ΗΜΕΡΙΔΑ ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΗΣΗΣ
ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΠΡΩΤΗ ΠΡΟΣΚΛΗΣΗ
ΥΠΟΒΟΛΗΣ ΠΡΟΤΑΣΕΩΝ
Thessaloniki, Greece, September 8th 2015
MED 2007-2013 ACHIEVEMENTS
AT PROGRAMME LEVEL
MED Programme 2007-2013
Towards work on community!!!!
some key examples…
• Ljubljana declaration process (ELIHMED, MARIE, PROFORBIOMED)
•
http://www.elih-med.eu/upload/moduli/pagine/public/doc/Ljubljana%20Declaration_23102013_EN_signatures.pdf
• Capitalisation Seminar Blue Energies in the Mediterranean Sea,
Marseilles, Dec 10th 2014
•
http://www.medmaritimeprojects.eu/article/blue-energies-in-the-mediterrean-sea-marseilles
• « Harmony in blue » and European Maritime Day 2015, MEDNET
Capitalisation Conference, Athens May 26th – 28th 2015: Seamless
logistics (18 projects)
•
http://www.harmonyinblue.eu/harmonie-in-blue.php
• European Sustainable Energy Week 2015, Workshop MED Programme,
Brussels 18th June 2015: Innovation for RES and EE (14 projects)
•
http://www.programmemed.eu/en/information-center/events/past-med-events/eusew.html#c42677
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?
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Decision makers
General public
Media
NGO
Private sector
Public administration
Public sector
Η ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΗ ΣΤΟ
MED 2007-13
253 (24 εκ των οποίων είναι επικεφαλής) Έλληνες εταίροι
συμμετέχουν σε 139 έργα (σε σύνολο 158 του
προγράμματος), με συγχρηματοδότηση ΕΤΠΑ 32.596.000€
και εθνική συμμετοχή 10.865.000 € (το 25% του συν. Π/Υ
των έργων που είναι περίπου 43.461.000 €).
Η Ελλάδα είναι η τρίτη σε σειρά χώρα (μετά την Ιταλία και
την Ισπανία) σε αριθμό και Π/Υ έργων (~ 15%).
Μεγαλύτερη συμμετοχή σημειώνεται στον άξονα 1 που
αφορά στην καινοτομία
INTERREG MED 2014-2020 PRESENTATION
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
Interreg MED Programme 2014-2020

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
 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.
Budget
€
€
Available ERDF funds : around 224
€
ERDF/IPA co-financing rate : 85%
€
ERDF co-financing rate of 50%
Available IPA funds: around 9
GBER
M€
M€
for SMEs concerned by
What’s new?
 Modular approach
 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:
•
Territorial Cooperation: Interreg, Interact, Urbact, ESPON
•
Thematic Programmes: H2020, COSME, LIFE, CREATIVE EUROPE etc…
•
International/Multilateral Organisations
One territorial
priority axis
PRIORITY
AXIS 1:
Promoting
Mediterranean
innovation
capacities to
develop smart
and sustainable
growth
71,7M€ ERDF
2,9 M€ IPA
PRIORITY
AXIS 2:
Fostering low
carbon
strategies
and E.E. in
specific MED
territories:
cities, islands
and remote
areas
44,8 M€ ERDF
1,8 M€ IPA
PRIORITY
AXIS 3:
Protecting and
promoting
Mediterrane
an natural
and cultural
resources
Areas
PRIORITY
AXIS 4:
A shared
Mediterranean
Sea
76,2 M€ ERDF
3,2 M€ IPA
Three thematic priority axes
17,9M€ ERDF
0,7 M€ IPA
Interreg MED Programme 2014-2020
Interreg MED Programme 2014-2020
Interreg MED Programme 2014-2020
Interreg MED Programme 2014-2020
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 centres 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
THE INTERREG MED
ARCHITECTURE
Three typologies of projects
• Modular projects
In thematic axes 1,2,3
• Horizontal projects
In Governance axis 4
• Platform projects
MODULAR PROJECTS
Background
Based on the MED Programme 2007-2013 experience, the
development of a new and innovative public intervention needs
three successive phases:
1. a phase of study and development of strategies & policies;
2. a phase of testing, to validate the hypothesis developed;
3. a phase of transferability and capitalisation of results at the
transnational level
Module-based Approach
What is a module-based approach ?
