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Adapting the infrastructure in the port of Cherbourg to the arrival of new industries Basse-Normandie €6,000,000 ERDF «The ERDF has significantly facilitated the upgrading of a strategic resource [extension of the Quai des flamands] for the siting and development of renewable marine energy, a promising new industry in Lower Normandy « Jean-Michel Sévin, General Manager of Ports Normands Associés. Ports Normands Associés 31 2012 The goal of this project is to extend the Quai des flamands with a view to expanding the port of Cherbourg. This extension is a necessity for the creation of an industrial port complex and the siting of wind farms which will eventually make it possible to create jobs. This extension contributes to the objectives of the Operational Programme to achieve an increase in freight traffic of 20% and to protect the future of the port community and its different trades which are towing, boatage, pilotage and handling. THE «COMPETITIVENESS» AND «CONVERGENCE» OBJECTIVES 8% 8% 9% € € 420.7 M 420.7 M 9% € € 146,6 M 146,6 M Percentage of the total ERDF programming for the Percentage of the total ERDF programming for the convergence objective devoted to the convergence objective devoted to the theme of theme of "transport" "transport" Percentage of the Percentage of the total ERDF total ERDF programming for the competitiveness programming for the competitiveness objective devoted to the objective devoted to the theme of theme of "transport "transport During the 2007-2013 programming period, 8% of the programmed ERDF credits in metropolitan France focused on the «transport» theme, i.e. a total of €420 million. We find an equivalent percentage in the outermost regions in which 9% of the ERDF credits were devoted to this theme with an investment of more than €146 million over the period. 586 projects were supported by the ERDF, i.e., 83 projects per year. Among these, 69 projects were carried out in the outermost regions, chiefly in Martinique, Guadeloupe and Guiana. Support from the European Union for these types of projects ranged from €9,000 (for urban transport projects, with a total cost of €20,000) to €10 million (particularly for rail transport projects with a total cost of €58 million) Generally speaking, we are seeing the intensive use of ERDF credits for multimodal transport, with almost €120 million of ERDF funds programmed for the competitiveness objective and €70 million of ERDF funds for the convergence objective. Furthermore, the ERDF was used for projects concerning airport infrastructure, up to a total of €22.16 million: this was the case in the outermost regions, particularly in Guadeloupe, where €9 million were provided for such projects. These investments are in line with the specific requirements of the OMR. In the regions of metropolitan France, the ERDF was not used for airport projects. On the other hand, we find support for a number of projects concerning the creation of cycle trails (22 projects totalling €3.5 million) in the Champagne-Ardenne and Pays de la Loire regions for example. 3 2 P Eu to

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Thematic Overview 2007-2013 of The ERDF-ESF Programming

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Summary
Improving institutional capacities at a national, regional and local level
Reducing costs hindering the development of outermost regions (OMR)
Technical assistance
Research, technological development and entrepreneurial spirit
The information Society
Transport
Energy
Environment and risk prevention
Tourism
Culture
Urban/rural regeneration
Improving the capacities of workers, companies and company managers
Improving access to employment and sustainability
Improving the social inclusion of disadvantaged persons
Development of human capital
Investments in social infrastructure
Promoting reforms in the fields of employment and social inclusion

Thematic Overview 2007-2013 of The ERDF-ESF Programming