Interreg South Baltic Programme 2014 2020 Edmunds Snieris

Interreg South Baltic Programme 2014 -2020 Edmunds Sniķeris Joint Secretariat of the Interreg South Baltic Programme 2014 -2020

Programme eligible area

2007 -2013 § Involvement of partners from Kaliningrad - associated partners in 12 projects out of 69 regular projects in South Baltic 2007 -2013.

Baltic. Museums 2. 0 / Baltic. Museums 2. 0 Plus § The Baltic. Museums 2. 0 project and its follow-up Baltic. Museums 2. 0 Plus aimed to establish a network between oceanographic museums in the South Baltic region, thereby strengthening intercultural dialogue, promoting mutual understanding and creating a common identity based upon a shared maritime history and heritage. § The projects successfully launched a multilingual online platform and an e. Guide for their consortium of oceanographic museums.

Baltic. Museums 2. 0 / Baltic. Museums 2. 0 Plus § The Museum of the World Ocean (MWO) in Kaliningrad contributed to the project as an associated partner in the following capacities: § Online content - contribution to the online platform balticmuseums. net; § Translation - Russian translations for online platform and adjacent kids’ website kids. balticmuseums. net § Input - recommendations and advice during the project’s development; § Marketing and promotion - distributing flyers and posters, publishing articles and providing reports to media, including radio and television; § Event hosting - hosted project meetings.

MOMENT § The Modern Water Management (MOMENT) project and its extension MOMENT UP, developed under Euroregion Baltic, used modern water management methods to reduce the discharge of nutrients and hazardous substance to the Baltic Sea, which was classified by the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan as a key issue requiring action.

MOMENT § Kaliningrad Regional Duma was involved as Associated Organisation, Regional Duma). In addition, the Department of Water Affairs of Kaliningrad Regional Government, research institutions such as the Atlantic Branch of the P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Institute of Spatial Planning, Development and Foreign Relations provided assistance to the project: § Consulting; § Fieldwork - conducted scientific work; § Networking - assisted in the establishment of the Primorskaya River Water Users Partnership.

Strategic orientation of the Programme § cross-border cooperation between local and regional actors § maritime and „soft” cooperation § emphasis on the joint development and testing of innovative solutions § increased result-, impact- and change- orientation § contribution to the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region § active project development support by the Joint Secretariat and Contact Points

Programme overall objective To increase the blue and green growth potential of the South Baltic area through cross-border cooperation

Priority Axis 1 Strengthening international activeness and innovation capacity of the South Baltic blue & green economy – EUR 9, 97 m § 1. 1 Increase the presence of blue and green sector SMEs from the South Baltic area in international markets through joint crossborder actions § 1. 2 Improve the transfer of innovation for the benefit of blue and green sector SMEs through joint cross-border actions

Priority Axis 2 Exploiting the environmental and cultural potential of the South Baltic area for blue and green growth – EUR 39, 77 m § 2. 1 Increased development of the South Baltic area’s natural and cultural heritage assets into sustainable tourist destinations § 2. 2 Increased use of green technologies in order to decrease the pollution discharges in the South Baltic area

Priority Axis 3 Improving cross-border connectivity for a functional blue and green transport area – EUR 15, 7 m § 3 Improve the quality and environmental sustainability of transport services in the South Baltic area

Priority Axis 4 Boosting human resource capacities for the area’s blue and green economy – EUR 8, 3 m § 4 Increase the share of skilled labour force working in blue and green economy sectors of the South Baltic area through joint cross -border actions

Priority Axis 5 Increasing cooperation capacity of local actors in the South Baltic area for blue and green growth – EUR 4, 16 m § Improve the cooperation capacity of local South Baltic area actors through participation in cross-border networks

Partnership [1] § Lead Partner principle § Minimum: 2 partners from 2 Member States, but § § European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) if set by at least 2 public bodies across the border can implement project individually § Bilateral projects eligible in other ETC programmes only with a high model value and/ or extended partnership consortium Multilateral partnerships are an asset

Partnership [2] § Associated partners § important stakeholders / key target groups / end users of the project results § e. g. SMEs, organisations outside Programme area or outside EU § cannot claim ERDF co-financing § cannot be subcontracted by the project partners to carry out parts of their activities in the project

Kaliningrad § Participation as associated partners § No ERDF co-financing for institutions from Kaliningrad § § contribution of own resources reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs through EU partners (budgeted and justified in the Application Form) letter of commitment to be submitted with the Application Form no subcontracting by project partners § 20% rule for project activities outside the Programme area

Geographical location of the project’s activities § in general, activities should be implemented in the Programme eligible area § exceptional cases - if for the Programme benefit - some activities may be implemented outside the Programme eligible area and on the territories of other EU Member States 20% eligibility rule – activities implemented outside Programme eligible area (monitored at the Programme level)

Calls for proposals § 2 nd Call: 9 May – 17 June 2016 § Project consultations: May 2016 § Assessment of the projects: 20 June – 27 September 2016 § MC meeting and decisions on the projects: 18 – 19 October 2016

Thank you! Edmunds Sniķeris | Project Officer and Cross-Programme Coordinator | edmunds. snikeris@southbaltic. eu