Module 1: STUDYING: designing common approaches &
strategies at transnational level
Module 2: TESTING: Pilot demonstration actions and
transferability on the territories
Module 3: CAPITALISING: Transfer, dissemination and
capitalisation at transnational level
A module is a complete,
independent cycle of a project
The different types of modular projects
 Single Modules
 Combination of Modules
Single-module
M1
Studying
Expected
outputs
(non exhaustive)
Duration
Budget
Partnership
M2
Testing
M3
Capitalising
Preliminary &
feasibility studies
Pilot activities
Evaluation
Plan of transferability
of results
Policy recommendations
MoU / Agreements
Procedures and
regulatory proposals
Charters
Protocols
18 months
30 months
18 months
Max 0.6 M €
1.2 – 2.5 M €
0.6 – 1.2 M €
Max 8 PP:
institutional and
scientific partners
Max 10 PP:
operational and
institutional partners
Max 8 PP:
mainly institutional or
networks partners
SWOT analysis
State of the art
Benchmarking
analysis
Models
Action plans
Strategies
Instruments
Multi-module
Expected
outputs
(non
exhaustive)
M1+M2
M2+M3
M1+M2+M3
Studying & testing
Testing & capitalising
Integrated Projects
SWOT analysis, State of
the art, Benchmarking
analysis, Models, Action
plans, Strategies,
Instruments
Preliminary & feasibility
studies, Pilot activities
Evaluation, Plan of
transferability of results
SWOT analysis, State of the art,
Benchmarking analysis, Models,
Action plans, Strategies,
Instruments
Policy recommendations
MoU / Agreements
Procedures and regulatory
proposals
Charters, Protocols
Preliminary & feasibility studies,
Pilot activities, Evaluation, Plan of
transferability of results
36 months
36 months
48 months
(M1: 15 m / M2: 21 m)
(M2: 21 m / M3: 15 m)
(M1: 15-m / M2: 21 m / M3: 12 m)
1.8 – 3 M €
2.5 – 3.6 M €
3.6 – 6 M €
Max 12 PP
institutional, operational
and scientific partners
Max 12 PP:
institutional, operational
partners and networks
Max 15 PP:
institutional, operational and
scientific partners and networks
Preliminary & feasibility
studies, Pilot activities,
Evaluation, Plan of
transferability of results
Duration
Budget
Partnership
Policy recommendations,
MoU, Agreements, Procedures &
regulatory proposals, Charters,
Protocols
How to choose?
Start from M1 if no available knowledge
Start from M2 if ready to be tested
Start from M3 if mature to be capitalised
A single-module project
for:  immediate requirements
A multi-module project
for:  medium-term vision
 seeking quick answers
 Combine different objectives & results
 Agility
 multiple skills partnership
if:  specialised partnership
 Need simple implementation
if:  Experience in Interreg projects
Ask yourself:
Where do I start from?
How far should/can I go?
How to continue on another module ?
In a Single-module project:
 Apply for another type of project in
forthcoming calls for proposals
 No possibility to continue directly
In a multi-module project:
 Verification phase performed by the JS
to pass from one module to another
 Support from an external expert
Specificities of multi-module projects:
 Innovations in management and monitoring
 1 subsidy contract with the different modules, each module having its own
objectives, outputs, calendar and budget
HORIZONTAL PROJECTS
What is a horizontal project for?
