Memo: Denmark (Syddanmark)-Germany (Schleswig-KERN) Cross-border Operational Programme ‘Syddanmark-Schleswig-K.E.R.N’ 2007-2013

On 20 December 2007, the European Commission approved a Cross-border Cooperation Programme for Denmark and Germany that will run between 2007 and 2013. The programme provides Community support as part of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for the Danish region of Syddanmark and for parts of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany (K.E.R.N. - Landeshauptstadt Kiel, Stadt Eckernförde, Stadt Rendsburg and Stadt Neumünster).

The Operational Programme falls within the framework laid out for the European Territorial Cooperation Objective and has a total budget of around €69 million. Community funding through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) amounts to some €44 million, which represents approximately 0.5% of the total EU investment earmarked for the European Territorial Cooperation Objective under the Cohesion Policy 2007-13.