INTERREG IVC Introduction to programme & application process Teresa Marcinów, Info Point East Lead Applicant Seminar, 10 December 2007, Katowice

Programme Structure Development Application Assessment Decision Overview Programme Structure Development Application Assessment Decision

INTERREG IIIC versus INTERREG IVC 1. Programme Structure INTERREG IIIC versus INTERREG IVC INTERREG IIIC INTERREG IVC 315 MEUR ERDF Cofinancing up to 50% (up to 75% for Objective 1 Regions) Four programmes: 4 Managing, 4 Audit and 4 Paying Authorities 4 JTS All themes of regional and local public activities 3 Types of Operations 321 MEUR ERDF Cofinancing up to 75%/85% One programme: 1 Managing Authority (Région Nord-Pas de Calais), 1 Audit Authority, 1 Certifying Authority 1 JTS in Lille and 4 Information Points in Rostock, Katowice (with support from Vienna), Valencia and Lille Focus on Lisbon and Gothenburg Agendas 2 Types of Interventions

INTERREG IVC – Management structures 1. Programme structure INTERREG IVC – Management structures

Information points 1. Programme structure Rostock (IBSH), Germany: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Norway; Katowice (MRD), Poland, with support from the City of Vienna: Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania; Valencia (GV), Spain: Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain Lille (RNPC), France: Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Switzerland

Tools provided by the JTS and the Information Points (IPs) 2. Development Tools provided by the JTS and the Information Points (IPs) Website www.interreg4c.net Events Consultations Application Pack Project idea database Brochures, leaflets and articles in relevant media

Co-financing Statement 3. Application Application Pack Programme Manual Application Form Activities Timeplan Co-financing Statement

Programme information Project development Application & selection Programme Manual Programme information Project development Application & selection Project implementation Project closure

Detailed project description Components Budget Partnership 3. Application Application Form General instruction Checklist Project summary Detailed project description Components Budget Partnership

3. Application Activities Timeplan

Co-financing Statement 3. Application Co-financing Statement

21 September 2007: Opening of first call 3. Application Time table: 21 September 2007: Opening of first call 15 January 2008: Deadline for submission of applications first call June 2008 (provisional) Opening of second call October 2008 (provisional) Deadline for submission of applications second call

Assessment of applications Eligibility Check Quality Check

Eligibility Check (by JTS) Application Form submitted in due time 4. Assessment Eligibility Check (by JTS) Application Form submitted in due time Application is complete Application is fully and properly filled All Co-financing Statements are correctly filled and printed Partnership from a min of three countries, from which at least two partners must be from EU Member States and financed by the INTERREG IVC programme Mini-programmes: max of eight partners

Quality Check (by JTS and external experts) 4. Assessment Quality Check (by JTS and external experts) 1) Relevance of the proposal Content related 2) Coherence of the proposal 3) Quality of results 4) Quality of management Implementation related 5) Quality of partnership 6) Budget and finance

Not eligible (Information to MC and Lead Applicant) Eligible 4. Assessment Scoring system Not eligible (Information to MC and Lead Applicant) Eligible Eligibility Check 0 Knock out (objective of the project can not be fulfilled) Very poor Poor Adequate Good Excellent Quality Check

Time table (provisional): 4. Assessment Time table (provisional): By end Feb 2008: Eligibility Check By end May 2008: Quality Check

based on recommendation of JTS 5. Decision MC decision based on recommendation of JTS

Two-thirds majority of Member States present needed 5. Decision MC decision Two-thirds majority of Member States present needed Majority must include votes of countries having a Partner on its territory.

Approval without condition Approval with conditions Rejection 5. Decision MC decision Approval without condition Approval with conditions Rejection

Time table (provisional): 5. Decision Time table (provisional): By end June 2008 Decision MC