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THE «EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL COOPERATION OBJECTIVE» 1% € 16.3 M Total EU sum programmed for the theme (in million euros) Programmes Percentage of the total ERDF programming for the European territorial cooperative objective devoted to the theme of "Investments in social infrastructure" Amazonia Number of projects Deux Mers 4.67 5 France (Manche) - England Over the 2007-2013 period, 20 projects produced under the ETC programmes had the dominant theme of «Investments in social infrastructure». Apart from the themes of «Promoting reforms in the fields of employment and social inclusion», «Reducing costs hindering the development of outermost regions» and «Technical Assistance», which are not the subject of a detailed analysis in this overview, this theme was the one which featured least highly in the ETC programmes. Among these 20 projects, 17 (i.e. 85% of the projects) were produced by the cross-border programmes. As with the other social themes, these figures show that these programmes do not generally focus on social issues. Producing just three projects between 2007-2013 in the social infrastructure field, this conclusion also applies for transnational programmes. The maximum number of projects produced under this theme for a programme was 5 (the Two Seas and FranceWallonia-Flanders programmes). France-Switzerland 0.81 3 France-Wallonia-Flanders 2.47 5 Greater Region (FR/LUX/BE/DE) 1.23 2 Upper Rhine (FR/DE) 3.12 2 12.29 17 Atlantic Area 0.15 1 Northwestern Europe 0.56 1 Cross-border subtotal Mediterranean (MED) Southwestern Europe (SUDOE) Transnational subtotal 0.70 2 Indian Ocean 3.33 1 3.33 1 Several conclusions can be drawn from these Combined subtotal results. Firstly, the creation and upgrading of social infrastructure is not a priority either for INTERREG IVC the cross-border areas or for the transnational or interregional programmes. Secondly, the Pan-European subtotal cooperation programmes are not the best way to make good the shortfall in social infrastructure. OVERALL TOTAL We may also conclude, by generalising, that social problems have difficulties which reach beyond national borders and need to be developed or dealt with by several stakeholders from different countries. 16.32 20 The average ERDF support per project on this theme was €816,000. As by its very nature this is a theme requiring significant financial resources, it is fully understandable that this average sum is one of the highest of all themes taken together. We should note that although the France-Wallonia-Flanders programme is one of the programmes in which this theme appears to be a dominant one for a large number of projects, the average EU funds programmed per project for this programme is well below average (€494,000). On the other hand, the level of EU funding programmed for the sole Indian Ocean programme covered by this theme is well in excess of the average (€3.3 million). 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