1. «Международное научно-техническое сотрудничество:
Возможности для промышленных предприятий Санкт-Петербурга»
25 октября 2013, Санкт-Петербург
ПРОГРАММА СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВА
РЕГИОНА БАЛТИЙСКОГО МОРЯ
Ирина Карелина
генеральный директор МЦСЭИ
"Леонтьевский центр“

2. Baltic Sea Region Programme
2007-2013:
transnational cooperation of regions
Joint Technical Secretariat
XII All-Russian Forum
“Strategic Planning in the Regions and Cities of Russia”
St. Petersburg, 21-22 October 2013

3. Cooperation area
of 11 countries
• EU Member States: Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Latvia, Lithuania,Poland,
Sweden and northern parts of Germany
• Norway
• Belarus
• North-west regions of Russia
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4. Transnational cooperation projects
1. Fostering innovations
3. Baltic Sea as a
common resource
28 projects
21 projects
To make the Baltic Sea region
an attractive place to invest,
work and live in
18 projects
2. External and internal
accessibility
4
23 projects
4. Attractive and competitive cities
and regions

5. 2. Participation of Russian organisations
in the projects
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5
Russian organisations join projects as associated
organisations.
No programme funding is available for organisations from
Russia.

6. Participation of Russian organisations in
the first call for proposal
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The first call was launched under the suspension clause for ENPI funding
(available ENPI funding amounted to 20.8 million EUR).
171 Russian organisations applied for 31.12 million EUR.
19 projects with 35 Russian organisations were approved and 5.5 million
EUR was committed to Russian partners.
As the Financing Agreement was not signed, the Russian partners
dropped out from the projects and did not receive the Programme cofinancing.

7. Participation of Russian organisations in
the first call for proposal
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The first call was launched under the suspension clause for ENPI funding
(available ENPI funding amounted to 20.8 million EUR).
171 Russian organisations applied for 31.12 million EUR.
19 projects with 35 Russian organisations were approved and 5.5 million
EUR was committed to Russian partners.
As the Financing Agreement was not signed, the Russian partners
dropped out from the projects and did not receive the Programme cofinancing.

8. How Russian organisations finance their
participation
Russian organisations financed their participation from other sources:
• Own budget
• External sources (e.g. national ministries from the EU MS or
international organisations)
• Cooperation with other projects (e.g. funded by Swedish Institute, Nordic
Council of Ministers or ENPI CBC Programmes)
• Limited use of Programme resources of ERDF co-financing
8

9. Project themes where Russian
organisations participate
Russian organisations participate in projects which cover all four topics
addressed in the Programme:
• Support to cooperation of SMEs, chambers of commerce, business
incubators
• Improving transport flows of goods and passengers, clean shipping
• Increasing efficiency of water management (river basin management,
water management in agriculture), preparedness to counteract oil
pollution in the sea, maritime spatial planning
• Improving energy efficiency of residential buildings, increasing use of
bioenergy from woods resources, strengthening trade union cooperation
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10. Participation of Russian organisations in the projects:
all calls for proposals
30
25
20
15
24
19
22
17
19
12
10
5
90 projects in total
61 projects with RU
15
No. of projects
…of it with RU
9
3
0
5
1
Call 1 Call 2 Call 3 Call 4 Call 5 ES2
+ ES1
2
0
ES3
*ES=Extension Stage
10
10

11. Number of Russian associated
organisations in projects
Russia –
associated
organisations
mainly from
St. Petersburg,
Leningrad and
Kaliningrad
regions
11
Other
countries –
only project
partners,
associated
organisations
are not
counted

12. Benefits of transnational cooperation in
the Baltic Sea region for Russian
organisations
• Working on common solutions for shared challenges
• Realising similar regional development priorities
• Contributing to implementation of strategies agreed on the EU-Russia
level
• Using potentials of partnerships already established in the region
• Facilitating knowledge and expertise boosting
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13. Challenges of transnational cooperation
in the Baltic Sea region for Russian
organisations
• RU participation is less intensive in new projects and partnerships
• Low impact on the issue of tackling the East-West divide
• Difficult to align other alternative funding instruments to ensure
participation of Russian organisations in joint projects
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14. 3. Project examples – Russian
participation
• Baltic COMPASS: elaborated agri-environmental solutions for
competitive and environmentally friendly agriculture (e.g. how to recycle
stable manure), Leningrad region
• COHIBA: identified and quantified priority hazardous substances, worked
on data gaps, St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region
• BSR Innoship: developed ship emission inventory methodology (to
monitor SO2, NOx and particulates emissions from ships), St. Petersburg
• BRISK: coordinated response to oil spill pollution among the countries
around the Baltic Sea and prepared investment plans, St. Petersburg and
Kaliningrad region
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15. 3. Project examples – Russian
participation
• Longlife: developed a master plan for energy efficient residential
buildings, Gatchina, Leningrad region
• Best Agers: contributed to developing recommendations for the senior
policy: how to increase work participation in the age range 55-64 years
and higher, St. Petersburg
• AGORA 2.0: contributed to promoting natural and cultural heritage for
tourism purposes, Kaliningrad region
• ONE BSR: contributes to developing a single brand for the Baltic Sea
region to strengthen its competitiveness, St. Petersburg
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17. Set-up of Programming
Joint
Programming
Committee
Programming
Task Force
Reference Group
National reference groups
BY
DE
DK
EE
FI
LT
LV
NO
PL
SE
RU

18. As main decision making body during the
programming a Joint Programming Committee
(JPC) has been set-up comprising members and
observers from 11 countries (8 EU Member States:
DE, DK, EE, FI, LT, LV, PL, SE, plus the 3 NonMember States BY, NO, and RU).

