The ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme

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The ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme
Branch Office for the Western Mediterranean Liai
son Office with the Transnational MED
Programme Valencia (Spain)
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Outline of the presentation

• What is ENPI CBC MED?
• Who can participate?
• What are the key priorities?
• Overall budget and funding
• Duration of actions
• Where should the actions take place?
• Types of projects and partners. How to apply
• Partnerships
• Programme managing structures
• Next steps
• Contacts

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1. What is ENPI CBC MED?

• ENPI Cross Border Cooperation
  Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme 2007-2013
  provides the framework for the implementation of
  cross border and cooperation activities in the
  context of the European Neighbourhood Policy,
  complementing efforts exerted within the
  framework of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership,
  with the final aim of developing an area of
  peace, stability and prosperity and good
  neighbourliness involving EU Mediterranean
  Countries and Mediterranean Partner Countries as
  they are listed in the Strategy Paper on Cross
  Border Cooperation Programmes within the ENPI.
• The general objective of the Programme is
  to contribute to promoting the sustainable and
  harmonious cooperation process at the
  Mediterranean Basin level by dealing with the
  common challenges and enhancing its endogenous
  potential.

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1. What is ENPI CBC MED?

• The Programme is based on a series of principles,
  jointly identified by the participating
  countries
• Co-ownership Programme contents as well as its
  implementation modalities result from a joint
  elaboration based on the contribution of all the
  participating countries.
• Common benefits the Programme shall benefit to
  all the territories involved by combining local
  partners capacities to solve common problems and
  to improve social cohesion and competitiveness in
  the cooperation area.
• Partnership it is the essential condition to
  ensure the Programme effectiveness, guaranteeing
  the participation of the two shores of the
  Mediterranean Sea and contributing to a better
  governance of the local development process.
• Sustainable development environment protection,
  management of natural resources, promotion of
  renewable energy sources and energy efficiency,
  sustainable socio-economic development and social
  cohesion should be considered in an integrated
  approach.
• Equality of opportunity, non-discrimination,
  respect for human rights while implementing the
  Programme and projects, a special attention
  should be paid to the principle of
  non-discrimination in order to be avoid any
  discrimination based on race, sex, nationality,
  language or religion.
• Territorial dimension of the development
  processes and enhancement of endogenous potential
  of the cooperation area this is to ensure that
  disadvantaged areas are also taken into account
  (for example, rural areas, small towns, declining
  industrial areas, landlocked territories, insular
  areas, etc.), with the aim of reinforcing a
  process of balanced and polycentric development.
• Reinforcement the level of competitiveness the
  process of integration of the Euro-Mediterranean
  region should also be complemented with a joint
  effort oriented towards a progressive definition
  of a coherent strategy of competitiveness of the
  area on the world scene. Coordination with other
  national and local initiatives should be pursued
  to ensure a better impact of the projects.
• Co-financing to promote the beneficiaries
  appropriation of the Programme and to maximize
  its leverage effects, it is necessary to mobilize
  public and private additional resources in order
  to ensure the sustainability of the undertaken
  projects.

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2. Who can participate?

• Cyprus the whole country
• Egypt Marsa Matruh, Al Iskandanyah, Al Buhayrah,
  Kafr ash Shaykh, Ad Daqahliyah, Dumyat, Ash,
  Sharquiyah, Al Ismailiyah, Bur Said, Shamal
  Sina
• France Corse, Languedoc-Roussillon,
  Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur
• Greece Anatoliki Makedonia - Thraki, Kentriki
  Makedonia, Thessalia, Ipeiros, Ionia Nisia,
  Dytiki Ellada, Sterea Ellada, Peloponnisos,
  Attiki, Voreio Aigaio, Notio Aigaio, Kriti
• Israel the whole country
• Italy Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Lazio,
  Liguria, Puglia, Sardegna, Sicilia, Toscana
• Jordan Irbid, Al-Balga, Madaba, Al-Karak,
  Al-Trafila, Al-Aqaba
• Lebanon the whole country
• Malta the whole country
• Morocco Oriental, Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate,
  Tanger-Tétouan
• Palestinian Authority the whole country
• Portugal Algarve
• Spain Andalucía, Cataluña, Comunidad Valenciana,
  Murcia, Islas Baleares, Ceuta, Melilla
• Syria Latakia, Tartous
• Tunisia Médenine, Gabès, Sfax, Mahdia, Monastir,
  Sousse, Nabeul, Ben Arous, Tunis, Ariana,
  Bizerte, Béja, Jendouba
• Notes Algeria, Libya, the United Kingdom
  (Gibraltar) and the Region of Shamal Sina
  (Egypt) do not participate for the moment in the
  Programme.

