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CENTRAL BALTIC PROGRAMME 2014-2020
CENTRAL BALTIC PROGRAMME
2014-2020
GEOGRAPHY & STRUCTURE
• The programme covers the same regions as for this period: coastal regions from Finland including Åland Islands, Estonia, Latvia and Sweden
• There are two new Finnish regions - Satakunta and Pirkanmaa
+Satakunta
+Pirkanmaa
CB 2014-2020 WILL SUPPORT:
Competitive economy
Sustainable use of common
resources
Well connected region
Skilled and socially
inclusive region
WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH FINANCED PROJECTS AS A RESULT?
More entrepreneurial youth
Joint (CB scale + together) activities making young people (pupils, students) more entrepreneurial
New smart companies
More products and services to new markets
Joint activities that lead to the creation of new smart businesses
Joint cluster-based activities to take new and existing products and services to new markets
Evaluation
Selection& PROJECTS
New attractions based on natural and cultural heritage
WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH FINANCED PROJECTS AS A RESULT?
More sustainable marine and coastal ecosystems
Cleaner water of the Baltic Sea
More sustainable urban environment
Joint activities to develop natural and cultural heritage into sustainable attractions
Joint activities related to maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal zone management
Joint activities to work out and use the methods and technologies to achieve cleaner water
Joint activities related to planning of urban environment in sustainable way
Evaluation
Selection& PROJECTS
Time saving low carbon transport solutions and improved transport corridors
Joint activities to achieve more integrated sustainable transport solutions
WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH FINANCED PROJECTS AS A RESULT?
Better services of CB small ports
Joint activities to improve transport corridors
Joint activities to develop the services of CB small ports
Evaluation
Selection& PROJECTS
Better integrated CB labor market
Joint activities to improve the quality of vocational education
WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH FINANCED PROJECTS AS A RESULT?
Strengthened CB communities
Joint local and community level training activities to solve practical problems and address challenges
Evaluation
Selection& PROJECTS
APPROACH
New programme intends to focus
on sustainability of achieved results
and based on experience from the current programme to
simplify application, evaluation and monitoring
processes
FINANCING
CO-FINANCING RATES FOR THE FUTURE
85% for partners from Estonia and Latvia
75% for partners from Finland and Sweden
115 MEUR FOR PROJECTS
TIMETABLE (*INDICATIVE)
October – NovemberProgramme preparations in full speed
November1st draft Operational Programme approved by JPC
December – January
Public hearing period• Estonia• Latvia• Finland• Sweden• Åland
February
Operational Programme approved by JPC
2013 2014
March 2014
Submission of the Operational Programme to the EC
November 2014
Call launched
Public hearings
www.centralbaltic.eu/2014-2020
Materials
Questionnaire
Information on national events
DL 17.1.2014
More information:Programming Team in Regional Council of Southwest Finland:
• Management questions and overall coordination– Merike Niitepõld – [email protected]
• Programme content and activities – Ülari Alamets – [email protected] – Aiga Plesanova – [email protected]
www.centralbaltic.eu/2014-2020
Thank you!
