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EU EXPENDITURE BUDGET 2000EAGGF Guarantee Section 44.8%Other Structural Funds 35.4%
Training, youth, culture, audiovisual, IT etc 0.9%Energy, Euratom, Environment 0.2%
Consumers, internal market, networks 1.2%
Research & tecnological development 3.9%
External action 8.4%
Administrative expenditure 5.0%
TOTALEXPENDITURE Ū93 BILLION
HOW THE EU SPENDS YOUR MONEY
Key Priorities of the European Union
increase competitiveness
encourage co-operation and collaboration
develop trans-European partnerships
encourage trans-European mobility
develop human resources
harmonise standards and practices
encourage participation by groups traditionallyexcluded
develop social partnerships
support innovative schemes and examples of goodpractice
provide support for areas of industrial decline
So, can I get money from Europe?
So, can I get money from Europe?
Maybe, but it’s a lot of work!
What kind of funds are available?
STRUCTURAL FUNDS
TRANSNATIONAL FUNDS
Structural Funds e.g. ERDF & ESF – via Regional Allocations
Community Initiatives
Innovative Actions
Trans-National Funds
Culture 2000 Media Plus
Leonardo da Vinci II Socrates
Youth Sixth Framework
e-Content Life III
PHARE, TACIS, SAPARD Minority Languages, Tourism, Sport
Structural and Transnational funds
Structural funds Specific geographical focus
Partners not generally required
Local decision making
Large funds to be accessed
Focus on capital works and people-based activities
But note that many of these funds have already been allocated, and after 2006, are unlikely to be available in the older EU countries
Objectives 1, 2 & 3OBJECTIVE 1
Objective 1 areas are those that have less than 75% of EUaverage GDP. It is the highest level of regional funding
available from the EU.It is aimed at promoting the development and structural
adjustment of the EU regions most lagging behind indevelopment.
OBJECTIVE 2This aims to support the economic and social conversion ofareas facing structural difficulties. It is the second highest
level of funding available from the EU.Areas qualify for Objective 2 under four designations
o Industrial restructuring areaso Declining rural areaso Urban areas with social difficultieso Fishery dependent areas in crisis
OBJECTIVE 3This Objective involves only the European Social Fund and
operates anywhere outside Objective 1 areas.AIMS
o to develop labour markets and human resourceso to h elp firms and workers adapt to new working
conditions and so compete more effectively in globallabour markets
o to help the long-term unemployed and those facingbarriers to finding employment because of t heirdisability, racial origin, or sex.
INTERREG III - € 4,875 million europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/interreg3/index_en.
htm Cross-border, transnational and inter-regional co-operation and the balanced development of the European territory –
financed through ERDF
URBAN - € 847 million europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/urban2/index_en.ht
m Economic and social conversion of towns, cities and urban
areas in crisis, in order to promote sustainable urban development – financed through ERDF
LEADER Plus - € 2,020 million europa.eu.int/comm/agriculture/rur/leaderplus/index_en.
htm Rural development through initiatives– financed through
EAGGF
EQUAL - € 700 million europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/equal/index_en.
html Transnational co-operation to promote new means of combating all forms of discrimination and inequality in
connection with the labour market – financed through ESF
Community initiatives
Transnational funds Pan-European focus
Partners from different countries are essential
Decisions centralised in EC
Small to medium-sized grants Focus on projects (1-3 years max)
THE 15 Member States of the EU Austria - AT Belgium – BE Denmark – DK Finland – FI France – FR Germany – DE Greece – GR Ireland – IE Italy – IT Luxembourg – LU Netherlands – NL Portugal – PT Spain – ES Sweden – SE United Kingdom –
UK THE 3 EEA/EFTA countries Iceland - IE Liechtenstein - LI Norway - NO
The 12 Accession countries joining the EU Bulgaria -BG Cyprus - CY Czech Republic -
CZ Estonia - EE Hungary - HU Latvia - LV
Lithuania - LT Malta - MT Poland - PL
Slovakia - SK Slovenia - SL Romania – RO
Partners
Arts and culture
Performing arts visual arts literature, music, Cultural heritage Books and translation Cultural cooperation
http://europa.eu.int/comm/culture/
Culture 2000 (approx €34m per year)
Audiovisual industries
Development, distribution and promotion of audiovisual work (cinema, TV, multimedia)
Training in computer graphics, multimedia etc
Script development Marketing, intellectual property law
http://europa.eu.int/comm/avpolicy/
Media Plus (approx €112.5m per year)
Technological research
Applied IST research addressing major societal and economic challenges
Communication, computing and software technologies
Components & microsystems Knowledge and interface technologies Future and emerging technologies Research networking testbeds
http://www.cordis.lu
The Sixth Framework (FP6) (approx €17.5 billion: 2003 - 2006)
“Integrating and strengthening the European research area”
(programmes linked to the 6th Frameworks)
e - Content Programme www.cordis.lu/econtent/
(€ 100 million)
Focuses on the commercial exploitation of European digital content:
Improving access to and expanding use of public sector information
Enhancing content production in a multilingual and multicultural environment
Increasing dynamism of the digital content market
Projects can involve art, cultural heritage, libraries and tourism
TEN-Telecom Programme www.cordis.lu/tentelecom/
(€ 276 million)
To promote the marketing of European digital goods and services in the cultural field in areas of common interest, such as education and
culture.
