APPLICATION FORM INTERREG III C. West zone. First Application Round -- Submission date: 10 January 2003 LEGEND. Input field.

v3003e APPLICATION FORM INTERREG III C West zone First Application Round -- Submission date: 10 January 2003 Title of the operation / acronym: InterMETREX Dossier number: Registration date: Date of approval: Form to be filled in and returned by post and e-mail to: INTERREG IIIC West Joint Technical Secretariat 24, Boulevard Carnot F 59800 Lille, France Phone +33.3.28 82 77 01 Fax +33.3.28 82 77 05 E-mail: i3c@cr-npdc.fr LEGEND Input field A A Headings A Questions and instructions to applicants Filled in by the INTERREG III C Joint Technical Secretariat Filled in by the applicant after printing Fields filled in automatically by formulas and links EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND INTERREG III C Community initiative on interregional co-operation across the entire EU territory and neighbouring countries 1

Instructions for filling in the Application Form Please read all Programme related documents before you begin filling in the Application Form. These will give you guidance on what objectives the Programme is pursuing and what means it is offering for achieving these. These documents will also give you an overview of selection criteria, assessment process and implementation requirements. The full list of documents is provided in the Programme Manual. The Application Form must be sent to the Joint Technical Secretariat (JTS) or the Managing Authority (MA) of the Programme Zone, where the Lead Partner is located. As soon as details of the Lead Partner are entered in Annex I of the Application Form, the name, address and contact details of the respective JTS or MA will automatically appear on the bottom of the cover page of the Application Form. The Application Form must be completed, printed out, signed by a duly authorised representative of the Lead Partner, stamped with the official stamp of the Lead Partner and together with all Annexes and Co-financing Statements sent by mail / courier to the respective JTS or MA so as to arrive on 10 January 2003 at the latest. Please submit all documents in a ring binder in order to ease subsequent photocopying. An electronic version of the filled Application Form, including all Annexes and Co-financing Statements, must be sent by e-mail to the respective JTS or AM so as to arrive on 10 January 2003 at the latest. Co-financing Statements for all INTERREG IIIC operation partners contributing to the operation must be included in the package sent to the JTS or MA. The standard form of the co-financing statement presented on www.interreg3c.net must be used, no amendments of the text are allowed. The figures listed in the co-financing statements must correspond to the individual budget figures of each partner given in Annex I of the Application Form. Please study the legend of the fields provided on the cover page of the Application Form. Applicants are asked to fill in the information ONLY in WHITE fields. Certain information will be automatically transferred to the summary information or general section of the Application Form after details are entered in other fields or Annexes. Formulas for automatic calculations of e.g. budget information and financial contributions have also been added to the relevant sections. Fields containing pre-defined links and formulas are marked in the Application Form (see Legend on the first page) and cannot be changed or edited. Note that all Annexes related to the application are presented on separate sheets in this Excel file. The file contains fields for describing all the operation-related information necessary for further assessment and monitoring of the operation. Additional annexes to the ones already included in this file will not be considered in the assessment of the project. The only exception can be the map showing the location of activities as stated in section 1.8 of the Application Form and a flow chart indicating the coordination and management structure for the operation as stated in section 3.2 of the Application Form. All input fields are locked in order to ensure all applicants with the same amount of space for describing the operation and answering the questions. All input fields must be filled in unless stated otherwise in the instructions field. Note that the amount of space available in each text box is limited. The text exceeding this space will not be visible in the printout and therefore cannot be taken into account when assessing the operation. Certain questions in the Application Form must be answered by marking a tick-box. When clicking on the box, an arrow will appear. Please click on the arrow and select the option provided in the drop-down field, which will appear on the screen. If you want to use a bullet list in any of the input fields in the Application Form, please press 'Alt+Enter'. 2

