erwin siweris interreg iiic/ivc jts lille, france
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Erwin Siweris INTERREG IIIC/IVC JTS Lille, France. Structure. Programme Projects Timetable. Overall Objective Structure Priorities. Regional Initiative Projects Capitalisation Projects. 1. Programme’s Characteristics. INTERREG IIIC versus INTERREG IVC. INTERREG IIIC. INTERREG IVC. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Erwin Siweris
INTERREG IIIC/IVC JTSLille, France
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StructureStructure
1. Programme
2. Projects
3. Timetable
Overall Objective Structure Priorities
Regional Initiative Projects Capitalisation Projects
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1. Programme’s Characteristics1. Programme’s Characteristics
INTERREG IIIC versus INTERREG IVC
321 MEUR ERDF Cofinancing up to 75/85% One programme:
1 Managing (Région Nord-Pas de Calais), 1 Audit and1 Certifying Authority
1 JTS (Lille) and 4 Information Points (Rostock, Katowice Valencia and Lille)
Focus on Lisbon and Gothenburg Agendas
2 Types of Interventions
315 MEUR ERDF Cofinancing up to 50/75 % Four programmes:
4 Managing, 4 Audit and 4 Paying Authorities
4 JTS
All themes of regional and local public activities
3 Types of Operations
INTERREG IVCINTERREG IIIC
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1. Programme’s Characteristics1. Programme’s Characteristics
Overall Objective
Improve the effectiveness of regional development policies
Contribute to economic modernisation and increased competitiveness of Europe
… by…
Enabling exchange of experiences and knowledge
Matching less experienced with more advanced regions
Ensuring transfer of identified good practice into mainstream programmes
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1. Programme’s Characteristics1. Programme’s Characteristics
Programme Priorities
Innovation, Research & Technology Development Entrepreneurship and SMEs Information Society Employment, Human Resources and Education
Priority 1: Innovation and Knowledge Economy (177 M€ ERDF)
Priority 2: Environment and Risk Prevention (125 M€ ERDF)
Energy and Sustainable Transport Biodiversity and Preservation of Natural Heritage Natural and Technological Risks Water & Waste Management Cultural Heritage and Landscape
Priority 3: Technical Assistance (19 M€ ERDF)
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1. Programme’s Characteristics1. Programme’s Characteristics
One Programme for
27 EU Member States
+ CH
+ NO
INTERREG IVC
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2. Types of Interventions2. Types of Interventions
Regional Initiative Projects Exchange of experience and good practice, development of
tools and instruments of regional policies
Capitalisation Projects, including Fast Track Projects Capitalisation projects: optimise results achieved, transfer of
good practices identified into mainstream programmes Fast Track projects: Specific European Commission
assistance and expertise offered to certain capitalisation projects with reference to the “Regions for Economic Change (RFEC)” InitiativeAim: detailed action plan to transfer identified best practices into mainstream programmes
Types of Interventions
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2. Types of Interventions2. Types of Interventions
Type 1 ‘Regional Initiative Projects’
Overview of Recommendations
Size of the partnership
Depends on the level of intensity of cooperation
- Basic level: min of 8 to max of 20 partners
- Higher level: max of 10 partners (with the exception of mini programme: max of 8 partners)
- Minimum requirement: partners from at least 3
countries from which two have to be from EU-MS and
financed under IVC
Duration 36 months (up to 48 months for mini programme)
Budget Min ERDF: EUR 500,000
Max ERDF: EUR 5 million (only in exceptional case)
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2. Types of Interventions2. Types of Interventions
Type 2 ‘Capitalisation Projects’
Overview of Recommendations
Size of the partnership
Min n° of countries represented: 6
Max n° of countries represented: 10
Duration 24 months
Budget Min ERDF: EUR 300,000
Max ERDF: EUR 3 million
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2. Types of Interventions2. Types of Interventions
Type 2 ‘Capitalisation Projects’
Fast Track Projects
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3. Timetable3. Timetable
Timetable
11 September 2007 Programme Approval
21 September 2007 Opening of first call
15 January 2008 Deadline for submission of
applications first call
June 2008 (provisional) Opening of second call
October 2008 (provisional) Deadline for submission of
applications second call
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Reference Documents
- Operational Programme
- Programme Manual
- Application Pack
- FAQ List
Additional InformationAdditional Information
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