Baltic Sea Region INTERREG III B Neighbourhood Programme

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Baltic Sea Region INTERREG III B Neighbourhood
Programme INTERREG IIIA Priority North
Estonia-Latvia-Russia and INTERREG IIIA
Priority South Latvia- Lithuania- Belarus
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What is INTERREG?

• A Community Initiative supporting European
  integration
• On immediate borders (strand A)
• Between greater European regions (strand B)
• Europe-wide (strand C)

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What is INTERREG A?

• A cross-border cooperation facility
• Altogether there are almost 100 programmes
• Baltic States have altogether 4 Programmes
• South-Finland Estonia
• Estonia Latvia Russia (Priority North in the
  BSR III B)
• Latvia Lithuania Belarus (Priority South in
  the BSR III B)
• Lithuania Poland Russia (Kaliningrad)

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IIIA Priorities in the BSR INTERREG III B
Neighbourhood Programme

• Integrated in the larger programme to make
  programme management more efficient
• Managed by the Investitionsbank
  Schleswig-Holstein (Kiel, Germany) fulfilling the
  tasks of the Managing Authority and Paying
  Authority and hosting the Joint Secretariat
• Trans-national Secretariat located in Rostock
  (Germany), (Karlskrona (Sweden)) and Riga
  (Latvia)
• JS Riga Office primarily responsible for the
  implementation of the IIIA Priorities

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Eligible territories for Priority South
(LatviaLithuaniaBelarus)
Latvia Kurzeme, Latgale and Zemgale (Riga and
Vidzeme as adjoining territories) Lithuania
Klaipeda, Teliai, iauliai, Paneveys, Utena,
Alytus, Vilnius (Kaunas as adjoining
territory) Belarus Vitebsk, Minsk and Grodno
oblast
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Priority South
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Eligible territories for Priority North
(Estonia-Latvia-Russia)
Estonia Hiiu, Ida-Viru, Jõgeva, Lääne, Põlva,
Pärnu, Tartu, Saare, Valga, Viljandi,
Võru Latvia Kurzeme, Zemgale, Riga, Vidzeme,
Latgale Russian Federation Leningrad oblast,
Pskov oblast, city of St. Petersburg
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Priority North
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Objectives of the INTERREG IIIA North priority

• Balancing the overall development conditions and
  elimination of development hindrances caused by
  geographical location through integrating the
  border regions (on the external border)
• Strengthening the cross-border relations in
  various structural fields of activities (on the
  EU internal border).

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Objective of the INTERREG IIIA South priority

• To utilise the cross-border co-operation
  potential to facilitate the socio-economic
  development of the cross-border co-operation
  territory.

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Priorities and measures/ topics
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Total ERDF and Tacis financing for the Priorities
and co-financing rate

• The total ERDF co-financing for the period 2004
  2006
• For the North priority EUR 7 840 236
• For the South priority EUR 10 417 541
• The national co-financing rate for the partners
  from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania at least 25
• TACIS indicative funding for 2004-2006 for both
  Priorities 7,5 mln EUR

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Calls for project proposals

• The first Call for proposals was launched on
  October 1. Altogether 5 Calls for proposals were
  organised.
• As all ERDF and Tacis funding allocated for the
  INTERREG IIIA Priorities North and South has
  already been committed, no further Calls for
  Proposals will be organised.
• Altogether there are 53 projects approved in the
  INTERREG IIIA Priority South.
• Altogether there are 46 projects approved in the
  INTERREG IIIA Priority North.

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Both Priorities
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46
30
30
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North
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18
37
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South
56
45
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Project size

• Small-scale projects EUR 5 000 50 000
• Large-scale projects EUR 50 000 1 000 000

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Duration of projects

• Small- scale projects up to 18 months (and
  ending by December 31, 2007)
• Large- scale projects have to end by December
  31, 2007

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Who can participate?