 A single interface for:
 Modular projects, united within a thematic community
 Programme authorities, as a centre for thematic information
 the governance platform, as a link with modular projects
 Key role:
1) community building
2) joint communication
3) joint capitalisation/transfer
Focus on synergy mechanisms, thematic communities
Horizontal Projects characteristics
Expected outputs
(non exhaustive
Communication and capitalisation in the long term
Community building / communication / capitalisation
strategies and action plans, internal communication products, policy
papers and recommendations, Technical Papers, Deliverables and Target
groups Databases
Duration
36 months
Budget
Max 1.4 M€ / ERDF: 1.2M€ / IPA 50 000 €
(for Axis 2: Budget 1.18 M€/ERDF 1.0 M€)
Partnership
Max 6 PP: institutional partners and networks.
The horizontal projects will essentially be an instrument of sharing thematic results,
highlighting activities of each modular project in order to promote in a structured way
their implementation and transferability in the MED area.
The use of a joint Internet webpage will be a determining element allowing the
emergence of geographical content being recognized as transnational “MED” identity
HP and modular projects cooperation
Each modular project is linked to a horizontal project
Advantages for MP
• Support COM & CAP actions
• Savings: no COM & CAP tasks
outside territory
• No need for branding and
Internet site
• Facilitate synergies and
complementarities
Contributions to HP
• Prepare dispatches and
communicate appropriate
information on activities and
results
• Participate in events
• Designate a contact person
Interreg MED Programme Architecture
2
1
HP Green Growth
HP Blue Growth
HP social innovation
& creative industries
2
Results
1
2/3
exchanges
2
1
1/2
/3
2/3
3
1/2
/3
1/2
2
1
Facilitation
3
1
2/3
3
HP LC transport
2/3
Low-carbon
economy
1/2
/3
2
Results
2
1
1/2
/3
exchanges
AXIS 4 - GOVERNANCE
HP Renewable
energy sources
1/2
/3
1/2
3
1/2
HP Energy Efficiency
3
Facilitation
Innovation
2/3
HP sustainable
tourism
Facilitation
HP protected areas
Results
2/3
3
1/2
/3
2
1
1/2
Environment
2/3
3
1/2
/3
2
1
1/2
2/3
3
1/2
/3
INTERREG MED 1ST CALL FOR
PROPOSALS
Interreg MED 1st call for proposals
TERMS OF REFERENCES
1st Call for proposals
Axis 1 – Innovation:
broad
scope
with
4
subthemes:
Blue Growth
Green Growth
Creative and
Industries
Cultural
Social Innovation
Axis 2 – Low Carbon
Economy: 3 focused S.O.
2.1.Energy
Efficiency
Public Buildings
in
2.2.Renewable Local Energy
Sources
2.3.Sustainable
Transport
urban
Axis 3 – Environment :
new themes in MED
3.1. Coastal and Maritime
Sustainable Tourism
3.2. Management
networking
protected areas
Terms of references are available for each Specific objective:
http://interreg-med.eu/en/first-call-for-project-proposals/
and
of
Axis 1 - Innovation
Specific
Objective
To increase transnational activity of innovative clusters
and networks of key sectors of the MED area
Result
Indicator
Share of innovative clusters offering to their members a
consolidated mix of transnational activities in key sectors of the
MED area
Main Focus
Blue Growth
Blue Energy
Fishing & Aquaculture
Maritime Surveillance
Biotechnologies
Coastal and maritime tourism
Green Growth
Renewable Energy
Energy Efficiency
Waste Management / Recycling
Smart cities
Eco-innovation
Social Innovation
Open Data
Social entrepreneurship
Public Sector Innovation
Cultural & Creative
Financial allocation
~24.3 M€ (ERDF)
~1.075 M€ (IAP)
Additional: RIS3 monitoring & evaluation , territorial & thematic data
Modules
M1 – Studying
M2 – Testing
M3 – Capitalising
about 2 projects
about 6 projects
about 3 projects
M1 + M2
M2 +M3
about 4 projects
about 2 projects
Axis 2 – Low Carbon Economy
Specific
Objective 2.1
To raise capacity for better management of energy in
public buildings at transnational level
Result
Indicator
Share of regional, sub-regional and local energy efficiency plans
including adapted measures for public building stock
Main Focus
1. Assessment and Implementation of Sustainable Energy policies, urban plans and
measures of the Interreg MED territory.
2.Innovative Financial mechanisms to improve EEB in a Regional and Local Level.
3.Energy Strategies, management models and Solutions for deep renovation or even Nearly
Zero energy buildings in public buildings.
Types of projects
M1 – Studying
M2 – Testing
M3 – Capitalising
Financial allocation
~8.6 M€ (ERDF)
~0.345 M€ (IAP)
about 1 projects
about 2 projects
about 1 projects
M2 + M3
about 2 projects
Axis 2 – Low Carbon Economy
Specific
Objective 2.2
To increase the share of renewable local energy sources in
energy mix strategies and plans in specific MED territories
(islands and rural areas)
Result Indicator Share of renewable energy from local sources, in energy mix of MED
islands and rural areas
Main Focus
1. Reinforcing the capacity of public authorities to plan, implement and monitor sustainable
energy policies, plans and related measures.
2. Unblocking current technical and administrative barriers impeding a higher share of local
Renewable Energy.
3. Removing market barriers aiming at facilitating the integration of large, medium and small
energy supply systems mostly based on renewable energy.
Modules
M1 – Studying
M2 – Testing
M3 – Capitalising
Financial allocation
~8.6 M€ (ERDF)
~0.345 M€ (IAP)
about 1 projects
about 2 projects
about 1 projects
M2 + M3
about 2 projects
Axis 2 – Low Carbon Economy
Specific
To increase capacity to use existing low carbon
Objective 2.3 transport systems and multimodal connections among
them
Result
Indicator
Share of urban plans including low carbon transport and
multimodal connection soft actions
Main Focus
Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) or measures in the Mediterranean,
implementing services for tourists, passengers and freight aiming to preserve its
natural-cultural heritage and social cohesion, which makes the Mediterranean cities
unique and attractive.
Modules
M1 – Studying
M2 – Testing
M3 – Capitalising
Financial allocation
~9.8 M€ (ERDF)
~0.345 M€ (IAP)
about 1 projects
about 2 projects
about 1 projects
M2 + M3
about 2 projects
To take into account!
①
②
③
④
⑤
⑥
⑦
⑧
Deep reflection on what it has been achieved already
within and out of the MED Programme area
Urban context OR Island and Rural Context
Covenant of Mayors, Pact of Islands and other related
initiatives
Increase capacity building and awareness raising and
improving skills
Involve citizens and consumers
Lighthouse projects
Use public investments as trigger to leverage the
effect to the private funds
Go for Bankable projects
Axis 3 - Environment
Specific
Objective 3.1
To enhance the development of a sustainable and responsible
coastal and maritime tourism
Result
Indicator
Level of sustainability of tourism in MED coastal regions
Main Focus
1.
How to integrate tourism development into wider strategies?

Tourism in Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)

Tourism in Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP)

Tourism in integrated regional development policies
2. How to enhance sustainable and responsible tourism management?
Modules

improving planning and management of coastal tourist destinations

preventing negative impacts on natural and cultural heritage

promoting an innovative, sustainable and high quality offer
M1 – Studying
M2 – Testing
M3 – Capitalising
about 2 projects
about 2 projects
about 2 projects
M1 + M2
M2 + M3
about 2 projects
about 2 projects
Financial allocation
~13.7 M€ (ERDF)
~0.55 M€ (IAP)
Axis 3 - Environment
Specific
Objective
To maintain biodiversity and natural ecosystems through
strengthening the management and networking of protected areas
Result
Indicator
Share of protected areas meeting their conservation goals and objectives
(thanks to their improved management)
Main Focus
1.
To strengthen better integration of protected areas in national, regional and local
territorial development strategies through awareness raising on protection of fragile
areas, including generating policy-making support
2.
To strengthen networking of protected areas through supporting more intensive
cooperation between competent public authorities and key stakeholders
3.
