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SUSTAINABLE TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT
IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE
Towards long-term transnational co-operation
INTERREG IIIB
INTERREG
III
B
INTERREG III
Third Programming
period: 2000-2006
Strand B : Transnational
cooperation (27%)
Strand A : Cross-border
cooperation (67%)
Strand C : Interregional
Cooperation (6%)
(Interregional cooperation)
,
Urban II (Sustainable
development of urban areas)
Objective I
(Development of the least
,
4.875 billion €
Previous period (19941999): 3.6 billion €
,
Objective2
favoured regions)
(Conversion of regions facing
difficulties)
,
- A European Community Initiative of the Regional Policy Directorate,
- Financed under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF),
- to strengthen economic and social cohesion throughout the North West region
of Europe, by fostering the balanced development of the continent through
transnational cooperation in the field of territorial development.
INTERREG III – Strand B
Transnational co-operation
The 13 zones :
Alpine Space
Archimed
Atlantic Area
Baltic Sea Region
CADSES (Central, Adriatic,
Danubian and South-East Europe)
Northern Periphery
North Sea Region
South West Europe
North West Europe
Caribbean Space
Açores-Madeira-Canarias
Réunion
Western Mediterranean
“Transnational cooperation between
national, regional
and local authorities
aims to promote a
higher degree of
territorial integration
across large
groupings of
European regions,
with a view to
achieving
sustainable,
harmonious and
balanced
development in the
EU and better
territorial integration
with candidate and
other neighbouring
countries”
North-West Europe
Key facts
• 787.400 km2
• Home to 171 million
people, over a quarter of
the entire EU population
• Population density : one
of the highest in Europe
• 123 million people in
densely populated
urbanised areas
• 180,000 km2 of sparsely
populated rural areas
INTERREG IIIB NWE
Cooperation Area
NL : Flevoland, Gelderland,
Limburg, Noord-Brabant,
Noord-Holland, Overijssel,
Utrecht, Zeeland, ZuidHolland
LU : Whole country
UK : Whole country
IR : Whole country
United Kingdom
Ireland
BE : Whole country
FR : Alsace, Basse-Normandie,
Bourgogne, Bretagne, Centre,
Champagne-Ardennes, FrancheComté, Haute-Normandie, Île de
France, Lorraine, Nord-Pas de
Calais, Pays de la Loire, Picardie
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Germany
France
Switzerland
DE : Baden - Württemberg,
part of Bayern (Ober-, Mittel-,
Unterfranken and
Schwaben), Hessen,
Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland
CH : Aargau, BaselLandschaft, Basel-Stadt,
Bern, Glarus, Jura, Luzern,
Neuchâtel, Nidwalden,
Obwalden, Schwyz,
Solothurn, Uri, Zug, Zürich
INTERREG IIIB NWE
Focused Objective
“To contribute, through
an innovative and
integrated approach to
Transnational cooperation on territorial
issues, to a more
cohesive, balanced and
sustainable
development of the
European territory, and
of
the NWE area in
particular.”
INTERREG IIIB NWE
Programme Priorities (1)
Priority 1: An attractive and coherent system of cities, towns and regions
► 1.1 More attractive metropolitan areas in the global and European context
► 1.2 Coherent and polycentric pattern of complementary cities, towns and rural areas,
coastal and peripheral regions
Priority 2: External and internal accessibility
► 2.1 Sustainable mobility management
► 2.2 Improved access to the Information Society
Priority 3: Sustainable management of water resources and prevention
of flood damages
► 3.1 Land use and water systems
► 3.2 The prevention of flood damage
INTERREG IIIB NWE
Programme Priorities (2)
Priority 4: Sustainable development, prudent management and protection
of other natural resources and of cultural heritage
► 4.1 Stronger Ecological Infrastructure, Reduced Ecological Footprint
► 4.2 Protection and Creative Enhancement of the Cultural Heritage
Priority 5: Promoting the maritime potential of NWE and its territorial
integration across seas
► 5.1 Promote transnational co-operation in the enhancement of maritime functions
and in the development of more sustainable links between seaports and their
hinterlands
► 5.2 Facilitating co-operation across and between maritime and inland regions
INTERREG IIIB NWE
Programme Budget
2000
•
Budget of the NWE Programme: 330m€ (2001-2008)
2001
2002
•
Average yearly ERDF funding: €55m/year to commit over 6 years
•
Budget per Measure – No national envelope
2003
2004
2005
•
CIP includes indicative financial plan: breakdown per priority and
measure
2006
2007
•
Automatic de-commitment of unused resources (n+2 rule)
2008
INTERREG IIIB NWE – Project selection
Eligibility criteria
•
The project is “transnational”: in principle, it involves co-
operating partners from at least two different
countries of the NWE area;
•
Geographic scope of the project renders it ineligible
under INTERREG IIIA (and much wider for study
projects);
•
Tangible and innovative results to the common
benefit of all partners; for ‘Action’ projects, a territorial
impact must be demonstrated [1];
[1] This condition will not be considered fulfilled if the project consists of a mere
exchange of experience, or a series of seminars/events, or the joint
production of a working document (guide of good practice, drawing up of
a joint strategy without implementation, etc.)
INTERREG IIIB NWE – Project selection
Eligibility criteria
•
Positive contribution to
sustainable development
and to the implementation of
at least one policy option of
the ESDP
• No construction of a large scale
heavy infrastructure
•
Consistent bidding
partnership
• No receipt of other Community
support
•
Demonstration of solvency
of project ‘lead partner’
• Accurate and full filling of all
sections of application form
•
Project completed by 2008
• Demonstration of availability of the
project match funding
•
Compliance with EU
legislation
• Consistency with
national/regional policies
INTERREG IIIB NWE – Project selection
Selection criteria
• High level of transnational cooperation
• High level of cross-sectoral
integration
• An innovative approach to
spatial planning
• Transferable results and
experience
• Good value for money
• Leverage of extra investment, in
particular from the private sector
• Building on existing planning
documents / Community Policies/
results from relevant Interreg IIC
projects
• Lays the ground for large scale
investments
• High contribution to the
objectives, the outputs, the long
term impact of the relevant
Measure
• Sound financial and management
structure.
