New Programmes 2007 - 2013 

Division of CADSES into Central Europe and South East European Space

In the new Structural Funds Period (2007-2013), the current CADSES transnational cooperation area is divided into two spaces: the Central Europe Programme (CENTRAL) and the South East European Space (SEES).

The new CENTRAL programme includes eight Member States (Czech Republic, parts of Germany, parts of Italy, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Slovenia and Slovak Republic) and one Partner State (Ukraine).

The proposed eligible area for SEES comprises Albania, Austria,  Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, fYR Macedonia, Greece, Hungary, parts of Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Moldova and parts of Ukraine.

The Managing Authority  and the Technical Secretariat for the CENTRAL Programme is located in Vienna, the Managing Authority and the secretariat for South East Europe in Budapest.

 

Priority areas and main features

The new Programmes have a focus on the Lisbon and Gothenburg objectives and the urban dimension.

In general four main priority areas for the next generation of transnational cooperation have been identified, based on EU Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006:

• Innovation
• Environment
• Accessibility
• Sustainable Urban Development

More infomation and documents related to each programme are available on the Central Europe  and South East European Space  sections of this website.