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Criteria for making programme choices

Next call / Basis for call

Call procedure

Cash flow

Own contribution / overheads

Partnership

Cofinancing rate


Funding programmes

European territorial

cooperation

LIFE HORIZON2020

Interregionalcooperation

Transnational cooperation


• LIFE – demonstration and pilot projects; best practice projects, awareness and dissemination projects, research activities are strictly limited

• H2020 – solution-oriented, bottom-up, not-prescriptive research andinnovation topics;

• TRANSNATIONAL – if you want to develop something in common with more states at different scales; to strengthening the institutional capacity of the public sector, cross-sectoral and multi-level joint solutions for a wider area

Some simple facts


• LIFE should be used as a catalyst;

• LIFE should promote implementation and integration of environment and climate objectives in other policies and Member State practice, including mainstreaming;

• emphasis will also be placed on better governance;

• specific link to EU priorities: resource efficiency, biodiversity loss and climate adaptation and mitigation;

• demonstration and pilot projects; best practice projects; awareness and dissemination projects;

• research activities are strictly limited;

• budget: €3.4 billion

1. LIFE Programme (2014-2020)Demonstrating innovative environmental solutions


Water, floods and droughts• Natural Water Retention

Measures• tools for flood and drought

risk management• water saving measures


• Traditional projects: best practice, innovation and demonstration projects, as wellas dissemination/information projects and governance projects (similar to LIFE+) (2-5 years)

• Integrated projects: projects aiming at the implementation on a large territorial scale plans and strategies required by EU legislation in the areas of nature, water, waste (6-10 years);

• Technical assistance: sub-programme for Environment, not for Climate Action; provide financial support to help applicants prepare integrated projects;

• Preparatory projects: projects identified by the Commission to support specific needs for the implementation and development of EU environmental or climate policy and legislation;

• Capacity building projects: financial support to the activities required to build the capacity of Member States with a view to enabling their more effective participation in LIFE

LIFE - types of projects



Publication of call: 1 June 2015; deadline: 15 September 2015; starting date of the project will be mid July 2016Basis is a multiannual work programme 2014-2017

Call procedure

Normal procedure: one step; 4 months between call launch and deadlineE-submission Formal check Short listing Subsidy contract start of a project – mid July 2016

Cash flow

Option 1: 70 % pre-financingOption 2: 30 % first pre-financing, 40 % second pre-financingOther options upon request


40% of the total budget or less (own staff eligible as own contribution)Overhead costs: up to 7% of total eligible direct costs

Partnership

Public bodies, private commercial organizations, private non-commercial organization (also NGOs); actions must

exclusively take place within the territory of the EU member state; no min of partners

Cofinancing rate

Co-financing – 60% or moreSubcontractingUp to 35% of the total budget


LIFE – current status

• LIFE multiannual work programme for 2014-2017 has been adopted by a Commission and approved in March 2014;

• 6 February 2015 Call for proposals for LIFE Grants under both sub-programmes (for Environment and for Climate Action) - June 2015 –October 2015;

• Traditional Projects, Preparatory Projects, Technical Assistance Projects, Integrated Projects and NGO Framework Partnerships –call –1 June 2015

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/funding/life2015/index.htm


• the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever with nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020);

• solution-oriented, bottom-up, not-prescriptive research and innovation topics;

• innovative actions – focused on pilot projects, prototypes, demonstration and market application;

• the focus is in innovation, delivering economic growth faster and delivering solutions to end users that are often governmental agencies.

2. HORIZON 2020 Applied research and innovation projects


Excellent Science Societal challenges Industrial Leadership

Health, demographic change and wellbeing

Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime andinland water research and the Bioeconomy

Secure, clean and efficient energy

Smart, green and integrated transport

Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials

Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

Secure societies

60% of the overall Horizon 2020 budget should be related to sustainable development

over 35% of the budget climate-related expenditure



Since December 2013 - various calls (10 December 2014 – 21 April 2015; next call – Oct/Nov 2015)Biannual work programme

Call procedure

One and two stage applications possibleNegotiation phase

Cash flow

Easy cash-flow managementFirst installment after signature of subsidy contractAuditing during project implementation


own staff is eligible Good overhead solutions: mostly 25% of the total direct eligible costs

Partnership

Networks (10+ recommended), min 3 legal entities from 3 EU member states

Cofinancing rate

70% (demonstration) up to 100%; total budget: 3-8 min EUR


3. European Territorial Co-operation

Three programme types:

• interregional cooperation

• transnational

• cross-border

2007 - 2013 2014 - 2020

Cross-bordercooperation

5.600 million Euro 6.627 million Euro

Transnational cooperation

1.800 million Euro 1.822 million Euro

Interregionalcooperation

445 million Eur 500 million Euro


INTERREG EUROPE – themes / actions

Research &

innovationSME competitiveness Low-carbon

economy

Environment &

resource efficiency

2 actionsPolicy Learning

PlatformsInterregional Cooperation

Projects


INTERREG EUROPE Exchange and pooling of regional policies and solutions

• 28 member states + Norway and Switzerland

• to help European regions to design and implement regional policies and programmesmore effectively

• geographical coverage should go much beyond cross-border or transnational cooperation programmes

• direct involvement of authorities responsible for the policy instruments addressed by the project is necessary


INTERREG EUROPENext call / Basis for call

Opening: mid June 2015; Closing: mid July 2015 (EUR 107.5 million)Call text: http://www.interreg4c.eu/interregeurope/callforproposals/ (for interregional projects)

Call procedure

One stage application two-step assessment procedure (eligibility and quality assessment)

