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Estonia - Latvia Programme 2007 - 2013 Anu Roomere Managing Authority Budapest, 15.10.2013 Programme area Programme priorities and main areas of support Priority 1: Increased cohesion of the Programme area Transport connections, IT, environment, public services Priority 2: Higher competitiveness of the Programme area Entrepreneurship development, tourism, training and practical education Priority 3: Active, sustainable and integrated communities Grass-root and community level cooperation Programme in numbers Number of submitted projects - 234 3 64 167 Approved Rejected In a reserve list Thematic fields of the supported projects 38% % of projects 31% % of funding 20% 17% 15% 13% 9% 9% 9% 11% 13% 9% 3% 2% Community level cooperation Education/ Transport / Health/ Environment Tourism science/ communication rescue technology Entrepreneurship Coverage of the partners by countries 471 from Latvia from Estonia 384 165 106 Submitted Approved Coverage of the partners by the type of organizations Submitted Approved 264 227 120 96 56 39 Local authorities 47 37 19 Regional authorities 19 Other public authorities 58 18 Environmental bodies 28 Education and/or research institutions 23 State institutions 65 10 NGOs Private partners ERDF (in EUR) 111 832 095 36 478 906 Requested Committed ERDF funding by priorities (EUR) 22 186 503 10 697 849 21 914 737 Committed % Committed Total priority budget (ERDF): 10 426 615 3 594 554 3 593 484 Priority 1 101% 22,186,503 Priority 2 103% 10,697,849 Priority 3 100% 3,594,554 21,914,737 10,426,615 3,593,484 Environment • Cultural Heritage - Mapping cultural heritage sites – around 20,000 sites like cult springs, homesteads, stone fences etc were mapped and geo-websites produced • Gauja-Koiva - Developing of joint standards and plans for the management of Gauja-Koiva river – river shared by Estonians and Latvians • Gulf of Riga as a Resource for Wind Energy - Scientific research for future wind park developers and policy makers on wind energy fields, the most affected key natural species populations and social reactions, and economic benefits for the entire Gulf of Riga region Business Development • GoodFruit – Establishment of joint Fruit and Berry Product Development Competence Centre involving know-how and applied research and product development facilities and equipment ; modernization of storage technologies; assistance to marketing • Protolab Network – Creation of integrated network of Protolabs (Product Development, Training and Testing Centres) to provide assistance in fine mechanics and rapid prototyping to the businesses to ease product development process Tourism development • Beach Hopping – 7 coastal municipalities improved their life-guard services and beach safety as well as upgraded beach facilities and infrastructure to make the places more attractive • ViSoEst by bike – 1296 km long bicycle route established going through EE and LV accompanied by special signs Tour de LatEst, bicycle parking facilities, resting places, informative stands • Increasing attractiveness of Valga-Valka (twin towns on the border) – Recreation places improved; technical project prepared for the larger objects to be built in the future: ice-hall; Valga-Valka visitors’ centre Estonia – Latvia Programme 2014-2020 • The Member States decided to launch the Estonia – Latvia Programme 2014-2020 • Joint Programming Committee (JPC) was set up responsible for the preparation of the new programme • Consultations with stakeholders in both countries • As a result of consultations, the cooperation areas were identified and joint stakeholder seminars were held to further investigate the actual needs. Estonia – Latvia Programme 2014-2020 Based on consultations, the following thematic objectives were agreed : • Enhancing the competitiveness of small and mediumsized enterprises (SME development) • Preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency (Environment) • Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures (Transport) • Promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility (Labour Market) Thank you for the attention!