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THE EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL COOPERATION OBJECTIVE 24 % «The environment and risk prevention" is a crosscutting theme within the European territorial cooperation programmes. This was the second most highly represented theme in terms of European Territorial Cooperation projects during the 2007-2013 period, and accounted for 18% of all of the ETC projects implemented. The programmes having implemented the largest number of projects under this theme are the France-Wallonia-Flanders programme (39 projects) and INTERREG IVC (35 projects). The environment & risk prevention is one of the two specific priorities of the INTERREG IVC programme. Number of projects 1.32 3 Deux Mers 25.42 18 France (Manche) - England Percentage of the total ERDF programming for the European territorial cooperation objective devoted to the theme of "The Environment and risk prevention" Total EU sum programmed for the theme (in million euros) Amazonia € 307.4 M 39.24 22 France-Switzerland 3.59 7 France-Wallonia-Flanders 28.99 39 Greater Region (FR/LUX/BE/DE) 14.76 15 Upper Rhine (FR/DE) 5.08 8 Cross-border subtotal 118.41 112 Atlantic Area 18.38 25 Northwestern Europe 110.87 26 Mediterranean (MED) 27.13 19 Programmes This theme is in first place in terms of programmed Southwestern Europe (SUDOE) 20.34 EU funds (24% of the total ERDF ETC funds) i.e. more than €307 million. In particular, it represents Transnational subtotal 176.72 20% of the total programmed budgetary envelope for cross-border programmes, 28% of the Indian Ocean 6.12 «transnational» programming and 30% of the credits deployed by the INTERREG IVC programme. Combined subtotal 6.12 We should note greater support from the ERDF for transnational projects, which benefited on average INTERREG IVC 6.12 from €1.94 million of ERDF funding, in comparison to an average of €1.05 million of ERDF funding for each cross-border project. By comparison, the INTERREG Pan-European subtotal 6.12 IVC and Indian Ocean projects programmed for this theme benefited from average European support OVERALL TOTAL 307.37 per project of €174,000 and €510,000 respectively. The Amazonia project is the only one for which the «Environment and risk prevention» theme is not among the three leading themes (as a percentage of the programmed envelope). 3 21 91 12 12 35 35 250 budgetary

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