BSR INTERREG III B Programme

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BSR INTERREG III B Programme by Roman
Kozlowski BSR INTERREG III B Joint
Secretariat INTERREG INFO DAY Rostock, 07
November 2003
Belarus Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Latvia Lit
huania Norway Poland Russia Sweden
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Content of the presentation

• Programme area
• Programme thematic content
• Programme management
• Programme budget
• Project partnership and management
• Project budget
• Next call for applications

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INTERREG III B programmes
Transnational cooperation on spatial planning and
regional development
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Cooperation area

• Denmark
• Sweden
• Finland
• North - East Germany
• Estonia
• Lithuania
• Latvia
• Poland
• Norway
• North West Belarus
• North West Russia

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Strategic objective
Strengthening economic, social and spatial
cohesion by focusing on disparities between
different territories in order to reach an
increased level of BSR integration and to form a
sustainable part of Europe
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Programme priorities
Priority 1 Promotion of spatial development
approaches and actions for specific territories
and sectors Priority 2 Promotion of territorial
structures supporting sustainable BSR
development Priority 3 Transnational promotion
of institution building, strengthening the
capacity for spatial development activities
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Measures in Priority 1
  Priority 1 Promotion of spatial development
approaches and actions for specific territories
and sectors Measure 1 Supporting joint
strategies and implementation actions for
macro-regions Measure 2 Promoting sustainable
spatial development of specific sectors Measure
3 Strengthening integrated development of
coastal zones, islands and other specific areas  
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1.1 SEAGULL strategies for macro regions

• Expected outcome
• long-term development strategy
• development programmes for rural areas
• tools for regional development and planning
• tools for measuring environmental sustainability

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Measures in Priority 2
Priority 2 Promotion of territorial structures
supporting sustainable BSR development Measure
1 Promoting balanced polycentric settlement
structures Measure 2 Creating sustainable
communication links for improved spatial
integration Measure 3 Enhancing good management
of cultural and natural heritage and of natural
resources 
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2.2 SEBTRANS - communication link

• Expected outcome
• strategies for intermodal transport system
• Preparation of investments
• Expansion of labour markets
• Stimulation of business development

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Ø      Transnational studies and
strategiesØ      Preparation of
investmentsØ      Transnational exchange of
experienceØ      Training of professional
staffØ      Workshops, seminars, networking,
etc.
Examples of eligible activities
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BSR INTERREG III B management structure
Monitoring Committee
....
Supervising the programme
Steering Committee
Selection of projects and funding decisions
NationalSub-committees
Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein Joint
Secretariat
Paying Authority
ManagingAuthority
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FIN
DE
DK
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PL
LT
LV
EST
RU
day to day programme management
BY
Information and support
Projects Lead Partner
Municipalities Regions
ProjectPartner
ProjectPartner
ProjectPartner
ProjectPartner
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Programme funding

• ERDF funds 120.6 M EURO
• Norwegian national 6.0 M EURO
• Total programme funding 126.6 M EURO
• Committed in 1-4 rounds 48.0 M EURO
• Available after 4 rounds 78.6 M EURO
• including the additional funding from the new MS

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Partnership (minimum requirements)

• partners from three different countries
• two countries should be financial contributors
• one partner from EU

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The Lead Partner Principle (example)
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full financial and legal responsibility for
Lead Partner Principle

• project management system
• submitting Application Form
• signing the Subsidy Contract
• reporting of the project progress
• requesting payments

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Who can be a project partner?

• National, regional and local public authorities
• Public equivalent bodies
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• Public equivalent body means any legal body
• governed by public or private law
• established for the specific purpose of meeting
  needs of the general interest,
• not having an industrial or commercial character
  only,
• having legal personality,
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Who can be a Lead Partner?

• In addition a LPs institution should
• Be financed, for the most part, by the State, or
  regional or local authorities, or other bodies
  governed by public law,
• Or be subject to management supervision by those
  bodies,
• Or have an administrative, managerial or
  supervisory board, more than half of whose
  members are appointed by the State, regional or
  local authorities or by other bodies governed by
  public law.

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Examples of partners that can apply for funding
from the BSR INTERREG III B

• National, regional and local public authorities
• Ministries
• regional councils
• municipalities, etc.

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Institutions that could be considered as Public
equivalent bodies
Examples of partners that can apply for funding
from the BSR INTERREG III B (2)

• associations
• academic institutions
• research institutes
• foundations
• NGOs and non-profit organizations
  (community-based, humanitarian, industrial,
  cultural, etc.)
• development agencies, etc.

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BSR INTERREG III B Project Budget

• 1. ERDF / Norwegian contributions
• up to 75 for Objective 1 regions
• up to 50 for other regions
• 2. National co-funding
• Partners own funding eg. public funds at
  national, regional or local level

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Application rounds

• take place in twice a year (Spring and Autumn)
• till now four calls for project proposals have
  already been launched with 49 projects approved

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Fifth call for main projects proposals
Sixth call is planned to be launched in September
2004.
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Thank you for your attention!