1. Danube Transnational Programme
4th Business Conference “Transport & Logistics of South East Europe and Danube Region" 
Belgrade, 5th April 2017

2. Content What is the Danube Transnational Programme?
What are we financing?
What are the differences with the EUSDR?
How are we supporting the EUSDR?

3. What is DTP?
DTP
221,924,597 €
(ERDF & IPA)
1st CfP
ca. 100,000,000 €

4. Programme area 14 countries with 114 million inhabitants
DE*, AT, CZ, SI, SK, HU, HR, RO, BG
RS, ME, BA
UA*, MD

5. Supported activities Programme mission and framework
Contribute to a higher degree of territorial cohesion
Act as policy driver towards positive change
Develop policy frameworks, tools, services and concrete pilot investments

6. Supported activities
Development of common orientations, frameworks and strategies in fields of transnational relevance
Preparation of transnational investments
Pilot activities including small-scale fixed investments
Development and practical implementation of transnational tools and services
Development and practical implementation of training and capacity building
Accompanying information, dissemination, capitalisation and publicity measures

7. Priorities Innovative and socially responsible Danube Region
SO 1.1: Improve framework conditions for innovation
SO 1.2: Increase competences for business and social innovation
Environment and culture responsible Danube Region
SO 2.1: Strengthen transnational water management and flood risk prevention
SO 2.2: Foster sustainable use of natural and cultural resources
SO 2.3: Foster the restoration and management of ecological corridors
SO 2.4: Improve preparedness for environmental risk management
Better connected and energy responsible Danube Region
SO 3.1: Support environmentally friendly and safe transport systems and balanced accessibility of urban and rural areas
SO 3.2: Improve energy security and energy efficiency
Well governed Danube Region
SO 4.1: Improve institutional capacities to tackle major societal challenges
SO 4.2: Support to the governance and implementation of the EUSDR

8. National co-financing
Budget
Fund
EU contribution
National co-financing
Total
ERDF
202,095,405.00
37,565,971.00 
239,661,376.00 
IPA
19,829,192.00
3,499,271.00 
23,328,463.00 
221,924,597.00
41,065,242.00 
262,989,839.00 

9. Specific Objective 3.1
Support environmentally-friendly and safe transport systems and balanced accessibility of urban and rural areas
Specific Objective 3.1
Improve planning, coordination and practical solutions for an environmentally-friendly, low-carbon and safer transport network and services in the programme area contributing to a balanced accessibility of urban and rural areas.
EUSDR link:
PA1a: Mobility – Waterways
PA1b: Mobility – Rail-Road-Air

10. Specific Objective 3.1
2nd Call for Proposal open, with targeted SO 3.1
Specific Objective 3.1
Multi/ inter-modality (especially inclusive but not limited to rail and air transport), transport safety (inclusive of ITS, if applicable), IWT fleet modernisation, connectivity of rural areas and improvement of public transport
2nd Call: 4,904, EUR ERDF - 797, EUR IPA
3rd Call: 3,269, EUR ERDF - 531, EUR IPA

11. Sustainable Mobility/ EUSDR PA1b
Specific Objective 3.1
Sustainable Mobility/ EUSDR PA1b
CHESTNUT – Comprehensive elaboration of strategic plans for sustainable urban transport
CityWalk – Towards energy responsible places: establishing walkable cities in the DR
eGUTS – Electric, electronic and green urban transport systems
LinkingDanube – Linking transnational, multimodal traveller information and journey planners for environmentally-friendly mobility in the DR
Transdanube.Pearls – Network for sustainable mobility along the Danube
* TRANSGREEN - Integrated Transport and Green Infrastructure Planning in the Danube-Carpathian Region for the Benefit of People and Nature

12. Inland Waterway Transport/ EUSDR PA1a
Specific Objective 3.1
Inland Waterway Transport/ EUSDR PA1a
DANTE – Improving administrative procedures and processes for Danube IWT
DANUBE STREAM – Smart, Integrated and harmonised waterway management
DAPhNE – Danube Ports networks
DBS Gateway Region – Regional and transport development in the Danube-Black Sea Region towards a transnational multiport gateway region
GREEN DANUBE – Integrated transnational policies and practical solutions for an environmentally-friendly inland water transport system in the DR

13. Link with the EUSDR Same geographic area Financing instrument
EUSDR is one of the strategic frameworks of the DTP
All Programme SO contribute to the EUSDR PAs
Same geographic area
Policy framework
DTP is one of the financing instruments of the EUSDR
Not all EUSDR PA can be supported by the DTP

14. Link with the EUSDR DTP Priority Axis 3 DTP Priority Axis 2
Better connected and energy responsible Danube region
EUSDR
DTP Priority Axis 2
Environment and culture responsible Danube region
DTP Priority Axis 4
Well governed Danube region
DTP Priority Axis 1
Innovative and socially responsible Danube region

15. Specific Objective 4.2
Support to the governance and implementation of the EUSDR
Specific Objective 4.2
Improve the governance system and the capabilities and capacities of public institutions and key actors involved in complex transnational project development to implement the EUSDR in a more effective way
EUSDR link:
All PAs

16. Support to EUSDR PACs
Direct financial support to the activities of PA1b
Special PAC call addressed to EUSDR PAs
Involvement of PAC1b in the transport-related projects funded by the DTP
Co-leadership of the Thematic Pole “Sustainable mobility”
Potential of increasing the PA project portfolio
Seed Money Facility: call for preparation projects tailored to some focused topics (to be launched in Autumn 2017)

17. Support to EUSDR PACs Seed Money Facility: topics addressed by PA1b
Develop socio-environmentally appropriate and socio-economically sustainable transport services in rural areas for improved mobility of peoples
Develop and demonstrate operational solutions to at least double the speed of trains on macro-regional railway network by 2030 with the aim to improve attractiveness of passengers transport and competitiveness of freight transport
Applying contemporary transport technologies and/or operational solutions for macro-regional freight and passenger transport, as well as private car use at local level
Develop and demonstrate innovative or improved transport and logistics solutions

18. Alessandra Pala Head of DTP Joint Secretariat alessandra
Alessandra Pala Head of DTP Joint Secretariat