CENTRAL BALTIC CENTRAL BALTIC PROGRAMME

2014-20202014 202012.12.2013, Pori

GEOGRAPHY & STRUCTURE

• The programme covers the same regions as for this period: coastal Åregions from Finland including Åland Islands, Estonia, Latvia and

SwedenTh t Fi i h i S t k t d Pi k• There are two new Finnish regions - Satakunta and Pirkanmaa

+Satakunta

+Pirkanmaa

CB 2014-2020 WILL SUPPORT:

Competitive Sustainable use of common economy of common resources

W ll t d Skilled and Well connected region

Skilled and socially

inclusive regiong inclusive region

WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH FINANCED PROJECTS AS A RESULT?FINANCED PROJECTS AS A RESULT?

Joint (CB scale + together)More entrepreneurial youth

( g )activities making young people (pupils, students) more entrepreneurialentrepreneurial

New smart companiesJoint activities that lead to the creation of new smart b i

PRO

More products and

businesses

Joint cluster-based activities to take new and existing products

OJE

services to new markets take new and existing products and services to new markets

CTS

WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH FINANCED PROJECTS AS A RESULT?FINANCED PROJECTS AS A RESULT?

New attractions based on natural and cultural heritage

Joint activities to develop natural and cultural heritage into sustainable attractionsheritage

More sustainable marine

sustainable attractions

Joint activities related to maritime spatial planning and integrated

PROand coastal ecosystems spatial planning and integrated

coastal zone management

Joint activities to work out and

OJE

Cleaner water of the Baltic Sea

use the methods and technologies to achieve cleaner water

CTS

More sustainable urban environment

Joint activities related to planning of urban environment in sustainable waysustainable way

WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH FINANCED PROJECTS AS A RESULT?FINANCED PROJECTS AS A RESULT?

Time saving low carbon transport Joint activities to achieve carbon transport solutions and improved

more integrated sustainable transport solutions

PROimproved

transport corridors

Joint activities to improve transport corridors

OJE

Better services of Joint activities to develop the

CTS

CB small portsp

services of CB small ports

WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH FINANCED PROJECTS AS A RESULT?FINANCED PROJECTS AS A RESULT?

Better J i t ti iti t i Better integrated CB labor market

Joint activities to improve the quality of vocational education

PROlabor market education

St th d Joint local and community

OJE

Strengthened CB

iti

Joint local and community level training activities to solve practical problems

CTScommunities p p

and address challenges

APPROACH

New programme intends to focus

sustainability on sustainability of achieved results and based on experience from the current programme to and based on experience from the current programme to

simplify p yapplication, evaluation and monitoring

processes

FINANCING

115 MEUR FOR PROJECTS115 MEUR FOR PROJECTS

CO-FINANCING RATES FOR THE FUTURE

85% for partners from 75% for partners from pEstonia and Latvia

pFinland and Sweden

TIMETABLE (*INDICATIVE)( )

20142013 2014

October –NovemberProgramme

ti i f ll

December – January

Public hearing period

February

O ti l

March 2014

S b i i f th

November 2014

C ll l h dpreparations in full speed

November

g p• Estonia• Latvia• Finland• Sweden

Operational Programme approved by JPC

Submission of the Operational Programme to the EC

Call launched

1st draft Operational Programme approved by JPC

• Sweden• Åland

approved by JPC

Public hearingsg

www.centralbaltic.eu/2014-2020

Materials

Questionnaire

Information on national events

DL 17 1 2014DL 17.1.2014

Thank you!a you

More information:Programming Team in Regional Council of Southwest Finland:

• Management questions and overall coordination– Merike Niitepõld – merike.niitepold@varsinais-suomi.fi

• Programme content and activities – Ülari Alamets – ylari.alamets@varsinais-suomi.fi– Aiga Plesanova – aiga.plesanova@varsinais-suomi.fi

www.centralbaltic.eu/2014-2020