Interreg Programmes

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1 Interreg Programmes Interreg Baltic Sea Region Interreg Central Baltic Interreg Europe Matti Lipsanen METNET Workshop Tampere

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4 European Territorial Cooperation Programmes ( Interreg ) Fourth Baltic Sea Region Programme since 1998 Based on EU Strategy for Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR)

5 Eight EU Member States (Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) Norway with national financing South East Russia and Belarus with ENI financing (?)

6 Managing authority Investmentbank of Schleswig-Holstein Programme secretariat in Rostock, Germany; branch office Riga, Latvia Financing decisions by Monitoring Committee, three representatives from participating countries National sub-committees

7 Every project shall have partners minimum from three countries (usually more!) Typical project partners: local, regional and state administrations, development agencies, NGOs, universities and other educational and research institutes Also private enterprises are eligible now! Lead Partner principle

8 248 M ERDF financing for projects ERDF financing 75 % (Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany) or 85 % (Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) Finnish project partners can apply part of the national cofinancing from the state Typical total project budget is 1-5 M Typical project duration 36 months

9 Most relevant themes for the Baltic Sea Region co-operation supported by the programme: Innovations (84,4 M ) Environment (84,4 M ) Transport (66,0 M ) plus EU BSR Strategy support (13,2 M )

10 Priority 1 Capacity for innovation Research and innovation structures Smart specialisation Smart specialisation Non technological investments 10

11 Priority 2 Efficient management of natural resources Clean waters Resource efficiency Renewable energy Energy efficiency Resource efficient blue growth 11

12 Priority 3 Sustainable transport Connecting second and tertiary nodes to TEN-T network Interoperability of transport modes Accessibility of remote areas Environment friendly and low carbon transport system Maritime safety Environmentally friendly shipping Environmentally friendly urban mobility 12

13 Priority 4 Institutional capacity for macroregional cooperation Seed Money Macro regional and see basin strategies Only 5 % of programme financing, no regular projects

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15 Two step application system: first step Concept note, simple pdf-format Relevance related to programme objectives and priorities Transnational added value Activities - results Partnership Budget Concept note is not full application, financing statements are not needed, new partners can be added

16 Two step application system: second step Only applicants approved from the first step can submit an application Full application to the electronic system More detailed than concept notes, e.g.: Detailed description of activities, working packages and time schedule Result indicators Detailed budget Financing statements and other formalities

17 First application round Implemented December 2014 November concept notes 81 approved for second step 78 full applications 35 projects approved to be financed 90 million euro ERDF financing committed First projects are just now to be contracted and beginning their activities

18 Interreg Baltic Sea Region 1st round 90 Committed Remaining ,5 45,5 41, ,9 38,9 24, Innovations 2. Natural resources 3. Transport

19 Interreg Baltic Sea Region first round

20 Interreg Baltic Sea Region 2nd round Second call of applications, first step open Info seminar in Riga, Latvia National info seminar in Helsinki, Finland Second call of applications, first step dead line September 2016 January 2017 May 2017 Monitoring committee meeting, selection of concept notes, second step open Second call of applications, second step dead line Financing decisions

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22 Funding for 115 million euros for cross border co-operation 3 sub programmes (CB, EST-FIN, AI) Co-financing rate 75-85%, Finnish partners 75 %+ possible national cofinancing Small projects Max. 2 years and ERDF Regular projects with 2-step application procedure Simplified 1st step application to assess strategic relevance of the idea

23 Competitive economy of the region (29 meur) Sustainable use of common resources (37 meur) Well-connected region (37 meur) Skilled and socially inclusive region (12 meur) New knowledge intensive companies Natural and cultural resources developed into sustainable tourist attractions Improved transport flows of people and goods More people benefiting from stronger CB communities More entrepreneurial youth Sustainably planned and managed marine and coastal areas Improved services of CB small ports for mobility and tourism More aligned vocational education and training programmes More exports by the Central Baltic companies to new markets Better urban planning in the Central Baltic region Reduced nutrients, hazardous substances and toxic inflows to the Baltic Sea

24 Type of co-operation Networking Learning from each other Working on joint problems /opportunities

25 Calls of proposals 1st call 136 regular project applications of which 35 approved (25,7 %) 41 small project applications of which 7 approved (17,1 %) 177 total project applications of which 42 approved (23,7 %) 2nd call 110 regular project applications of which 21 approved to the 2nd step (19,1 %) 38 small project applications of which 7 approved (18,4 %) 3rd and most probably the last call of the programme 1st step foreseen from 2 January to 27 February, 2017 Approximately 30 % of the programme funding available All specific objectives of the programme not necessarily open

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27 Programme area: EU27 + Norway + Switzerland Focus on regional development plans and national ERDF programmes Public and non-profit private project partners ERDF financing for projects: 338 M ERDF co-financing rate 85 % First financing decisions

28 ERDF financing divided equally (84,4 M ) between four priorities: 1. Innovation and research 2. SME competitiveness 3. Low carbon economy 4. Environment and resource efficiency

29 Interregional co-operation projects 1. Phase one: interregional learning (1-3 years) 2. Phase two: monitoring of implementation Policy learning platforms

30 How to combine: Concrete results Added value from co-operation 30

31 interreg-baltic.eu centralbaltic.eu interregeurope.eu Regional Council of Häme 31