Simona POHLOVA, DG REGIO IPA CBC programmes with Member States Visibility and effectiveness European Parliament hearing, 11 July 2018, Brussels Simona POHLOVA, DG REGIO

2. IPA Cross-border Cooperation (CBC) between Member States and IPA (Beneficiary) countries 2014-2020: Objectives Legal basis: Article 2(2)(e)of IPA Regulation 231/2014 General objective To support IPA countries in adopting reforms and apply EU values, rules and standards with the view to EU membership Specific objective for Territorial Cooperation To support efforts of IPA countries to advance regional, macro-regional and cross-border cooperation as well as territorial development, including through implementation of Union macro-regional strategies. Provisions similar as for CBC between the Member States: IPA countries on (nearly) equal footing with them

IPA CBC PROGRAMMES WITH MSs FUNDS (IPA + ERDF) Hungary-Serbia 65,124,000 Romania-Serbia 74,906,248 Croatia-Serbia 34,293,188 Croatia-Bosnia&Herzegovina-Montenegro 57,155,316 Bulgaria-Turkey 25,196,460 Bulgaria-former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 16,542,434 Bulgaria-Serbia 28,986,914 Italy-Albania-Montenegro 78,801,422 Greece-Fyrom 38,649,552 Greece-Albania 35,965,222 TOTAL FUNDING 455,620,756

Cooperation criteria (Art.39-40 of Regulation No 447/2014): IPA CBC Programmes 2014-2020: Is the cooperation with neighbouring EU Member States effective? - I Cooperation criteria (Art.39-40 of Regulation No 447/2014): Each joint operation to involve beneficiaries from at least two countries participating in a programme, at least one of which is from the Member State. Joint development and joint implementation of operations and either joint staffing or joint financing Lead beneficiary responsible for the implementation of the operation as a whole

IPA CBC Programmes 2014-2020: Is the cooperation with neighbouring EU Member States effective? - II Performance framework (Art.21-22 of ESIF Common Provisions Regulation No 1303/2013): Financial and physical output and result indicators established per programme and priority, with baseline and targets Performance checked in 2019 (based on milestones achieved) and in 2023 Possible sanctions: suspension of payments, financial corrections

IPA CBC Programmes 2014-2020: Is the cooperation with neighbouring EU Member States effective? - III "It is also unique to the EU to actively promote territorial cooperation such as through IPA regional and cross-border programmes. The added value is obvious: Reconciliation and confidence building in the Western Balkans, overcoming of geographical and mental barriers and developing of good neighbourly relations – all these remain key aspects in the process of EU enlargement, addressed solely by EU programmes and not by international or bilateral donors." Mid-term evaluation report of IPA II

IPA CBC Programmes 2014-2020: Visibility – what Member States do Programmes under shared management: communication in the hands of the Member States (managing authorities) and the Commission Articles 115-117 of ESIF Common Provisions Regulation – obligations for the Member States: Communication strategies and plans per programme Website with information on EU funded programmes List of supported operations

European Cooperation Day: 21 September 1 minute video on You Tube

IPA CBC Programmes 2014-2020: Visibility II – what the Commission does

IPA CBC Programmes 2014-2020: Visibility and performance – what the Commission does List of programmes with contacts: http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/funding/ipa/cross-border/

IPA CBC Programmes 2014-2020: Cross-border Cooperation with Turkey

IPA CBC Programmes: Examples of projects Innovation and rehabilitation of water supply systems municipalities Dimovo and Majdanpek (Bulgaria-Serbia)  Lead partner: Municipality of Dimovo, Bulgaria  Project partner 2: Municipality of Majdanpek, Serbia Budget: 580 441 Euro Project duration: 12 months

2. IPA CBC Programmes: Examples of projects Establishment of Hungarian-Serbian fluvial border crossing stations at the river Tisa(Hungary-Serbia)  Lead partner: Danube-Kris-Mures-Tisa Euroregional Development Agency  Project partner 2: Provincial Secretariat for Interregional Cooperation and Local Self- Government, Novi Sad, Serbia  Project partner 3: Lower Tisza District Water Directorate Budget: 1.592.798,00 Euro Project duration: 26 months

Legal basis: Article 2(2)of ETC Regulation 1299/2013 General objective 3. Transnational cooperation programmes 2014-2020 – Interreg B: Objectives Legal basis: Article 2(2)of ETC Regulation 1299/2013 General objective To support transnational cooperation over larger transnational territories, involving national, regional and local partners and also covering maritime cross-border cooperation in cases not covered by cross-border cooperation, with a view to achieving a higher degree of territorial integration of those territories

3. TN programmes with IPA countries participation Danube Transnational Programme (263 million euro) More information: www.interreg-danube.eu Adriatic-Ionian Transnational Programme (118 million euro) More information: www.adrioninterreg.eu Balkan-Meditteranean Programme (40 million euro) More information: http://www.interreg.gr/en/programmes/2012-05-11-09-00-08/balkan-mediterranean.html Meditteranean Programme (276 million euro) More information: www.programmemed.eu

Thank you for your attention! Simona.pohlova@ec.europa.eu, REGIO D.1