Timeframe

2014 2020

implementationuntil2023

Oneof

15transnational

InterregProgrammes

interregbaltic.euManagingAuthority/JointSecretariat:

InvestitionsbankSchleswigHolstein(IB.SH)

Participatingcountries

Objective

Tostrengthentheintegrateddevelopmentandcooperation

foramore innovative, betteraccessible andsustainable

BalticSeaRegion

Berlin| Brandenburg| Bremen| Hamburg|MecklenburgVorpommern | SchleswigHolstein| Lneburg/Niedersachsen

northwesternregions

Publicfundingsources

278.6MILLION263.8ERDF| 8.8ENI| 6.0NORplusnationalcofinancing about 344.7milliontotalProgramme volumeERDF EuropeanRegionalDevelopmentFundENI EuropeanNeighbourhoodInstrument

NOR Norwegiannationalfunding

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organisations fromdifferentcountries

Minimumpartnership

3

Fundingpriorities

NATURALRESOURCES

Clearwaters

Renewableenergy

Energyefficiency

Bluegrowth

EUSTRATEGYSUPPORT

Seed money

SupportofPACs&HALs

Targetedsupport &EUSBSRforums

INNOVATIONResearch&innovation

infrastructures

Smartspecialisation

Nontechnologicalinnovation

TRANSPORT

Interoperability

Accessibility

MaritimeSafety

Shipping

Urbanmobility

111.0111.0

86.016.4

Cofinancingforlocal| regional| nationallevel

publicauthoritiesresearch& traininginstitutionssectoralagencies& associations

NGOs| enterprises

Cofinancingrates

MILLION TOTAL INVESTMENTProgrammefunding+expectedprojectcofinancing

upto50%

upto75%

upto85%

upto85%(t.b.d.)

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InterregBalticSeaRegion fundingcooperation

TheoverallobjectiveoftheProgrammeistostrengthenintegratedterritorialdevelopmentandcooperationforamoreinnovative,betteraccessibleandsustainableBalticSeaRegion.TheProgrammepromotestransnationalcooperationandintegrationbyprojectsaddressingcommonchallengesandopportunitiesoftheregion.TheProgrammeexploitsopportunitiesandaddressesissueswhichcannotsufficientlybedealtwithbysinglecountries.ChallengesandopportunitiesthatrequireajointresponsebypartnersfromseveralcountriesfromtheBalticSeaRegionincludeimprovingtheenvironmentalstatusofBalticwatersorusingtheexportpotentialofgreenmaritimetechnologies.TheProgrammeinvests instrengtheningtheinstitutionalcapacitiesofparticipatingauthorities,institutionsandcompanies.Theaimistoimprovetheirabilitytobenefitfromjointworkandcooperationbeyondborders.

TheProgrammewillcontributetoEurope2020,theEuropeanUnionstenyeargrowthstrategy totransfertheEUintoa smart,sustainableandinclusiveeconomy.Furthermore,theProgrammehelpstoimplementtheEUStrategyfortheBalticSeaRegion(EUSBSR).Itfinancesseedmoneyandflagshipprojectsandprovidessupporttostrategygovernanceandannualfora,i.e.toPriorityAreaCoordinators(PAC)andHorizontalActionLeaders(HAL).

1. Capacityforinnovation1.1R&Iinfrastructures1.2Smartspecialisation1.3Nontechnological

innovation2. Management

ofnaturalresources2.1Clearwaters2.2Renewableenergy2.3Energyefficiency2.4Bluegrowth

3. Sustainabletransport3.1Interoperability3.2Accessibility3.3Maritimesafety3.4Shipping3.5Urbanmobility

4. EUStrategysupport4.1Seedmoney4.2Supportof

PACs&HALsandEUSBSRforums

Thematicpriorities

Exemplaryresultsexpected

jointtrainingprogrammesandfundingschemesformoreefficientuseofresearchandinnovationinfrastructure,e.g.byattractingSMEs

innovativegreensolutionsforenergyproductionfromrenewablesorwaste

bettercoordinationofregionalenergyplanningamongcountriesintheBalticSeaRegion

examplesofhowtoenhancecooperationacrosssectorsinmarineresourceuse

managementschemesformoreefficientuseoftransportinfrastructure

improvedtechnologyinBalticSeashipping,e.g.enavigation,automaticvesselidentification

betterqualityflagshipprojectsfortheEUStrategyfortheBalticSeaRegion

local,regionalandnationallevelpublicauthorities, research&traininginstitutions, sectoralagencies&associations, NGOsand enterprises

Potentialbeneficiaries Programmeareaandcofinancing

Denmark: wholecountry(upto75%) Estonia: wholecountry(upto85%) Finland: wholecountry(upto75%) Germany:StatesofBerlin,Brandenburg,Bremen,Hamburg,MecklenburgVorpommern,SchleswigHolsteinandNiedersachsen(onlyNUTSIIareaLneburg)(upto75%)

Latvia: wholecountry(upto85%) Lithuania: wholecountry(upto85%) Norway: wholecountry(upto50%) Poland: wholecountry(upto85%) Sweden:wholecountry(upto75%)

TheProgrammeareaincludesBelarus(wholecountry)andthenorthwesternregions(oblasts)ofRussia.EUfundingforthesepartnercountrieswillbereleaseduponsignatureofbilateralFinancingAgreementsbetweenthesecountriesandtheEU (proposedcofinancingrate:upto85%)

Funding[in] Total ERDF Norway ENI*

Programmefunds 278,630,658 263,830,658 6,000,000 8,800,000expectedcofinancing/owncontribution 66,061,995 59,148,032 5,278,198 1,635,765

TotalProgramme budget 344,692,653 322,978,690 11,278,198 10,435,765

thereofInnovation(Priority1) 111,029,546

thereofNaturalresources(Priority2) 111,029,546

thereofTransport(Priority3) 85,960,583

thereofEUStrategysupport(Priority4) 16,382,525

thereofTechnicalassistance 22,290,452

ManagingAuthority/JointSecretariatTheProgrammeismanagedby

InvestitionsbankSchleswigHolstein(IB.SH)inKiel,Germany.OfficesarelocatedinRostock/GermanyandRiga/Latvia.

ProgrammeaddressInvestitionsbankSchleswigHolstein(IB.SH)

InterregBalticSeaRegionMA/JSGrubenstrae20,18055Rostock,Germany

phone:++49/381/454845281email:info@interregbaltic.eu

Financialdetails

ERDF EuropeanRegionalDevelopmentFundENI EuropeanNeighbourhoodinstrument

*ENIfundingissubjecttothesignatureofFinancingAgreementsbetweentheEuropeanCommission,Russia/BelarusandGermany

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