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INTERREG IVA 2 Mers Seas Zeeën Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013
Part-financed
by the ERDF
Introduction to the
INTERREG IVA
2 Seas Programme
JTS INTERREG IVA 2 Seas
Lead Applicant Seminar Medway 20 May 2009
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The European Union and the Regions
Part-financed
by the ERDF
The Regional policy 2007-2013
 347 billion euro for 2007-2013 (1/3 of
the European Union budget)
3 objectives
 Convergence (81,54 %)
 Regional competitiveness and
employment (15,95 %)
 Territorial cooperation (2,52 %)
= INTERREG IV
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European Territorial Cooperation - INTERREG
Part-financed
by the ERDF
The European Territorial Co-operation objective will strengthen cross-border cooperation through joint local and regional initiatives, trans-national co-operation aiming at
integrated territorial development, and interregional co-operation and exchange of
experience.
3 strands:
 Strand A: cross-border cooperation (€5.4 billion – 52 programmes)
 Filling the gaps and solve together problems crossing the border
 Adjacent zones or countries whose sea border is less than or equal to 150km
 Objective: do away with the border as an obstacle to socio-economic development
 Strand B: trans-national cooperation (€1.8 billion – 13 programmes)
 Extra European dimension to regional development
 larger groups of European regions
 Objective: better territorial integration into the Union
 Strand C: interregional cooperation (€0.4 billion – 1 programme)
 Building networks to develop good practice and facilitate the exchange and
transfer of experience by successful regions
 EU27 + Norway + Switzerland
 Objective: improving policy and regional development tools’ effectiveness
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Cross border cooperation
Part-financed
by the ERDF
52 programmes but 6 common issues:
• Encouraging entrepreneurship,
especially the development of SMEs,
tourism, culture and cross-border
trade;
• Improving joint management of
natural resources;
• Supporting links between urban
and rural areas;
• Improving access to transport and
communication networks;
• Developing joint use of
infrastructure;
• Administrative, employment and
equal opportunities work.
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Eligible areas Interreg IVA 2 Seas
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by the ERDF
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Eligible areas for Channel and 2 Seas Programmes
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by the ERDF
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The 2 Seas Programme in a nutshell
OPERATIONAL
PROGRAMME
CONTEXT
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Community
Strategic
Guidelines for
Cohesion Policy
2007-2013
4 NSRF :
-UK
- France
- Flanders
- The Netherlands
Lisbon and
Gothenburg
Strategies
General
developments
and trends
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by the ERDF
ANALYSIS
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Socio-economic
diagnosis
SWOT
Analysis
Lessons from
previous
experiences
Perspectives and
challenges of the
Programme area
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PROGRAMME STRATEGY
Priority 1
Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Creating an economically
competitive, attractive
and accessible area
Promoting and enhancing
a safe and healthy
environment
Improving quality of life
Common priority with the
France(Channel)-England
programme
Specific target
group Priority 2
Specific target
group Priority 3
Specific target
group Priority 4
Specific target
group Priority 1
C O M M O N
T A R G E T
G R O U P S
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Interreg IVA 2 Seas: Priorities
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 Priority 1: Creating an economically competitive,
attractive and accessible area
 Priority 2: Promoting and enhancing a safe and healthy
environment
 Priority 3 : Improving quality of life
 Priority 4: Common Priority with the France (Channel) England programme
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Interreg IVA 2 Seas: Programme Budget
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by the ERDF
The total budget of the Programme: 167 millions euros ERDF
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Interreg IVA 2 Seas: Potential partners
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by the ERDF
Legal status
- public body
- body governed by public law
- private body (micro, small, medium enterprises)
- not-for-profit-organisations
Who is not eligible as a partner?
• Sub partners/umbrella partners
• Bodies without budget and not requesting ERDF from the
programme
• Private companies exceeding the limits set for micro and
SMEs
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Interreg IVA 2 Seas: Partnership
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by the ERDF
Partnership requirements: Priority 1, 2, 3
 minimum 2 partners from different MS
 minimum 1 English partner
 In case a Lead Partner is in adjacent area, at least one partner must be
in the eligible area
Partnership requirements: Priority 4
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minimum 3 partners
minimum 1 English partner
1 partner from the French area of the France-Manche Programme
1 partner from the “Two Seas Programme” (continental)
In case a Lead Partner is in adjacent area, at least one partner must be
in the eligible area
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Interreg IVA 2 Seas: how to be involved?
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by the ERDF
• Develop a project idea
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Set up a partnership
Draft a budget
Make sure you have the necessary match funding (at least 50%)
Collect the letters of intent
Fill out the application form
Check that you meet all the eligibility criteria
Submit the application
form to the JTS
3 calls for proposals/year  check the calendar of the calls
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What’s going on once the application submitted?
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by the ERDF
1. An appraisal of the application is performed by the JTS and the 4 Member
States:
 Eligibility check
 Quality check
2. The Steering Committee (made up of representatives from programme partners
authorities) does decide which project will be supported. A project can be either:
Approved: well done!
