november 2006. contents interreg iiic as a eu community initiative cooperation area programme...
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November 2006
Contents INTERREG IIIC as a EU Community Initiative
Cooperation Area
Programme Zones
Programme Management
Types of Operations and how they work
Themes addressed by approved operations
Figures on participation and budget
Selected Projects from each zone
Contact information
INTERREG IIIC.........as an EU Community Initative
Stimulates interregional cooperation across Europe during the programming period 2000-2006
Is financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the Structural Funds, and co-financed by national project partners
Is one of three strands of the EU Community Initative INTERREG III
Cross border cooperation
Transnational cooperation
Interregional cooperation
INTERREG IIIC
INTERREG IIIC……..……one of three strands
INTERREG III
INTERREG III A INTERREG IIIB
INTERREG IIIC..............is
An EU programme that helps Europe’s regions form partnerships to work together on common projects. By sharing knowledge and experience, these partnerships enable the regions involved to develop new solutions to economic, social and environmental challenges.
INTERREG IIIC………aims
To improve the effectiveness of policies and instruments for regional development and cohesion
Through large-scale information and know-how exchange, transfer of tools and sharing of experience among European regions
Co-operation Area
Countries eligible for ERDF funding:
25 EU member States
Non-EU Countries :
Norway & Switzerland
All other non-EU countries
Programme Zones
For administrative purposes the programme is divided into four
geographical areas, with offices in the following locations:
North Rostock
South Valencia
East Vienna
West Lille
Programme Management
All four programme zones are managed by the following bodies:
Monitoring Committee*
Steering Committee*
Managing Authority
Paying Authority
Joint Technical Secretariat
*In the North Zone, the tasks of the Monitoring and Steering Committees are performed by a joint body – the Monitoring and Steering Committee of the INTERREG IIIC North
INTERREG IIIC North
Programme area
Denmark Whole country
Germany Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein
Sweden Whole country
Finland Whole country
Poland Zachodniopomorskie, Pomorskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie,
Warminsko-Mazurskie, Podlaskie
Estonia Whole country
Latvia Whole country
Lithuania Whole country
Norway Whole country
Austria Whole country
Germany Bayern, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Berlin, Brandenburg,
Thüringen
Italy Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige, Emilia-
Romagna, Puglia, Molise, Abruzzo, Marche
Greece Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki, Kentriki Makedonia, Dytiki
Makedonia, Thessalia, Ipeiros
Poland Lubuskie, Wielkopolskie, Lodzkie, Mazowieckie, Lubelskie,
Podkarpackie, Malopolskie, Swietokrzyskie, Slaskie, Opolskie,
Czech Republic Whole country
Slovakia Whole country
Hungary Whole country
Slovenia Whole country
Programme area
INTERREG IIIC East
Whole country
France Midi-Pyrennées, Limousin, Auvergne, Aquitaine, Languedoc- Roussillon, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Corse, Guyane, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion
Greece Dytiki Ellada, Peloponnisos, Voreio Aigaio, Notio Aigaio, Kriti, Ionia Nisia, Stera Ellada, Attiki
Italy Piémont, Lombardie, Ligurie, Toscane, Ombrie, Lazio, Campanie, Sardaigne, Basilicate, Calabre, Sicile, Val d’Aoste
Portugal Whole country
Cyprus Whole country
Malta Whole country
United Kingdom Gibraltar
Spain
Programme area
INTERREG IIIC South
France Nord-Pas de Calais, Picardie, Haute-Normandie, Île de France, Basse-Normandie, Centre, Champagne-Ardennes, Lorraine, Bourgogne, Alsace, Franche-Comté, Bretagne, Pays de la Loire
Belgium Whole country
Netherlands Whole country
Luxembourg Whole country
Germany Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Baden-Württemberg
United Kingdom
Whole country (except Gibraltar)
Ireland Whole country
INTERREG IIIC West
Programme area
Types of Operations…………and how they work
Three types of operation are eligible for funding:
Regional Framework Operations (RFOs)
Individual Projects
Networks
Regional Framework Operation
Lead Partne
r
Regional
Partner
Regional
Partner
Lead Participa
nt
Lead Participa
nt
Lead Participa
nt
Sub project 1
Sub project 2
Sub project 3
Large-scale regional co-operation comprising various sub-projects
Minimum of three different countries
At least two must be Member States
Individual Project
Lead
Partner
Project Partne
r
Project Partne
r
Co-operation activities addressing only one specific topic
Minimum of three different countries