To improve monitoring and management of protected areas through supporting
scientific, technical and management knowledge base for the monitoring of pressures
and impacts on ecosystems, including efficient governance of protected areas
Modules
M1 – Studying
M2 – Testing
M3 – Capitalising
about 2 projects
about 2 projects
about 2 projects
M1 + M2
M2 + M3
about 2 projects
about 1 projects
Financial allocation
~11.45 M€ (ERDF)
~0.46 M€ (IAP)
To take into account!
Eco-system based approach
Integrated approach
Co-management
Involvement of all actors and
stakeholders
⑤ Increase capacity building and
awareness raising and improve skills
①
②
③
④
Horizontal Projects
Specific
Communication and Capitalisation of modular projects (M1, M2, M3,
Objective M1+M2, M2+M3)
Financial allocation
Type of
1) community building,
~9.0 M€ (ERDF)
activities
2) joint communication,
~0.38 M€ (IAP)
3) joint capitalisation/transfer.
Main Focus
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Ensuring the networking of the “modular" projects : ‘community’
Facilitating synergies between the projects;
Contributing to the technical development and transferability of project results;
Ensuring the qualitative and quantitative analysis;
Animating and updating the thematic sections of the programme website
Organising thematic and capitalisation events for the ‘”community’;
Representing the ‘community’ in any relevant transnational seminar of the Interreg MED
Programme, Interact or other ETC and / or thematic programmes.
• Cooperating with the Interreg MED Programme to coordinate communication activities of
all horizontal projects on an annual basis.
Axis
Axis 1 – Innovation:
Axis 2 – LCE:
Axis 3 – Environment:
3 Horizontal projects
3 Horizontal projects
2 Horizontal projects
Duration:
36 months (with possibility to renew the
contract under conditions)
Building a MED project
Following key principles :
 Providing objective responses to well identified challenges
 Applying a result oriented-approach and the theory of change
 Contributing to Programme result and output indicators
 Capitalising on existing knowledge and experience
 Addressing relevant target groups
Structuring the project proposal:
 Choosing the right type of project depending on the scope of the project
 Linking the project intervention logic to the programme intervention logic
 Using the Programme list of types of activities and deliverables, with common
identified standards
 Coherence between working plan and associated budget
What kind of project we are
looking for?
Realistic
Integrative
Transnational
MED
project
Sustainable
Replicable
Resultoriented and
contributing
to S.O. result
indicator
Capitalising
existing
knowledge
Active
involvement of
all stakeholders
Bankable
projects,
replicability,
Leverage
effect
1/3Do not start
from scratch!
1/3 Complementarity
& synergies with EU
policies and
programmes + MS
The Best
Combination
1/3Transnational
cooperation
Key documents on: www.interreg-med.eu
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
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The Terms of Reference (specific for each call)
Interreg MED Programme Manual (incl. Synergie
guide for application)
Interreg MED Glossary
F.A.Q.
The Forum (for partner search and exchange)
Interreg MED Cooperation programme (CP)
Interreg MED SWOT analysis
MED 2007-2013 project Library
Other documents/tools of interest listed in the ToRs
These documents remain essential for the applicants
Interreg med 1st call for proposals
PROCEDURES AND RULES
INDEX
PARTNERSHIP
BUDGET & ELIGIBILITY OF EXPENDITURES
FROM SUBMISSION TO CONTRACTING
ASSISTANCE
ELIGIBILITY OF PARTNERS
National, regional and
local public bodies
Public equivalent
bodies (bodies governed by
public law as defined in
Article 2(1) of Directive
2014/24/EU)
ERDF
partners
IPA
partners
Lead
Partner
X
X
X
X
X
X
Private institutions
X
International
organisations
X
IPA partners and ERDF partners outside of the MED area cannot act as
Lead Partners
EU (ERDF) PARTNERS OUTSIDE THE MED AREA
Added value and expertise to the implementation
Benefit for the MED area
20% of the ERDF budget of the operation
Confirmation of eligibility before approval
Agreement between MED MA and the relevant EU country after
approval
In case of failure, the concerned partner will be excluded from
the project.
