Sharing INTERREG experiences
Sharing INTERREG experiences
The first phase, 2004-2006 - The Neighbourhood Programmes
In June 2004, the European Commission issued the Neighbourhood Programme Implementing Guidelines. The New Neighbourhood Instrument enabled joint management of projects across EU external borders with different sources of funding: INTERREG (ERDF) on the EU side, Tacis, CARDS and MEDA outside.
This gave birth to a series of "New Neighbourhood Programmes" for the period 2004-2006. The list of Neighbourhood Programmes is available here.
The second phase, 2007-2013 - Towards a single instrument for CBC across EU external borders
On 29 September 2004, the European Commission adopted two new proposals for regulations addressing regional development and cross-border cooperation for the period 2007-2013:
These proposals were approved by Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 of 17 July 2006 establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) and Regulation (EC) No 1638/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council of 24 October 2006 laying down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument.
These two instruments replace the numerous instruments of the previous period. Both instruments have a cross-border element for which complementary funding comes from the new European Territorial Cooperation Objective. Cross-border elements of ENPI and IPA include economic and social cohesion as well as external policy objectives.
Page updated on 02.07.2007