Memo: Operational Programme Poland–Germany 2007-2013

On 28 March 2008, the European Commission approved a Cross-border Cooperation Operational Programme between Poland and Germany for the period 2007-2013. The Programme involves providing Community support as part of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for the following regions along the Polish-German border:

Zachodniopomorskie in Poland;
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg in Germany.

The Operational Programme will provide Community support to ten NUTS III border areas, plus three NUTS III adjacent areas. This takes in about 15 000 km2 of German territory, which includes about one million people. On the Polish side, the Programme covers about 22 900 km2 and about 1.7 million people. The Programme falls within the framework laid out for the European Territorial Cooperation Objective and has a total budget of around €156 million. Community funding through the European Regional Development Fund amounts to some €133 million, which represents approximately 1.5% of the total EU investment earmarked for the European Territorial Cooperation Objective under the Cohesion Policy 2007-13.