OP Austria - Czech Republic is intended for the Czech regions of Jihočeský, Jihomoravský and Vysočina and the Austrian regions of Waldviertel, Weinviertel, Wiener Umland Nordteil, Mühlviertel and the City of Vienna.
How is OP Austria - Czech Republic financed?
OP Austria - Czech Republic is a regional operational programme under the European Territorial Cooperation Objective. € 107.44 million has been earmarked from the European Regional Development Fund, which amount should be supplemented from Czech and Austrian national public resources. For the Czech side, € 69.12 million is planned to be set aside from the EU funds.
Under what conditions is assistance provided?
In the case of the cross-border cooperation operational programmes, the cross-border impact of the project is important, where both sides of the border demonstrably benefit from implementation of the project. Projects also have to include beneficiaries from both countries, who cooperate in at least two of the following ways: joint preparation, joint execution, joint utilisation of workers and joint financing.
What projects are supported by OP Austria - Czech Republic?
OP Austria-Czech Republic contains three priority axes dividing the operational programme into logical units, which are further materialised through areas of intervention, which define what projects may be supported under the respective priority axis. The priority axes are as follows:
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Socio-economic development, tourism, and transfer of know-how
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Regional accessibility and sustainable development
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Technical assistance