Checklist for submission Please make sure that you have fulfilled the listed requirements before submitting the documents 1. One electronic version of the filled-in application form, including annexes and co-financing statements, is submitted via e-mail no later than on 10 January 2003 at the latest. 2. 3. 4. This paper version is submitted in a ring binder in order to ease photocopying. 5. Co-financing statements are submitted for all partners. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. The application form has been signed by a duly authorised representative of the Lead Partner. 11. The lead partner has stamped the application with the official stamp of the lead partner. 12. The applicant has submitted the paper version of the filled-in application form, including annexes and cofinancing statements, via post/courier on 10 January 2003 at the latest. This paper version includes the filled-in application form, all annexes and all co-financing statements in one single package/envelope. The figures in the submitted co-financing statements correspond to the individual budget figures of each partner given in the Annex I of the application form. The standard form of the co-financing statement presented on the www.interreg3c.net has been used and no amendments to the text have been made. All partners participating in the operation, i.e. also partners from third countries, are listed in Annex I of the application form. All partners listed in Annex I of the application form are listed with their institutions name in native and English language. The applicant has verified the compliance of the application to the eligibility criteria of the INTERREG IIIC programme listed in the Programme Complement. 3

BASIC INFORMATION This section shall provide the Steering Committee, the programme management and assessors with the summary of the operation. I. Title of the operation, acronym State the title and / or acronym of the operation. InterMETREX (maximu (maximum 200 characters) II. Type of Operation and Topic(s) for Co-operation The detailed description of the Types of Operation and Topics for Co-operation is provided in the Community Initiative Programme document and Programme Complement of the respective Zone and the Programme Manual. II.1. Type of Operation Choose the type: Network II.2. Topic(s) for Co-operation Tick the Topic(s) that best matches the strategic focus of the operation. Please note that in case of individual interregional co-operation projects and networks only one Topic can be chosen. Note also that, according to the Programme requirements, networks cannot choose the Topic "Innovative Actions" and RFOs cannot choose the Topic "Border regions". Also, the Topic "Border regions operations" is not valid for operations submitted to the West Zone Programme. Objective 1 and 2 areas INTERREG programmes URBAN Innovative Actions Other appropriate subjects Border regions operations 4

III. Brief summary of the operation Please provide brief summary of the operation's background, objectives, main activities and expected effects. It is strongly advised that this field is filled in after the entire Application Form has been completed. (maximum 2800 characters) METREX, the Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas, was founded in 1996 and has members from 50 authorities and 36 metropolitan areas. One of its twin purposes is the exchange of knowledge on spatial planning and development issues between practitioners. The METREX Practice Benchmark contains 25 benchmarks of effective Competence, Capability and Process and was the outcome of the InterMETREX pilot project under Interreg IIC. OBJECTIVE-to develop and apply the Benchmark within the EU and across the wider Europe to promote and foster effective metropolitan spatial planning and development practice. This is one means of supporting the European Spatial Development Perspective objective of harmonious, balanced and sutainable development. These are also key issues across the wider Europe and at the metropolitan level. ACTIVITIES/OUTPUTS-10 Analysis and Synthesis Workshops (2003-2006), involving 32 partner authorities from across the wider Europe, will result in a truly European Practice Benchmark to raise the level of effective practice in Europe's 120 metropolitan areas. A related output will be an e-atlas for informed practitioner networking. 5

