Regionaal programma Polen en Duitsland: 2007-2013 (en)

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  “Poland (Woievodship Lubuskie) – Germany (Brandenburg) Cross-border Cooperation Operational Programme” – Programme under the European Territorial Cooperation Objective, co-funded by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

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  Overview

On 25 March 2008, the European Commission approved a Cross-border Cooperation Operational Programme between Poland (Lubuskie) and Germany (Brandenburg) for the period 2007-2013. The Programme involves providing Community support as part of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for the following regions along the Polish-German border:

Gorzowski und Zielonogórski in Poland;

Märkisch-Oderland, Oder-Spree, Spree-Neiße and die kreisfreie Städte Frankfurt (Oder) as well as Cottbus in Germany.

The Operational Programme falls within the framework laid out for the European Territorial Cooperation Objective and has a total budget of around €146 million. Community funding through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) amounts to some €125 million, which represents approximately 1.4% of the total EU investment earmarked for the European Territorial Cooperation Objective under the Cohesion Policy 2007-13.

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  Aim and purpose of the Programme

The overall objective of the Programme is to promote sustainable development and economic competitiveness of the German-Polish border region through an integrated, cross-border approach to economic and social development that involves and benefits local residents and their communities.

The Programme area is characterised by an undeveloped cross-border infrastructure, common spatial planning, per capita income differences between bordering regions and a willingness for mutual cooperation, which is a good basis for ongoing development.

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  Expected impact of investments

The Programme aims to support:

local infrastructure;

economic links and cooperation within the economy and the scientific community;

further developing of human resources;

cross-border cooperation; and

improving of the environmental situation.

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  Priorities

The Programme focuses on the following co-operation priorities:

Priority 1: Infrastructure support and improvement of the environmental situation [approximately 57.6% of total funding]

The aim of this priority is to improve:

local infrastructure

the environmental situation;

culture heritage;

natural disaster prevention; and

regional development, regional planning and regional administration cooperation.

Priority 2: Support of economic links and cooperation within the scientific community [approximately 9.8 % of total funding]

The aim of this priority is to develop:

economic support;

local and regional marketing; and

network support and cooperation for Research and Development.

Priority 3: Support of further development of human resources and cross-border cooperation [approximately 28.4 % of total funding]

The aim of this priority is to develop:

support projects in a field of education and labour;

small project funds.

Priority axis 4: Technical Assistance [approximately 4.19 % of total funding]

This priority aims to help the participating countries to implement the Programme as effectively as possible.

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  Responsible for implementation: Ministry for Regional Development – Warsaw, Poland

Contact details:

Ministry for Regional Development

ul. Wspólna 2/4

00-926 Warsaw

Poland

Telephone: +48 022 501 51 05

Fax: +48 022 501 51 56

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  Title: “Poland (Woievodship Lubuskie) – Germany (Brandenburg) Cross-border Cooperation Operational Programme”

Intervention type: Operational Programme

CCI No.: 2007CB163PO011

No. of decision: C/2008/1047

Final approval date: 25/03/2008

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  Breakdown of financing by priority (in euros)