Cross-border Territorial Cooperation
Transnational Territorial Cooperation
Interregional Territorial Cooperation
Cross-border Territorial Cooperation
Romania – Bulgaria Cross-border Cooperation Operational Programme – referring to cooperation for the counties under the Romania-Bulgaria border– Indicative operations:
Accessibility – Improved mobility and access to transport, information and communication infrastructure in the cross-border area
- Improvements tool and river cross-border transport facilities:
- Improvement of road and river infrastructure (facilities) having cross-border impact
- Improvement of the public road and river cross-border transport services
Environment – Sustainable use and protection of natural resources and environment and promotion of efficient risk management in the cross-border area
- Development of information and communications networks and services within the cross-border area
- Supporting the development of cross-border ICT based information resources, cooperation and networking
- Extending community access to cross-border information and communication
- Development of joint infrastructure and services to prevent natural and man-made crises, including joint emergency response services
- Joint natural and technological risk prevention
- Joint early warning and emergency response activities
Economic and social development – Economic development and social cohesion by joint identification and enhancement of the area’s comparative advantages.
- Support for cross-border business cooperation and promotion of a regional identity and image
- Support for cross-border business infrastructure development and promotion of cooperation
- General networking to promote foreign investment and a positive regional identity and image
- Promotion of cross-border tourist networks and diversification of existing cross-border tourist services
- Promotion of co-operation between universities research institutes and business in the field of research and development and innovation
- Joint marketing and promotion of cross-border products
- Cooperation on human resources development – joint development of skills and knowledge
- Support for a cross-border sharing of information on employment opportunities
- Development of cross-border training services for employment, in connection with the integrated market needs
- Development of cross-border linkages and exchanges between education/training centres
- People-to-people cooperation
- Support for development of civil society and local communities
- Improvement of local governance
- Increase of educational, cultural, health, youth and sporting exchange
Technical Assistance
- Support for the implementation and overall management of the Programme
- Ensure the functioning of Programme management bodies
- Finance extra studies and external expertise
- Support for the communication and information of the Programme
- Supporting the information and publicity activities of the Programme
- Supporting the potential applicants/beneficiaries of the Programme.
Hungary-Romania Cross-border Co-operation Programme – referring to counties for cooperation at the Hungary-Romania border – Indicative operations:
Improvement of the key conditions of joint, sustainable development of the co-operation area
- Improvement of cross-border transport facilities
- Improvement of cross-border communication
- Protection of the environment: Protection of nature, Management of resources and water quality, Pollution reduction
Strengthen social and economic cohesion of the border area
- Support of cross-border business co-operation: Investments in business infrastructure, promotion of co-operation
- Promoting co-operation in the field of research, development and innovation
- Cooperation in the labour market and education – joint development of skills and knowledge
- Health care and prevention of common threat
- Cooperation between communities
Technical Assistance
- Activities related to the preparation, selection, evaluation and project support;
- Activities related to supporting joint management structures;
- The joint Technical Secretariat Management and that of Info Point;
- Meetings of The Joint Monitorisation Committee with the Joint Selection Committee
- National control activities;
- Checkings on-the-spot;
- The Monitoring Informational System of the Programme;
- Preparation of studies and reports;
- Information and advertising activities;
- Promotion and assistance for potential beneficiaries.
- Joint Operational Programme Romania-Ukraine-Republic of Moldavia - referring to the cooperation of counties at the Romanian-Ukraine-Republic of Moldavia border – Indicative operations:
Towards a more competitive border economy
- Improvement of productivity and competivity in urban and rural areas;
- Cross-border initiatives in transport, border infrastructure and energy networks;
Environmental challenges and emergency preparedness
- Cross-border solutioning of environmental issues, including emergency preparedness;
- Water supply, sewerage and waste management;
Promotion of people-to-people co-operation activities
- Support in local and regional governance, support to civil society and local communities;
- Cultural, social and educational exchanges.
- The Joint Cross-border Cooperation Operational Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine – Indicative operations:
Economic and social development
- Harmonised development of tourism
- Create better conditions for IMMs and business development
Enhance environmental quality
- Environmental protection, sustainable use and management of natural resources
- Emergency preparedness
Increase border efficiency
- Improvement of border-crossing transport infrastructure and equipment at border controls
Support “people to people” cooperation
- Institutional cooperation
- Small scale “people to people” cooperation
- Romania-Serbia Cross-border Co-operation Programme – referring to cooperation in the counties found at the Romania-Serbia border – Indicative operations:
Economic and social development
- Support for the regional and local economic and social infrastructures;
- Development of tourism, including the enhancement of border regional identity as a tourist attraction;
- Promoting the development of IMMs
- Support for the rising of the innovation, research and development level in the border region;
Environment and emergency preparedness
- Improving the systems and issues related to the challenges, protection and management of the environment in a cross-border context;
- Development and implementation of efficient strategies for waste and wastewater management;
- Developing more efficient approaches and systems to prepare for emergency situations (including flood control and prevention, food consumption safety, health problems)
Promotion of “people-to-people” activities
- Supporting the civil society and local communities’ development
- Improvement of local governance regarding the providing with local services to the communities from the border area;
- The enhancement of educational, cultural, and sport exchanges
- Intensifying the social and cultural integration of the border regional communities
Technical assistance
- This priority axis is needed in order to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of resource usage according to the objectives and priorities of the programme.