IV. Lead Partner and partnership Please go to Annex I to fill in the data on partners of the operation. The data will be automatically transferred to fields IV.1 to IV.3. after Annex I has been completed. Institution Country IV.1. Lead Partner Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Structure Plan Joint Committee UK Contact person, details Vincent Goodstadt 10 Killermont Street G2 3NP Glasgow UK Phone:+44 (0)141 331 6050 Mobil:+44 (0) 141 331 0282 e-mail:vincent_goodstadt@gvccore.gov.uk EU Member States involved as partners Belgium: 0 partner(-s) France: 0 partner(-s) Austria: 0 partner(-s) Denmark: 1 partner(-s) Ireland: 0 partner(-s) Portugal: 1 partner(-s) Germany: 1 partner(-s) Italy: 4 partner(-s) Finland: 1 partner(-s) Greece: 2 partner(-s) Luxembourg: 0 partner(-s) Sweden: 1 partner(-s) Spain: 6 partner(-s) Netherlands: 0 partner(-s) United Kingdom: 5 partner(-s) Non EU Member States involved as partners Norway: 0 partner(-s) Other: 10 partner(-s) IV.2. Partnership eligibility criteria 32 different partners are involved Does your operation involve at least five different countries? Do at least three of the partners come from a EU Member State? 18 different countries are involved 22 EU Member States are involved IV.3. All partners listed by institution, country and financial contribution Lead Partner Partner 2 Partner 3 Partner 4 Partner 5 Partner 6 Partner 7 Partner 8 Partner 9 Partner 10 Partner 11 Partner 12 Partner 13 Partner 14 Partner 15 Partner 16 Partner 17 Partner 18 Partner 19 Institution Country Funding ERDF: Nat cofi.: Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Structure Plan Joint Committee UK 40886.5000 40886.5000 ERDF: Nat cofi.: METREX - The Network of European Metropolitan Regins and Areas UK 84982.5000 84982.5000 ERDF: Nat cofi.: Greater London Authority UK 17105.5000 17105.5000 ERDF: Nat cofi.: Liverpool City Council UK 24539.25000 8179.75000 ERDF: Nat cofi.: South Coast Metropole UK 16064.000 16064.000 ERDF: Nat cofi.: Verband Region Stuttgart DE 17153.5000 17153.5000 Regione Emilia-Romagna Provincia di Napoli Regione di Piemonte Regione Veneto Generalitat de Catalunya Junta de Andalucia Ayuntamiento de Sevilla Ayuntamiento de Granada Gobierno del Pais Vasco Eurociudad Vasca Bayonne-San Sebastian Øresundskomiteen Helsingen kaupunki Stockholms läns landsting ERDF: Nat cofi.: IT 17062.000 17062.000 ERDF: Nat cofi.: IT 23711.25000 7903.75000 ERDF: Nat cofi.: IT 15667.5000 ERDF: 15667.5000 Nat cofi.: IT 15205.5000 ERDF: 15205.5000 Nat cofi.: ES 17077.000 17077.000 ES ERDF: 23221.5000 Nat cofi.: 7740.5000 ERDF: Nat cofi.: ES 23541.75000 7847.25000 ERDF: Nat cofi.: ES 18645.75000 6215.25000 ERDF: Nat cofi.: ES 15646.000 15646.000 ES DK FI SE ERDF: 14366.5000 Nat cofi.: 14366.5000 ERDF: Nat cofi.: 16012.5000 16012.5000 ERDF: 17425.5000 Nat cofi.: 17425.5000 ERDF: Nat cofi.: 17293.000 17293.000 6

Partner 20 Partner 21 Partner 22 Partner 23 Partner 24 Partner 25 Partner 26 Partner 27 Partner 28 Partner 29 Partner 30 Partner 31 Partner 32 Organisation for Planning and Environmental Protection of Athens Org for the Master Plan Imp & Environmental Protection of Thessaloniki Area Metropolitana do Porto Regionalplanung Zürich und Umgebung Közep-Magyarországi Regionális Fejlesztési Tanács Rigas domes pilestas attistibas departaments Savivaldybes imone Vilniaus planas Malta Environment and Planning Authority Nicosia Municipality Minskgrado-Municipality of Minsk Instytut Rozwoju Miast Urzad Miasta Szczecina Stolichna obshtina - Obshtinsko Predpriyatie - Sofproect OGP GR GR PT CH HU LV LT MT CY BY PL PL BU ERDF: 19674.000 Nat cofi.: 6558.000 ERDF: Nat cofi.: 18987.000 6329.000 ERDF: 25689.000 Nat cofi.: 8563.000 Swiss Nat cofi.: 19354.5000 19354.5000 PHARE 22906.4000 Nat cofi.: 5726.6000 PHARE Nat cofi.: 21049.6000 5262.4000 PHARE 19062.4000 Nat cofi.: 4765.6000 MEDA Nat cofi.: 18011.2000 4502.8000 (see box VII.3) 28340.8000 Nat cofi.: 7085.2000 Tarcis Nat cofi.: 21878.4000 5469.6000 PHARE 21968.8000 PHARE 20147.2000 PHARE 22000.000 Nat cofi.: 5492.2000 Nat cofi.: 5036.8000 Nat cofi.: 5500.000 Partner 33 Partner 34 Partner 35 Partner 36 Partner 37 Partner 38 Partner 39 Partner 40 Partner 41 Partner 42 Partner 43 Partner 44 Partner 45 Partner 46 Partner 47 Partner 48 Partner 49 Partner 50 7

