The Interreg V-A Romania-Bulgaria Programme: what's next?

The Interreg V-A Romania-Bulgaria Programme: what's next?

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  Interreg V-A Romania-Bulgaria Programme
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  Interreg V-A Romania-Bulgaria Programme Priority Axis 1: A well connected region  Total Budget: 96,450,936  Priority Axis 2: A green region  Total Budget: 63,454,564  Priority Axis 3: A safe region  Total Budget: 48,225,468  Priority Axis 4: A skilled and inclusive region  Total Budget: 17,767,279  Priority Axis 5: An efficient region  Total Budget: 12,690,913  Priority Axis 6: Technical Assistance  Total Budget: 19,914,966  2 96,450,936 63,454,564 48,225,468 17,767,279 12,690,913 PA 1 PA 2 PA 3 PA 4 PA 5 Programme’s total budget: 258,5 mil. euro out of which 215.745.513 European Fund for Regional Development
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  Priority Axis 1:A well connected region (96,450,936 euro) Specific Objective 1.1 Improve the planning, development and coordination of cross-border transport systems for better connections to TEN-T transport network Expected Results: 1.250.000 people served by modernized infrastructure leading to TEN-T (from 646.140 in 2014) Expected Outputs:  120 km of (re)constructed or upgraded roads  30 mechanisms facilitating the connection of secondary/tertiary nodes to TEN-T infrastructure Specific Objective 1.2 Increase transport safety on waterways and maritime transport routes Expected Results: 25% of the RO-BG CBC Danube length and Black Sea where safety of the navigation has been improved by joint actions (from 1.29% in 2014) Expected Outputs:  5 studies/strategies/ action plans to improve safety of the navigation on the Danube and the Black Sea supported  20 km of new or improved inland waterway 3
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  Priority Axis 1:A well connected region (96,450,936 euro) Only roads proving cross border impact and connecting secondary or tertiary nodes to TEN-T infrastructure (core or comprehensive) will be financed! Direct connection receives extra points in the evaluation (2)! Indicative map: 4 Secondary nodes Secondary nodes are the branching or crossing points of the core and comprehensive networks, provided they represent cities (at least of regional importance) and/or multimodal connections Tertiary nodes Tertiary nodes are urban areas (regional towns, towns, cities) providing jobs and public and private services (e.g. schools, health or social care, employment services, banks) beyond their administrative boundaries, and/or places of multimodal nodes
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  Priority Axis 2:A green region (63,454,564 euro) Specific Objective 2.1 Improve the sustainable use of natural heritage and resources and cultural heritage  Expected Results: 7.200.000 tourist overnights in the CBC region (from 6.668.515 in 2014)  Expected Outputs:  10.000 visits to the supported sites of cultural and natural heritage and attractions  100 integrated tourism products/services created  50 common strategies, policies or management plans for valorizing the cultural and natural heritage Specific Objective 2.2 Enhance the sustainable management of the ecosystems from the cross-border area  Expected Results: 10 NATURA 2000 sites from the cross border area with coordinated management tools(from 2 in 2014)  Expected Outputs:  20.000 hectares of habitats supported to attain a better conservation status Extra points in the evaluation for green solutions (2)! 5
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  Priority Axis 3:A safe region (48,225,468 euro) Specific Objective 3.1 Improve joint risk management in the cross- border area  Expected Results: 3 (satisfactory) - satisfaction degree of the stakeholders in the area regarding the quality of the joint risk management in the CBC area (from 2 – somewhat inappropriate in 2014)  Expected Outputs:  1.250.000 persons benefiting from flood protection measures  1.250.000 persons benefiting from forest fire protection measures  2.500.000 persons benefiting from actions of risk management  50 joint partnerships in the field of joint early warning and emergency response An analysis will be performed at the selection moment when projects contribute to indicators (in theory, by contracting) in a percent of at least 120% and when the financial indicators from the Performance framework are secured (in theory, by contracting). Depending on the analysis (performed at Programme level) the Monitoring Committee may decide to stop contracting although the financial allocation was not reached. 6
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   Expected Results:500.000 people that have access to joint employment initiatives (from 200.000 in 2014)  Expected Outputs:  10.000 participants in joint local employment initiatives and joint training  2.000 participants in joint education and training schemes to support youth employment, educational opportunities and higher and vocational education across border  50 initiatives (trainings, education schemes, websites, agreements, networks, job-fairs etc.) that activate workforce mobility in the cross border area 7 Priority Axis 4: A skilled and inclusive region (17,767,279 euro) Specific Objective 4.1 Encourage the integration of the cross-border area in terms of employment and labour mobility