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2. Who can participate?

• Eligible actors
• The main typologies of eligible actors - as
  defined by the ENPI Regulation (EC) No. 1638/2006
  and by the Implementing Rules for ENPI CBC
  Programmes - are specified for the various
  priorities and measures of the Programme. They
  are diversified according to the variety and
  complexity of the activities to be carried out,
  and include among others
• public bodies and local, regional and central
  administrations
• universities
• non governmental organisations
• traders associations
• organisations representing economic and social
  interests
• companies and other private organisations
• etc.
• Participation of Adjoining regions The
  participation to calls for proposals of
  beneficiaries located in adjoining regions of
  level NUTS II or equivalent may be allowed by the
  Joint Monitoring Committee on a case by case
  basis, taken into account the objective benefits
  that such participation would ensure to the
  specific project and to the Programme as a whole.
• In any case, the amount of resources devoted to
  the participation of beneficiaries of the
  adjoining regions should not exceed 20 of
  allocations to the specific project.

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3. What are the key priorities?
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• Cross cutting issues
• Equality of opportunity, non-discrimination,
  respect for human rights.
• Environmental sustainability
• Communication and visibility
• Example of a possible action within priority 2.1.
  Prevention and reduction of risk factors for the
  environment and enhancement of natural common
  heritage
• Development of good practices, mainly through the
  exchange of experiences, in the management of
  coastal areas, in combating coastal
  over-exploitation, beach degradation, in
  preventing and reducing the pollution of natural
  resources (water and soil) in urban, industrial
  and agricultural areas mitigation and management
  of the effects of the climatic changes.

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4. Overall budget and funding

• The ENPI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme
  has a budget of
• 173 million for the 2007 2013 period.
• Projects budget allocation per priority
• Total 156.246.592
  15.624.659
  171.871.251
• Priority 1 62.498.637 40,00
  6.249.864 40,00 68.748.500
  40,00
• Priority 2 46.873.977 30,00
  4.687.398 30,00 51.561.375
  30,00
• Priority 3 15.624.659 10,00
  1.562.466 10,00 17.187.125
  10,00
• Priority 4 31.249.318 20,00
  3.124.932 20,00 34.374.250
  20,00

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4. Overall budget and funding

• The EU contribution will cover maximum 90 of the
  project total budget, while the remaining 10
  will be provided by the beneficiary/partners as
  co-financing.
• Co-financing may come from the local, regional,
  and national levels, and from the public or
  private sectors.
• At project level, contributions in kind are not
  eligible while personnel expenditures are not
  considered to be contributions in kind and may
  therefore be considered as co-financing they
  must always be justified, according to the
  procedures adopted by the Programme.
• Only "eligible costs" can be taken into account
  for a grant. The budget is therefore both a cost
  estimate and a ceiling for "eligible costs".
• The project total eligible costs MUST be within a
  minimum and maximum amount including Programme
  contribution and partnership co-financing.