PRIVATE PARTNERS
• Private partners can co-finance with their own funds
• Private structures can not act as Lead Partners
• Private bodies have to observe the basic principles on public
procurement laws
Bodies whose main scope of activities within their business profile, as well
as their project role, consists of project coordination or management, or
other activities that are of a mere executive or supporting character (service
providers) cannot be involved as project partners.
Please refer to each ToR for further details on the expected
private participation
SIZE OF THE PARTNERSHIP
As a minimum requirement, the partnership must involve:
• at least 4 financing partners
• from at least 4 different countries from the MED area
• with at least 3 of the partners located in the Union part of the
MED area = 3 ERDF partners within the MED area
Additional recommendations on the most suitable partnership size
according to each type of project are included in the Programme
Manual (section 2.1) and in each ToR.
ASSOCIATED PARTNERS
Shall not receive any ERDF or IPA funds
No budget
• Only possible expenditures: Travel and accommodation expenditures
to be borne and claimed by a financing partner
• Cannot act as service provider
• Coming from EU, IPA and third countries
• Associated partner declaration to be signed
LOCATION OF THE ACTIVITIES
Project activities should take place in the MED area.
Activities outside of MED area MAY be accepted IF they are :
– for the benefit of the Programme area;
– essential for the implementation of the project;
– explicitly foreseen in the Application Form or, previously authorised by the MA/JS.
STATE AID
2.4.9
Every single partner has to declare if it carries out an
economic activity in the project
YES
undertaking offering goods and services on the market
regardless of its legal status (public or private) and whether
its aim is to make profit or not
CHOOSE
Art.20 GBER
* only SMEs
De minimis
STATE AID
The decision on which instrument to apply is to be made by the applicants
themselves considering carefully the implications
Art.20 of GBER aims a simplification of administrative burden for
SMEs within Interreg projects
General Block Exemption
Regulation (GBER) – Art. 20
De minimis rule
Maximum public
contribution
(ERDF grant)
Up to EUR 2 million per SME and
per project
Up to EUR 200 000 over a period of
3 fiscal years
Co-financing rate
Up to 50%
Up to 85%
Undertakings
concerned
Only SMEs
Undertakings in all sectors
Application phase
Partner Declaration
Partner declaration +
de minimis declaration
INDEX
PARTNERSHIP
BUDGET & ELIGIBILITY OF EXPENDITURES
FROM SUBMISSION TO CONTRACTING
ASSISTANCE
HIERARCHY OF RULES ON ELIGIBILITY
EU rules
Programme rules
COMPULSORY
National eligibility rules
MAIN NOVELTIES ON ELIGIBILITY OF EXPENDITURE
• Simplified costs options:
– Overheads = flat rate
– Preparation costs = lump sum
• Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 481/2014
– 5 Budget Lines
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



Staff costs
Office and administrative expenditure
Travel and accommodation costs
External expertise and services costs
Equipment expenditure
– Exhaustive list of eligible expenditures for each Budget Line
– Sub-Budget Lines not to be created
– New general principles for the justification of Staff costs
• Eligibility of expenditure starts on the date of the project approval
PREPARATION COSTS – LUMP SUM
• Lump sum 30.000€ (i.e 25.500€ ERDF) to cover preparation cost
• Not automatic: breakdown per partners to be included in the
application form
Only ERDF partners are entitled to budget and claim preparation costs.
