Objectives Priority Axes and Specific Objectives
The European Territorial Cooperation Programme The European Territorial Cooperation Programme “Greece-Italy 2007-103” covers
“Greece-Italy 2007-2013” aims at a stronger three Priority Axes and a Technical Assistance component. Each of the Priority Axes is further
and more sustainable economic and social broken down in a number of Specific Objectives, as presented in the following table:
development across the maritime borderline
between Greece and Italy. Priority Specific Indicative
The Overall Objective for the development
Axis Objective beneficiaries
of the programme area is “to strengthen Strengthening 1.1 Strengthening Local Administration (Municipalities, Provinces-
the competitiveness and territorial cohesion competitiveness inter-action between Prefectures, Regional Administrative Authorities),
and research/ innovation Central Administration and supervised bodies,
in the programme area towards sustainable
innovation institutions, Tertiary Education Institutes, Universities, Chambers
development by linking the potential from both SMEs and public of Commerce, Research and Technological Centres,
sides of the cross-border maritime line”. authorities Technological Parks, Business Associations,
Within this framework, a series of strategic Organisations, SMEs Consortia, Public-private
partnership, NGOs and ONLUS, Consortia etc.
objectives were developed, which constitute
the policy outline for the convergence in the area 1.2 Promoting cross-
of intervention. border advanced new
Specifically, these objectives are: technologies
Strategic Objective 1
Strengthening competitiveness and innovation
of the cross border area economic systems, Improving 2.1 Enhancement Local Administrative Authorities (Municipalities,
focusing especially on common comparative accessibility of the cross-border Provinces-Prefectures, Regional Authorities), NGOs,
to sustainable integrated and Central Public Administration and supervised
advantages
networks sustainable bodies, Tertiary Education Institutes, Universities,
and services connections Public-Private Partnerships, groups or association/
Strategic Objective 2
consortia)
Improving the accessibility of the programme
area to networks and services, thus enhancing
the competitiveness of its economic systems
2.2 Improvement of
in the wider Mediterranean space
transport, information
Strategic Objective 3 and communication
networks and services
Improving the quality of life, preserving
and effectively managing the environment
and increasing social and cultural cohesion
Improving the 3.1 Promotion of Local Authorities (Municipalities, Provinces-
quality of life, cultural and natural Prefectures, Regional Administrative Authorities),
protection of the heritage Parks and Management bodies for protected sites,
environment and NGOs, Central Public Administration and supervised
enhancement bodies, Public Institutes of Research, Public
Programme budget of Social
and cultural
Education Institutes, Theatres, Museums, Cultural
associations, Social integration public centres,
cohesion Health centres and Public agencies
The total budget (ERDF and national contribution) 3.2 Valorisation &
for the European Territorial Programme “Greece-Italy improvement of joint
protection, management
2007-2013” is €118,606,893. The total financing
of natural resources,
consists of €88,955,170 (75%) ERDF funding natural and technologi-
and €29,651,723 (25%) national contribution. cal risks’ prevention
3.3 Protection of health
EU funding €88,955,170 and promotion of social
integration
National contribution €29,651,723
Total €118,606,893
Technical 4.1 Support to Local Administrative Authorities (Municipalities,
Support for the management, Provinces-Prefectures, Regional authorities), NGOs,
implementation monitoring, Central Public Administration and supervised bodies,
implementation and consultancy companies, publicity consultants, Public
Official Language audit of the programme’s
operations
groups or association/consortium
4.2 Support for
The official language is English. Additionally, the broad publicity
other working languages are the national and information
languages of the participating countries, i.e. of the programme
Greek and Italian.
For more Managing Authority of European Territorial
information Cooperation Programmes
Leof. Georgikis Scholis 65, Pilaia 57001
Thessaloniki, Greece
Tel: +30 2310 469600
Fax: +30 2310 469602
e-mail: interreg@mou.gr
Structural Funds 2007 - 2013: Cross-border Cooperation
Eligible area Greece-Italy
The programme area
consists of:
Greece: Region of Western Greece
(Prefectures of Aitoloakarnania
and Achaia), Region of Ionian Islands
(Prefectures of Corfu, Lefkada,
Cephalonia and Zakynthos) and
Region of Epirus (Prefectures
of Ioannina, Preveza and Thesportia).
Italy: Region of Apulia
(Provinces of Bari, Brindisi and Lecce).
The Prefectures of Ilia and Arta
in Greece and the Provinces
of Taranto and Foggia in Italy have
been included as adjacent territories
and therefore funding for operations
in these territories can be admitted
up to 20% of the total expenditure
provided by the European Regional
Development Fund (ERDF) Cooperation Adjacent
areas cooperation areas
in the Programme.