Transcript European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument Cross Border Co-operation

European Neighbourhood and Partnership
Instrument
Cross Border Co-operation
within the Baltic Sea Region Programme
Hamburg, 10-11 May 2007
Martin EISENBEIS
European Commission
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EuropeAid Co-operation Office
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set up on 1 January 2001
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in charge of implementing
the external aid
instruments of the European Commission
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CBC at the external borders – different
instruments until 2006
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• INTERREG - EU border regions
• Tacis - NIS partner countries (BY, MD, RU, UA)
• Phare - candidate countries
• MEDA - South (Medocc, Archimed)
• Neighbourhood Programmes – transition 2004-06
ENPI: The new instrument for CBC
► From 2007 CBC at the EU external borders
covered under a new financing instrument
► One set of rules applied on both sides of
the borders – cover all external borders in
East and South
► Over 1.1 billion € to finance CBC in 15
Programmes in East and South
► Build on the Neighbourhood Programmes
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ENPI CBC Programming aspects
► Programming horizon: 7 years (2007 –
2013)
► Fully equal (joint) programming and decision
making structures
► Financing: combining funding from Cohesion
Fund (ERDF) and External Relations budget
► Covered by a single ENPI Regulation and a
specific Strategy Paper
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ENPI CBC Rational
► Avoid new dividing lines in Europe
► Key element in promoting an area of
security, stability and prosperity of the EU and
its neighbours to the East and South
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Key ENPI CBC principles
► Common benefit
Measures financed under ENPI CBC need
to benefit both parties, thus the
requirement for joint programmes, joint
management and joint projects
► Partners are equal
- they prepare the programme together
- they jointly designate a single managing
authority
- they select together the projects to be
financed
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ENPI CBC Objectives
Builds on four main objectives
► Promote economic and social development
► Address common challenges
► Ensure efficient and secure borders
► Promote people-to-people co-operation
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ENPI CBC 9 land border and 3
sea crossing programmes
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ENPI CBC 3 sea basin programmes
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Current co-operation with Russia and
Belarus in the Baltic Sea Region
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Baltic Sea Region INTERREG III B Neighbourhood
Programme
► Priority North supports cross-border cooperation
on the borders between Estonia, Latvia and Russia.
► Priority South supports cross-border cooperation
on the borders between Latvia, Lithuania and
Belarus.
Russia and Belarus in the Baltic Sea Region
Programme 2007-2013
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► Russia: Murmansk Oblast, Republic of Karelia,
City of St Petersburg, Leningrad, Pskov,
Kaliningrad, Novgrorod Oblasts
for Barents cooperation also: Archangelsk
Oblast, Nenets Okrug, Republic of Komi
► Belarus: the whole of the country
Expected Results (1)
Fully joint and integrated projects, implemented
between actors from partner countries and
Member States, both having an equal role in the
decision-making process during the preparation,
implementation and monitoring of activities
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Expected Results (2)
► Meeting the specific priorities of local partners
in the eligible border regions, allowing for
increased ownership by local stakeholders
► Improving the co-ordination between local,
regional and national level development plans
► Contributing to enhanced prosperity, stability
and security along the external borders of the
EU through strengthened co-operation and
contacts across borders
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Integration of ENPI CBC specific issues in
BSR priorities (1)
Priority 1: Fostering of innovations across
the BSR
Co-operation in areas of SME development,
tourism, trade as well as broader economic and
regional development
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Integration of ENPI CBC specific issues in
BSR priorities (2)
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Priority 2: External and internal
accessibility of the BSR
Development of joint strategies for future regional
transportation (feasibility studies, investment
proposals for larger-scale investments)
Integration of ENPI CBC specific issues in
BSR priorities (3)
Priority 3:
Management of the Baltic Sea
as a common resource
Environmental protection, waste treatment and
management, energy issues, institutional cooperation in border-related aspects and civil
protection
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Integration of ENPI CBC specific issues in
BSR priorities (4)
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Priority 4: Promoting attractive and
competitive cities and regions
Public health issues and social affairs (incl.
communicable diseases), integration of national
minorities, disabled people, youth, regional
development (incl. small/medium cities
development), tourism, institutional co-operation,
capacity building and training, cultural heritage
and educational co-operation
Further information
Mailbox address
[email protected]
Website – EuropeAid CBC
http://ec.europa.eu/comm/europeaid/projects/enpi_cross_border/index_en.htm
Website – ENP
http://ec.europa.eu/world/enp/index_en.htm
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