Welcome to the ITB Academy Webinar. How to raise EU funds for tourism?

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1 Welcome to the ITB Academy Webinar How to raise EU funds for tourism?

2 Agenda Overview of EU funding possibilities Project examples Tips & Recommendations 2

3 What we do emcra Consultancy Consulting services regarding EU grants and application processes emcra Project Management Finance management, project monitoring and evaluation emcra Academy Certified workshops, trainings and webinars for the acquisition of EU funds 3

4 The 4 EU funding blocks EU-Programmes EU-Structural Funds Common Agricultural Policy The EU as global actor external aid 4

5 The 4 EU funding blocks in figures EU-budget 2014 to 2020 about 960 billion Euro* (Distribution in billion Euro) European Union- Programmes 125,6 EU as Global Actor 58,7 Administration 61,6 344 EU-Structural Funds 370,1 Common Agricultural Policy * With restriction date of publication: July 2013

6 The 4 EU funding blocks EU-Programmes EU-Structural Funds Common Agricultural Policy The EU as global actor external aid 6

7 Initiatives and Pilot Actions of the DG Entreprise and Industry in Tourism: Sustainable Tourism Calypso Senior Tourism Initiative Cycling routes European Destinations of Excellence (EDEN) Accessible Tourism Low Season Tourism Initiative European Quality label Cultural Tourism 7

8 8 First European Travel Experience

9 Further EU-Programmes where Tourism is a transversal issue COSME: Programme for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and SMEs LIFE Erasmus+ Creative Europe Horizon

10 10 Norton Radstock College

11 The 4 EU funding blocks EU-Programmes EU-Structural Funds Common Agricultural Policy The EU as global actor external aid 11

12 Categories of Regions Least developed regions: Convergence regions with a GDP per capita less than 75% of the EU-28 average Regions in transition: with a GDP per capita between 75% and 90% of the EU-28 average GDP Most developed regions: Competitiveness regions with a GDP per capita of more than 90% of the EU-28 average GDP 12

13 13 Quelle:

14 Categories of Regions Under the European Territorial Cooperation goal, the EU supports: Regions of along all internal and external land borders and along maritime borders separated by a maximum of 150 km (Interreg A) Transnational areas (Interreg B) 14

15 Interreg A

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18 Consorzio Turistico Alta Pusteria

19 The 4 EU funding blocks EU-Programmes EU-Structural Funds Common Agricultural Policy The EU as global actor external aid 19

20 Rural Development European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) Encouragement of rural tourism activities Village renewal and development Conservation and upgrading of the rural heritage 20

21 Great Oak Walks

22 The 4 EU funding blocks EU-Programmes EU-Structural Funds Common Agricultural Policy The EU as global actor external aid 22

23 Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance Cross-border Tourism development in/with candidate countries and potential candidate countries Development of new tourist products/services Development of small-scale tourist infrastructure Certification of local products and services Joint tourism promotion and marketing initiatives Implementation of modern technology and information systems Creation and implementation of common tourism development strategies 23

24 24 ATA BiH - Via Dinarica Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina

25 Tips & Recommendations Non-retroactivity: Your project must NOT have started! Co-financing Top-down approach: Your project must fall within a Programme Transnationality? Centralised or decentralised procedures Innovation 25

26 Contact emcra GmbH ITB Academy Berlin Hohenzollerndamm Berlin Tel Jessica Varga Product Manager ITB Academy Tel.: