1. Energy Efficiency within the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme CENTRAL EUROPE PROGRAMME 2007-2013 European Roundtable – Financing energy efficiency in European buildings 16 November 2010, Brussels Monika SCHÖNERKLEE-GRASSER Head of Evaluation & Monitoring Unit JTS CENTRAL EUROPE PROGRAMME

2. CENTRAL EUROPE PROGRAMME AREA 8 EU countries 1 third country Surface: Around 1,050,000 km² Population: Around 148 million citizens 4 Programme Priorities: 1.Innovation 2.Accessibility 3.Environment 4.Competitiveness and attractiveness of cities and regions AoI 3.3: Supporting the Use of Renewable Energy Sources and Increasing Energy Efficiency Strengthening territorial cohesion Promoting internal integration Enhancing competitiveness of Central Europe

3.  Transnational cooperation projects with clear added value to the CENTRAL EUROPE cooperation area  Innovative elements/support of innovation  Programme follows output and result-oriented approach  Project outputs and results should directly support or feed into concrete future initiatives and/or concrete investments  2 pathways to investments (characterised by clear transnational added value):  Pilot investments – paving the way for subsequent investments at a larger scale  Pre-investment activities – preparation of investments  Indicative project size: 1-5 million EUR total eligible budget (average ~ 2 Mio ERDF)  Co-financing rates: Up to 75%: Austria, Germany, Italy Up to 85%: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia  Partnership size: minimum 3 partners from 3 countries (average ~11 partners) PROGRAMME / PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS

4.  3 Calls for Proposals already launched - ca. 139 Mio EUR ERDF allocated (66 projects approved, 3 rd Call currently under evaluation)  37 projects submitted under AoI 3.3  8 projects funded so far in the field of RES and EE (further 3-4 in the pipeline) E.g. ENERCITY - Reducing energy consumption and CO 2 emissions in cities across Central Europe GOVERNEE - Good Governance in Energy Efficiency ENSURE - Energy Savings in Urban Quarters through Rehabilitation and New Ways of Energy Supply  Restricted Call for Strategic projects – launch November 9, 2010  Candidate partners already pre-selected at national level  2 out of 7 pre-defined strategic project concepts in the energy field:  Introduction of Regional Energy Concepts  Demonstration of Energy Efficiency and Utilisation of Renewable Energy Sources through Public Buildings  4 th Call – will be launched mid of 2011 (not all AoI may be open) PROGRAMME STATE OF THE ART

5. Further information is available on the Programme website www.central2013.eu Thank you for your attention!