Belarus in the Baltic Sea Region Programme. Rostock 19 June 2014 Bartlomiej Wierzbicki, Managing Authority/ Joint Secretariat

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1 Belarus in the Baltic Sea Region Programme Rostock 19 June 2014 Bartlomiej Wierzbicki, Managing Authority/ Joint Secretariat

2 Content 1. Baltic Sea Region Programme 2. Belarus in the Programme 3. Exemplary projects with Belarusian involvement PRESTO ACL 4. Conclusion 2

3 1. Baltic Sea Region Programme (1/2) Transnational cooperation programme Requirement: min. 3 partners from 3 countries ERDF budget: MEUR Norwegian budget: 5.3 MEUR ENPI budget: 7.2 MEUR (90% co-financing) 3

4 1. Baltic Sea Region Programme (2/2) Priority No. of projects approved... of it with Belarusian partners ENPI funding awarded for selected projects 1. Fostering innovation MEUR 2. Internal and external accessibility MEUR 3. Baltic Sea as a common resource MEUR 4. Attractive and competitive cities / regions MEUR Total MEUR 4

5 2. Belarus in the Programme 21 projects involved 40 BY partners 6.3m spending Themes of cooperation Support to SMEs ICT and transport development Waste water management Energy efficiency Rural and urban development 5

6 3. Presto - Project on reduction of the eutrophication of the Baltic Sea today 6

7 3. Project data Partnership = 12 7 Belarus, 2 Finland, 1 Germany, 1 Latvia, 1 Lithuania Budget ERDF: 1.4 MEUR ENPI: 3.1 MEUR Total: 4.5 MEUR 7

8 3. Belarusian project partners Baranovichi Municipal Unitary Manufacturing Enterprise "Vodokanal Grodno Municipal Unitary Manufacturing Enterprise "GrodnoVodokanal Molodechno Municipal Unitary Manufacturing Enterprise "MolodechnoVodokanal Vitebsk Municipal Unitary Manufacturing Enterprise "VitebskVodokanal Brest State Technical University Belarussian National Technical University Polotsk State University 8

9 3. PRESTO project results Improved status of the Baltic Sea Reduction of 200 tons of Phosphorous Project partners have up to date skills on modern wastewater treatment (nutrient removal) through a series of capacity building workshops and site visits Upgrading of academic education related to waste water treatment in Belarus 9

10 ACL- Amber Coast Logistics 10

11 3. Project data Partnership = 19 3 Belarus, 2 Denmark, 6 Germany, 3 Latvia, 2 Lithuania, 3 Poland Budget ERDF: 2.4 MEUR ENPI: 0.4 MEUR Total: 2.7 MEUR 11

12 3. Belarusian project partners Scientific and Technological Park by Belarusian National Technical University "Polytechnic Belarusian Association of International Forwarders School of Business and Management of Technology of Belarusian State University 12

13 3. ACL project results Improved business cooperation between EU and BY business Conclusions and recommendations on building and operating logistic centres Improvement of transport management via ICT Improved matching of transport providers and transport client Identified bottlenecks in transport at border-crossings in the East 13

14 4. Conclusions Achievements in: agricultural practices waste water treatment SME support Challenges in in project implementation: BY national approval Delay in start Low spending Contradiction of EU and national rules 14

15 Belarus in the Baltic Sea Region Programme Bartlomiej Wierzbicki Project Officer Managing Authority/ Joint Secretariat Phone +49/