- The Black Sea Cross-border cooperation Operational Programme – referring to cooperation between the Black Sea communities – Indicative operations:
Supporting cross-border partnerships for economic and social development based on common resources
- Strengthening accessibility and connectivity for new intra-regional information, communication, transport and trade links
- Creation of tourism networks in order to promote joint tourism development initiatives and traditional products
- Strengthening the administrative capacity for the promotion of local development policies
Sharing resources and competencies for environmental protection and conservation
- Strengthening the joint knowledge and information base needed to address common challenges in the environmental protection of river and maritime systems
- Promoting research and innovation in order to value and protect the environment of protected natural areas
- Promotion of cooperation initiatives aimed at innovation in technologies and management of solid waste and wastewater management systems
Supporting cultural and educational initiatives for the establishment of a common cultural environment in the area
- Promoting cultural networking and educational exchange in the Black Sea communities.
Transnational Territorial Cooperation –
Creating transnational partnerships in fields of strategic importance in order to improve the territorial, economical and social integration processes and cohesion support, stability and competitiveness, at the level of regions in between the Austria, Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Croatia, Former Republic of Yugoslavia, Albany, Bosnia, Montenegro, Serbia, Moldavia and Ukraine borders
Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship
- Development of technological and innovation networks, also in specific fields;
- Development of a proper environment for the innovative entrepreneurship;
- Improving frame conditions and opening the path towards innovation.
Protection and improvement of the environment
- Improving the integrated water management and preventing flood risks;
- Improving natural risks prevention;
- Promoting the natural resources management cooperation and protected areas;
- Promoting renewable energy and effectiveness of resources.
Accessibility improvement
- Improving coordination in promoting, planning and intervention in the primary and secondary transport networks;
- Developing “digital division” diminishing strategies;
- Improving the frame conditions for pluri-modal platforms;
Development of transnational synergies of potentially rich areas
- Discussing issues affecting the metropolitan areas and regional systems;
- Promoting a balanced frame of the potentially rich areas regarding their accessibility and attractiveness;
- Promoting the valorification of cultural development heritage
Technical assistance for Programme implementation and capacity enhancement
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Interregional Territorial Cooperation
Territorial Cooperation Programme INTERREG IVC - 27 states EU members and 2 partner states with special status: Norway and Switzerland.
Innovation and Knowledge economy
- Innovation, research and technological development;
- Entrepreneurship and IMMs;
- Informational society;
- Employment, human capital and education
Environment and risk prevention
- Natural and technological risks
- Water Management
- Waste Management
- Biodiversity and preservation of the natural heritage
- Energy and sustainable energetic transport
- Cultural heritage and scenery/landscape
Technical assistance
- Support for implementation of the programme
Inter-regional Cooperation Programme ESPON 2013 – for studies development in the field of territorial planning
Applied Research in the territorial development, competivity and cohesion fields
- providing evidence on territorial tendencies, perspectives and impact of sectorial policies
Space targeted analysis carried out upon request
- develop models for the development of different types of territories taking into consideration their position in European context
Platforms and scientific instruments
- production of comparable territorial indicators and analysis tools
Valorification of research results, consolidation of a sense of property upon results, increasing participation to the decision making process
- Stimulation of dialogue and development of communication relations between the institutions from the research field and public authorities responsible for territorial development
Technical assistance
- Support for the development of capacity and Communication analysis
The Territorial Cooperation Programme INTERACT II – 27 EU member states and 2 partner states with special status: Norway and Switzerland
Development and service providing
- Development and maintenance of an informational database for territorial cooperation;
- Development of new instruments, pilot initiatives
- providing books and materials
- providing standard procedures for territorial cooperation;
- Coordination of the network target groups INTERACT (network management, network thematic support)
- Exchange and transfer of knowledge (“know how”) among the institutions involved in territorial cooperation
- Organising conferences, seminars, training sessions; consultancy service providing and mentoring
- Dissemination and publicity
- INTERACT website consolidation;
- dissemination of documents and promotional materials;
- Quality Management
- Quality standards
- Content control
Technical assistance – especially for the INTERACT Secretariat
- Management activities;
- Monitorisation and evaluation activities;
- Information and communication activities.
The Interregional Cooperation Programme URBACT II – referring to cooperation between the cities from the European Union
Cities, the promoters of economic growth and employment process
- Promotion of entrepreneurship;
- Improvement of innovation and Knowledge Economy;
- Employment and human capital;
Joint and attractive cities
- Integrated development of degraded areas or ongoing degradation
- Social Integration;
- Environmental related aspects;
- Governance and urban planning.
Technical assistance
Ensures the management and implementation of the Programme