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THE «EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL COOPERATION» OBJECTIVE 9% After the «Research and technological development (RTD), innovation and entrepreneurial spirit» and «Environment and risk prevention» themes, the «Culture» theme is the third most highly represented theme in the ETC category in terms of numbers of projects completed. This theme accounted for 9% of the total programmed EU funds, with all themes taken together, i.e. almost as much as the «Energy» theme. Accounting for 133 cross-border projects, 17 transnational projects and 30 via the Indian Ocean programme, culture is undeniably a crossborder priority for the 2007-2013 period. Indeed, culture is the most highly represented theme (in terms of committed EU funds) in the three cross-border programmes: Amazonia, 30% of the budgetary envelope, France Wallonia Flanders and Two Seas, 21% of each budgetary envelope. This is explained by the extremely powerful local dimension of culture and its capacity in a cross-border context to consolidate or develop a feeling of belonging to the same area. Over greater distances, as is the case with certain transnational programmes, this dimension also includes an identity-related aspect which is doubtless not as strong but nevertheless definitely present (including an Atlantic, Alpine and Mediterranean «identity»). Number of projects 3.02 4 Deux Mers 27.15 14 France (Manche) - England 22.17 26 France-Switzerland Percentage of the total ERDF programming for the European territorial cooperation objective devoted to the theme of "Culture" Total EU sum programmed for the theme (in million euros) Amazonia € 111.6 M 2.08 7 France-Wallonia-Flanders 29.15 42 Greater Region (FR/LUX/BE/DE) 8.26 32 Upper Rhine (FR/DE) 3.41 8 95.24 133 Atlantic Area 2.85 10 Northwestern Europe 4.01 2 Mediterranean (MED) 3.83 3 Southwestern Europe (SUDOE) 1.37 2 12.06 17 Indian Ocean 4.01 30 Combined subtotal 4.01 30 INTERREG IVC 0.33 2 Pan-European subtotal 0.33 2 111.63 182 Programmes Cross-border subtotal Transnational subtotal OVERALL TOTAL For the European Territorial Cooperation projects, the average ERDF support per project was approximately €610,000. The crossborder and transnational programmes had virtually equivalent averages per project (at €716,000 and €710,000 respectively). On the other hand, the average was approximately €133,000 for the Indian Ocean programme and approximately €162,000 for the INTERREG IVC programme, which is relatively low. 3

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