JTS INTERREG IVA 2 Seas

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INTERREG IVA 2 Mers Seas Zeeën Cross-border
Cooperation Programme 2007-2013
Introduction to the INTERREG IVA 2 Seas
Programme

• JTS INTERREG IVA 2 Seas
• Lead Applicant Seminar Medway 20 May 2009

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The European Union and the Regions

• The Regional policy 2007-2013
• ? 347 billion euro for 2007-2013 (1/3 of the
  European Union budget)
• 3 objectives
• ? Convergence (81,54 )
• ? Regional competitiveness and employment (15,95
  )
• Territorial cooperation (2,52 )
• INTERREG IV

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European Territorial Cooperation - INTERREG
The European Territorial Co-operation objective
will strengthen cross-border co-operation through
joint local and regional initiatives,
trans-national co-operation aiming at integrated
territorial development, and interregional
co-operation and exchange of experience.

• 3 strands
• ? Strand A cross-border cooperation (5.4
  billion 52 programmes)
• Filling the gaps and solve together problems
  crossing the border
• Adjacent zones or countries whose sea border is
  less than or equal to 150km
• Objective do away with the border as an
  obstacle to socio-economic development
• ? Strand B trans-national cooperation (1.8
  billion 13 programmes)
• Extra European dimension to regional development
• larger groups of European regions
• Objective better territorial integration into
  the Union
• ? Strand C interregional cooperation (0.4
  billion 1 programme)
• Building networks to develop good practice and
  facilitate the exchange and transfer of
  experience by successful regions
• EU27 Norway Switzerland
• Objective improving policy and regional
  development tools effectiveness

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Cross border cooperation

• 52 programmes but 6 common issues
• Encouraging entrepreneurship, especially the
  development of SMEs, tourism, culture and
  cross-border trade
• Improving joint management of natural resources
• Supporting links between urban and rural areas
• Improving access to transport and communication
  networks
• Developing joint use of infrastructure
• Administrative, employment and equal
  opportunities work.

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Eligible areas Interreg IVA 2 Seas
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Eligible areas for Channel and 2 Seas Programmes
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The 2 Seas Programme in a nutshell
O P E R A T I O N A L P R O G R A M M
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CONTEXT
ANALYSIS
Community Strategic Guidelines for Cohesion
Policy 2007-2013

• 4 NSRF
• UK
• France
• Flanders
• The Netherlands

Socio-economic diagnosis
SWOT Analysis
S T E P 1

Lisbon and Gothenburg Strategies
General developments and trends
Lessons from previous experiences
Perspectives and challenges of the Programme area

PROGRAMME STRATEGY
S T E P 2
Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Priority 1
Common priority with the France(Channel)-England
programme
Promoting and enhancing a safe and healthy
environment
Creating an economically competitive, attractive
and accessible area
Improving quality of life
S T E P 3
Specific target group Priority 1
Specific target group Priority 2
Specific target group Priority 3
Specific target group Priority 4
C O M M O N T A R G E
T G R O U P S
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Interreg IVA 2 Seas Priorities

• Priority 1 Creating an economically
  competitive, attractive and accessible area
• Priority 2 Promoting and enhancing a safe and
  healthy environment
• Priority 3 Improving quality of life
• Priority 4 Common Priority with the France
  (Channel) - England programme

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Interreg IVA 2 Seas Programme Budget
The total budget of the Programme 167 millions
euros ERDF
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Interreg IVA 2 Seas Potential partners

• Legal status
• - public body
• - body governed by public law
• - private body (micro, small, medium enterprises)
• - not-for-profit-organisations
• Who is not eligible as a partner?
• Sub partners/umbrella partners
• Bodies without budget and not requesting ERDF
  from the programme
• Private companies exceeding the limits set for
  micro and SMEs

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Interreg IVA 2 Seas Partnership

• Partnership requirements Priority 1, 2, 3
• minimum 2 partners from different MS
• minimum 1 English partner
• In case a Lead Partner is in adjacent area, at
  least one partner must be in the eligible area
• Partnership requirements Priority 4
• minimum 3 partners
• minimum 1 English partner
• 1 partner from the French area of the
  France-Manche Programme
• 1 partner from the Two Seas Programme
  (continental)
• In case a Lead Partner is in adjacent area, at
  least one partner must be in the eligible area

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Interreg IVA 2 Seas how to be involved?

• Develop a project idea
• Set up a partnership
• Draft a budget
• Make sure you have the necessary match funding
  (at least 50)
• Collect the letters of intent
• Fill out the application form
• Check that you meet all the eligibility criteria

Submit the application form to the JTS
3 calls for proposals/year ? check the calendar
of the calls
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Whats going on once the application submitted?