V. Duration Indicate, when the operation will start and finalise its activities. Note that all operations must begin their activities within three months after signing the Subsidy Contract. Operation must be finalised and Final Report submitted by end 2007. Start Month 4 Year 2003 Finalisation Month 3 Year 2006 36 months VI. Budget The financial information will be automatically calculated from the partners' financial information provided in Annex I "Partnership". All fields in this section are locked. All amounts in EUR Please go to Annex I Partnership and fill in relevant sections for the individual partners. TOTAL ERDF funding 499,957.00 National co-financing EU Member States 381,284.00 Norwegian national funding 0.00 Norwegian regional co-financing 0.00 INTERREG IIIC BUDGET OF THE OPERATION 881,241.00 Non-eligible financing (EU Member States, NO, private) 0.00 Funding from EU programmes for third countries 214,719.30 National co-financing for funding from EU programmes for third countries 68,195.70 BUDGET of EU programmes for third countries 282,915.00 National financing (third countries) 0.00 Private financing (third countries) 0.00 TOTAL BUDGET 881,241.00 1,164,156.00 VII. Funding from the EU programmes for third countries VII.1. Has/will funding from an EU programme for third countries been/be requested? VII.2 List of the programmes: 6x PHARE, 1x Tarcis, 1x MEDA, 2x other yes VII.3. Please describe briefly the status of the applications, e.g. which Programmes have been applied to, what is the title of the application, who is the lead applicant and when the decisions are expected. This field should only be filled in if the answer to VII.1. is "yes". (maximum 1425 characters) 10 partners from third countries will make Applications for co-funding to the EU programmes concerned (and Zurich to the Swiss Government) based on this Interreg IIIC Application. The Programme Manual indicates that travel and accommodation costs for partners from third countries can be supported by Interreg IIIC. However, because these costs ammount to 45328 Euro's it is not possible for the Lead Partner to pay them on behalf of colleagues in third countries and to then claim co-funding under Interreg IIIC. It is for this reason that all third country costs, including travel and accommodation, are included in the co-financing being sought under PHARE, Tarcis, MEDA and CARDS. This will largely fund Workshops 7, 8 and 9 and contribute to Workshop 10 (see Budget in Annex IV). Cyprus (and perhaps Malta) will need special consideration under PHARE or Interreg IIIC (further Application). METREX will pay the travel/subsistence costs for 4 contributors to Workshops 7-9 who were unable to become partners (see Diagram and Annex AIII.3) VII.4. Total budget for the EU programmes for third countries (EUR), including national co-financing: 282,915.00 8

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE OPERATION 1. Rationale 1.1. Brief history of the Operation Please describe the history of the operation and partnership. How the operation's idea has developed? How the partners have been involved in these processes? For RFOs please provide description of regional partnerships and their involvement. (maximum 2800 characters) HISTORY OF THE PROJECT-METREX is the Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas that was formed in 1996 with the support of the European Commission (DGXVI) (see www.eurometrex.org). It now has 50 member authorities from 36 metropolitan areas. It's objectives are the exchange of knowledge on spatial planning and development issues between practitioners and the contribution of the metropolitan dimension to planning at the European level. In 1999 METREX and the Junta Metropolitana do Porto, again with the support of DGXVI, held the Porto Convocation to promote a metropolitan contribution to the objectives of the European Spatial Devlopment Perspective. An outcome was the published Porto Practice Benchmark. This was tested through the InterMETREX pilot project, with 6 partners, through Interreg IIC. The result was the METREX Practice Benchmark containing 25 benchmarks of effective spatial planning and development practice covering Competence, Capability and Process. The InterMETREX project has been developed and promoted by the members of METREX through the published InterMETREX Prospectus in 2001 and partner meetings in at Schiphol and in Genova in 2002. 9

