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The Perspectives and Challenges of
Transnational Cooperation in the next
European Funding Period 2007-2013
Fontwell Park, 17 October 2006
Julia ERIPRET, project development officer INTERREG IIIB NWE, Lille
INTERREG IIIB NWE
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500 Project ideas
8 calls for proposals
99 projects approved
750 partners formally
involved
• 318.3 M€ ERDF
committed
• 6 M€ to be committed
(PSC9)
• First projects finalised
INTERREG IIIB NWE - EMDI
EMDI = Espace Manche Development Initiative
• Approved at PSC5 in June 2004 (+extension
approved at PSC7)
• Priority 5 “Enhancing the maritime functions of NWE
and
promoting territorial integration across seas of NWE
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• Measure 5.2 “Facilitating co-operation across and
between maritime and inland regions ”
• Budget : 1 M€ ERDF
New Objective 3
Framework for transnational Cooperation
Situation October 2006:
• Total amounts for Member States are known
(objective 3)
• Discussion on allocation to programme areas in
each Member State is coming to an end
New Objective 3-NWE
Good news:
• The geographic eligible area of the
NWE Programme remains unchanged
• Important thematic fields continue to be
relevant within transnational cooperation
• The total ERDF budget should be
identical to the current budget (~330M)
What’s new?
• Emphasis on Lisbon/Gothenburg goals
• Development corridors
New Transnational Programme NWE
Overall aim
“The Objective 3 North West Europe Programme,
through an innovative and integrated approach of
transnational cooperation on territorial issues and
by building on NWE's territorial potentials, aims to
achieve a more cohesive, balanced and
sustainable development of the NWE area, and
thus to contribute to the overall competitiveness of
the Community territory in a globalised world.”
New Transnational Programme NWE
Priorities
Priority 1: Developing the NWE knowledge-based
economy by capitalising on our capacity for
innovation in all sectors
Priority 2: Managing our natural resources efficiently
Priority 3: Improving connectivity in NWE by
promoting intelligent and sustainable transport
solutions
Priority 4: Promoting sustainable and dynamic
communities at transnational level
The Channel area: strategic
orientations
3 Strategic orientations for the Channel area:
• Strengthening the cohesion of the Channel area
• Taking advantage of and strengthening the
territorial position of the Channel area in Europe
• Contributing to safe navigation in the Channel
area
Priority 2:
Managing our natural resources efficiently
The overall aim of the priority is to
Promote an innovative and sustainable
approach to natural resource management,
risk management and the enhancement of the
natural environment.
Priority 2:
Managing our natural resources efficiently
• Objective 1: To promote an innovative and sustainable
approach to natural resource management, including
water, biodiversity and energy, and to minimise
greenhouse gas emissions
• Objective 2: To promote an innovative approach to risk
management, in particular water management
(impacts of sea level rise on coastal areas and flood
risk; the marine environment) in the context of climate
change
• Objective 3: To promote a transnational and spatial
approach to improving the quality of soil, water and air
Priority 2:
Possible actions
Objective 1:
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Integrated transnational approaches to the management of trans-boundary river basins, coastal
zones, seas, fresh water resources, forests and natural
landscapes of transnational significance
Joint strategic actions and concepts for offshore and onshore planning to protect
and enhance the maritime environment and coastal zones, e.g. through common
standards, harmonisation of data and information and common principles for use
Objective 2: Coordinated actions to increase maritime safety and the protection of the
marine environment (e.g. from technological hazards such as oil spills, a harmonised
approach to dealing with ships in distress and accidents), for instance through
contingency planning for marine pollution at sea and in coastal regions
Objective 3: Transnational actions aimed at improving the marine environment and
integrating maritime activities with territorial development objectives of the NWE region (e.g.
by developing a common maritime spatial planning concept for the English Channel and the
Irish Sea).
Priority 4:
Sustainable and dynamic communities
The overall aim of the priority is to:
Strengthen the balance and sustainability of NWE's settlement
structure through improved transnational governance for urban
networking, urban-rural, inter-rural and shore-hinterland
partnerships, thus contributing to sustainable growth and jobs in
the cooperation area.
Priority 4:
Objectives
• Objective 1: to strengthen urban nodes and networks at
transnational level by promoting social and economic
development through cooperation between cities and towns,
thus contributing to the competitiveness of NWE overall
• Objective 2: to improve the transnational performance of
natural environment and cultural heritage and to strengthen
urban-rural relationships18 that contribute to a balanced and
competitive development of the NWE territory overall
• Objective 3: to promote a transnational response to the
spatial impacts of demographic change and migration on the
NWE territory, and the implications for education and the labour
market (supply and demand of skills across the territory)
Priority 4:
Possible actions
• Objective 1: actions aimed at improving the governance and institutional context for
strategic urban networking, including better integration of sector and spatial policies and
harmonization of institutional approaches
• Objective 2: elaboration, testing and dissemination of models and tools for efficient
urban-rural partnerships, e.g. as regards integrated territorial responses to different challenges
from demographic change in urban and rural areas, or from long distance commuter linkages
• Objective 3: transnational actions for improving the accessibility of, and access to,
services like ICT for rural and urban areas affected by ageing and depopulation.
New Transnational Programme NWE
Strategic Initiatives on transnational corridors
The Member States involved in the
NWE Programme will particularly
encourage a number of initiatives
for transnational action which are of
particular strategic relevance for
achieving the NWE Programme aim
and priority objectives, and which
are linked to major issues in the
SWOT analysis.
These strategic initiatives are expected
to be primarily developed along
potential transnational
‘development corridors or zones’ in
NWE in order to align the economic
potential along existing and planned
multiple transport axes.
New Transnational Programme NWE
What will happen?
• Since January: regular preparation meetings of the Member
States so far (seven “IWP”)
• July: 1st draft Operational Programme to EC
• August/September: Public consultation process including
Environmental Report (SEA)
• November: final draft Operational Programme to EC
• Approval early 2007 => first call early summer
• NWE conference envisaged for March 2007
• Draft OP on website www.nweurope.org in 4 languages
• Project development (assistance): please contact the Joint
Technical Secretariat in Lille and the Contact Points