Territorial cooperation

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The Estonia-Latvia programme supports the cooperation projects wherein both the Estonian and Latvian partners actively participate and from which the citizens of both countries win. The organisations of public, private as well as of the third sector are expected with good ideas. The development of public services, cooperation projects directed to the development of entrepreneurship and promotion of living environment, also joint cultural projects, tourism marketing are financed.

The programme co-financed from the European Regional Development Fund and by the states of Estonia and Latvia involves Hiiu, Jõgeva, Lääne, Põlva, Pärnu, Saare, Tartu, Valga, Viljandi and Võru counties from Estonia and districts of Alūksne, Cēsise, Gulbene, Kuldīga, Liepāja, Limbaži, Madona, Ogre, Riga, Salduse, Talsi, Tukumsi, Valka, Valmiera and Ventspils from Latvia. The programme is implemented from the Estonian side the Ministry of the Interior and Enterprise Estonia, the coordinator from the Latvian side is the Ministry of Regional Development and Local Governments.

The programme budget for the years 2007-2013 is approximately 600 million kroons and this is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.

The secretariat of the programme is located in Tartu, the information point is also located in Riga. The website of the programme: www.estlat.eu.

Additional information:
Peeter Unt
Head of Secretariat of Estonia- Latvia programme
Phone 737 7231, E-mail on kaitstud spämmirobotite eest, Javascript peab olema sisse lülitatud

Central - Baltic Sea programme supports cooperation projects which involve the districts of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Sweden and the objective of which is to improve both the living environment of different communities and also economic competitiveness.

The programme includes two sub-programmes:
Southern Finland - Estonia sub-programme
Archipelago and Islands sub-programme which focuses on the problems of the islands and development of the islands (incl Åland) within at least two member states of the programme.

The support for the projects can be applied by the local and regional governments, state authorities and non-governmental organisations operating in the public interests. The private sector can also apply for the support in Southern Finland and Estonia programme.

The programme budget for the years 2007-2013 is 1.6 billion kroons and this is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.

The organisation, tax and auditing authority of the programme is Varsinais-Suomen liitto which is located in Turu, Finland. The joint technical secretariat of the programme is also located in Turu, its branch offices in Tallinn and Marienhamn (Åland) and the information points in Stockholm and Riga. The website of the programme: www.centralbaltic.eu.

Additional information:
Merike Niitepõld
Head of Southern Finland - Estonia sub-programme
of the Secretariat of Central-Baltic Sea programme
Phone 627 9796, 53 323 005, E-mail on kaitstud spämmirobotite eest, Javascript peab olema sisse lülitatud