1.2. Problem description Please describe what problem(s) and / or issue(s) the operation will address. Provide short background to the problem(s) / issue(s). What is the relevance of the problem / issue to partnership and in the context of the INTERREG IIIC Programme? (maximum 1900 characters) ISSUE-Some 60-70% of the population of the wider Europe live in metropolitan areas. The realisation of the objectives of the ESDP, of harmonious, balanced and sutainable development, will depend to a large extent on the effectiveness of metropolitan governance and spatial planning and development practice. InterMETREX seeks to improve this effectiveness through the exchange of knowledge and experience between practitioners and the dissemination and implemention of their findings and conclusions. RELEVANCE-Many European countries are now recognising the need for metropolitan governance. For example, in Germany metropolitan regional authorities have been set up in Stutgart, Hannover and Frankfurt. In France Communautes Urbaines are being established for major city regions and in Italy legislation will allow metropolitan authorities to be established. The InterMETREX project will be of practical benefit to existing metropolitan authorities and to those that are being set up. The partnership reflects this range of interests. InterMETREX directly assists the objective of Interreg IIIC to improve the effectiveness of policies and instruments for regional development and cohesion. 1.3. Objectives of the operation Please state the overall objective and sub-objectives of the operation. (maximum 1900 characters) OVERALL OBJECTIVE-To contribute effective metropolitan spatial planning and development practice to the ESDP objective of harmonious, balanced and sustainable development, through the development and application of a European Practice Benchmark to, SUB OBJECTIVE 1- Enhance the competence, capability and processes of the existing metropolitan authorities of the wider Europe and, SUB OBJECTIVE 2- Provide a basis on which effective metropolitan authorities can be established where these do not exist. 10

1.4. Approach and methodology Please describe what approach and methodology (activities, their combination and sequence) will be used to produce the described effects and achieve the objectives of the operation? Why has the specific Type of Operation been selected? The description should be in line with the information provided in Annex III. (maximum 2800 characters) APPROACH /METHODOLOGY-The project will be realised through a series of 10 Workshops, involving 32 partners and 30 metropolitan regions and areas, held in two phases over the period 2003-2006 in metropolitan areas across the EU and third countries. Phase 1 will be 5 Analysis Workshops to assess EU metropolitan spatial planning practice against the METREX Practice Benchmark and a Synthesis Workshop at the METREX Barcelona biennial Conference in 2004 to identify effective practice to be embodied into the Benchmark. Phase 2 will be 3 Analysis Workshops to assess practice in third countries against this developed Benchmark, reflecting the synthesis of EU practice, and an overall Synthesis Workshop at the METREX Szczecin Conference in 2006. The outcome of the whole project will then be a European Practice Benchmark for dissemination at Szczecin and through the METREX web site. An e-atlas, as demonstrated on the web site, will be produced from partner information provided at Workshops as an aid to continued networking. The logistics draw on the experience of the InterMETREX pilot project. TYPE OF OPERATION-A Network operation best matches the strategic focus of InterMETREX. 1.5. Intensity of Co-operation What will be the intensity of Co-operation in the operation? Exchange and dissemination of experience Transfer of instruments and projects Development of new approaches Joint development of new approaches 11

1.6. Components of the Operation The operation can be sub-divided into maximum five components. Component is a grouping of activities within the operation, which have been inter-linked thematically (e.g. activities contributing to the achievement of the same sub-objective) and/or operationally (activities deriving from the operational set-up of the programme, e.g. management of the operation or information and publicity measures). It is advised that Component 1 is used for describing management and co-ordination activities of the operation. Activities should not be grouped into the components geographically (by partner) or time-wise (by years, months, etc.). Grouping operation's activities into logical components is recommended in order to ease the management and co-ordination of the operation. Title of the component shall preferably reflect the focus of the component. Describe the strategic focus of the component. What are the aims of this component? Which sub-objective of the operation will this component help to achieve? Describe the planned results of the component. List measurable and tangible indicators, which will be used to determine whether the aims of the component have been achieved. Component 1 Title Strategic focus Planned results Management and co-ordination Realisation of the objective and sub objectives of the InterMETREX project through the efficient and productive management and c-ordination of the project as a whole, the programme of Workshops and the contributions of the individual partners, within the available resources 5 Analsysis Workshops/1Synthesis Workshop within the EU. EU Benchmark of effective metropolitan spatial planning and development practice outcome. 3 Analysis Workshops/1Synthesis Workshop in the wider Europe. European Benchmark outcome. Indicators Reports on findings and conclusions of all 10 Workshops. Interim EU Practice Benchmark in 2004 and European Practice Benchmark and e-atlas in 2006. These outcomes published on the METREX web site in EN FR IT ES DE Please go to Annex III.1 Time plan of Component 1 and fill in the relevant sections. Component 2 Title InterMETREX EU Analysis Workshops (1-5) and Synthesis Workshop (6) Strategic focus The identification and application of effective EU metropolitan spatial planning and development practice (including Switzerland) Planned results Indicators The assessment of EU partner metropolitan area practice against the METREX Practice Benchmark and the synthesis of these inputs to identify effective practice to be embodied in the EU Benchmark The EU Benchmark of effective metropolitan spatial planning and development practice published in EN FR IT ES DE on the METREX web site Please go to Annex III.2 Time plan of Component 2 and fill in the relevant sections. Component 3 Title InterMETREX Analysis Workshops (7-9) and Synthesis Workshop (10) Strategic focus The identification and application of effective metropolitan spatial planning and development practice in the wider Europe, including third countries Planned results The assessment of metropolitan area practice against the EU Practice Benchmark and the synthesis of these inputs to identify effective practice to be embodied in a European Benchmark Indicators The European Benchmark of effective metropolitan spatial planning and development practice published in EN FR IT ES DE on the METREX web site Please go to Annex III.3 Time plan of Component 3 and fill in the relevant sections. 12