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  Priority Axis 5:An efficient region (12,690,913 euro) Specific Objective 5.1 Increase cooperation capacity and the efficiency of public institutions in a CBC context  Expected Results:  4 (appropriate) intensity of cooperation between cross-border stakeholders (from 3 - satisfactory in 2014)  Expected Outputs:  100 supported cross border mechanisms (agreements, networks, regulations, studies, policies, strategies, information exchange tools) to enhance cooperation capacity 8
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  The first callfor proposals shall only concern Priority Axis 1, 2 and 3 and the budget of the call equals the entire allocation for these 3 PAs this may be the only call for these 3 PAs Allocated budget for first call launched 25th of March 2015 Priority Axis ERDF National funding Total funding PA 1 81,983,295 14,467,641 96,450,936 PA 2 53,936,379 9,518,185 63,454,564 PA 3 40,991,647 7,233,821 48,225,468 Total 176,911,321 31,219,647 208,130,968 Translate funds into outputs and results, this is the MAIN focus & correlate
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  Why? Hard projectstake longer to prepare. => longer deadline => split allocation, otherwise soft projects could have consumed more than envisaged from the allocation. Indicative allocation for soft projects (no infra, less then half of the budget for equipment): Indicative allocation for hard projects (infra, more then half of the budget for equipment): Allocated budget first call: split per soft and hard Priority Axis ERDF National funding Total funding PA 1 8,198,330 1,446,764 9,645,094 PA 2 10,787,276 1,903,637 12,690,913 PA 3 4,099,165 723,382 4,822,547 Total 23,084,721 4,073,783 27,158,554 Priority Axis ERDF National funding Total funding PA 1 73,784,965 13,020,877 86,805,842 PA 2 43,149,103 7,614,548 50,763,651 PA 3 36,892,482 6,510,439 43,402,921 Total 153,826,550 27,145,864 180,972,414
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  Project budget andduration Budget (EUR) Duration (max. months) Soft Hard Soft Hard PA 1 -S.O. Improved connection to TEN-T 0.25 mil.– 1.5 mil. 1 mil. – 10 mil. 24 36 PA 1 - S.O. Increase transport safety on waterways 0.25 mil. – 2 mil. 0.50 mil. – 8 mil. 24 36 PA 2 - S.O. Sustainable use of natural heritage 0.25 mil.– 1.5 mil. 0.50 mil. – 6 mil. 24 36 PA 2- S.O. Sustainable management of the ecosystems 0.25 mil. – 1.5 mil. 0.50 mil. – 6 mil. 24 36 PA 3 – S.O. Improve joint risk management 0.25 mil.– 1.5 mil. 0.50 mil. – 6 mil. 24 36 Not optional! 85% ERDF, 13% national co-financing, 2% own contribution
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  Rules of thecalls for proposals Deadline for receipt of Applications • Applications shall be submitted in one original and one copy, together with a CD/DVD containing a full scanned version of the AP and its annexes (no more signatures on each page, you only sign where the formats requests so!) • Applications have to be submitted to CBC Regional Office Calarasi Since the entire financial allocation for the first 3 priority axes is launched, the chances are this will be the single call for them! 30th of June 2015 – 16:00 o’clock for soft projects 30th of September 2015 – 16:00 o’clock for hard projects
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  Interreg V-A Romania-Bulgaria Programme-1st Call for Proposals  The launching event for the 1st Call for Proposals for PA 1, 2 and 3 took place in Belogradchik – Bulgaria, on the 26th of March 2015  The Interreg V-A Romania-Bulgaria Programme Info-Day Caravan organized throughout the entire cross-border eligible area ended with 3200 km traveled and almost 850 participants/potential beneficiaries from the 15 counties and districts from Romania and Bulgaria. 13  Almost 200 participants attended the launching event
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  Interreg V-A Romania-Bulgaria Programme– Questions and Answers  Following the launching of the 1st Call for Proposals, the potential beneficiaries raised a total of 75 questions :  I. Eligibility of applicants – 23 questions/answers were posted on the website  II. Eligibility of expenditure - 18 questions were raised –all of them got answers  III. Eligibility of actions - 17 questions were raised – all of them got answers  IV. Annexes - 11 questions were raised –all of them got answers  V. Cooperation criteria – 1 question/answer was posted on the website  VI. Application form - 2 questions were raised, both of them got answers  VII. Information and publicity - 1 question/answer was posted on the website  VIII. Applicant’s Guide - 2 questions were raised – both of them got answers 14
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  09/10.2015 26.03.2015 • Launchof the 1st call for proposals 30.06.2015 • Deadline submission soft projects • Finalization of soft projects evaluation and MC approval (in Romania) 30.09.2015 • Deadline submission hard projects 10/11.2015 • Contracting of soft projects 12.2015 • First soft projects to be signed 01/02.2016 • Finalization of hard projects evaluation and MC approval (in Bulgaria) What’s Next ?
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  Thank you foryour attention!