Referred back: the project has potential, but needs to
be redrafted and is advised to resubmit
in a future call
Rejected: the project does not fit with the programme
requirements OR has to be completely
revised to be acceptable
3. The JTS informs the applicants about the decisions
and signs Subsidy Contract with approved projects
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The project Lifecycle
Post-project activities, use of
results, follow-up
Closure
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by the ERDF
Idea generation &
partnership development
Partner search, elaboration
of the idea, needs analysis
Coordination of activities, reporting,
monitoring, adjustments, financial
management
Project development &
application
Implementation
Strategy & content, responsibilities,
application requirements
Kick-off, detailed planning,
contracts & agreements
Contracting &
start-up
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Cross-border success
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by the ERDF
What is a good cross-border project?
 It entails 4 elements: joint development, implementation, staffing
and financing
 Is in line with the objectives and priorities of the Operational
Programme
 Demonstrates the need for cooperation in tackling a common issue
relevant to the 2 Seas area
 Delivering sustainable economic growth
 Produces lasting, measurable benefits for the programme area
 Focussed and of sufficient added-value
 WIN/WIN: involves close cooperation of the partners at all stages
of the project
 Ideally produces valuable results in a wider European context
 Is additional to the regular tasks of organisations
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Creating the project budget
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by the ERDF
It is vital that projects start to consider financial issues and the project budget from the very beginning !
Project
budgeting
Resource
planning
Cost
estimating
Cost budgeting
TIPS:
 ERDF grant = maximum 50% of your total project budget
 The partnership should keep budget estimates as accurate as possible.
 Think carefully about how you spread your budget over the project’s lifetime.
 Read the Programme guidance on Eligibility
 Look at the different budget lines in the AF to build up your budget as precisely as
possible:
BL1
BL2
BL3
BL4
BL5
BL6
BL7
Partner staff costs
Administration costs (direct and indirect general costs)
External consultants and suppliers
Travel and accommodation
Equipment
Investment
Validation of expenditure
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After approval: Payment Process
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by the ERDF
General principles
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Payments will be made retrospectively against actual expenditure paid out
Payments will be made in EUR
Co-financing should be secured
Applications for payments should be sent to the JTS with the six-monthly progress reports/final report
5-Step process
Step 1 – Partners report to the Lead Partner
Step 2 – Lead Partner reports to the JTS
Step 3 – Reports are checked by the JTS and Certifying
Authority
Step 4 – Payment is made by the Certifying Authority to
the Lead Partner
Step 5 – Funding is distributed by the Lead Partners to
the other partners
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After approval: Communication
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by the ERDF
MANDATORY requirements:
• Beneficiaries must inform the general public of the role played by the EU in
regional development
• Each approved project must design a communication plan and nominate a
communication manager
• Breaches of publicity rules a common problem spotted in Commission audit –
particularly but not only failure to put proper logos on publications
• A breach in publicity rules will result in the reduction of the project budget
(flat rate)
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The Lead Partner Principle
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Development &
application
– Coordinates partner input
– Drafts and submits the application
Co-financing
– Secures Lead Partner co-financing
– Ensures that partners have letters of commitment for co-financing
Contracts
– Signs contract with the programme
– Draws up Partnership Agreement incl. provisions for sound financial
management and recovery of amounts unduly paid
Implementation
– Overall responsibility for ensuring implementation
Finance &
reporting
– Checks that partner spending has been validated by approved
controllers
– Ensures that spending has been incurred on agreed activities only
Payments
– Receives programme payments and transfers them to partners
Irregularities
– Pays back the programme immediately for any irregularity detected in
partner expenditure.
– Recovers funds directly from the project partner concerned
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Interreg IV 2 Seas: Authorities
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by the ERDF
Managing Authority:
Nord-Pas de Calais Region
 Has the main operational responsibility for the
Programme
Certifying Authority:
Caisse des dépôts et Consignations
 Receives funds from European Commission and makes
payments to the Lead Partner
 Single payment organisation for the entire programme
whatever the nationality of the lead partner
Audit Authority:
Commission Interministérielle de Coordination des
Contrôles (CICC)
 Drawing up an audit strategy for the programme and
ensuring that international audit standards are met
National Authorities:
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Where to find us?
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by the ERDF
www.interreg4a-2mers.eu
Contacts
Thank you!
Dries Debruyne
Provincie West-Vlaanderen
Koning Leopold III-laan 41
8200 Sint-Andries
BELGÏE
Telefoon: +32 (0)50 40 33 73
@ [email protected]
Amandine Dupont
Hôtel du Département
39 rue d’Amiens
62000 ARRAS
FRANCE
Tél : 03 21 21 92 05 (Secrétariat)
e-mail: [email protected]
Nienke Ensing
Province Zeeland
Abdij 6
4331 BK MIDDELBURG
NEDERLAND
Telefoon: +31 (0)118631096
@ [email protected]
Marie-Pierre Richard
Conseil régional
Direction Europe
51 bd Président Hoover
59000 LILLE
FRANCE
Tél: 03 28 82 70 79
e-mail: [email protected]
Séverine Ernest
Maison du Département
Route de la Trésorerie
BP 20
62126 WIMILLE
FRANCE
Tél: 03 21 91 06 04
e-mail: [email protected]
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