« Transnational » vs « Common » Issue
A “transnational issue” cannot be tackled satisfactorily without
transnational co-operation
A “common issue” is faced by several regions or cities, but can be
tackled at regional or local level: co-operation schemes may bring
about an added value (e.g. transfer of know-how), but are not
essential to address the issue itself.
76 Approved Projects
2002
2003
2004
First call (Spring) :
Third call (Spring) :
Fourth call (Autumn) :
Fifth call (Spring) :
HST Platform (2.1)
LIRA-II (2.1)
JAF (3.2)
SAIL-II (5.2)
Progress
(4.1)
LIIIFT (2.1)
Finesse (5.1)
HSTintegration (2.1)
Maya II (5.1)
Warela (3.1)
Blue Links (2.1)
Septentrion (4.2)
WIHCC (1.2)
EGHN (4.2)
Espace (3.1)
Europolis (1.2)
CrobusParks (1.2)
Brain Drain (1.2)
Cross Cut
(4.2)
Revit (1.1)
NENSI (1.2)
Boundless Park (4.1)
Rhinenet (3.1)
Freude am Fluss (3.2)
SDF (3.2)
Artery (1.2)
ProHolz – ProBois (4.1)
Encourage (4.1)
SAFER (3.2)
NewTasc (1.2)
Polynet (1.2)
Geoparks
(4.1)
Trust (3.1)
Optimum2 (2.1)
Planarch 2 (4.2)
ERIH II (4.2)
Urban Water (3.1)
MESH (5.2)
TIMIS (3.2)
Eproc (2.2)
Dart (1.2)
SPAN (1.2)
Noah (3.2)
Minewater (4.1)
Crossing the Lines (4.2)
Eurovéloroute (2.1)
Cycleau (5.2)
Berisp (4.1)
NOFDP (3.1)
NWE DELTA (5.2)
HST CONNECT (2.1)
CSI Creating a Setting for
Investment (1.1)
Image (1.1)
COREPOINT (5.2)
Minewater (1.1)
CITIZEN FIRST (2.2)
REDUCE (4.1)
SUSCIT (1.1)
IT IS (2.2)
Heath (4.1)
Sand (3.2)
VEPS (2.2)
BRANCH (4.1)
ELFE (2.2)
IPPN InterPortsPromotioNet (5.1)
ISLA (1.2)
EMDI (5.2)
Second call (Autumn)
SCALDIT (3.1)
Hospital Cooperation (2.2)
TESIS (2.2)
AMEWAM (3.1)
CFM (3.2)
FOWARA (3.2)
FAR (3.2)
SAUL (1.1)
SOS II (4.2)
ReUrba II (1.1)
INTERREG IIIB NWE
Types of project
Action Projects: concrete results with impacts that go beyond the
life of the Programme. Seminars, exchanges of experience alone will
not be supported by the NWE
Investment Projects: visible 'hardware' for further lasting activities.
 Small-scale infrastructure investment demonstrating concrete,
visible and innovative results
 Investment in enterprise
 Water resource infrastructure related to flooding
 No heavy investment (motorways, main roads)
Study Projects: covering a geographical area as wide as possible
INTERREG IIIB NWE
Management structure
One programme, one secretariat, one bank account, one budget.
• Monitoring Committee: Representatives of the National and Regional Authorities of
the participating Member States and Swiss Confederation
PMC
overall strategic management and monitoring of CIP
• Steering Committee: also representatives of the participating countries’ authorities
PSC
Project selection
• Managing Authority (MA): Conseil Régional Nord-Pas de Calais
• Paying Authority (PA): Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
• Joint Technical Secretariat (JTS) + Contact Points (CPs) in the Member
States
INTERREG IIIB NWE
Secretariat and Contact Points
Role of the Secretariat:
Role of the Contact Points:
•
• advise applicants on the
requirements and criteria of the
NWE programme
• Assistance in partner search
• Stimulate proactively the
development of transnational
projects
• General promotion/publicity of the
programme in co-operation with
Secretariat
• Follow-up through the project
implementation stages.
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secretariat to the Committees
and possible working groups;
programme promotion;
information/technical advice to
project developers, including on
partner search and co-financing;
project appraisal; assistance in
project selection;
notification of approval;
progress monitoring and
reporting
financial management:
contracting, payments, financial
control and reporting
INTERREG IIIB NWE
How to apply?
• Check whether the Programme priorities match yours
• Register your Project Idea and arrange a meeting with the Secretariat
(specific advice given on content, finance and management); consult NWE
Contact Points locally
• Two Calls for Project Proposals each year until 2006 (spring and
autumn)
• Applicant’s pack available from the Secretariat and from the programme
website: www.nweurope.org (includes the standard Application Form and
“Guidelines for Project Promoters”)
• Reference documents to prepare project application: CIP and
Programme Complement
Transnational cooperation is great !
“Being involved in transnational cooperation through the INTERREG IIIB NWE
programme has not only helped us acquire new specific knowledge relating to
developing our regions, it’s also given us the opportunity to learn how things are
done elsewhere, and how people’s cultural differences can be very enriching in any
give exchange.”
« I’m part of a European partnership.
Personally I’ve made new friends and learned new things.
Professionally I’ve made a difference. »
If you think you might want to get involved,
more information can be found on our website:
http://www.nweurope.org
Binding North West Europe together