Memo: Poland-Czech Republic Cross-Border Operational Programme 2007-2013

On 11 December 2007, the European Commission approved a Cross-border Cooperation Operational Programme between the Czech Republic and Poland for the period 2007-13. The Programme involves providing Community support as part of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for specific Czech and Polish regions that lie along their common border: the Czech regions Liberecký kraj, Královéhradecký kraj, Pardubický kraj, Olomoucký kraj and Moravskoslezský kraj and Polish regions subregion Jeleniogórsko-wałbrzyski, subregion Opolski, subregion Rybnicko-jastrzębski, subregion Bielsko-bialski and Pszczyński district.

The Operational Programme falls within the framework laid out for the European Territorial Cooperation Objective and has a total budget of around €259 million. Community funding through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) amounts to some €220 million, which represents approximately 2.5% of the total EU investment earmarked for the European Territorial Cooperation Objective under the Cohesion Policy 2007-13.