At least two must be Member States
Network
Lead
Partner
Project Partner
Project Partner
Project Partner
Project Partner
Co-operation activities mainly directed at structured exchange of experience
Minimum of five different countries
At least three must be Member States
Themes addressed by…………..approved operations
9%
15%
8%
6%
21%
21%
16%
5%
Research, Technology andInnovation
SME Development andEntrepreneurship
Information Society and e-Government
Employment, Social inclusion,Human Resources and Education
Environment, Risk Prevention,Energy and Natural Resources
Regional Planning, TerritorialRegeneration and UrbanDevelopment
Tourism, Heritage and Culture
Accessibility, Mobility andTransport
Some figures............on participation in INTERREG IIIC operations*
With a total of 268 approved operations, INTERREG IIIC involves:
more than 2650 partnersmore than 190 regions from 50 participating countries
INTERREG IIIC has funded more than 330 interregional subprojects
* Data obtained August 2006
Some figures............on total budget committed*
€ 500 Million – Total eligible budget
€ 300 Million – Total ERDF budget allocated to operations
€ 2 Million – Norwegian Funding
€ 190 Million – National Co-financing
* Data obtained August 2006
ERDF committed in € millions........in each zone
122
32
74
71
North
East
South
West
North Zone sample project and results
Name of operation: EKIE
(ENHANCING KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE ENTERPRISES in Small Cities, Surounded by Rural and Sparsely Populated Areas)
Objective: Developing ways to help SMEs work together efficiently and to generate new business in knowledge-intensive regions in four specific areas: technology parks; public economic development organisations and incubators; research and development; and higher education.
Snapshot of selected outputs:
Establishment of Business Incubator centre in Estonia with two full time employees
Contact details:
Coordinator: Jorma Hintikka / Email:[email protected]
Website: www.ekie.net
East Zone sample project and results
Name of operation: REGENERGY
(Network of pioneering communities and regions working on innovative heat energy solutions)
Objective: Creating a Europe-wide network for sharing knowledge and information about the heating sector management. The Project aims also to expand external Private-Public-Partnerships and external financing for efficient energy solutions.
Snapshot of selected outputs: Elaboration of comparative study on regional and
municipal heat supply transformation, Elaboration of Privatisation Guidelines on local
utility transformation
Contact details: Coordinator: Julia Erdmann / Email: [email protected] Website:
www.regenergy.org
South Zone sample project and results
Name of operation: ICHNOS (Innovation and Change: Network of One-stop Shops)
Objective: definition and experimentation of a common model for a regional centre
of competence for enterprises. Creation of a european network of one-stops shops.
Improvement/rationalization of the models which are currently used in the respective
regions
Snapshot of selected outputs: Green paper on the state of play of one-stop-shops
in the three countries in which the project partners are located.
Contact details:
Coordinator: Jonathan Deckmyn/ Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ichnos-project.org
West Zone sample project and results
Name of operation: CITEAIR (Common Information to European AIr)
Objective: Developing better and more efficient solutions for assessing the impact of
traffic in large urban areas and informing professional users and the public on the
environmental situation
Snapshot of selected outputs: Transfer of experience from AIRPARIF to Emilia
Romagna Region, which is developing for the first time a Decision Support System for
monitoring Air Quality.
Development of a tool for assessing air quality transferable to other regions and cities
in Europe
Contact details:
Coordinator: Nick Hodges / Email: [email protected]
Website: http://citeair.rec.org
INTERREG IIIC EastJoint Technical Secretariat
Museumsstrasse 3/A/III
A-1070 Vienna
Phone +(43) 1 4000 76142
Fax +(43) 1 4000 9976141
Email: [email protected]
INTERREG IIIC SouthJoint Technical Secretariat
Calle Cronista Carreres, 11-4A
46003 Valencia, España
Phone (+34) 96 315 33 40
Fax (+34) 96 315 33 47
E-mail: [email protected]
INTERREG IIIC NorthJoint Technical Secretariat
Grubenstraße, 20
18055 Rostock, Germany
Phone: +49 381 45 484 5279
Fax: +49 381 45 484 5282
Email: [email protected]
Contact Information
www.interreg3c.net
INTERREG IIIC WestJoint Technical Secretariat
24, Boulevard Carnot – 3e étage
F-59800 Lille, France
Phone: +33 3 28 38 11 11
Fax: +33 3 28 38 11 15
Email: [email protected]
www.interreg3c.net
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