Component 4 Title Strategic focus Planned results Indicators Dissemination and implementation The dissmination of the EU Benchmark through the METREX Barcelona bi-ennial Conference in 2004 and the European Benchmark and the e-atlas through the METREX Szczecin Conference in 2006 Adoption and application of effective metropolitan spatial planning and development practice in response to the publication of the EU Benchmark 2004/European Benchmark in 2006. Contimued informed networking between the partners, facilitated by the e-atlas The implementation of relevant individual benchmarks of Competence, Capability and Process, within European metropolitan regions and areas (there are presently 25 such benchmarks within the METREX Benchmark) Please go to Annex III.4 Time plan of Component 4 and fill in the relevant sections. Title Component 5 Strategic focus Planned results Indicators Please go to Annex III.5 Time plan of Component 5 and fill in the relevant sections. 13

1.7. Expected effects of the operation Please describe, what effects (outputs, results and impact) will the operation produce? What will be the outputs (tangible and visible outcomes or products of the operation's activities)? What results will these outputs produce in relation to the objectives of the operation? What impact will the achieved results create in a long-term perspective? Whenever possible, please use measurable indicators in describing the effects. The description should be in line with the information provided in the Annex III. (maximum 1900 characters) EFFECTS-The outcome of InterMETREX will be raised levels of effectiveness of spatial planning planning and development practice at the metropolitan level both within the EU and across the wider Europe. It is across this wider area that the issue of urban balance applies. For example, it will be important for countries about to join the EU, and those that are closely related to it, to adopt effective practice for sustainable development (see 2.3 below). OUPUT-This outcome will be facilitated through the output of a European Benchmark of spatial planning and development practice. RESULTS-This outcome will be achieved through the dissemination, adoption and implementation of the Benchmark within the120 recognised metropolitan areas in the wider Europe, including the 36 in METREX. MEASURABLE INDICATORS-This outcome can be measured by the adoption and application of the individual benchmarks (25 in the current METREX Benchmark covering issues of Competence, Capability and Process) within the metropolitan areas of the wider Europe. 1.8. Durability of the operation's results Please describe how the durability of the operation's achievements will be ensured? Who will own the produced outputs? How, when and by whom will the outputs and results be used and how will they be maintained after the operation has been finalised? How will the impact of the operation be sustained? (maximum 1900 characters) DURABILITY-One of the twin purposes of the METREX Network is the exchange of knowledge and experience on spatial planning and development practice (see 1.1 above). It therefore has a central interest in an effective outcome to the InterMETREX project an its dissemination, adoption and implementation. METREX will continue to monitor the use of the Benchmark, after the completion of the InterMETREX project, and to maintain its relevance to practitioners. OWNERSHIP-It is intended that all 120 metropolitan areas in the wider Europe will "own" the output, the European Benchmark, in the sense that they will recognise its practical benefits and use them. SUSTAINING THE IMPACT-Practice evolves to meet changing circumstances and a Benchmark is literally a point of reference from which to continue a process of evolution. METREX has a central interest in sustaining the evolution and effectiveness of the Benchmark and will continue to do so through its ongoing Network actvities. 14