• Co-financing rate to be applied per partner
• No possibility for projects to opt for real costs
• No need to report on activities and/or to produce further
documentation; the output is the signed Subsidy Contract
BUDGET LINE 1. STAFF COSTS
• Costs of staff employed by the beneficiary for implementing the
project; already employed by the beneficiary or contracted
specifically for the project
• It includes salary payments + any other costs directly linked to
salary payments supported by the beneficiary
• Calculated based on real costs using compulsorily one of the
methods established by the Programme
• For part-time, 2 calculation methods:
– fixed percentage of the gross employment cost: No time-sheet
– flexible number of hours worked: time-sheet needed (standard: 1720
hours/year)
BUDGET LINE 2. OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENDITURE
• Line automatically generated/calculated by SYNERGIE CTE
• Represents 15 % of eligible staff costs
• It covers all the operating and administrative expenses of the
structure (e.g. rent, utilities, maintenance, equipment for general
office use, phone, bank charges, etc…)
• No need to provide supporting documents
• No calculation method required
Direct costs falling under this budget line are not eligible
BUDGET LINE 3. TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION
COSTS
• Expenditure on travel and accommodation of the staff of the
beneficiary for missions (e.g. participation in project meetings,
project site visits, meetings with the programme bodies, seminars,
conferences, etc.).
• Participation in events organised by the MED Programme, National
Authorities, Horizontal Projects, other projects working on the same
subjects, etc.
• In the case of travels outside of the MED area:
– indicated in the approved Application Form
– authorised by the MA/JS prior to the travel
BUDGET LINE 4. EXTERNAL EXPERTISE AND
SERVICES COSTS
• Costs of external expertise and services provided by a body
outside of the beneficiary organisation (e.g. studies and surveys,
translation, promotion and communication, services related to meetings and
events, audits, travel of experts).
 Sub-contracted
 In-house companies
• Full respect of EU, Programme and national (including stricter
institutional) public procurement rules and compliance with the
principles of transparency, non-discrimination and equal treatment.
• Should not exceed 50% of the total eligible budget, as
beneficiaries of a project should be the actual implementers of the
project.
BUDGET LINE 5. EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURE
• Equipment purchased, rented or leased by a beneficiary which are
essential for the implementation of the project.
• Full respect of EU, Programme and national (including stricter
institutional) public procurement rules and compliance with the
principles of transparency, non-discrimination and equal treatment.
• Need to be specified in the application form (C.8)
Equipment for general office use not used exclusively for the
project covered by the budget line OFFICE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE = cost not eligible under
equipment budget line
BUDGET REQUIREMENTS
Some budget thresholds must be respected:
– the most important partner: 30% of the total eligible budget (ERDF + IPA +
national co-financing)
– the most important country: 40% of the total eligible budget (ERDF + IPA
+ national co-financing)
SYNERGIE CTE will block the submission of proposals not observing those limits.
The ERDF spent outside the Programme area cannot exceed 20 % of the total
ERDF contribution to this project
No budget modification will be allowed during the first year of project
implementation.
VAT recoverable by any means: not eligible = cost not to be included in the budget
VAT non recoverable: eligible = cost to be included in the budget
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
Levels of rules to be applied:
 EU rules
 National rules
 Interreg MED Programme rules
For contracting amounts above EUR 5.000,00 (excl. VAT) 
kindly ask for at least three offers from three different providers
» Stricter national and internal rules must be applied
» All partners, public and private
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FROM SUBMISSION TO CONTRACTING
ASSISTANCE
FROM SUBMISSION TO CONTRACTING
1st call MODULAR PROJECTS
CONTRACTING &
START-UP
QUALITY ASSESSMENT
& SELECTION
ADMINISTRATIVE &
ELIGIBLITY CHECK
SUBMISSION
Now
PREPARATION –
PRE CALL
Checkgrid
One AF
Two phases
Steering
Committee
decision June – July
AF
February 2016*
Annexes
June 2016*
Synergie CTE
From 1st September
1st deadline: November 2nd
23/06/2015 2nd deadline: November 9th
(kick-off)
Cooperation with the JS
LP Seminar
Subsidy Contract &
Partnership Agreement
2016*
Start-up
September 1st, 2016*
Implementation
* Indicative date
MAIN NOVELTIES
• 100% paperless application process through SYNERGIE CTE
https://synergie-cte.asp-public.fr/
• The proposal itself consists of two main parts:
– an application form and
– several compulsory annexes signed and stamped
 Application Form confirmation page
 Partner declaration
 De minimis declaration (if relevant)
 Associated partner declaration (if relevant)
• 2 deadlines established for the submission of each part.
