Projects without borders EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL COOPERATION

Participation of Romania in the Programmes of European Territorial Cooperation 2007 – 2013 Cross-border Cooperation  regions from neighbouring countries Transnational Cooperation  regions from certain geographical areas Interregional Cooperation  regions from any Member State of the EU The Programmes of European Territorial Cooperation offer solutions for the problems exceeding the national dimension. 2

ProgrammeBudget (mil Euro) Role of MRDT Eligible Area Next Call for Proposals PO RO-BG 262AM Romania: Mehedinţi, Dolj, Olt, Teleorman, Giurgiu, Călăraşi, Constanţa; Bulgaria: Dobrich, Silistra, Razgrad, Ruse, Veliko Tarnovo, Pleven, Vratsa, Montana, Vidin PO RO-SE 23 AM Romania: 3 counties (Timiş, Caraş-Severin, Mehedinţi) Serbia: 5 districts (Severno- Banatski; Srednje- Banatski; Juzno-Banatski; Branicevski; Borski) Second call for proposals: IVth Quarter 2010 PO Marea Neagra 25 ACM Regions NUTS II and equivalent from RO: (Sud- Est); Bulgaria; Greece; Turkey; Ukraine; All regions from Moldova, Georgia, Armenia Second call for proposals: October

Operational Programme Budget (mil Euro) MRDT role Eligible Area Next call for Proposals PO RO-UA-MD 138ACM Romania: Suceava, Botoşani, Iaşi, Vaslui, Galaţi, Tulcea Ukraine: Cernivetska, Odessa Republic of Moldova: whole territory Adiacent Regions*: Romania: Brăila Ukraine: Ivano-Frankivska; Vinnitsa; Khmelnitska (partial); Ternopilska (partial) * can participate in projects only under certain conditiions: -beneficiaries from these regions can participate in projects only as partneris(not as lead-partners), -only 20% from the budget of the project can be spent in these areas). Second call for proposals: September 2010 PO HU-RO 275AN Romania: 4 counties (Timis, Arad, Bihor, Satu Mare) Ungaria: 4 counties (Csongrád, Békés, Hajdú-Bihar, Szabolcs- Szatmár-Bereg) Fourth call for proposals: October

Operational Programme Budget (mil Euro) MRDT Role Eligible Area Next call for proposals PO HU-SK- RO-UA 74,81AN Hungary: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County; Slovakia: Košice region; Prešov region; Romania: Maramures county; Satu Mare county; Suceava county; Ukraine: Zakarpatska region; Ivano-Frankivska region; Adjacent regions: Full participation: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County (Hu;); Limited participation: Suceava county (Ro); Chernivetska region (Ua) Third call for proposals : June 2011 PO SEE 245 AN si PNC 8 Member States: Austria, Greece and Italy, Bulgaria, Ungaria, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia; 6 Candidate/potential candidate countries: Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republik of Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia; 2 state terţe: Moldova and Ukraine (4 oblasturi) Third call for proposals: IVth Quarter

Operational Programme Budget (mil Euro) Role of MRDT Eligible AreaNext call for proposals PO INTERREG IVC 405 AN si PNC 27 Member States Norway and Switzerland (own contribution) Fourth call for proposals: June 2011 PO URBACT II 68,89AN 27 Member States Norway and Switzerland (own contribution) Fourth call for proposals: I st Quarter 2011 PO INTERACT AN si PNC 27 Member States Norway and Switzerland (own contribution) N/A 6

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On which programme to apply ? CRITERIA  Eligible area  Project domain  Type of project  Project value 8

Types of Activities financed within:  Cross-border cooperation  Cross-border cooperation – projects of accesibility, environment and risks prevention, economic and social development and „people to people actions at the inner and external borders of the EU”;  Transnational cooperation  Transnational cooperation – actions and development of networks to lead to integrated territorial development in fields such as: inovation, environment, accesibility and urban development;  Interregional cooperation  Interregional cooperation – transfer of experience and good practice between EU Regions, by constitutine a network between the EU towns, as well as between the EU researchers.. 9

Specific Elements for ETC At least two criteria to be fulfilled. Each Programme can establish its own rules. Joint projects:  Common development  Common Implementation  Common Staff  Common financing ! 10

Specific Elements for ETC Programmes Partnership between the Member states (financed from EFRD) between Member and Non Member states (financed from ENPI and IPA); a Lead-Partner has to be elected; Each programme has a unique budget; Granting non reimbursable financing, challenging within Public Calls for Proposals of Projects; co-financing rate: - for the Programmes financed from EFRD and IPA: max. 85% from community funds 13% State Budget Contribuion min. 2% beneficiary’s own contribution - for ENPI financed Programms: 90% from community funds 8% State Budget Contribution 2% Romanian Beneficiary own contribution 11

Eligible beneficiaries Local/Regional authorities Associations and representative agencies NGOs Universities, research institutions, training-educational organizations 12 Eligible Partners

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