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• 5. Duration of actions
• The planned duration of an action may not exceed
  48 months. Specific information will be included
  in each call for proposals.
• 6. Where should the actions take place?
• Actions must take place in one or more of the
  eligible territories or, in case of participation
  of partners from adjoining regions, in those
  areas provided that such activities are necessary
  for the success of the project and for the
  benefit of the Programme area.
• At least 50 of the budgeted costs shall be
  dedicated to activities implemented in the
  Mediterranean Partner Countries.

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7. Types of projects and partners Strategic
Projects

• Actions will be concentrated on subjects which
  will be chosen by the Joint Monitoring Committee
  this typology will have to contribute to
  implement the principles of the Programme and to
  produce relevant effects from a quantitative and
  qualitative point of view.
• Projects will be selected through call for
  proposals, with a two step procedure
• 1) concept note 2) detailed project.

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7. Types of projects and partners Standard
Projects (1st call open 32 M EUR)

• Proposed by local actors through cross-border
  partnerships.
• The activities are selected through calls for
  proposals launched within the Programme.

• The 50 of the total budget allocated for the
  priority 4 Promotion of cultural dialogue and
  local governance could be assigned to finance
  project proposals with a minimum ceiling of
  200.000 .

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How to apply

• Use of documents contained in the application
  pack
• www.enpicbcmed.eu
• Languages English or French
• Number of documents one original, three copies,
  one CD rom
• Deadline 16th September 2009 (date of dispatch,
  postmark, date of the deposit slip. Hand delivery
  by 18h).

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8. Partnerships

• Beneficiaries
• Public bodies and local, regional and national
  authorities
• Universities and research centres
• Non-Governmental Organisations
• Traders associations and organisations
  representing economic and social interests
• Companies and other private organisations.
• The modalities for the participation of private
  actors will be defined in the call for proposals,
  in compliance with national and EU legislation on
  State aid.
• The lead partner is responsible for the
  management, implementation and coordination of
  the activities among the partners involved, and
  it is legally responsible for the partnership.
• Partners play an active role in the development
  and implementation of the project activities,
  together with the Lead Partner.
• Associates Other organisations, which may be
  involved in the action. Such associates play a
  real role in the action but may not receive
  funding from the grant with the exception of per
  diem or travel costs. Associates do not have to
  meet the eligibility criteria.
• Subcontractors the grant beneficiaries have the
  possibility to award contracts to subcontractors,
  which are neither partners nor associates.
  Examples a web-site company, a printing firm,
  etc.
• Organisations May be awarded sub-grants.

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9. Programme managing structures

• Joint Monitoring Committee Decision-making body
  of the Programme composed by a representative of
  the countries participating in the Programme.
• Projects Selection Committee in charge of
  evaluating project applications. Formed at the
  occasion of the launch of each call for
  proposals, it is composed of 7 voting members,
  representing 7 countries participating in the
  Programme.
• Joint Managing Authority it is responsible for
  the management and implementation of the
  Operational Programme and ensures the legality
  and regularity of the operations (Autonomous
  Region of Sardinia).
• Joint Technical Secretariat it assists the JMA
  in the day-to-day management of the Programme.
  Composed of international staff, it will be
  located in Cagliari.
• Two Branch Offices respectively located in
  Valencia and Aqaba (Jordan) in order to ensure
  closer proximity with potential beneficiaries.

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10. Next steps

• End of 2009/ beginning of 2010 launching of the
  first call for Strategic projects (about 37.5
  million EUR).
• 2010 launching of the second call for standard
  projects (about 32 million EUR).

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11. Contacts

• For further information please consult the
  webpage
• http//www.enpicbcmed.eu
• Or send an email to
• enpi.med_at_regione.sardegna.it
• For questions on the first call
• enpi.projects_at_regione.sardegna.it

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ENPI CBC MED website www.enpicbcmed.eu
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Thank you very much for your attention ENPI
CBC MED PROGRAMMEBranch Office for the Western
Mediterranean c/ Cronista Carreres 11,
4º46003 ValenciaTel 96 315 33
42enpicbcmed_valencia_at_gva.es