• An appraisal of the application is performed by
  the JTS and the 4 Member States
• Eligibility check
• Quality check
• The Steering Committee (made up of
  representatives from programme partners
  authorities) does decide which project will be
  supported. A project can be either
• Approved well done!
• Referred back the project has potential, but
  needs to be redrafted and is advised
  to resubmit in a future call
• Rejected the project does not fit with the
  programme requirements OR has to be
  completely revised to be acceptable
• The JTS informs the applicants about the
  decisions
• and signs Subsidy Contract with approved
  projects

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The project Lifecycle
Post-project activities, use of results, follow-up
Idea generation partnership development
Closure
Partner search, elaboration of the idea, needs
analysis
Coordination of activities, reporting,
monitoring, adjustments, financial management
Project development application
Implementation
Strategy content, responsibilities, application
requirements
Kick-off, detailed planning, contracts
agreements
Contracting start-up
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Cross-border success

• What is a good cross-border project?
• It entails 4 elements joint development,
  implementation, staffing and financing
• Is in line with the objectives and priorities of
  the Operational Programme
• Demonstrates the need for cooperation in tackling
  a common issue relevant to the 2 Seas area
• Delivering sustainable economic growth
• Produces lasting, measurable benefits for the
  programme area
• Focussed and of sufficient added-value
• WIN/WIN involves close cooperation of the
  partners at all stages of the project
• Ideally produces valuable results in a wider
  European context
• Is additional to the regular tasks of
  organisations

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Creating the project budget
It is vital that projects start to consider
financial issues and the project budget from the
very beginning !
Project budgeting
Resource planning
Cost estimating
Cost budgeting

• TIPS
• ERDF grant maximum 50 of your total project
  budget
• The partnership should keep budget estimates as
  accurate as possible.
• Think carefully about how you spread your budget
  over the projects lifetime.
• Read the Programme guidance on Eligibility
• Look at the different budget lines in the AF to
  build up your budget as precisely as possible

BL1 Partner staff costs BL2 Administration
costs (direct and indirect general costs) BL3
External consultants and suppliers BL4 Travel
and accommodation BL5 Equipment BL6
Investment BL7 Validation of expenditure
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After approval Payment Process

• General principles
• Payments will be made retrospectively against
  actual expenditure paid out
• Payments will be made in EUR
• Co-financing should be secured
• Applications for payments should be sent to the
  JTS with the six-monthly progress reports/final
  report

5-Step process Step 1 Partners report to the
Lead Partner Step 2 Lead Partner reports to
the JTS Step 3 Reports are checked by the JTS
and Certifying Authority Step 4 Payment is
made by the Certifying Authority to the Lead
Partner Step 5 Funding is distributed by the
Lead Partners to the other partners
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After approval Communication

• MANDATORY requirements
• Beneficiaries must inform the general public of
  the role played by the EU in regional development
  
• Each approved project must design a communication
  plan and nominate a communication manager
• Breaches of publicity rules a common problem
  spotted in Commission audit particularly but
  not only failure to put proper logos on
  publications
• A breach in publicity rules will result in the
  reduction of the project budget (flat rate)

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The Lead Partner Principle
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Interreg IV 2 Seas Authorities

• Managing Authority Nord-Pas de Calais Region
• Has the main operational responsibility for the
  Programme
• Certifying Authority Caisse des dépôts et
  Consignations
• Receives funds from European Commission and makes
  payments to the Lead Partner
• Single payment organisation for the entire
  programme whatever the nationality of the lead
  partner
• Audit Authority Commission Interministérielle
  de Coordination des Contrôles (CICC)
• Drawing up an audit strategy for the programme
  and ensuring that international audit standards
  are met
• National Authorities

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Where to find us?
www.interreg4a-2mers.eu Contacts Thank you!
Dries DebruyneProvincie West-Vlaanderen Koning
Leopold III-laan 418200   Sint-AndriesBELGÏE Tel
efoon 32 (0)50 40 33 73_at_ dries.debruyne_at_west-vl
aanderen.be
Nienke EnsingProvince Zeeland Abdij 64331 BK
MIDDELBURGNEDERLAND Telefoon 31 (0)118631096
_at_ j.ensing_at_zeeland.nl
Marie-Pierre Richard Conseil régional Direction
Europe 51 bd Président Hoover 59000
LILLE FRANCE Tél [phone] e-mail
mp.richard_at_cr-npdc.fr
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Trésorerie BP 20 62126 WIMILLE FRANCE Tél 03 21
91 06 04 e-mail ernest.severine_at_cg62.fr

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