Programme description
Main objectives
Home to some of the world’s most ancient civilizations, hub for trade and transport, unique hotspot for biodiversity, the Mediterranean faces a multitude of common challenges, including climate change, pollution, youth unemployment and social inequality.
Acting together to address these challenges and improve the lives of men and women across the region is the impetus for the 2014-2020 ENI CBC “Mediterranean Sea Basin Programme”. ENI CBC Med is the largest Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) initiative implemented by the EU under the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI).
The Programme brings together the coastal territories of 14 EU and partner countries and the general objective of the ENI CBC MED 2014-2020 is to foster fair, equitable and sustainable economic, social and territorial development, which may advance cross-border integration and valorise participating countries’ territories and values.
Through calls for proposals, ENI CBC Med finances cooperation projects for a more competitive, innovative, inclusive and sustainable Mediterranean area.
Funding priorities
The Programme focus on the following priorities:
- Support innovative start-up and recently established enterprises with a particular focus on young and women entrepreneurs and facilitate the protection of their Intellectual Property Rights and commercialization where applicable
- Strengthen and support euro-Mediterranean networks, clusters, consortia and value-chains in traditional (agro-food, tourism, textile/clothing, etc.) and non-traditional sectors (innovative ideas solutions for urban development, eco-housing, sustainable water-related and other clean technologies, renewable energy, creative industries, etc.)
- Encourage sustainable tourism initiatives and actions aimed at diversifying into new segments and niches
- Support technological transfer and commercialisation of research results, strengthening the linkages between research, industry as well as private sector actors
- Support SMEs in accessing research and innovation also through clustering
- Provide young people, especially those belonging to the NEETS, and women with marketable skills
- Support social and solidarity economic actors, also in terms of improving capacities and co-operation with public administrations for services’ provision
- Support sustainable initiatives aimed at finding innovative and technological solutions to increase water efficiency and encourage use of non-conventional water supply
- Reduce municipal waste generation, promote source separated collection and its optimal exploitation in particular its organic component.
- Support cost-effective and innovative energy rehabilitations relevant to building types and climatic zones, with a focus on public building
- Incorporate the Ecosystem-Based management approach to ICZM into local development planning, through the improvement of intra-territorial coordination among different stakeholders
Expected impacts
- Increased number of new jobs (contracts) created in knowledge intensive MSMEs for youths and women in the traditional and non-traditional economic sectors where innovative start-ups have entered.
- Increased share of youths/women staff in managerial positions in companies recently established (since 2011) that access and develop innovative markets domestically and/or in other MED countries.
- Increased capacity of public authorities to facilitate access to and protect Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and commercial contracts of youths and women entrepreneurs.
- Increased number of MSMEs participating in Euro-Mediterranean enterprise alliances.
- Increased number of created public-private partnerships promoting demand-driven innovation in the public and private sector and implementing new medium-long term investments.
- Increased attractiveness of less-known touristic destinations.
- Increased diversification of tourism offer through the promotion of local and territorial assets / drivers in off-season periods.
- Enhanced demand-driven technological transfer among research, industry and SMEs in the fields of clean/environmental technologies, new cultural heritage technologies and Key Enabling Technologies (KETS).
- Increased commercialisation opportunities of research products in the fields of clean/environmental technologies, new cultural heritage technologies and Key Enabling Technologies (KETS).
- Upgraded innovation capacity of SMEs participating in CBC Med projects in processes, products and management systems for uptake of research outcomes.
- Increased employability of women (all ages) and youths up to 30 years old, especially those belonging to the NEETS.
- Enlarged access and improved quality of existing social services in favour of vulnerable people.
- Reinforced planning, operational capacities and cooperation of public administrations and relevant stakeholders in providing social services.
- Increased adoption of innovative sustainable water-efficiency technologies and systems in agriculture by public authorities, specialised agencies and other relevant stakeholders.
- Support research and development for locally applicable and low-cost technologies for the use of non-conventional water resources for domestic purposes.
- Efficient and effective integrated municipal waste management systems are planned and operationalised on a pilot basis.
- Enhanced capacity of public institutions to plan and implement sustainable energy policies and measures with regard to public buildings.
- Reduced and cleaner energy consumption in public buildings through the use of renewable energy measures and energy-saving interventions.
- Enhanced capacity of public authorities to plan for, sustainably manage, use and monitor their coastal ecosystems, employing an effective participatory approach involving relevant stakeholders and local communities
Regions
- Spain: Andalucia, Catalunia, Comunidad Valenciana, Murcia, Islas Baleares, Ceuta, Melilla
- United Kingdom: Gibraltar
- Portugal: Algarve
- France: Corse, Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
- Italy: Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Lazio, Liguria, Puglia, Sardegna, Sicilia, Toscana
- Malta: the whole country
- Greece: Anatoliki Makedonia - Thraki, Kentriki Makedonia, Thessalia, Ipeiros, Ionia Nisia, Dytiki Ellada, Sterea Ellada, Peloponnisos, Attiki, Voreio Aigaio, Notio Aigaio, Kriti
- Cyprus: the whole country
- Turkey: TR21 (Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli), TR22 (Balikesir, Çanakkale), TR31 (İzmir), TR32 (Aydın, Denizli Muğla), TR61 (Antalya, Isparta, Burdur), TR62 (Adana,Mersin), TR63 (Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye)
- Morocco: Oriental, Taza-Al Hoceima-Taounate, Tanger-Tetouan
- Algeria: Tlemcen, Ain Temouchent, Oran, Mostaganem, Chlef, Tipaza, Alger, Boumerdes, Tizi Ouzou, Bejaia, Jijel, Skika, Annaba, El Tarf
- Tunisia: Madanin, Qabis, Safaqis, Al Mahdiyah, Al Munastir, Susah, Nabeul, Bin Arous, Tunis, Al Arianah, Banzart, Bajah, Juridubah
- Libya: Nuquat Al Kharms, Al Zawia, Al Aziziyah, Tarabulus, Tarunah, Al Khons, Zeleitin, Misurata, Sawfajin, Surt, Ajdabiya, Banghazi, Al Fatah, Al Jabal Al Akhdar, Damah, Tubruq
- Egypt: Marsa Matruh, Al Iskandanyah, Al Buhayrah, Kafr ash Shaykh, Ad Daqahliyah, Dumyat, Ash Sharquiyah, Al Isma’iliyah, Bur Sa’id
- Jordan: Irbid, Al-Balga, Madaba, Al-Karak, Al- Trafila, Al-Aqaba
- Palestine *, Israel and Lebanon: the whole of the country
- Syria: Al Ladhiqiyan, Tartus
* “This designation shall not be construed as a recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of the Member States on this issue”.
Financial information
Total OP budget: 0,00 €
Total EU contribution: 0,00 €