EUROPEANEUROPEAN STUCTURAL FUNDS STUCTURAL FUNDS

Esben Poulsen, European Esben Poulsen, European CommissionCommission

Head of the INTERREG UnitHead of the INTERREG UnitDirectorate General for Regional Directorate General for Regional

PolicyPolicy

INTERREG IIIBINTERREG IIIBPartner Search ForumPartner Search Forum

Riga, 25 October 2001

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EU Budget 2000-2006EU Budget 2000-2006

42.4%42.4%

30.3%30.3%

3.1%3.1%8.3%8.3%

Structural Funds Structural Funds and Cohesion Fundand Cohesion Fund

Agricultural Agricultural Policy Policy

Enlargement Enlargement Pre-accessionPre-accession

Average Annual Expenditure: 100.4 billion EURO Average Annual Expenditure: 100.4 billion EURO

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Structural and Structural and Cohesion Cohesion

FundsFunds

75

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1989-1993 1994-1999 2000-2006

In billion €

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20

25

30

35

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Structural expenditure: EU15

Structural expenditure: New M.S.% of total expenditure

25 Structural expenditure (commited appropriations), 1988-2006

Delors 1 Delors 2 Financial Perspective 2000-06

Structural and Structural and Cohesion Funds + new Cohesion Funds + new

MSMS

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Increased budget:Increased budget:

2000-2006: 4.9 billion euro2000-2006: 4.9 billion euro

1994-1999: 3.6 billion euro1994-1999: 3.6 billion euro

INTERREINTERREG G

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Allocating 5 billion EURO Allocating 5 billion EURO - some of the shares - some of the shares::

SpainSpain 900 million900 million GermanyGermany 737 million737 million United KingdomUnited Kingdom 362 million362 million NetherlandsNetherlands 349 million349 million Sweden Sweden 154 154 million million Finland Finland 129 million129 million DenmarkDenmark 34 million 34 million

Networks Networks 47 million 47 million

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General principles:General principles:

– Economic and social cohesionEconomic and social cohesion

– Balanced and sustainableBalanced and sustainable development of the European territorydevelopment of the European territory

– TTerritorial integrationerritorial integration with candidate with candidate and other neighbouring countriesand other neighbouring countries

STUCTURAL STUCTURAL FUNDSFUNDS

2000-20062000-2006

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3 strands :3 strands :

A: A: Cross-border co-operationCross-border co-operation (67%) B: Trans-national co-operationB: Trans-national co-operation (27%) C: Interregional co-operationC: Interregional co-operation (6%)

INTERREG IIIINTERREG III 2000-2006 2000-2006

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Cross BorderCross Borderco-operation co-operation

Eligible Eligible regionsregions

INTERREG III - STRAND INTERREG III - STRAND AA

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INTERREG IIIINTERREG IIISTRAND BSTRAND B

Budget:Budget:

1997-1999: 1997-1999: 440 million euro440 million euro

2000-2006: 2000-2006: 1.300 million euro1.300 million euro

Trans-national Trans-national cooperationcooperation

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INTERREG IIIINTERREG III STRAND BSTRAND B1313 programmesprogrammes: 10 programmes in : 10 programmes in

continental Europe + 3 for Ultra-peripheral continental Europe + 3 for Ultra-peripheral regionsregions

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3 Strand B3 Strand BCooperation AreasCooperation Areas

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The thematic priorities:The thematic priorities:

Spatial development strategies Spatial development strategies

Transport and communications systemsTransport and communications systems

Management of natural resources (e.g. water)Management of natural resources (e.g. water)

Management of cultural heritageManagement of cultural heritage

Maritime and insular co-operationMaritime and insular co-operation

Linkages of outermost regionsLinkages of outermost regions

INTERREG III BINTERREG III B Trans-national co- Trans-national co-

operationoperation

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Integrated CoastalIntegrated CoastalZone ManagementZone Management IIIB ProjectIIIB Project

North SeaIIIB area

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IIIB ProjectIIIB Project North West EuropeNorth West Europe HST NetworkHST Network

Objectives:Objectives:- promoting more sustainable

transport choices over mid-long distances,

- preventing growing congestions and pollution,

- revitalize old and deprived areas around stations

- catalyst to and revitalize integration of these areas into the urban fabric;

- improvement feedering systems and regional transport system.

- internet site: www.hst-network.net

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IIIB ProjectIIIB Project

Baltic SeaIIIB area

Objective:Objective:

ManageManageeutrophicationeutrophicationproblem problem

By:By: identificationidentification analysing analysing evaluate strategiesevaluate strategies co-ordinated actionsco-ordinated actions

Baltic SeaBaltic Sea Eutrophication NetworkEutrophication Network

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INTERREG IIIINTERREG IIISTRAND BSTRAND B

Trans-national Trans-national cooperationcooperation

Top downTop down

Bottom upBottom up

Sectoral - spatial - national - Sectoral - spatial - national - regional - local -public - privateregional - local -public - private

Process:Process:

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Succes criteria:Succes criteria:

Community value addedCommunity value added

Move toward concrete projectsMove toward concrete projects

Clear objectives: Clear objectives:

targets, baseline, indicatorstargets, baseline, indicators

Truly transnationalTruly transnational

INTERREG III INTERREG III 2000-20062000-2006

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6% of allocation: 293 million euro6% of allocation: 293 million euro Programme-based approachProgramme-based approach

Regional strategiesRegional strategies

Co-operation, exchange of Co-operation, exchange of experience & Networkingexperience & Networking

INTERREG III INTERREG III STRAND CSTRAND C

Interregional co-Interregional co-operationoperation

NEW

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Programme Programme

areas:areas:

North ZoneNorth Zone West ZoneWest Zone

East ZoneEast Zone

South ZoneSouth Zone

Programme approach:Programme approach:a management toola management tool

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Interreg IIIC Interreg IIIC OperationsOperations

ProgrammeProgrammeProgrammeProgramme

IndividuIndividualal

projectsprojects

IndividuIndividualal

projectsprojects

NetworkNetworkss

NetworkNetworkss

RegionalRegionalFrameworkFrameworkOperationsOperations

RegionalRegionalFrameworkFrameworkOperationsOperations

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Regional Framework Regional Framework OperationOperation

Swedish leadSwedish lead

partnerpartner

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Individual projectIndividual project

Spanish Spanish Lead Lead

PartnerPartner

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NetworkNetwork

GermaGermann

Lead Lead PartnerPartner

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Thank you Thank you

very much very much

for your attentionfor your attention

Esben.Poulsen@cec.eu.int

More info: http://www.inforegio.cec.eu.int/