Transcript INTERREG IIIC North

November 2006
Contents
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INTERREG IIIC as a EU Community Initiative
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Cooperation Area
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Programme Zones
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Programme Management
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Types of Operations and how they work
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Themes addressed by approved operations
 Figures on participation and budget
 Selected Projects from each zone
 Contact information
INTERREG IIIC....
.....as an EU Community Initative
 Stimulates interregional cooperation across Europe
during the programming period 2000-2006
 Is financed by the European Regional Development Fund
(ERDF) as part of the Structural Funds, and co-financed
by national project partners
 Is one of three strands of the EU Community Initative
INTERREG III
INTERREG IIIC……..
……one of three strands
INTERREG III
INTERREG III A
Cross border
cooperation
INTERREG IIIB
Transnational
cooperation
INTERREG IIIC
Interregional
cooperation
INTERREG IIIC......
........is
 An EU programme that helps Europe’s regions form
partnerships to work together on common projects. By
sharing knowledge and experience, these partnerships
enable the regions involved to develop new solutions to
economic, social and environmental challenges.
INTERREG IIIC……
…aims
 To improve the effectiveness of policies and instruments
for regional development and cohesion
 Through large-scale information and know-how
exchange, transfer of tools and sharing of experience
among European regions
Co-operation Area
 Countries eligible for ERDF funding:
25 EU member States
 Non-EU Countries :
Norway & Switzerland
 All other non-EU countries
Programme Zones
For administrative purposes the programme is divided into four geographical
areas, with offices in the following locations:
West
Lille
North
Rostock
East
Vienna
South
Valencia
Programme Management
All four programme zones are managed by the following bodies:
 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
INTERREG IIIC North
Programme area
Denmark
Whole country
Germany
Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen,
Schleswig-Holstein
Sweden
Whole country
Finland
Whole country
Poland
Zachodniopomorskie, Pomorskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie,
Warminsko-Mazurskie, Podlaskie
Estonia
Whole country
Latvia
Whole country
Lithuania
Whole country
Norway
Whole country
INTERREG IIIC East
Programme area
Austria
Whole country
Germany
Bayern, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Berlin, Brandenburg,
Thüringen
Italy
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige, EmiliaRomagna, Puglia, Molise, Abruzzo, Marche
Greece
Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki, Kentriki Makedonia, Dytiki
Makedonia, Thessalia, Ipeiros
Poland
Lubuskie, Wielkopolskie, Lodzkie, Mazowieckie, Lubelskie,
Podkarpackie, Malopolskie, Swietokrzyskie, Slaskie, Opolskie,
Czech Republic
Whole country
Slovakia
Whole country
Hungary
Whole country
Slovenia
Whole country
INTERREG IIIC South
Programme area
Spain
Whole country
France
Midi-Pyrennées, Limousin, Auvergne, Aquitaine, LanguedocRoussillon, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, RhôneAlpes, Corse, Guyane, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion
Dytiki Ellada, Peloponnisos, Voreio Aigaio, Notio Aigaio, Kriti, Ionia
Nisia, Stera Ellada, Attiki
Greece
Italy
Piémont, Lombardie, Ligurie, Toscane, Ombrie, Lazio, Campanie,
Sardaigne, Basilicate, Calabre, Sicile, Val d’Aoste
Portugal
Whole country
Cyprus
Whole country
Malta
Whole country
United Kingdom
Gibraltar
INTERREG IIIC West
Programme area
France
Nord-Pas de Calais, Picardie, Haute-Normandie,
Île de France, Basse-Normandie, Centre, ChampagneArdennes, 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
Types of Operations……
……and how they work
Three types of operation are eligible for funding:
 Regional Framework Operations (RFOs)
 Individual Projects
 Networks
Regional Framework Operation
Lead
Partner
Regional
Partner
Large-scale regional
co-operation
comprising
various sub-projects
Regional
Partner
Minimum of three
different countries
Sub project 1
Lead
Participant
Sub project 2
Sub project 3
Lead
Participant
Lead
Participant
At least two must be
Member States
Individual Project
Lead
Partner
Co-operation activities
addressing only one
specific topic
Minimum of three
different countries
Project
Partner
Project
Partner
At least two must
be Member States
Network
Project
Partner
Project
Partner
Co-operation activities mainly
directed at structured
exchange of experience
Minimum of five different
countries
Lead
Partner
At least three must be
Member States
Project
Partner
Project
Partner
Themes addressed by……
……..approved operations
5%
Research, Technology and
Innovation
SME Development and
Entrepreneurship
9%
16%
15%
Information Society and eGovernment
Employment, Social inclusion,
Human Resources and Education
8%
21%
6%
21%
Environment, Risk Prevention,
Energy and Natural Resources
Regional Planning, Territorial
Regeneration and Urban
Development
Tourism, Heritage and Culture
Accessibility, Mobility and
Transport
Some figures......
