Transnational territorial co-operation programme around the

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MB Baltic Sea

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ID Baltic Sea Region Interreg

2006
rok

INTRODUCTION.4

ELIGIBLE AREA OF THE PROGRAMME.5

SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONTEXT OF THE TRANSNATIONAL ACTIONS.6

IDENTITY OF THE REGION.6

EAST-WEST DIVIDE 8

ISSUES OF COMMON CONCERN.9

THE SUMMARY OF TRENDS CHALLENGING THE PROGRAMME (SWOT).11

THE CHALLENGES 12

STRATEGY AND FOCUS OF THE PROGRAMME.14

GEOGRAPHICAL FOCUS .16

THEMATIC FOCUS.17

STRATEGIC PROJECTS .19

TRANSNATIONAL AND QUALITY FOCUS.19

POSITIONING AND COMPLEMENTARITY OF THE PROGRAMME22

PRIORITY 1 FOSTERING INNOVATIONS ACROSS THE BSR 23

PRIORITY 2: EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ACCESSIBILITY OF THE BSR27

PRIORITY 3: MANAGEMENT OF THE BALTIC SEA AS A COMMON RESOURCE31

PRIORITY 4: PROMOTING ATTRACTIVE AND COMPETITIVE CITIES AND REGIONS35

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BALTIC SEA REGION INTERREG PROGRAMME 2007 – 2013.39

INTRODUCTION.39

BODIES IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAMME.41

MONITORING AND STEERING COMMITTEE .41

NATIONAL SUB-COMMITTEES AND NATIONAL CONTACT POINTS.44

MANAGING AUTHORITY45

CERTIFYING AUTHORITY 47

AUDIT AUTHORITY .49

GROUP OF AUDITORS.52

JOINT TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT .52

GENERATION, APPLICATION AND SELECTION OF OPERATIONS .54

LEAD BENEFICIARIES AND BENEFICIARIES54

SUPPORT FOR GENERATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF OPERATIONS 57

APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING .58

ASSESSMENT OF APPLICATIONS 58

SELECTION OF OPERATIONS 58

CONTRACT BETWEEN THE MANAGING AUTHORITY AND THE LEAD BENEFICIARY.59

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MEMBER STATES IN TERMS OF MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF

THE PROGRAMME 59

VALIDATION OF EXPENDITURE59

RECOVERY OF ERDF FUNDING60

RECOVERY OF NORWEGIAN FUNDING 60

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PROCEDURES FOR THE MOBILISATION AND CIRCULATION OF FINANCIAL FLOWS IN

ORDER TO ENSURE

THEIR TRANSPARENCY60

MONITORING .60

EVALUATION .61

EX ANTE EVALUATION 61

STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 61

EVALUATIONS DURING THE PROGRAMME PERIOD61

INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY62

INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY.62

COMMUNICATION PLAN 62

INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY MEASURES .63

PROCEDURES FOR THE EXCHANGE OF COMPUTERISED DATA TO MEET THE PAYMENT,

MONITORING AND

EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS63

SPECIAL PROVISIONS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD AND

PARTNERSHIP

COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAMME63

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS.64