• Lead Partners public and public equivalent
  bodies (for small projects also NGOs)
• Project Partners
• Public bodies (local, regional and national
  authorities)
• Public equivalent body (schools, universities,
  municipal enterprises, etc.)
• - NGOs
• - Private partners (under certain conditions).

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Eligible activities (North priority)

• Measure 1 (co-operation between Estonia and
  Latvia) - Tourism development
• - Environmental management and protection
• - Municipal co-operation
• Local co-operation contacts
• Training.

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Eligible activities (North priority)

• Measure 2 (co-operation with Russia)-
  Development of new business opportunities
• Improvement of infrastructure
• Tourism development
• Environment protection
• Local and regional co-operation
• Training
• Innovative and explorative activities

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Eligible activities (South priority)

• Topic 1 (competitiveness of regions, access to
  markets)- Tourism development
• - Business development along the transit
  corridors
• Accessibility across the borders
• Preserving the environment.
• Topic 2 (people-to-people activities)
• Facilitation of contacts and networks
• Joint training activities
• Joint studies.

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North Priority outputs and results

• 13 projects establish cross-border networks
  comprising regional and/or local authorities
• 13 projects develop joint development strategies
  
• 6 projects develop cross-border services for the
  joint provision by municipalities
• At least 35 joint activities carried in the
  fields of social and cultural affairs
• 400 persons trained
• 13 projects develop example solutions to existing
  problems in environment protection and resource
  management
• 10 projects in tourism, transport, and
  border-related infrastructure include
  investments
• 5 projects develop cross-border tourism
  development services.

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South Priority outputs and results

• 7 projects establish cross-border infrastructure
  objects
• 8 projects develop cross-border tourism products
  
• 17 projects design marketing, tourism and public
  services development strategies
• In 8 projects the follow-up projects are
  expected
• 5 projects develop new businesses along the
  transit corridors
• 13 projects establish cross-border contacts/
  networks
• At least 200 people participate in seminars,
  training
• 4 projects develop cross-border services
• 7 projects carry out cross-border cultural,
  social events.

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Priority North project Valka-Valga 1 city 2
states

• Total budget 917 985 EUR
• ERDF 688 489 EUR
• Duration 24 months (March 2005 February 2007)
• Lead Partner Valga Town Government (EE)
• Contact person Meelis Linnamägi
• Tel. [phone]Email meelis.linnamagi_at_valga
  lv.ee, valgalv_at_valga.lv
• Partner Valka Town Government (LV)

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Priority South project Exciting Cycling Net in
Baltic Country of Lakes

• Total budget 1 135 117 EUR (ERDF 774 763 EUR,
  Tacis 102 100 EUR)
• Duration 24 months
• Lead Partner Latvian Office of Euroregion
  Country of Lakes (LV)Contact person Ilze
  Stabulniece, tel. [phone], ilze_at_kraslava.lv
• Partners 18 regional and local authorities from
  Utena county, Lithuania, Latgale region, Latvia
  and Vitebsk region, Belarus

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IIIA Team

• JS Rostock
• Susanne Scherrer, Programme Director, JS Rostock
• Vaclav Kaplan, Financial Manager, JS Rostock
• JS Riga
• Ieva Kalnina, Head of Riga Office
• Inga Uvarova, ENPI expert
• Iveta Puzo, Programme Manager (LV, RU, BY)
• Liga Kalvane, Programme Manager (LV, RU, BY)
• Liina Tuulik, Programme Manager (EE, North)
• Birute Markeviciute, Programme Manager (LT,
  South)
• Signe Raikstina, Programme Assistant
• Supported by a dedicated and professional
  colleagues in Rostock and Kiel

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How to contact us?

• Baltic Sea Region INTERREG III B
• Joint Secretariat Riga
• State Regional Development Agency
• Elizabetes iela 19, Riga LV 1010, Latvia
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• eMail info_at_bsrinterreg3a.net
• www.bsrinterreg3a.net

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Thank You!