CROSSBORDER COOPERATION IN HUNGARY

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CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION IN HUNGARY

• Norwegian-Hungarian Conference on the EEA
  Financial Mechanisms
• DIANA RÓZSA
• PROGRAMME MANAGER, VÁTI KHT.

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GOALS OF THE INTERREG

• Strengthen economic and social cohesion in the
  European Union
• Take actions in relation to the borders and
  border areas between Member States and between
  the European Union and non-member countries
• Pay attention to the external borders of the
  European Union, in particular in the perspective
  of enlargement
• Promote co-operation concerning the outermost
  regions of the Union

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INTERREG IIIA

• Strand A cross-border cooperation
• Cross-border cooperation between adjacent regions
  aims to develop cross-border social and economic
  centres through common development strategies
• Eligible areas
• All NUTS III areas situated along the internal
  and external land borders of the European Union
• Certain NUTS III maritime areas
• How many programmes are expected?
• some 50/60 programmes, usually one for each
  border between different Member States

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PRIORITIES FOR ACTION STRAND A

• Promotion of urban, rural and costal development
• Strengthening the spirit of enterprise
• Developing small and medium-sized enterprises,
  including those in the tourism sector
• Developing local employment initiatives
• Assistance for labour market integration and
  social inclusion
• Initiatives for encouraging shared use of human
  resources, and facilities for research and
  development, education, culture, communication,
  health and civil protection
• Measures for environmental protection, improving
  energy efficiency and renewable energy sources
• Improving transport, information and
  communication networks and services, water and
  energy systems
• Increasing cooperation in legal and
  administrative areas
• Increasing human and institutional potential for
  cross-border cooperation

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PHARE CBC IN HUNGARY 1995-2006

• 1995-2001 Programmes
• Austria 62 MEUR
• Austria-Slovenia 3 MEUR
• Austria-Slovakia 3 MEUR
• Romania24 MEUR
• Slovakia 6 MEUR
• Slovenia 4 MEUR
• TOTAL 102 MEUR
• 2002-2003 Programmes
• Austria 20 MEUR
• Romania 10 MEUR
• Slovakia 4 MEUR
• Slovenia 4 MEUR
• TOTAL 38 MEUR

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INTERREG IIIA PROGRAMMES IN HUNGARY

• EU internal bilateral programme
• Austria Hungary INTERREG IIIA Programme
• New EU internal external trilateral
  Neighbourhood Programmes
• Hungary Slovakia Ukraine Neighbourhood
  Programme (INTERREG TACIS)
• Slovenia Hungary Croatia Neighbourhood
  Programme (INTERREG CARDS)
• New EU-external trilateral cross-border
  programme
• Hungary-Romania and Hungary Serbia Montenegro
  Cross- Border Programme (INTERREG-PHARE-CARDS)

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INTERREG ALLOCATION IN HUNGARY ERDF 2004-2008

• 50 and 80 of the national envelopes must be
  allocated to cross-border cooperation, 14 and
  44 to transnational and 6 to interregional
  cooperation
• Third countries taking part in INTERREG III
  initiatives may receive financial assistance for
  their cooperation from the PHARE CBC programme,
  national PHARE, ISPA and SAPARD programmes,
  together with TACIS and MEDA programmes

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INTERREG IIIA ALLOCATION IN HUNGARY ERDF
2004-2008
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AUSTRIA-HUNGARY INTERREG IIIA PROGRAMME
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HUNGARY ROMANIA AND HUNGARY SERBIA AND
MONTENEGRO CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION PROGRAMME
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HUNGARY-SLOVAKIA-UKRAINE NEIGHBOURHOOD PROGRAMME
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SLOVENIA-HUNGARY-CROATIA NEIGHBOURHOOD PROGRAMME
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ELIGIBILITY IN INTERREG IIIA

• Be non-profit legal persons established by public
  or private law
• national, regional, local public authorities
• public institutions (professional organisations,
  development agencies)
• municipalities and their organisations acting as
  legal entities
• non-governmental organisations (church,
  foundation, public foundation, association,
  public interest company)
• Have their headquarters or a registered
  regional/local branch in the specified programme
  area
• Eligible applicants must have one partner on the
  other side of the border, who must fulfil the
  eligibility criteria of the country concerned
• Under certain measures small and medium
  enterprises (SMEs) are also eligible for
  financing with respect to the rules of de minimis
  aid

