Operational Programme 'South West Europe'
On 26 September 2007, the European Commission approved a European Territorial Cooperation Programme for transnational cooperation between Spain, France, Portugal and the United Kingdom for the period 2007-2013.
The Transnational Cooperation Programme involves Community support for 30 NUTS II areas in the participating countries, including the whole territory of Spain with the exception of the Canary Islands, the whole territory of Portugal, the southern regions of France and Gibraltar. The programme affects a population of about 62 million people (2003) living in the eligible area of 770 000 km².
The Operational Programme falls within the European Territorial Cooperation Objective framework and has a total budget of around €132 million. Community assistance through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) amounts to some €99 million.
