| Member States decided to allocate a maximum of EUR 40.7 millions to the approved projects
The North-West Europe Programme Steering Committee (PSC) conditionally approved 13 projects (out of 22 submitted) at its meeting in Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) on 18&29 June 2011. Of the remaining 9 projects, 3 were referred back and 6 rejected.
The Member States at PSC decided to allocate a maximum of EUR 40.7 millions to the approved projects. This brings the total amount of allocated funds in the current programming period to 75% of the total ERDF funding available. The Lead Partners of all projects will receive a formal notification letter in the next weeks with the detailed decisions of the PSC. The 9th Call for Proposals will close on 7th October 2011 at 12h (noon). The decision on the projects submitted to the 8th call will be taken at the next Programme Steering Committee scheduled for 12&13 January 2012. The latest news and updates on future Calls for Proposals will be available online. | | Innovation | Environmental challenges | Connectivity | Strong Communities | Total | | ERDF budget 2007-2013 | 89,348,419 | 86,930,420 | 89,357,665 | 68,480,191 | 334,116,695 | | ERDF approved until Call8 | 51,308,520 | 76,799,652 | 53,501,189 | 38,584,318 | 220,193,679 | | Maximum ERDF conditionally approved at Call8 ((final figures pending on negotiation) | 5,035,331 | 12,101,627 | 2,804,426 | 20,787,792 | 40,729,176 | | TOTAL ERDF allocated | 56,343,851 | 88,901,279 | 56,305,615 | 59,372,110 | 260,922,855 | | Remaining ERDF | 33,004,568 | -1,970,859 | 33,052,050 | 9,108,081 | 73,193,840 | | Number of projects conditionally approved at PSC8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | | Total number of projects approved | 20 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 77 | Proposed budget shift among priorities The Programme will propose to the European Commission (EC) shifting ERDF funds between priorities. The proposed distribution is as follows: | | Innovation | Environmental challenges | Connectivity | Strong Communities | Total | | Remaining ERDF (distribution of funds to be proposed to the EC) | 23,004,568 | 15,029,141 | 26,052,050 | 9,108,081 | 73,193,840 | The European Commission's decision on this shift will take some months after the submission of the proposal which will take place this summer. |