1.9. Location of activities Please indicate where the main activities of the operation will be carried out and have the main impact. The applicant may attach to the Application Form a map showing the location of the operation's activities. (maximum 1425 characters) LOCATIONS-The 5 Analysis Workshops (1-5) within the EU will be held in Stuttgart, Stockholm, Bologna, Porto and London, hosted by METREX member authorities. The EU Synthesis Workshops will be held in Barcelona in 2004 in association with the METREX Barcelona biennial Conference. The 3 Analysis Workshops in the wider Europe will he held in Budapest, Riga and Valletta, hosted by METREX members or by the Malta Planning Authority in the case of Valletta. The Synthesis Workshop for the project as a whole will be held in association with the METREX bi-ennial Conference in Szczecin in 2006. IMPACT-The findings and conclusions of each of the 10 Workshops will be disseminated, as outputs, to the 120 metropolitan areas across the wider Europe through the METREX web site in EN FR IT ES DE. Their impact on practice will therefore be beyond the locality of the Workshops. 1.10. Information and publicity measures Please describe how the operation and its results will be marketed in public? How the results will be disseminated? Which target groups will be addressed? What means (e.g. homepages, publications, exhibitions, etc.) will be used? (maximum 1900 characters) MARKETS-The primary market for the METREX Benchmark, as it develops to a European Benchmark through InterMETREX, will be the 120 recognised metropolitan areas of the wider Europe. However, it is clear that there will also be a wider interest in the evolving Benchmark from within metropolitan areas from all the public and private stakeholders in the strategic planning process. There will also be interest beyond metropolitan areas at the national and European levels. The implementation of EU and national planning frameworks, such as the ESDP, depends to a considerable extent on the effectiveness of metropolitan planning. DISSEMINATION-Contact will be maintained with these markets through the METREX web site and links to it. More directly, the 2004 and 2006 METREX bi-ennial Conferences will feature the outcome of InterMETREX and will promote the resulting European Benchmark. The Benchmark will be published in EN FR IT ES DE 15

2. Policy context 2.1. Contribution to the Programme objectives Please describe, how the operation will help to achieve the objectives of the INTERREG IIIC Programme? What influence will the operation have on EU and national policies and instruments for regional development and cohesion? Will the operation introduce any innovative elements? Describe also the added value the trans-national, interregional co-operation will bring to the operation? (maximum 1900 characters) ACHIEVING EU POLICIES-InterMETREX will help to realise the objective of Interreg IIIC, to improve the effectiveness of policies and instruments for regional development and cohesion, by contributing to the harmonious, balanced and sustainable development of Europe sought bythe ESDP. It will do this through the further development and application of benchmarks for effective spatial planning and development practice at the metropolitan level. INNOVATION-The need for effective metropolitan goveranance, to realise wider EU objectives for sustainable development and to address the common strategic issues faced by many European metropolitan areas (see 2.3 below), requires innovation. New structures and practices will be appropriate responses to changing metropolitan strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT). InterMETREX will seek to embody these in the European Benchmark. ADDED VALUE-Interregional cooperation is essential to achieve the outcomes of the Analysis Workshops and the outputs of the Synthesis Workshops. The added value of this co-operation is more effective spatial planning and development practice. 2.2. Relation to specific Topic for co-operation Please describe the relation of the operation and partnership to the selected Topic for Co-operation. Describe any links to relevant programmes and projects and highlight the joint interests and differences. Information should be provided on both the existing and finalised activities in the same thematic field. What added value will the operation produce in relation to these? (maximum 1900 characters) CO-OPERATION ON SPATIAL PLANNING ISSUES-One of the key issues faced by all metropolitan regions and areas, as they consider their position in the evolving wider Europe, is how they can capitalise on their strengths, address their weaknesses, realise their opportunities and meet the threats they may face (SWOT analysis). The spatial planning and development process is one means through which these considerations can be addressed and an appropriate strategy and related policies, programmes and projects can be adopted and implemented. To be effective this process requires the involvement and commitment of a wide range of related "stakeholders" in the process. The partners in InterMETREX have a strong common interest in the identification and adoption of effective spatial planning and development practice in order to meet these challenges. LINKS-The PolyMETREX project is also being promoted through the South Zone to explore the issue of polycentric relationships between metropoilitan areas. It is complementary to InterMETREX which is concerned with spatial planning within metropolitan areas. Both projects seek to support the ESDP objectives (see 2.1 above). 16