......on participation in INTERREG IIIC operations*
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With a total of 268 approved operations, INTERREG
IIIC involves:
more than 2650 partners
more than 190 regions
from 50 participating countries
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INTERREG IIIC has funded more than 330 interregional
subprojects
* Data obtained August 2006
Some figures......
......on total budget committed*
 € 500 Million – Total eligible budget
 € 300 Million – Total ERDF budget allocated to operations
 €2
Million – Norwegian Funding
 € 190 Million – National Co-financing
* Data obtained August 2006
ERDF committed in € millions....
....in each zone
32
74
North
East
71
South
West
122
North Zone sample project and results
Name of operation: EKIE
(ENHANCING KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE ENTERPRISES in Small Cities, Surounded
by Rural and Sparsely Populated Areas)
Objective: Developing ways to help SMEs work together efficiently and to
generate new business in knowledge-intensive regions in four specific areas:
technology parks; public economic development organisations and incubators;
research and development; and higher education.
Snapshot of selected outputs:
Establishment of Business Incubator centre in Estonia with two full time
employees
Contact details:
Coordinator: Jorma Hintikka / Email:[email protected]
Website: www.ekie.net
East Zone sample project and results
Name of operation: REGENERGY
(Network of pioneering communities and regions working on innovative heat energy
solutions)
Objective: Creating a Europe-wide network for sharing knowledge and information
about the heating sector management. The Project aims also to expand external
Private-Public-Partnerships and external financing for efficient energy solutions.
Snapshot of selected outputs: Elaboration of comparative study on regional and
municipal heat supply transformation, Elaboration of Privatisation Guidelines on
local utility transformation
Contact details: Coordinator: Julia Erdmann / Email: [email protected]
Website: www.regenergy.org
South Zone sample project and results
Name of operation: ICHNOS (Innovation and Change: Network of One-stop Shops)
Objective: definition and experimentation of a common model for a regional centre
of competence for enterprises. Creation of a european network of one-stops shops.
Improvement/rationalization of the models which are currently used in the respective
regions
Snapshot of selected outputs: Green paper on the state of play of one-stop-shops
in the three countries in which the project partners are located.
Contact details:
Coordinator: Jonathan Deckmyn/ Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ichnos-project.org
West Zone sample project and results
Name of operation: CITEAIR (Common Information to European AIr)
Objective: Developing better and more efficient solutions for assessing the impact of
traffic in large urban areas and informing professional users and the public on the
environmental situation
Snapshot of selected outputs: Transfer of experience from AIRPARIF to Emilia
Romagna Region, which is developing for the first time a Decision Support System for
monitoring Air Quality.
Development of a tool for assessing air quality transferable to other regions and cities
in Europe
Contact details:
Coordinator: Nick Hodges / Email: [email protected]
Website: http://citeair.rec.org
Contact Information
INTERREG IIIC North
INTERREG IIIC East
Joint Technical Secretariat
Joint Technical Secretariat
Grubenstraße, 20
Museumsstrasse 3/A/III
18055 Rostock, Germany
A-1070 Vienna
Phone: +49 381 45 484 5279
Phone +(43) 1 4000 76142
Fax:
+49 381 45 484 5282
Fax +(43) 1 4000 9976141
Email:
[email protected]
Email:
INTERREG IIIC South
Joint Technical Secretariat
Calle Cronista Carreres, 11-4A
46003 Valencia, España
Phone (+34) 96 315 33 40
Fax (+34) 96 315 33 47
E-mail:
[email protected]
[email protected]
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:
[email protected]
www.interreg3c.net
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