CENTRAL EUROPE PROGRAMME 2007-2013

CrossCulTour Workshop and Final Event Brussels, 7 September 2011

Christophe EbermannJTS CENTRAL EUROPE PROGRAMME

Cultural Heritage projects within the Central Europe Programme

TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION 2007 - 2013

EU supports 13 European Transnational Cooperation Programmes•Northern Periphery•Baltic Sea•North West Europe •North Sea •Atlantic Coast•Alpine Space•Central Europe•South West Europe•Mediterranean•South East Europe•Caribbean Area•Açores-Madeira-Canarias •Indian Ocean Area

CENTRAL EUROPEPROGRAMME AREA

8 EU countries1 third country

Surface:Around 1,050,000 km²

Population: Around 148 million citizens

4 Programme Priorities:InnovationAccessibilityEnvironment Competitiveness and attractiveness of cities and regions Funds:

~230 Mio € ERDF

PROGRAMME GOALS AND PRIORITIES

Overall goal

Strengthening territorial cohesion, promoting internal integration and enhancing the competitiveness of Central Europe.

Priorities Priority 1: Facilitating Innovation across Central Europe Priority 2: Improving Accessibility of and within Central Europe Priority 3: Using our Environment Responsibly Priority 4: Enhancing Competitiveness and Attractiveness of Cities

and Regions

3 Calls for Proposals already launched, projects selected and approved for funding

94 projects approved

1st Call: 29 projects 2nd Call: 37 projects 3rd Call: 28 projects

Additional projects to come:

Restricted Call for Strategic projects: projects currently being contracted

4th call for Proposals currently open until the 14th of October 2011

PROGRAMME STATE OF PLAY

PROJECT SIZE, DURATION AND FUNDING

Indicative project size:1-5 million EUR total eligible budget (average 2 Mio EUR ERDF)

Partnership: Partners from at least three countries needed (average partnership size: 11 partners)

Indicative project durationBetween 30 - 36 months (max 48 months)

Co-financing ratesUp to 75%: Austria, Germany, ItalyUp to 85%: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, SloveniaUp to 75%: EU partners located outside the CENTRAL EUROPE area

Transnational cooperation projects with clear added value to the CENTRAL EUROPE cooperation area

PROGRAMME PRIORITIES & AREAS OF INTERVENTION

Priority 4: Enhancing Competitiveness and Attractiveness of Cities and Regions – currently 22 projects

4.1 Developing polycentric settlement structures and territorial cooperation (7 projects)

4.2 Addressing the territorial effects of demographic and social change on urban and regional development (6 projects)

4.3 Capitalising on cultural resources for more attractive cities and regions (9 projects)

Project acronym and title Duration Partnership & countries covered

CrossCulTour

Cross Marketing Strategies for Culture and Tourism for more Attractiveness and Competitiveness for Cities and Regions

12.2008 –

11.2011

9 partners,4 countries,LP*: Germany

CUSTODES Cultural Sites and Tourism: Development of European Strategies

11.2008 –

10.2011

7 partners, 4 countries,LP*: Italy

DANUBE LIMES

Nomination of the Central European part of the Roman Danube Limes within the international UNESCO World Heritage Framework “Frontiers of the Roman Empire”

10.2008 –

12.2011

7 partners,5 countries,LP*: Hungary

CULTURAL HERITAGE RELATED PROJECTS

LP* = Country of project Lead Partner

Project acronym and title Duration Partnership & countries covered

LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF VILLAGES

Local Initiative STrENgthening: how to build up a new TOurism in THE Valleys and among the mOst vItal CEntres OF rural VILLAGES

1.2009–

2.2012

9 partners, 6 countries,LP*: Italy

CREATIVE CITIES

Development and Promotion of Creative Industry Potentials in Central European Cities

1.2010 –

12.2012

11 partners, 5 countries,LP*: Germany

SECOND CHANCE

From Industrial Use to Creative Impulse

1.2010 –

6.2013

10 partners, 4 countries, LP*: Germany

CULTURAL HERITAGE RELATED PROJECTS

LP* = Country of project Lead Partner

Project acronym and title Duration Partnership & countries covered

CCC Cultural Capital Counts 5.2011-

4.2014

10 partners,6 countries,LP*: Austria

ETNOFOLK Preservation and Enhancement of Folk Culture Heritage in Central Europe

5.2011-

4.2014

7 partners, 4 countries,LP*: Czech Republic

TRADITIONAL AND WILD

Promoting traditional collection and use of wild plants to reduce social and economic disparities in Central Europe

5.2011-

4.2014

9 partners, 4 countries, LP*: Hungary

CULTURAL HERITAGE RELATED PROJECTS

LP* = Country of project Lead Partner

CONCLUSIONS

Conclusions

Fostering the sustainable use of cultural resources and heritage is one of the goals supported by the Central Europe Programme

Transnational cooperation is perceived as a highly relevant approach for dealing with cultural heritage

Several exciting projects are already being supported: from cultural routes, to creative industries, to intangible cultural heritage etc.

The 4th and last Call for Proposals is currently open (until the 14.10.2011) including the Area of Intervention 4.3 focusing on cultural heritage

• CENTRAL EUROPE ProgrammeJoint Technical Secretariat

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Email:christophe.ebermann@central2013.eu

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