Programme (total budget)

Programme territory and maximum support

Priorities

Next call for projects (estimated)

Latvia-Lithuania

(51,5 mEUR)

Latvia (85%): Kurzeme, Zemgale, Latgale

Lithuania (85%): Klaipėda, Telšiai, Šiauliai, Panevėžys, Utena and Kaunas as adjoining region

Sustainable and clean Environment

• conserving, protecting, promoting and developing natural and cultural heritage;
• protecting and restoring biodiversity and soil and promoting ecosystem services, incl. through Natura 2000, and green infrastructure.
• taking action to improve the urban environment, to revitalise cities, regenerate and decontaminate brownfield sites (including conversion areas), reduce air pollution and promote noise-reduction measures)

Support to labour mobility and employment

• supporting the development of business incubators and investment support for selfemployment, micro-enterprises and business creation.
• (ETC) promoting sustainable and quality employment and supporting labour mobility by integrating cross-border labour markets, including cross-border mobility, joint local employment initiatives, information and advisory services and joint training.

Social inclusion as a precondition of territorial development

• Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty

Improved quality of living through efficient public services and administration

2^nd half of 2015

Estonia-Latvia

(35 mEUR)

Estonia (85%): Hiiu, Jõgeva, Lääne, Põlva, Pärnu, Saare, Tartu, Valga, Viljandi and Võru counties

Latvia (85%): Kurzeme, Pierīga, Rīga and Vidzeme regions in Latvia

Active and attractive business environment (appr. 11 MEUR):

• Increased international entrepreneurial activity in the region.
• More jointly developed products and services in the Programme area.

Clean and valued living environment (appr. 8,5 MEUR).:

• More diversified and sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage.
• Increased awareness and more efficient management of common natural resources.

Better network of harbours (appr. 7 MEUR)

• Improved network of small harbours with good services.

Integrated labour market (appr. 8,5 MEUR)

• Improved conditions for accessing jobs across the border.

2^nd half of 2015

Latvia-Russia

(no information)

Latvia (90%): Vidzeme, Latgale, Pieriga, Zemgale

Russia (90%): Pskov region, Leningrad region.

Business and SME development

• Promotion of and support to entrepreneurship,
• Development and promotion of new products and services based on local resources”

Environmental protection, climate change mitigation and adaptation

• Efficient management of natural resources
• Joint actions for environmental protection
• Support to sustainable waste and waste water management systems

Improvement of border crossing efficiency and security

1^st half of 2016

Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus

Latvia (90%): Latgale Region

Lithuania (90%): Utena, Vilnius and Alytus Counties, Kaunas and Panevezys Counties

Belarus (90%): Grodno and Vitebsk Oblasts, Minsk and Mogilev Oblasts, Minsk City

Business and SME development / Promotion of social inclusion and fight against poverty

Support to local & regional good governance

Environmental protection, climate change adaptation and disasters prevention/management

Promotion of local culture and preservation of historical heritage

Not earlier than 2016

Interreg Cental Baltic

(122,5 mEUR)

ESTONIA (85%): Kirde-Eesti, Kesk-Eesti, Põhja-Eesti, Lääne-Eesti, Lõuna-Eesti

FINLAND (75%): Satakunta, Varsinais-Suomi, Helsinki-Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso, Pirkanmaa, Kanta-Häme , Päijät-Häme, Etelä- Karjala, Åland

LATVIA (85%): Kurzeme, Riga, Pieriga, Vidzeme, Zemgale

SWEDEN (75%): Gävleborg, Uppsala, Stockholm, Södermanland, Östergötland, Gotland, Västmanland, Örebro

Competitive economy

• New Central Baltic knowledge intensive companies
• More entrepreneurial youth
• More exports by the Central Baltic companies to new markets

Sustainable use of common resources

• Natural and cultural resources developed into sustainable tourist attractions
• Sustainably planned and managed marine and coastal areas
• Better urban planning in the Central Baltic region
• Reduced nutrients, hazardous substances and toxins inflow into the Baltic Sea

Well-connected region

• Improved transport flows of people and goods
• Improved services of existing small ports to improve local and regional mobility and contribute to tourism development

Skilled and socially inclusive region

• More people benefitting from stronger Central Baltic communities
• More aligned vocational education and training (VET) programmes in the Central Baltic region

18th December, 2014- 9th February, 2015

Interreg Baltic Sea Region

(263,8 mEUR)

Denmark (75%)

Estonia (85%)

Finland (75%)

Germany (75%): (the States (Länder) of Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schleswig-Holstein and Niedersachsen (only NUTS II area Lüneburg region))

Latvia (85%)

Lithuania (85%)

Poland (85%)

Sweden (75%)

Norway (50%)

Belarus and Russia after Financing Agreements with EU are signed

Capacity for innovation

• Research and innovation infrastructures
• Smart specialisation
• Non-technological innovation.

Efficient Management of natural resources

• Clear waters, Renewable energy, Energy Efficiency, Resource-efficient blue growth

Sustainable transport

• Interoperability of transport modes
• Accessibility of remote areas and areas affected by demographic change
• Maritime safety
• Environmentally friendly shipping
• Environmentally friendly urban mobility

2nd December 2014 – 2nd February 2015 (Concept Note stage)

Interreg Europe

(359 mEUR)

28 EU member states + Norway and Switzerland (75%-85%)

Latvia – 85%

Research, Technological Development and Innovation

Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Low Carbon Economy

Environment and Resource Efficiency

Spring 2015

URBACT III

Researches and joint solutions for cities

ESPON

Support to increasing capacity of civil servants and state administration

Horizon 2020

(80bil.EUR)

All EU countries

(till 100%)

Excellent science

• European Research Council (ERC) - Frontier research by the best individual teams
• Future and Emerging Technologies - Collaborative research to open new fields of innovation
• Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) - Opportunities for training and career development
• Research infrastructures (including e-infrastructure) - Ensuring access to world-class facilities

Industrial leadership

• Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (LEITs) - (ICT, nanotechnologies, materials, biotechnology, manufacturing, space)
• Access to risk finance - Leveraging private finance and venture capital for research and innovation
• Innovation in SMEs - Fostering all forms of innovation in all types of SMEs

Societal challenges

• Health, demographic change and wellbeing
• Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research & the Bioeconomy
• Secure, clean and efficient energy
• Smart, green and integrated transport
• Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials
• Inclusive and reflective societies
• Secure societies

LIFE

(3,456.7 mEUR)

All EU countries

(60%)

Environment (2,592.5 mEUR):

• environment and resource efficiency,
• nature and biodiversity,
• environment governance and information

Climate Action (864.2 mEUR):

• adaptation, mitigation and governance and information