19. Joint Programming Committee (JPC)
Tasks
The JPC takes decisions on…
 …mandates, tasks and composition of bodies involved in programming;
 …work plans for the programming phase;
 …structure (table of content), draft texts and versions of the programme
document;
 …final programme document and submission to the Commission;
 …negotiation positions/mandates with the Commission.

20. Joint Programming Committee (JPC)
Composition
 Three representatives nominated by each national delegation;
 Current programme’s JTS/MA staff responsible for producing draft texts;
 Participation of advisors, experts, observers (e.g. Commission).
Working method
Rotating national chairmanship based on MC chairmanship of the Baltic
Sea Region Programme 2007-2013 (2012: Latvia, 2013: Estonia, 2014:
Poland);

21. Programming Task Force
Mandate + Task
To discuss particular topics and draft texts for the programme document.
Consolidated drafts will be proposed to the JPC for approval.
Composition + Working method
Comparably to the current’s programme ‘Task Force Programme Strategy’
the composition of the Programming Task Force would be flexible.
Depending on the focus of the meeting, national delegations send 1-2
representatives to the meetings to allow for a thorough working-style
discussion.
Staff from the current programme’s JTS/MA and - upon need - external
experts will act as writers and will produce the proposals and draft texts for
the discussion at the meetings of the Programming Task Force.

22. Programming Task Force
During its 4th meeting, the Task Force of the Baltic Sea Region Programme
2014-2020 made a good step forward towards the future programme. 37
representatives from the programme countries met on 10-11 October 2013
in Berlin to discuss the first draft of the Operational Programme.

23. Reference Group
Mandate
To make sure that the programme will be based on a wide public
consultation process involving relevant stakeholders from the region.
Tasks
Defines needs and expectations towards the new programme from the
programme’s target group at the beginning of the programming process.
Provides comments and suggestions to draft version(s) of the programme.

24. Reference Group
Composition
 National Contact Points, Priority Area Coordinators and
Horizontal Action Leaders of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea
Region
 Organisations with transnational and pan-Baltic relevance
having thematic links to the topics covered in the programme
 Composition to be proposed by MA/JTS and national JPC
delegations.

25. National reference groups
It is recommended to JPC members to set up national
reference groups and to arrange national seminars and
conferences in their countries to inform and involve relevant
national and regional actors in the programming process.
Composition, tasks and working methods will have to be
defined at national level according to national structures and
practices.

27. Thematic objectives

28. The representatives agreed to provide support to the
implementation of the EU Strategy of the Baltic Sea
Region (EUSBSR) and strategies of neighbouring
countries. The programme countries together with the
Joint Technical Secretariat will continue working on a
number of issues. One on-going task is to identify
common objectives of the Russian Strategy for the
North-West district and the EUSBSR in order to
incorporate those into the Operational Programme.

29. Круглый стол
«Регион Балтийского моря: стратегические
возможности для Северо-Западного федерального
округа»
Сессия 1
А8 «Стратегии для региона Балтийского моря: от
синхронизации до совместных действий»
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Головной организатор – Аппарат полномочного представителя Президента Российской Федерации в СевероЗападном федеральном округе
Соорганизаторы – Министерство регионального развития Российской Федерации, Министерство
иностранных дел Российской Федерации, АНО «Стратегическое партнерство «Северо-Запад»
При поддержке: Комитета по внешним связям Санкт-Петербурга
www.forumstrategov.ru

31. Next steps in Programme
schedule (1/2)
• After Programming TF meeting: -> Amending existing OP
chapters based on discussions -> Adding missing chapters
and compiling one OP document
• By end October: -> Written commenting on existing OP
chapters
• Mid November: -> Draft OP submitted to JPC
• •November - December: -> Consultations on SEA scoping
with environmental authorities
• 3-4 December: Approval of draft OP for public
consultation

32. Follow-up: Russian participation
• Contribution of the Russian delegation to the
description of the management, financial and
control system by 01 November 2013
• Preparation of the Financing Agreement
(drafting by the European Commission, DG
Regio)
• Financial allocations by the European
Commission and by the Russian Federation

33. Russian participation
QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS:
• Allocation of Russian national and EU funding
for Russian organisations
• Responsibility and liability for Programme
funds spent by Russian partners,
consequences for the recovery
• Management of Russian funding
• Eligibility rules with national specifics

34. Круглый стол
«Регион Балтийского моря: стратегические
возможности для Северо-Западного федерального
округа»
Сессия 2
А6 «Программы приграничного и многостороннего
сотрудничества в регионе Балтийского моря»
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Головной организатор – Министерство регионального развития Российской Федерации
Соорганизаторы – Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации, Аппарат полномочного
представителя Президента Российской Федерации в Северо-Западном федеральном округе, АНО
«Стратегическое партнерство «Северо-Запад»
При поддержке: Комитета по внешним связям Санкт-Петербурга
Модератор – С.М Зимин, помощник полномочного представителя Президента Российской Федерации в
Северо-Западном федеральном округе
www.forumstrategov.ru