Cash flow

First expenditure Audit Reimbursement


25% of the total budget or less / flat rate of 15% of the staff costs

Partnership

• National, regional or local public authorities; Institutions governed by public law (e.g. regional development agencies, business support organizations, universities); Private non-profit bodies;

• from at least three countries, between 5 and 10 recommended)

Cofinancing rate

Public bodies and bodies governed by public law – 85 %

Private non-profit bodies – 75%


3.2. Transnational co-operation programmes

• stimulating implementation of strategic projects, the goal of which is the improvement of relevant policies leading to future improvements in the real environment;

• Overcoming borders - helps better address similar threats and promote more balanced development;

• Reducing disparities between regions, reinforcing cohesion and encouraging optimal economic development;

• strengthening the institutional capacity of the public sector;

• cross-sectoral and multi-level joint solutions in a wider area

Joint strategies & action plans Transnational methodologies

Joint management systems Preparation of transnational investmentsPilot/demo activities


Changes in transnational European Territorial Cooperation Programmes

2007-2013 South East Europe (SEE)

Three new 2014-2020 transnational Programmes

Adriatic Ionian Programme

Danube Transnational Programme

Balkan-Mediterranean

Programme


• Danube programme matches exactly the

territory of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region

• Major emphasis on water

Four thematic priority axes:

1. Innovative and socially responsible Danube region;

2. Environment and culture responsible Danube region;

3. Better connected and energy responsible Danube region;

4. Well-governed Danube region

• EUR 202,3 million from the ERDF and EUR 19,8 million from IPA II

• Current status: operational programme not yet confirmed by EC – by mid 2015; Secretariat in Budapest

1) Danube Transnational Programme



START = 1st call - 18.07.2014 to 17.09.2014

• to “kickstart project development in the Danube Region and to facilitate the financing of transnational projects”

• to develop and implement their project ideas

• min 10.000 eur / max 40.000 eur (partner contribution 10%)

• Max 3 partners

• until the end of 2016, 2 calls

Seed money/ project development fund facility

This instrument is providing support to all project developers in

the thematic fields of the Strategy



Before Summer 2015

Operational programme (draft: http://www.southeast-europe.net/en/about_see/danubeprogramme/)

Call procedure

two stage procedure expected; no negotiation phase

Cash flow

First expenditure Audit Reimbursement (6 months)


National cofinancing – min 15 %own staff is eligible Overheads: 7 % (flat rate) or up to 20 % on a basis of real costs

Partnership

Partners from a minimum of three partner states, at least one a member state (LP)

Cofinancing rate

85 %, 75%

Danube Transnational Programme


• Adriatic-Ionian Programme matches exactly the territory of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region (EUSAIR)

Current status:

• last quarter 2014: Submission of the Adriatic-Ionian OP

• end 2014/Beginning 2015: Approval of the Adriatic-Ionian OP

• First quarter 2015: Joint Secretariat team selection; Programme launch even

• Second/third quarter 2015: launch of the 1st call for proposals

2) Adriatic Ionian Transnational Programme - ADRION

ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES:Albania (entire country)Bosnia and Herzegovina (entire country)Croatia (entire country)Greece (entire country)Italy (part)Montenegro (entire country)Serbia (entire country)Slovenia (entire country)


ADRION in a nutshell

Overall goal:To promote sustainable economic and social prosperity of the Adriatic and Ionian region through growth and jobs creation, by improving its attractiveness, competitiveness and connectivity while at the same time preserving the environment and ensuring healthy and balanced marine and coastal ecosystems.

EU available funds: EUR 83,5 million (ERDF) and EUR 15,7 million (IPA II)• EU co-financing rate: up to 85%;• Seat of the implementing bodies (MA, CA, AA, JS): Bologna – Emilia- Romagna

Region


ADRION priorities


• 1st draft of Operational Programme prepared; confirmed mid 2015

• Budget: EUR 28.330,108

• co-financing rate of 85%

• Joint Secretariat will be located in Thessaloniki, Greece

• two thematic priority axes:

3) Balkan-Mediterranean Programme

Entrepreneurship and innovation

Environment• maintain biodiversity and natural ecosystems by

strengthening networking and management of protected areas,

• introduce innovative technologies for efficient management of the waste sector, the soil and the water sector;

• develop skills for better environmental management and increase governance capacities.

Bulgaria, Greece, CyprusAlbania, FYROM


4) CENTRAL EUROPECooperating to make Central European cities and regions a better place to live and work

Entire country: Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and SloveniaPart of the country: Germany, Italy

• budget: EUR 246 million (EUR 89 million – on environment)• supports three types of activities: Policy support; Practical

implementation; Capitalization• max 85 % co-financining• 1st call: 13 February 2015 – 13 April 2015 (two step procedure)• partnership: at least three financing partners; from at least

three countries; with at least two of the partners located in the programme area; public bodies, private institutions, international organizations


1st call results

• 620 light applications for transnational funding received in the first step of the call

• new projects expected to be co-funded as of early 2016 with around 80 million Euros (40-60 projects)

• 2nd call in Spring 2016


5) MED programme

Entire country: Croatia, Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina,

Montenegro, Slovenia, Greece, Malta, Cyprus,

Part of the country: France , Italy, Portugal, Spain

• Budget: ERDF - EUR 224 million; IPA funds: EUR 9 Million

• Co financing – 85%

• Kick of event: Marseilles; 22-23rd June 2015

• June 2015 - launch of the first call

• focus on synergies mechanisms, thematic communities and clusters; on performance and measurable results

• enhanced participation of private sector (SMEs) and civil society

PA 2: Fostering low carbon strategies and energy efficiency in specific MED territories: cities, islands and remote areas

PA 3: Protecting and promoting Mediterranean natural and cultural resources

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