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Interregional co-operation across the entire EU territory
and neighbouring countries on topics closely related to
regional development
INTERREG IIIC North Joint Technical Secretariat, December 2003
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INTERREG IIIC in general
Co-operation Area
Programme Zones
Types of Operation
Topics for Co-operation
Participation
ERDF Budgets Available
Programme Management
INTERREG IIIC & EU Enlargement
Contact Information
The INTERREG Initiative
Main objectives
• economic and social cohesion
• balanced and sustainable development of the European
territory
• territorial integration with candidate and other
neighbouring countries
INTERREG IIIC
... is one strand of the EU Community Initiative INTERREG III
INTERREG III
INTERREG IIIA
INTERREG IIIB
INTERREG IIIC
cross-border
co-operation
transnational
co-operation
interregional
co-operation
Interregional co-operation aims
• to improve the effectiveness of policies and instruments for
regional development and cohesion
• through large-scale information and know-how exchange
and sharing of experience among European regions
Co-operation Area
• entire EU territory including insular and outermost regions
• Norway, Switzerland
• accession and candidate countries
• MEDA countries
• other interested countries
Programme Zones
Joint Technical Secretariats
North: Rostock, Germany
East: Vienna, Austria
South: Valencia, Spain
West: Lille, France
North
East
South
West
INTERREG IIIC North
Programme area
Denmark
Whole country
Germany
Bremen, Hamburg, MecklenburgVorpommern, Niedersachsen, SchleswigHolstein
Sweden
Whole country
Finland
Whole country
Norway
Whole country
Estonia
Whole country
Latvia
Whole country
Lithuania
Whole country
Belarus
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
Czech Republic
Whole country
Slovakia
Whole country
Hungary
Whole country
Slovenia
Whole country
Croatia
Whole country
Yugoslavia
Whole country
INTERREG IIIC South
Programme area
Spain
Whole country
France
Midi-Pyrennées, Limousin, Auvergne, Aquitaine, LanguedocRoussillon, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur,
Rhône-Alpes, Corse, Guyane, Guadeloupe, Martinique,
Réunion
Greece
Dytiki Ellada, Peloponnisos, Voreio Aigaio, Notio Aigaio, Kriti,
Ionia Nisia, Stera Ellada, Attiki
Italy
Piémont, Lombardie, Ligurie, Toscane, Ombrie, Lazio,
Campanie, Sardaigne, Basilicate, Calabre, Sicile, Val d’Aoste
Portugal
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
Regions without joint
borders can work
together in common
projects
e.g. Swedish lead partner
applies to North zone
Types of Operation
Three types of operation are eligible for funding:
Regional Framework Operation
Regional
Partner
large-scale regional
co-operation comprising
various sub-projects
LEAD
Regional
PARTNER Partner
minimum of three different
countries
Project 1
Lead
participant
Pt
Pt
Pt
Project 3
Project 2
Lead
participant
Pt
Pt
Pt
Lead
participant
Pt
Pt
Pt
at least two must be
Member States
Individual Project
co-operation activities addressing
only one specific topic
Lead Partner
minimum of three different
countries
at least two must be
Member States
Project
Partner
Project
Partner
Network
Partner
Partner
Lead
Partner
Partner
Partner
co-operation activities mainly
directed at structured exchange
of experience
minimum of five different
countries
at least three must be
Member States
Types of Operation
General provisions
Topics for Co-operation
Activities can cover a wide rage of themes closely related
to regional development policy. These are divided into five
key topics:
- Structural Funds Objective 1 and 2
- INTERREG programmes
- Urban development
- Innovative Actions
- Other appropriate subjects
Additional topic for co-operation in the North, East and
South zone - „Border region operations“.
Topics for Co-operation
Objective
1 and 2
INTERREG
Urban
Innovative
develop-
Actions
ment
Regional
Framework
Operation
Individual
Project
Network
Others
Border
region
operations
Participation
Who can participate?
Regional Framework
Operation
Regional public authorities or
equivalent bodies*
Individual project
Public authorities or public
equivalent bodies
Network
Public authorities or public
equivalent bodies
ERDF Budgets per Programme Zone
Altogether 293 million EUR ERDF funds are available
for co-financing operations plus 2.7 million EUR Norwegian
national funds as well as 15 million EUR
for border region operations.
Programme Management
All four programme zones are managed homogenously:
• 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
INTERRG IIIC & EU Enlargement
10 new countries
Partners from accession countries,
which will join the EU in 2004, will
be eligible for ERDF funding from
1 January 2004*.
In the second application round
(16.6.-26.9.2003) they can apply as
partners in the operations on the
same terms with the partners
coming from the EU Member States,
with the only exception – they
cannot be Lead Partners.
* In the case of unexpected problems or delays in the enlargement process or with the amendment and approval of the
INTERREG IIIC Programmes, the ERDF funding cannot be guaranteed.
Latvia in INTERREG IIIC
In the first round 5 operations involving 6 Latvian
partners have been approved
 WINNET – a network of women resource centres in Europe, LV
partner – Livani Municiplity
 RENE – a network of institutions dealing with rural development
issues, LV partner – Agricultural Advisory and Training Centre in
Ozolnieki
HANSE PASSAGE – transfer of experience and cooperation on
regional economic development between old and new Member
States, LV partners – Riga and Kurzeme Regional Development
Agencies
 LOGON – cooperation on information exchange among local
government associations, LV partner – Association of Local and
Regional Governments
 InterMETREX – network dealing with exchange of experience on
spatial planning and development, LV partner – Riga City Council
Statistics of the 2nd Call for Proposals
The 2nd call for proposals started on 16 June 2003 and
was closed on 26 September 2003.
Altogether 251 applications have been received by the
four Joint Technical Secretariats
North: 29
East: 64
South: 118
West: 40
Number of applications received
First call / second call
300
251
250
200
159
150
Second call for proposals
118
93
100
64
50
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40
27
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East
South
First call for proposals
West
Total
Lead applicants per country
56
60
48
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50
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244
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Number of applications per topic for co-operation
120
107
100
80
60
46
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Objective
1,2
Interreg
Urban
Innovative
actions
Others
More than 1
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Border
regions
Number of applications per type of operation
300
250
26
200
23
Border region
operations
Mainstream
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150
225
100
153
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46
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framework
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Individual
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Total
Next Call for Proposals
Scheduled for Spring 2004: launch in the
beginning of March, deadline in the end of April
Information event will take place on 8 & 9 March
2004 in Berlin, Germany
Contact Information
INTERREG IIIC North
Joint Technical Secretariat
Grubenstrasse 20, D-18055 Rostock, Germany
Phone:+49 381 45 484 5285
Fax: +49 381 45 484 5282
Email: [email protected]
www.interreg3c.net