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AUSTRIA-HUNGARY INTERREG IIIA PROGRAMME

• Priority 1 Cross-border economic cooperation
• Priority 2 Accessibility
• Priority 3 Cross-border organisational
  structures and networks
• Priority 4 Human resources
• Priority 5 Sustainable regional and
  environmental development

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HUNGARY ROMANIA AND HUNGARY SERBIA AND
MONTENEGRO CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION PROGRAMME

• Priority 1 Strengthening the spatial, physical
  and infrastructural integrity of the cross-border
  area
• Measure 1.1 Improving cross-border
  infrastructure
• Measure 1.2 Addressing common challenges in the
  field of environmental protection and flood
  prevention
• Priority 2 Promotion of co-operation initiatives
  in order to facilitate the integration of markets
  and enhance coherence between local societies
• Measure 2.1 Development of business
  infrastructure and joint business services
• Measure 2.2 Support co-operation of enterprises
• Measure 2.3 Encourage cooperation between
  institutions and communities
• Measure 2.4 Promotion of co-operation in the
  field of RTD and human resource development

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HUNGARY-SLOVAKIA-UKRAINE NEIGHBOURHOOD PROGRAMME

• Priority 1 Cross-border social and economic
  co-operation
• Measure 1.1 Support of business co-operation
• Measure 1.2 Institutional co-operation
• Measure 1.3 Micro projects schemes people to
  people actions
• Priority 2 Cross-border environment and
  transport
• Measure 2.1 Environmental investment
• Measure 2.2 Co-operation in Natural Protection
• Measure 2.3 Small scale transport infrastructure

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SLOVENIA-HUNGARY-CROATIA NEIGHBOURHOOD PROGRAMME

• Priority 1 Economic - Social Cohesion and Human
  Resources Development
• Measure 1.1 Joint economic space
• Measure 1.2 Joint human resources development
• Measure 1.3 Joint tourism and culture space
• Priority 2 Sustainable Development
• Measure 2.1 Sustainable use of natural resources
  and environment protection
• Measure 2.2 Nature protection
• Measure 2.3 Accessibility

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CULTURAL HERITAGE IN SLO-HU-CRO

• Measure 1.3 Joint tourism and cultural space
• Objectives
• Joint visitors management Joint cultural events
  Development of joint tourist and cultural
  services and infrastructure Increased awareness
  and respect of diverse cultures
• Types of eligible activities
• Joint management programmes for cross-border
  tourism zones Establishment of cross-border
  tourism zones Joint programmes for preservation
  and revival of heritage Joint programmes for
  development of high quality rural tourism
  Preparation for joint marketing strategies and
  joint marketing actions Development and
  improvement of new tourist and cultural products
  and services Developing regional and local
  networks to support people to people actions
  Promotion schemes for innovative actions in
  culture (awards, small grants, study tours,
  training )

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AVAILABLE FUNDS IN HUNGARY SIZE AND SHARE IN
SLO-HU-HR

• Total in Hungary 8 250 880 EUR
• Measure 1.3 Joint tourism and culture space
• 1.667.920 EUR 20

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CROSS-BORDER PROJECTS (1)

• The subject of the project may correspond
  exclusively to one of the measures of the given
  call
• Programme Complement description of measures
• Guidelines for Preparation and Submission of
  Project Proposals
• Crossborder impact (e.g. in case of M 1.3 Joint
  tourism and culture space)
• The project activities will stimulate the flow of
  information and the visibility of the tourist
  area
• The project activities will contribute to
  creating an integrated cross-border tourist offer
  by developing new common products and services
  and stimulating joint marketing
• The project activities will contribute to the
  valorisation of cultural heritage and national
  potentials in terms of tourism development
• The project activities will stimulate
  cross-border cultural events and their inclusion
  in the tourist offer

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CROSS-BORDER PROJECTS (2)

• Cross-border partnership and co-operation
• Joint interest
• Experience
• Intensive co-operation
• Quality of cross-border co-operation
• Joint project joint management of the project
• Mirror project existence of a partner project
  financed through public or private funds
• Co-operative project co-operation/preliminary
  participation in the planning stage (minimum
  requirement letter of intent)
• Project duration
• Generally maximum 24 months

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

• Diána RÓZSA, VÁTI Kht.
• e-mail drozsa_at_vati.hu
• www.interreg.hu
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