1. Belarus Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Latvia Lithuania Norway Poland Russia Sweden INTERREG III B General Introduction BSR INTERREG III B Joint Secretariat Leena Anttila Seminar on Financial Managements and Auditing Rostock, 12th of November 2004

2. The INTERREG Initiative Main objectives economic and social cohesion balanced and sustainable development of the European territory territorial integration with candidate and other neighbouring countries

3. INTERREG III B INTERREG III cross-border co-operation transnational co-operation interregional co-operation INTERREG IIIAINTERREG IIICINTERREG IIIB... is one strand of the EU Community Initiative INTERREG III

4. INTERREG III B programmes Alpine SpaceBaltic Sea RegionNorth Sea Region Atlantic Area Archimed South West Europe North West Europe Westers Mediterranean CADSESNorthern Periphery Most remote regions (3 programmes) Transnational cooperation on spatial planning and regional development

5. Priority 1: Promotion of spatial development approaches and actions for specific territories and sectors Priority 2: Promotion of territorial structures supporting sustainable BSR development Priority 3: Transnational promotion of institution building, strengthening the capacity for spatial development activities Programme priorities

6. Priority 4 – border regions (committed) Priority 5: Cross-border (INTERREG III A) priority Estonia-Latvia-Russia (North) Priority 6: Cross-border (INTERREG III A) priority Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus (South) Priority 7: Technical Assistance Programme priorities

8. Allocation of ERDF into measures