Danube Transnational Programme 4th Business Conference “Transport & Logistics of South East Europe and Danube Region"  Belgrade, 5th April 2017

Content What is the Danube Transnational Programme? What are we financing? What are the differences with the EUSDR? How are we supporting the EUSDR?

What is DTP? DTP 221,924,597 € (ERDF & IPA) 1st CfP ca. 100,000,000 €

Programme area 14 countries with 114 million inhabitants DE*, AT, CZ, SI, SK, HU, HR, RO, BG RS, ME, BA UA*, MD

Supported activities Programme mission and framework Contribute to a higher degree of territorial cohesion Act as policy driver towards positive change Develop policy frameworks, tools, services and concrete pilot investments

Supported activities Development of common orientations, frameworks and strategies in fields of transnational relevance Preparation of transnational investments Pilot activities including small-scale fixed investments Development and practical implementation of transnational tools and services Development and practical implementation of training and capacity building Accompanying information, dissemination, capitalisation and publicity measures

Priorities Innovative and socially responsible Danube Region SO 1.1: Improve framework conditions for innovation SO 1.2: Increase competences for business and social innovation Environment and culture responsible Danube Region SO 2.1: Strengthen transnational water management and flood risk prevention SO 2.2: Foster sustainable use of natural and cultural resources SO 2.3: Foster the restoration and management of ecological corridors SO 2.4: Improve preparedness for environmental risk management Better connected and energy responsible Danube Region SO 3.1: Support environmentally friendly and safe transport systems and balanced accessibility of urban and rural areas SO 3.2: Improve energy security and energy efficiency Well governed Danube Region SO 4.1: Improve institutional capacities to tackle major societal challenges SO 4.2: Support to the governance and implementation of the EUSDR

National co-financing Budget Fund EU contribution National co-financing Total ERDF 202,095,405.00 37,565,971.00  239,661,376.00  IPA 19,829,192.00 3,499,271.00  23,328,463.00  221,924,597.00 41,065,242.00  262,989,839.00 

Specific Objective 3.1 Support environmentally-friendly and safe transport systems and balanced accessibility of urban and rural areas Specific Objective 3.1 Improve planning, coordination and practical solutions for an environmentally-friendly, low-carbon and safer transport network and services in the programme area contributing to a balanced accessibility of urban and rural areas. EUSDR link: PA1a: Mobility – Waterways PA1b: Mobility – Rail-Road-Air

Specific Objective 3.1 2nd Call for Proposal open, with targeted SO 3.1 Specific Objective 3.1 Multi/ inter-modality (especially inclusive but not limited to rail and air transport), transport safety (inclusive of ITS, if applicable), IWT fleet modernisation, connectivity of rural areas and improvement of public transport 2nd Call: 4,904,692.17 EUR ERDF - 797,956.70 EUR IPA 3rd Call: 3,269,794.77 EUR ERDF - 531,971.14 EUR IPA

Sustainable Mobility/ EUSDR PA1b Specific Objective 3.1 Sustainable Mobility/ EUSDR PA1b CHESTNUT – Comprehensive elaboration of strategic plans for sustainable urban transport CityWalk – Towards energy responsible places: establishing walkable cities in the DR eGUTS – Electric, electronic and green urban transport systems LinkingDanube – Linking transnational, multimodal traveller information and journey planners for environmentally-friendly mobility in the DR Transdanube.Pearls – Network for sustainable mobility along the Danube * TRANSGREEN - Integrated Transport and Green Infrastructure Planning in the Danube-Carpathian Region for the Benefit of People and Nature

Inland Waterway Transport/ EUSDR PA1a Specific Objective 3.1 Inland Waterway Transport/ EUSDR PA1a DANTE – Improving administrative procedures and processes for Danube IWT DANUBE STREAM – Smart, Integrated and harmonised waterway management DAPhNE – Danube Ports networks DBS Gateway Region – Regional and transport development in the Danube-Black Sea Region towards a transnational multiport gateway region GREEN DANUBE – Integrated transnational policies and practical solutions for an environmentally-friendly inland water transport system in the DR

Link with the EUSDR Same geographic area Financing instrument EUSDR is one of the strategic frameworks of the DTP All Programme SO contribute to the EUSDR PAs Same geographic area Policy framework DTP is one of the financing instruments of the EUSDR Not all EUSDR PA can be supported by the DTP

Link with the EUSDR DTP Priority Axis 3 DTP Priority Axis 2 Better connected and energy responsible Danube region   EUSDR DTP Priority Axis 2 Environment and culture responsible Danube region   DTP Priority Axis 4 Well governed Danube region   DTP Priority Axis 1 Innovative and socially responsible Danube region  

Specific Objective 4.2 Support to the governance and implementation of the EUSDR Specific Objective 4.2 Improve the governance system and the capabilities and capacities of public institutions and key actors involved in complex transnational project development to implement the EUSDR in a more effective way EUSDR link: All PAs

Support to EUSDR PACs Direct financial support to the activities of PA1b Special PAC call addressed to EUSDR PAs Involvement of PAC1b in the transport-related projects funded by the DTP Co-leadership of the Thematic Pole “Sustainable mobility” Potential of increasing the PA project portfolio Seed Money Facility: call for preparation projects tailored to some focused topics (to be launched in Autumn 2017)

Support to EUSDR PACs Seed Money Facility: topics addressed by PA1b Develop socio-environmentally appropriate and socio-economically sustainable transport services in rural areas for improved mobility of peoples Develop and demonstrate operational solutions to at least double the speed of trains on macro-regional railway network by 2030 with the aim to improve attractiveness of passengers transport and competitiveness of freight transport Applying contemporary transport technologies and/or operational solutions for macro-regional freight and passenger transport, as well as private car use at local level Develop and demonstrate innovative or improved transport and logistics solutions

Alessandra Pala Head of DTP Joint Secretariat alessandra Alessandra Pala Head of DTP Joint Secretariat alessandra.pala@interreg-danube.eu www.interreg-danube.eu