INTERREG IVC
By sharon, July 10, 2007
INTERREG IVC will run from 2007 until 2013. The current model consisting of four programme zones will be replaced with one Europe-wide programme with a single management structure. “INTERREG IVC” will be based in LILLE, FRANCE (Managing Authority, Audit & Certifying Authority and Joint Technical Secretariat). The main language will be ENGLISH. There will nonetheless be “other information points” in Valencia, Spain; Katowics, Poland and Rostock, Germany. INTERREG IVC will have a clear focus on regional development policies based on the Lisbon and Gothenburg agendas and grouped under two priorities: “Innovation and the knowledge economy” and “The environment and risk prevention”. There will be strong emphasis on capitalisation and the transfer and take-up of project results – in particular good practices identified by regions in their own regional development programmes. Different types of inter-regional co-operation projects and networks will be funded.
| INTERREG IIIC | INTERREG IVC |
| 315 Million euros Co-financing 50/75 % Four programmes: four managing, four paying, four audit authorities and four JTS All themes of regional and local public activities Three types of operations | 321 Million euros Co-financing 75/85 % One programme: one managing, one certifying and one audit authority - LILLE Four Information Points - (Lille, Valencia, Rostock and Katowicz) Focus on: Two types of interventions Language: English |
The overall objectives of INTERREG IVC will be to:
Improve the effectiveness of regional development policies and contribute to economic modernisation and increased competitiveness in Europe by:
>Enabling the exchange of experiences and knowledge
>Matching less experienced with more advanced regions
>Ensuring transfer of good practice identified into mainstream programmes.
INTERREG IVC Priorities
Priority 1: Innovation and the knowledge economy (177 M€ ERDF)
- Innovation, research and technology development
- Entrepreneurship and SME’s
- The information society
- Employment, human resources and education
Priority 2: Environment and Risk Prevention (125 M€ ERDF)
- Natural and technological risks
- Water and waste management
- Biodiversity and preservation of natural heritage
- Energy and sustainable transport
- Cultural heritage and landscape
Priority 3: Technical Assistance (19 M€ ERDF)
When will INTERREG IVC be launched?
The 2007 Inter-regional Co-operation Forum will take place on the 20th and 21st of September 2007, in Lisbon, Portugal. It will mark the launch of INTERREG IVC and show how INTERREG IIIC is already helping Europe’s regions work together and improve regional development.
Speakers include Danuta Hübner; European Commissioner for Regional Policy, and Francisco Nunes Correia; Portuguese Minister for Environment, Spatial Planning and Regional Development. The European Parliament and Committee of the Regions are also invited.
Up to 800 representatives of local and regional authorities and other public bodies are expected to come to Lisbon from across the EU. The forum will bring together organisations interested in tackling similar issues, help them build and promote ideas for new projects and show them how to apply for INTERREG IVC funding.
More information on the event, including a detailed programme and registration form, will be published on the INTERREG website as it becomes available.
The first call for INTERREG IVC applications should occur early in autumn of 2007. For more information visit http: www.interreg3c.net.