Memo: Austria-Slovakia Cross-border Cooperation Operational Programme 2007-2013

On 20 December 2007, the European Commission approved a Cross-border Cooperation Operational Programme between Austria and Slovakia for the period 2007-2013. The Programme involves providing Community support as part of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for specific Austrian and Slovakian regions that lie along their common border: in Austria Weinviertel, Wiener Umland-Nordteil, Wiener Umland-Südteil, Nordburgenland, Wien (core Programme area) and the neighbouring (adjacent) regions Waldviertel, Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen, Sankt Pölten, Niederösterreich-Süd and Mittelburgenland, as well as the self-governing regions of Bratislava and Trnava for the Slovakian side.

The Operational Programme falls within the framework laid out for the European Territorial Cooperation Objective and has a total budget of around €73 million. Community funding through the ERDF amounts to some €60 million, which represents approximately 0.7% of the total EU investment earmarked for the European Territorial Cooperation Objective under the Cohesion Policy 2007-2013.