E U R O P E - A D R I AT I C S E A WAY, T r i e s t e , 3 D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 5

INTERREG-V-A I ta ly – Croatia 2014 – 2020:

«Opportunities in the domain of access ib i l i ty and sustainable mobi l i ty»

Ivan Curzolo (SEENetwork Kft)

Reference framework

EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY

Reg. (EU) 1299/2013

(ETC)

Reg. (EU) 1301/2013

(ERDF)

COOPERATION PROGRAMME

Launched in 2010Five headline targets:1. employment2. research &

development3. climate/energy4. education5. social inclusion

Common provisions on the ERDF

Specific provisions for the support from the ERDF to the European Territorial Cooperation

A CP shall contribute to the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and to the achievement of economic, social and territorial cohesion

Reg. (EU) 1303/2013(General)

Common provisions on the ESI funds

Cooperation area

cooperation area85.562 km2

population12.465.861

total ERDF€. 201.357.220

Cooperation areaItalian NUTS III Administrative Units (24 provinces)•Teramo •Pescara •Chieti •Campobasso •Brindisi •Lecce •Foggia •Bari •Barletta-Andria-Trani •Venezia •Padova •Rovigo •Pordenone •Udine •Gorizia•Trieste •Ferrara •Ravenna •Forlì-Cesena •Rimini •Pesaro e Urbino •Ancona •Macerata •Ascoli Piceno •Fermo

Croatian NUTS III Administrative Units (n. 8 counties)•Primorsko-goranska•Ličko-senjska •Zadarska•Šibensko-kninska •Splitsko-dalmatinska •Istarska•Dubrovačko-neretvanska•Karlovačka

IT 88%

HR 12%

ITHR

IT 67%

HR 33% IT

HR

Population

Area

The programme strategy

Programme Objectives

Legal Framework (CBC)

Territorial Analysis

2007 – 2013 past experiences

The StrategyIdentified issues are at the core of the strategic intervention by the Italy - Croatia Programme, driven by the overall objective: “to increase the prosperity and the blue growth potential of the area by stimulating cross-border partnerships able to achieve tangible changes"

Thematic Objectives and Priority Axes

Under Regulation (EU) No 1299/2013, art 6 “Thematic concentration” at least 80 % of the ERDF allocation to each cross-border cooperation programme shall be concentrated on a maximum of 4 of the thematic objectives.

On the basis of Stakeholder consultation and Task Force meetings 4 TO have been selected for IT-HR CP (among the 11 set by CPR) :

•TO 1 - strengthening research, technological development and innovation

•TO 5 - promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management

•TO 6 - preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency

•TO 7 - promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures

Thematic Objectives / Priority Axes / Specific Objectives

Thematic Objectives

Priority Axes

TO 1 - strengthening research, technological

development and innovation

PA 1 Blue innovation

SO 1.1 - Enhance the framework conditions for

innovation in therelevant sectors of the blue

economy within the cooperation area

TO 5 - promoting climate change adaptation, risk

prevention and management

PA 2 Safety and resiliance

SO 2.1 - Improve the climate change monitoring

and planning ofadaptation measures

tackling specific effects, in the cooperation area

TO 6 - preserving and protecting the environment

and promoting resource efficiency

PA 3 Environment and cultural heritage

SO 3.1 - Make natural and cultural heritage a

leverage forsustainable and more

balanced territorial development

TO 7 - promoting sustainable transport and removing

bottlenecks in key network infrastructures

PA 4 Maritime Transport

SO 4.1 - Improve the quality, safety and

environmental sustainability of

marine and coastal transport services and

nodes by promoting multimodality in the

Programme areaSO 2.2 - Increase the

safety of the Programme area from

naturaland man-made disaster

SO 3.2 - Contribute to protect and restore

biodiversity i

SO 3.3 : Improve the environmental quality conditions of the sea

and coastal area by use of sustainable and

innovative technologies and

approaches

Specific Objectives

Important to know:- complementarities and potential

synergies between Investment Priorities under different TOs have been widely explored and used

- Elements of TO3 (ICT), TO4 (Energy) TO10 (Education) and TO11 (Governance) have been considered cross-cutting

Financial allocation per Axis:

Available funds:ERDF (EU cofinancing rate up to 85%) €. 201.357.220National and private cofinancing (at least 15 %) €. 35.533.627Total budget expected: €. 236.890.847

PA 124 Meuro (ERDF)

PA 251 Meuro (ERDF)

PA 370 Meuro (ERDF)

PA 443 Meuro (ERDF)

PA 1PA 2PA 3PA 4

Available funds

Programme Management Structure

Beneficiaries of the Programme

Bodies for the support to the Programme

Managing and control bodies

Decision making bodiesMonitoring Committee (MC)

Rappresentatives of the Member States (MS) and observers from European Commission (EC) and from MA

Decision making body of the Programme

Managing Authority (MA)Veneto Region – Section MA of the 2014-

2020 Italy-Croatia CBC Programme Responsible for the management and

implementation of the Programme

Certifying Authority (CA)Veneto Region

Responsible for the drawing up annual accounts and submitting payment applications to EC

Audit Authority (AA)Veneto Region (Veneto Region Agency?)

Responsible of the check on effective functioning of the management and control

systems

Group of Auditors

Support AA in each MS

Joint Secretariat (JS)Located in Venice (local branch offices in Croatia)

Support to MC, MA and beneficiaries for day to day management of the programme

National Committees

Project Lead partners

Project partners

First Level

Control

CONTROL BODIES

Priority Axis 4 Maritime transport

Key elements:- Investment Priority 7b- Contents focus is reduction of the environmental

impact of transport by improving efficiency / supporting multimodality

- Geographical focus is on the Adriatic sea, ports and connections to hinterland

Specific Object 4.1: Improve the quality, safety and environmental sustainability of marine and coastal transport services and nodes by promoting multimodality in the programme area

Territorial Analysis main outcomes:- maritime transport: the programme area is among

the leading regions on European level, hosting a large number of ports, some of them important hubs for goods and passenger

- the Croatian part of the programme area is much less important in terms of freight maritime transportation, mainly due to the lack of multimodal connections to other means of transportation.

- regarding transport of passenger, Adriatic Croatia is the second among the NUTS2 regions of Europe, with more than 13 million passengers transported in 2013

- low number of routes between the two shores of the Adriatic

- high seasonality of tourism / increasing numbers of visitors and travelers / lack of efficient multimodal nodes are generating traffic congestions in the coastal zones

Priority Axis 4 Maritime transport

Indicative list of possible ACTIONS:Promotion of short sea shipping and maritime transport services through piloting CB routes (passengers, ferry connection between ports and their connections to hinterland)

Enhancing coordination between regional airports of the area for exploiting synergies and complementarities and promote multimodality, in order to improve their environmental performance

Harmonization of administrative procedures and improvement of port quality management system for freight and passengers transport, ensuring connections with internal nodes and the logistic system

Green upgrading of the logistic system linked with maritime transport sector

Improving multimodal (rail, road, sea) transport systems through innovative solutions (ITS) including the promotion of pilot rail services in connection with ports. The investments in road infrastructure are not eligible under this specific objective

Promote mobility concepts for harmonizing the development of passenger services (i.e e-mobility, soft mobility, etc.)

Support the creation of a common vessel traffic centre for monitoring the vessel traffic within the cooperation area aimed at safeguarding environment

Considerations:- selecting the right financial instrument is

a challenge (coordination)? - plan in advance, “wide spread shooting”

will not be successful- call will probably be limited and

concentrated- both strategic and standard project calls

will be implemented

Thank you for your attention!

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