1. Cross-Border-Cooperation in 2014-2020
What is CBC – a brief overview
Estonia – Russia CBC Programme, Partner Search Forum
St Petersburg, 7-8 September 2016

2. CBC: objectives and principles of EU funding
CBC overarching aims
CBC promotes cooperation between EU countries and neighbourhood countries sharing a land border or sea crossing.
Funding can also be provided for a programme between several EU and neighbourhood countries which, for example, are part of the same sea basin.
Cross Border Cooperation (CBC) supports sustainable development along the EU’s external borders, helps reducing differences in living standards and addressing common challenges across these borders.

3. Commitment and ownership of all countries Common legal framework
CBC: main characteristics
Commitment and ownership of all countries
Balanced partnership: The project Applicant may be from any of the programme countries
Project ownerships: actions shall be jointly developed by the partnership across the borders
Common legal framework
Programme Management structures jointly selected by all countries participating in the programme

4. ENI CBC: Legal and strategic framework
Setting up the overall thematic objectives of CBC
Main elements *
ENI CBC programming document and implementing rules
Concept
of CBC of the Russian Federation
Laying down the conditions for the application of the CBC legal framework
Financing agreement signed by the Russian Federation
Joint operational programme Estonia – Russia
National legislation
First call for proposals 2016
* The complete list of the legal basis can be found in the Guidelines for Applicants

5. Added value of CBC Why a CBC programme?
CBC ADDED VALUE
Providing common solutions to common challenges (whether in the field of health, research and education, transport or sustainable energy) through CBC projects
Enhancing mutual understanding across the borders through CBC projects
Opening greater opportunities for people in the border regions through CBC projects

6. CBC: which added value? Why a CBC project ?
The problems identified can be solved more efficiently jointly,
instead of individual regions or countries acting alone
Solutions are jointly developed going beyond the results independently achievable in the involved regions/areas
Why a CBC project ?
Common challenge to be jointly tackled
Solutions to be jointly identified
Real and balanced partnership
Joint implementation
All partners have to actively participate in the project according to their functions and competences
The cross border working approach should be reflected in the project outputs
Results of projects jointly designed for mutual benefit on both sides of the border are sustainable only through joint actions

7. CBC: TESIM
A new Technical Assistance project, i.e. "Technical support to the implementation and management of ENI CBC programmes (TESIM)", has been set up by the EC in 2015.
The objective of this project is to Give support to the CBC programmes on both programme and project level focusing on improving the capacity of CBC Partner Countries to participate in the programmes

8. Thank you for your attention!