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From MED Programme 2007-2013 towards Interreg MED 2014-2020Infoday

La Valeta, Malta, June 17th 2015

Interreg MED Programme 2014-2020

� 13 States and 57 regions from the Mediterranean coastal area

� 10 EU Member States + 3 EU candidate/potential candidate countries

� 3 EU cooperation regions newly joining

=> 122 Million inhabitants (25% EU28)

=> 860 000 km² (20% EU28)

=> 15 000 km of maritime coastline


=> 15 000 km of maritime coastline


� European Territorial Cooperation – Interreg V-B: Transnational Cooperation

� Overall strategic framework

� Europe 2020 strategy

�Territorial Agenda 2020

�EU cohesion policy 2014-2020

�European Territorial Cooperation

�Transnational Cooperation (Interreg V-B)

� Interreg MED Programme 2014-2020� Interreg MED Programme 2014-2020

� Overall objective: to promote sustainable growth in the Mediterranean area

by fostering innovative concepts and practices and a reasonable use of

resources and by supporting social integration through an integrated and

territorially based cooperation approach.

MED Programme 2007-2013

MED Programme 2007-2013: Results

• Over 4000 outputs

• 1450 partners

• 7500 structures indirectly involved

• 78 transnational cooperation networks

• 200 cooperations between cities,

metropoles and rural areas

• 92 remote areas involved

MED Programme 2007-2013: Library

Up to know, the Library contains around

900 outputs of 101 finalised projects

And for whom?

� Decision makers� Decision makers

� General public

� Media

� NGO

� Private sector

� Public administration

� Public sector

MED Programme 2007-2013

PRIORITY AXIS 1:

Promoting Mediterranean

innovationcapacities to develop smart and sustainable

PRIORITY AXIS 2:

Fostering low carbon strategies and E.E. in

specific MED territories:

PRIORITY AXIS 3:

Protecting and promoting

Mediterranean natural and cultural resources

PRIORITY AXIS 4:

One territorial priority axis

and sustainable growth

territories: cities, islands and remote areas

resourcesAreas A shared

Mediterranean Sea

71,7M€ ERDF2,9 M€ IPA

44,8 M€ ERDF1,8 M€ IPA



Three thematic priority axes





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The Modular approach� The modules :

� Module 1: STUDYING: designing common approaches & strategies at TN

� Module 2: TESTING: Pilot demonstration actions

� Module 3: CAPITALISING: Transfer, dissemination and capitalisation.

� The modular projects:

� The horizontal projects:1)community building,

2)joint communication,

3)joint capitalisation/transfer

�Combination of Modules.�Single Modules.

Focus on synergies mechanisms,

thematic communities

What’s new?

� Focus on performance and measurable results

� Enhanced participation of private sector (SMEs) and civil society

(private co-financing in priority axis 1-3)

� Capitalisation from past experiences

� Synergies with other European programmes / instruments:� Synergies with other European programmes / instruments:

• Territorial Cooperation: Interreg, Interact, Urbact, ESPON

• Thematic Programmes: H2020, COSME, LIFE, CREATIVE EUROPE etc…

• International/Multilateral Organizations

Territorial and integrated approach

Specific attention to four types of areas:

� Coastal areas with high level of attractiveness, important concentration of activities and

fragility of natural and cultural resources

� Urban areas as centers of innovation and socioeconomic activities and which are

confronted to strong environmental challenges with pollution and GHG emissions

�� Islands that cover 4% of the Mediterranean and represent a major economic,

environmental and cultural dimension of the MED area

� Rural and remote areas characterised by rural activities and low density of

population. Their development is hampered by geographical isolation and/or demographic and

environmental changes

Budget

€ Available ERDF funds : around 224 M€

€ Available IPA funds: around 9 M€

€ ERDF/IPA co-financing rate : 85%€ 85%

€ ERDF co-financing rate for economic operators and structures concerned by

state aid: 85% or 50%

Upcoming

� 22-23rd of June 2015: Kick-off Conference in Marseille

�Modular projects (axis 1, 2 and 3):� 1st Sept. 2015: Opening of the call

� 2nd Nov. 2015: Closing of the call

� Sept. 2016: Expected start of the projects

� Horizontal projects (axis 1, 2 and 3):� Horizontal projects (axis 1, 2 and 3):� 22-24th Sept 2015: Infoday for “Horizontal projects” in Marseille (tbc)

� 1st Oct. 2015: Opening of the call

� 30th Nov. 2015: Closing of the call

� Sept-Nov. 2016: Expected start of the projects

� Keep tuned: www.programmeMED.eu / twitter: @MEDprogramme

@MEDProgramme // EU MED Programme

MED PROGRAMME PAGE

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