Part-financed by the European Union (European Regional Developement Fund)

Contacts

JOINT TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT

ul.Rzeznicka 58 80 – 822 Gdańsk Phone/Fax: +48 58 761 00 30 e-mail: southbaltic@southbaltic.eu www.southbaltic.eu MANAGING AUTHORITY

Ministry of Regional DevelopmentTerritorial Cooperation Department ul. Wspólna 2/400-926 Warszawawww.mrr.gov.plwww.interreg.gov.pl

Recommendations

size of projects range between 0,5 and 1 million Euro (the ERDF contribution); however, projects are assessed according to the “value for money” rule and the quality of projects and, therefore, bigger projects may also be approved by the Steering Committee

size of a small-scale pilot investment projects under Priority Axis 2 may amount to a higher value in the ERDF contribution

projects of local community initiatives under the Measure 2.4 may become smaller in size- mini-mum 50 thousand Euro (the ERDF contribution)

Project’s duration should be between 24 and 36 months. Since the Programme has to be ended by 31 December 2015 it is recommended to end a project by 31 December 2014.

Project application and contracting procedure

SOUTH BALTICCross-border Co-operation

Programme2007-2013

- Economic competitiveness - - Attractiveness and common identity -

Requirements for co-operation

Co-operation within a project has to meet at least two of the four criteria:joint developmentjoint implementationjoint staffingjoint financingThe project is jointly implemented using the Lead Beneficiary PrincipleThe project shall be implemented within the eligible area or to the benefit of the eligible area of the South Baltic Programme Project shall have cross-border impactOfficial language of the South Baltic Programme 2007 - 2013 is English

Potential beneficiaries

national, regional or local authorities or their associationsnon-governmental organisations (NGOs)schools, universities, other educational organisations and centresresearch and development institutionsentrepreneurship and innovation development support structures, like business incubators, chambers of commerceother public institutions supporting and promoting sustainable development

Partnership

The minimum partnership consists of two partners (mini-mum one partner from each Member States involved in the Programme)The partnership is based on the Lead Beneficiary principleProgramme excludes sub-partners or partners with an „obse-rver” statusOrganisations not eligible for the ERDF funding can participa-te in the Programme as additional participants with their own resources but cannot claim the refund from the ERDF 10% of the ERDF budget may be applied to costs related to Programme activities carried out outside the European Union, in case they are for the benefit of the regions of the CommunityCooperation with partners from Kaliningrad region is enco-uraged. Kaliningrad entities can act as additional participants without own financing

Budget

Total budget of the Programme: 75 342 210 Euro The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) contribu-tion : 60 735 659 Euro The maximum co-financing rate:

PolandLithuaniaGermany

DenmarkSweden

85% 75%

Overall objective

Priority axes

I Economic competitiveness

1.1. Entrepreneurial development 1.2. Integration of higher education and labour markets 1.3. Transport accessibility II Attractiveness and common identity

2.1. Management of the Baltic Sea environment 2.2. Energy saving and renewable energy2.3. Sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage for regional development2.4. Local community initiatives

Eligible area

DENMARK –GERMANY – LITHUANIA– POLAND – SWEDEN Denmark

Regional Municipality of Bornholm and as adjacent: Zealand subregion

Germany

Sub - regions: Greifswald, Rostock, Stralsund, Wismar, Bad Dobe-ran, Nordvorpommern, Nordwestmecklenburg, Ostvorpommern, Rügen, Uecker-Randow

Lithuania

Klaipeda County and as adjacent: Taurage and Telsiai Counties

Poland

Sub - regions: Szczeciński, Koszaliński, Słupski, Gdański, Gdań-sk-Gdynia-Sopot and Elbląski sub-region as adjacent

Sweden

Kalmar, Blekinge, Skåne Counties and Kronoberg County as adjacent

To strengthen the sustainable development of the South Baltic area through joint actions increasing its competitiveness and enhancing integration among people and institutions.