• Read carefully chapter 3 of the programme Manual: http://interregmed.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150901_ProgrammeManual_2nd-published-versionCHAP31.pdf and especially
section on SYNERGIE for the application stage
Programme Manual
Terms of Reference
Eligibility and Assessment
grid
Starting date 01/09/2015
Axis: 1, 2 & 3
Unimodular &
M1+2 & M2+3
CREATE an
ACCOUNT
LP contact person
CREATE a PROPOSAL
chosing SO and type of
project and FILL IN the
Application Form
1st call –
modular projects
VALIDATE
APPLICATION
FORM
From
September 1st
to November
2nd 2015
Confirmation
e-mail
APPLICATION FORM
confirmation page
« SUBMITTED »
PARTNERS DECLARATION
ASSOCIATED
PARTNERS
DECLARATION
De minimis
DECLARATION
UPLOAD
COMPULSORY
ANNEXES
One by one
Max 8 MB
From
September 1st
to November
9th 2015
ADMINISTRATIVE AND ELIGIBILITY CHECK
List of administrative and eligibility criteria included in the Programme
Manual (section 3.3.1)
Proposals failing in any of the criterion will be regarded as non-eligible and
eliminated.
MAIN ELIGIBILITY PROBLEMS IN THE PAST
•
•
•
•
•
Application form not validated correctly on Synergie CTE (A.1)
Compulsory annexes are missing; not duly filled in; signed or stamped (A.4, A.5)
Summary only filled in in one language (A.7)
LP located outside of the MED EU area (B.3)
Wrong amount of the national co-financing included in the partner declarations
(B.5)
The objective is to ensure
the respect of the Interreg
principles :
- context
- transnationality
- logical framework
- partnership
Carried out on identified
sections of the application
form.
second assessment
phase
first assessment phase
QUALITY ASSESSMENT – TWO PHASES
Carried
out
on
the
complete application form
on
proposals
having
obtained the minimum
score in the first phase.
The final score will be
composed of the addition
of scores of first and
second
assessment
phases.
Calendar
Thematic Call (modular projects)
Horizontal Call
Official presentation : 23rd of June
2015 (Marseilles)
Official presentation : 23rd of June 2015
(Marseilles)
Opening of the Call: 1st September
2015
Application in 2 phases:
Closing of the call: Closing of the Call:
1st deadline: Validation of the
application form by: November 2nd, 2015 at
Pre-application phase: Nov. 10 – Jan. 11
Evaluation and negotiation: February –
March (indicative)
noon – 12.00 (GMT + 1).
2nd deadline: Upload of compulsory
annexes by: November 9th , 2015 at noon –
12.00 (GMT + 1).
Evaluation (2 assessment phases):
1st semester 2016
Expected starting of the projects:
September 2016
Full-application phase: April-May 2016
(indicative)
Projects expected to start: Sept-Nov
2016
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ASSISTANCE
SHOULD YOU NEED ANY ASSISTANCE…
• Read the relevant documents: CP, Programme Manual and ToR
• Visit the Interreg MED Programme website: www.interreg-med.eu
– Presentations of the kick off conference
– FAQ section
• Contact the Joint Secretariat : programme_med@regionpaca.fr
• Contact your National Contact Point
Contact details per Specific
Objective
• Specific objective 1.1
Nicolas Espitalier
nespitalier@regionpaca.fr
Nuno Vaz Silva
ncvazsilva@regionpaca.fr
• Specific objectives 2.1 & 2.3
Mercedes Acitores Franzon
acitoresfranzon@regionpaca.fr
• Specific objective 2.2
Javier Gomez
jagomez@regionpaca.fr
• Specific objective 3.1
Sophie Scarvelis
sscarvelis@regionpaca.fr
• Specific objective 3.2
Blanca Lopez Bassa
blopezbassa@regionpaca.fr
More info: http://www.interreg-med.eu/