Provides 50% of the funding for feasibility studies and 10% of the investment to help European organisations through the launch of
these services.
Digital products and services
Education & training in the arts
Socrates (approx €370m per year)
All levels of education
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/socrates.html
Leonardo da Vinci (approx €230m per year)
Vocational training
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/leonardo/leonardo/nalist2.html
Youth (approx €14m per year)
Vouth exchange on cultural themes
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/youth/youthprogram.html
Other programmes
EuropAid
Cooperation with non-member countries
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europaid/
European Investment Bank
Support for investment and loans
http://eib.org
Still interested?Now ask yourselves some questions How European is your
organisation? What European projects or
activities has your organisation undertaken or been involved with?
How well do you understand the goals of the European Union - its successes and failures?
And then some more….
Do you…. Have a good project with a strong
European dimension? Have the organisational capacity to
undertake it? Have a healthy bank balance? Have the time? Have the patience of a saint?
…then take the next steps
Decide what programme is most appropriate for your project
Study the programme on the EU website or contact the technical support office in your country
Attend the free seminars run by the DG’s or the technical support offices in your country
Download the application form Talk to others who have applied
Culture 2000Funding arts and cultural projects in the EU
C2K - The basics
EU’s only framework programme for culture
Replaced Kaleidescope in 2000 €134 million 2000 - 2004 Annual and multi-annual projects 50% match (1 yr),60% match (3 yr) Up to €150K (1 yr), €300K (3 yr) Programme extended until 2006
The strengths of C2K The EU’s only programme for trans-European
arts and cultural projects Opportunities for cross-border cultural
cooperation Participation of accession (PECO) countries
since 2002 Declares a focus on innovation and
experimentation Helps to build cultural competences within the
Commission Has created a forum for dialogue and exchange
on cultural across 30 countries - the CCP’s Good web portal
The weaknesses of C2K Increased bureaucracy, favours large institutional
projects over those of smaller cultural operators Payment schedule does not recognise the
realities of the sector Lack of engagement and dialogue with the sector Lack of support for artistic mobility Lack of support for networks Varying levels of interest from Member States Unwillingness of DGEAC to share data Perception of lack of transparency Underfunded
C2K The next call
2006 call expected May/June 2006 Expected deadline 30/10/06 and 2
weeks later for 2/3 year apps
What happens after 2006? The Commission adopted
proposals July 04, for the next generation of EU programmes in education, training, culture, youth and the audiovisual sector
To be approved by the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament by end of 2005.
They will run from 2007 to 2013
The new programmes
Integrated Action Programme in Lifelong Learning
Youth in Action Culture 2007 MEDIA 2007
An Integrated Action Programme in Lifelong Learning
Focusing on school education (Comenius)
Higher education (Erasmus) Vocational training (Leonardo da Vinci) Adult education (Grundtvig), completed
by transversal measures and a new programme (Jean Monnet) focusing on European integration
The proposed budget is € 13.62 billion
IAPLL programme aims
Comenius: To involve at least 5% of EU school pupils in joint educational activities.
Erasmus: To provide EU study abroad opportunities for a total of 3 million university students by 2011.
Leonardo da Vinci: To increase training placements in enterprises and training centres in another EU country to 150,000 in 2013.
Grundtvig: To help 25,000 adult education students benefit from studying abroad in 2013.
The new programmes
The new programmes
Integrated Action Programme in Lifelong Learning
Youth in Action Culture 2007 MEDIA 2007
Youth in Action Aims to develop a sense of personal
responsibility, initiative, concern for others, citizenship and active involvement at local, national and European level among young people.
The programme will also help to improve support systems for youth activities.
The proposed budget is € 915 million.
Culture 2007
Three objectives offering “strong European added value”:
Transnational mobility for everyone working in the cultural sector in the EU
The transnational circulation of works of art and cultural/artistic products
Intercultural dialogue
The proposed budget is € 408 million
MEDIA 2007Training programmes for film and audio-visual sector
Preserving and promoting Europe’s cultural diversity and cinematic/audiovisual heritage, ensuring public access to this heritage and encouraging dialogue between cultures
Increasing the circulation of European films and other audiovisual productions, both inside and outside the EU
Strengthening the commercial performance of the European audiovisual sector in an open and competitive market context
The proposed budget is € 1,055 billion
