ABOUT THE SEE TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION PROGRAMME

The Transnational Cooperation Programme South East Europe (SEE) is part of the new European Territorial Cooperation Objective for the programming period 2007 - 2013. The general aim of transnational co-operation is to foster a balanced territorial development and territorial integration within the cooperation area.

As a global objective the South East Europe co-operation programme shall develop transnational partnerships on matters of strategic importance to improve the territorial, economic and social integration process and to contribute to cohesion, stability and competitiveness.

The SEE programme supports transnational cooperation projects between partners that promote economic, environmental and social development by elaborating joint solutions, concrete outputs and results enabling further implementations such as further initiatives and investments. The programme focuses on four thematic priorities: Innovation, Environment, Accessibility, and Sustainable urban development.

South East Europe poses a unique landscape to improve integration, competitiveness and consequently territorial cohesion. While the South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme is a part of the internal Cohesion Policy of the EU, it actively seeks the full participation of non-Member States in the programme area benefitting from the external Pre-Accession Assistance and the European Neighbourhood Policy funding. The programme area includes 16 countries with a total population of 200 million and presents one of the most diverse and complex transnational cooperation areas in Europe. This is the only transnational Programme area with such a large number of non-EU countries participating (candidates, potential candidates and third countries).

The eligible area for the South East Europe Programme comprises Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, fYR Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, parts of Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Republic of Moldova and parts of Ukraine.

Country

Eligible Area

Albania

Whole territory

Austria

Whole territory

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Whole territory

Bulgaria

Whole territory

Croatia

Whole territory

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Whole territory

Greece

Whole territory

Hungary

Whole territory

Italy

Lombardia, Prov. Autonoma Bolzano/Bozen, Prov. Autonoma Trento, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Emilia Romagna, Umbria, Marche, Abruzzo, Molise, Puglia Basilicata

the Republic of Moldova

Whole territory

Montenegro

Whole territory

Romania

Whole territory

Serbia

Whole territory

Slovakia

Whole territory

Slovenia

Whole territory

Ukraine

Chernivetska Oblast, Ivano-Frankiviska Oblast, Zakarpatska Oblast, Odessa Oblast