Green Business Innovation è un progetto realizzato nell’ambito del Programma di Cooperazione Territoriale Europea "Grecia - Italia 2007 – 2013”, cofinanziato dall’Unione Europea - Fondo Europeo per lo Sviluppo Regionale (FESR) - e da fondi nazionali di Grecia e Italia. Green Business Innovation is co-financed by the European Union-Regional Development Fund (ERDF) within the European territorial cooperation programme Greece-Italy 2007-2013 and by national funds of Greece and Italy. Info: http://www.greenbusinessinnovation.eu/

1. “GREEN BUSINESS INNOVATION”
Final event and ceremony “Green
Entrepreneurship Excellence Award”
www.greece-italy.eu
Bari, June 4, 2015
Karavatos Dimitrios, PO JTS “Greece-Italy 2007-2013”

2. INTERREG and inter-regional cooperation
2014-2020: state of play
• Cohesion Policy 2014 – 2020 has 2 goals:
– Investment for Growth & Jobs
– ETC or known as INTERREG
• Key elements:
– Strategy
– Results
– Concentration

3. Fifth Programming Period

4. •11 Investment Priorities
Smart packageSmart package Sustainable packageSustainable package Inclusive packageInclusive package

5. INTERREG V – “Greece-Italy 2014-2020”
• Overall objectives:
– support strategic GR-IT cross border co-operation
for a more prosperous and sustainable region
across the maritime border
– Emphasis upon developing the foundations for a
dynamic economy which fosters smart,
sustainable and inclusive growth with the goal to
improve the quality of life for those living in the
region

6. • Budget
– EUR 123,176,896.47
• EUR 104,700,362 – 85% ERDF
• EUR 18,476,534.47 – 15% National contribution
• Geographic Coverage
– 11 Greek NUTS III level prefectures
– 6 Italian provinces

7. • Priorities Axes
– PRIORITY AXIS 1: Innovation & Competiveness –
28% of approved budget
– PRIORITY AXIS 2: Integrated environmental
management – 39% of approved budget
– PRIORITY AXIS 3: Multimodal Sustainable
Transport System – 27% of approved budget
– PRIORITY AXIS 4: Technical Assistance – 6% of
approved budget

8. • 2 Cross – cutting Themes
– Promoting education, skills and lifelong learning
– Enhancing Institutional capacity of Public
Authorities and Stakeholders and Efficient Public
Administration

9. • Relevant Authorities and Bodies
– Monitoring Committee
– Managing Authority
– Certifying Authority
– Audit Authority / Group of Auditors
– Joint Secretariat and its Decentralised structures
– Info Contact Points

10. • Indicative Timetable
– 22 September 2014 OP submission to EU – remarks –
July 2015 final approval
– 22 – 23 of June 2015 a launching event will take place in
Thessaloniki
– The first call for proposals regarding the “strategic
projects” - September 2015
– The second call for proposals regarding “common
projects” - February 2016
– Significant changes in the relevant management
documents (Application Form, Progress Report, etc.)

11. Thank you for your attention !
www.greece-italy.eu
www.interreg.gr
www.europuglia.it