capitalisation Projects, including Fast Track Projects
  • Capitalisation projects: optimise results achieved, transfer of good

practices identified into mainstream programmes

  • Fast Track projects: Specific European Commission assistance and

expertise offered to certain capitalisation projects with reference to the “Regions for Economic Change (RFEC)” Initiative

Aim: detailed action plan to transfer identified best practices into mainstream programmes

Types of Interventions

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  • 2. Types of Interventions
  • 2. Types of Interventions

Type 1 ‘Regional Initiative Projects’ Definition & Main Characteristics

Cooperation projects between partners on a shared regional policy issue within the two thematic priorities of the programme ‘Classic’ type of interregional cooperation projects Intensity of cooperation from networking activities to intensive joint implementation, to mini-programmes Regardless of this intensity, 2 requirements for all projects:

Specific focus on exchange of experience / identification of good practices

Necessity to deliver concrete outputs (e.g. good practice guide)

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  • 2. Types of Interventions
  • 2. Types of Interventions

Type 1 ‘Regional Initiative Projects’ Overview of Recommendations

Min ERDF: EUR 500,000 Max ERDF: EUR 5 million (only in exceptional case) Budget 36 months (up to 48 months for mini programme) Duration Depends on the level of intensity of cooperation

  • Basic level: min of 8 to max of 20 partners
  • Higher level: max of 10 partners

(with the exception of mini programme: max of 8 partners)

  • Minimum requirement: partners from at least 3

countries from which two have to be from EU-MS and financed under IVC Size of the partnership

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  • 2. Types of Interventions
  • 2. Types of Interventions

Type 2 ‘Capitalisation Projects’ Definition and Main Characteristics

Cooperation project dedicated to the transfer of good practices into EU Structural Funds mainstream programme of the participating regions

(i.e. Convergence, Competitiveness and European Territorial Cooperation programmes)

  • 2 prerequisites for applying to Capitalisation Projects

1. Existence of good practices ready to be transferred 2. Involvement of policy makers (e.g. Managing Authorities)

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  • 2. Types of Interventions
  • 2. Types of Interventions

Type 2 ‘Capitalisation Projects’ Expected Outcome

Production of an ‘Action Plan’ for each participating region Action Plan: Strategic document defining precisely how the good practices will be concretely implemented in the Operational Programme of each region involved in the Capitalisation Project

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  • 2. Types of Interventions
  • 2. Types of Interventions

Type 2 ‘Capitalisation Projects’ Fast Track Projects

Fast Track Projects = Capitalisation projects which are offered additional assistance by the European Commission Contribution to the “Regions for Economic Change Initiative” Selection process:

  • ‘Assessment questions’ used by EC to identify possible Fast Track

(e.g. theme tackled)

  • Capitalisation Projects including those labelled as Fast Track

approved by the IVC Monitoring Committee

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  • 2. Types of Interventions
  • 2. Types of Interventions

Type 2 ‘Capitalisation Projects’ Fast Track Projects

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/cooperation/interregional/ecochange/themes_en. cfm?nmenu=3

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  • 2. Types of Interventions
  • 2. Types of Interventions

Type 2 ‘Capitalisation Projects’ Overview of Recommendations

Min ERDF: EUR 300,000 Max ERDF: EUR 3 million Budget 24 months Duration Min n°of countries represented: 6 Max n°of countries represented: 10 Size of the partnership

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Eligibility Eligibility Eligible costs Staff Administration for personnel employed Travel and Accommodation by partners in AF Equipment External Expertise and Services Sub-Projects for mini-programmes

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  • 3. Timetable
  • 3. Timetable

Timetable

Deadline for submission of applications second call October 2008 (provisional) Opening of second call June 2008 (provisional) Deadline for submission of applications first call 15 January 2008 Opening of first call 21 September 2007 Programme Approval 11 September 2007

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Assistance to applicants Assistance to applicants

Information points

Rostock (IBSH), Germany: IP-North@interreg4c.net

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Norway

  • Katowice (MRD), Poland: IP-East@interreg4c.net

Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania

  • Valencia (GV), Spain: IP-South@interreg4c.net

Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain

  • Lille (RNPC), France: IP-West@interreg4c.net

Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Switzerland

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www.interreg4c.net Thank you for your attention!

Additional Information Additional Information

Assistance to Applicants

  • FAQ
  • Project Feedback form
  • Individual Consultations
  • Lead Applicant Seminars

Reference Documents

  • Operational Programme
  • Programme Manual
  • Application Pack