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Annexes

In a nutshell: what it is

Cross Border Cooperation (CBC) is a key priority of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI). Its objective is to reinforce cooperation between Member States and partner countries along the external borders of the European Union.

The CBC strategy has four key objectives:

  1. Promote economic and social development in border areas
  2. Address common challenges
  3. Ensure efficient and secure borders
  4. Promote people-to-people cooperation

A major innovation of the ENPI CBC is that there is a fully balanced partnership between the participating countries. This approach will allow both partner countries and member states to work together within a common management structure, applying a single set of implementing rules and sharing one single budget.

Regional and local partners on both sides of the border will identify common needs and priorities for activities that are most relevant to their local situation.

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How is it structured?

Three types of programmes have been established:

  1. Land border programmes between two or more countries sharing a common border,
  2. Sea crossing programmes between two countries with access to the same sea,
  3. Multilateral programmes covering a sea basin

In total, 15 CBC programmes (9 land border, 3 sea crossing and 3 sea basin programmes) have been identified on both sides of the EU’s external borders in the East and in the South.

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How much funding?

The total funding for 15 programmes (approved in the Strategy Paper, of which 13 are operational) is of 1.1 billion EUR for the period 2007-2013. Each programmes benefits from an individual allocation and in some programmes the Member States and Partner Countries bring co-funding in addition to the EU funds.

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Who can apply?

Priority (based on the ENPI regulation) will be given to:

  • Local and regional authorities
  • NGOs, development organisations, business associations, cultural or scientific institutions
  • Other key organisations in the eligible regions

The eligibility of applicants is specified in each call for proposals.

The partnership between a EU member state and a partner country is obligatory. Each project should

represent at least one Member State and one Partner Country. A good partnership is key to the success of a project.

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How to apply?

Calls for proposals and application packs, including guidelines for applicants and application forms, will be published online by the Joint Managing Authorities. Please consult the websites of each ENPI CBC programme for details on calls for proposals and selected projects, forecasts and updates (see Annex 5 for contact details).

The Joint Managing Authority (JMA) of each programme will regularly launch calls for proposals allowing applicants to submit projects for financing. The programme will decide on the submission deadline and the eligibility criteria for each call. These criteria include the eligibility of applicants, the project size, co-operation sectors, etc.

The JMA will sign one contract per project covering both member states and partner countries. The JMA will monitor the projects with support from the Joint Technical Secretariats (located in the Member State hosting the JMA) and their branch offices (located in both the Member States and the Partner Countries). One set of rules will apply to these projects on both sides of the EU external border.

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List of programmes and responsible Joint Managing Authorities
Programme and JMA Financial Allocation
Land Border Programmes
The Kolarctic-Russia Programme
Regional Council of Lapland, Finland		 28.241 million EUR
The Karelia-Russia Programme
Council of Oulu Region, Finland		 23.203 million EUR
The South-East Finland-Russia Programme
Regional Council of South Karelia, Finland		 36.185 million EUR
The Estonia-Latvia-Russia Programme
Ministry of Regional Development and Local Governments of Latvia		 47.775 million EUR
The Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus Programme
The Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Lithuania, Regional Policy Department		 41.737 million EUR
The Lithuania-Poland-Russia Programme
The Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Poland		 132.130 million EUR
The Poland-Belarus-Ukraine Programme
The Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Poland		 186.201 million EUR
The Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine Programme
The National Development Agency in Hungary		 68.638 million EUR
The Romania-Ukraine-Republic of Moldova Programme
The Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism, Romania		 126.718 million EUR
The Italy-Tunisia Programme
The Region of Sicily, Palermo, Italy		 25.191 million EUR
Black Sea Programme
The Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism, Romania		 17.306 million EUR
The Mediterranean Sea Programme
Region of Sardinia, Cagliari, Italy		 173.607 million EUR
The Baltic Sea Region Programme
Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany		 22.608 million EUR
ENPI contribution
to the integrated
Baltic Sea programme

ENPI CBC
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Annex 12 Checklist for funding

Last updated on: 2012-07-27