2.3. Contribution to sustainable development Please describe the contribution of the operation on the sustainable development of the participating regions? Describe also the methods for making the concept visible in the implementation of the operation. (maximum 1900 characters) SUSTAINABILITY-Many of the key issues for sustainable development can only be addressed effectively at the metropolitan level, including, for example, urban renewal and urban sprawl, balanced economic development, social cohesion, integrated land use and transportation, infrastructure provision, the vitality and viability of city and town centres and environmental impact. The identification, adoption and implementation of effective practice, in terms of metropolitan governance and spatial planning and development, is one important means of promoting sustainable urban development. It is also a necsssary step towards the better urban balance sought by the ESDP which cannot be achieved if some of Europe's metropolitan areas do not have the competence, capability and processes for effective strategic decision making. VISIBILITY-The 120 metropolitan areas in the wider Europe, together with related European institutions and networks, will be invited to the METREX Barcelona and Szczecin Conferences at which the evolving Benchmark will be presented and promoted. 2.4. Contribution to other Community policies Please explain how the operation will (directly and indirectly) contribute to other Community policies, in particular equal opportunities for men and women and the environment. Please state if the operation will (a) have equality as the main focus, (b) be positive in terms of equality, or (c) be neutral in terms of equality. Please state if the operation will (a) have environment as the main focus, (b) be environmentally friendly or (c) environmentally neutral. (maximum 1900 characters) CONTRIBUTION TO OTHER COMMUNITY POLICIES-Social and economic inclusion is directly supported by a sustainable approach to spatial planning and development. Metropolitan regions and areas that address the key issues identified in 2.3 above, through effective spatial planning and development practice, will take an inclusive approach to, for example, the location of social and economic development, the provision of public transport and the use and reuse of urban land and buildings. They will also support environmental renewal and regeneration and minimise the environmentall impact of development. EQUALITY- InterMETREX will therefore be positive in terms of equality. ENVIRONMENT-InterMETREX will also be postive in terms of the environment. 17

3. Management and Implementation Arrangements 3.1. Responsibility Please fill in the information about the Co-ordinator and Financial Manager of the operation. In case any of these positions will be subcontracted, please tick the relevant tick-box. 3.1.1. Do you plan to sub-contract the tasks of the Co-ordinator? yes 3.1.2. Who will be responsible for the overall co-ordination of the operation (Co-ordinator)? METREX - through Alastair Wyllie 3.1.3. Contact information Institution METREX - The Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas Address Nye Bevan House 2 Postal code G2 4PF Town Glasgow Country UK Phone (office) +44 (0) 141 287 8339 (mobile) Fax +44 (0) 141 287 8340 E-mail james.parke@eurometrex.org 3.1.4. Describe the person s experience in project management, including trans-national and EU-financed projects. Co-ordinator for the InterMETRX pilot project under Interreg IIC. Member of the of the METREX Secretariat 1996 to the present with responsibility for Management and Communications. 3.1.5. Do you plan to sub-contract the tasks of the Financial Manager? no 3.1.6. Who will be responsible for the financial management and control of the operation (Financial Manager)? Renfrewshire Council - through William Hughes 3.1.7. Contact information Institution Renfrewshire Council Address Municipal Buildings, Cotton Street. Postal code PA1 1BU Town Paisley Country UK Phone (office) +44 (0) 141 842 5078 Fax +44 (0) 141 842 5050 (mobile) E-mail 3.1.8. Describe the person s experience in financial management of projects, including trans-national EU-financed projects. The Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Structure Plan Joint Committee (GCVSPJC) was the Lead Partner for the successful InterMETREX pilot project under Interreg IIC. The financial authority for the Joint Committee is Renfrewshire Council. The Council provided the Financial Manager for the InterMETREX pilot project under Interreg IIC and would continue this arrangement for the Interreg IIIC project. William Hughes is a chartered public finance accountant and Director of the Finance Department of Renfrewshire Council. 18

3.2. Overall co-ordination and management of the operation Applicants may include an additional annex with flow chart indicating the co-ordination and management structure of the operation. 3.2.1. Please describe the decision-making structure and procedures for the operation (strategic level). How the monitoring and evaluation of the operation's implementation and achievements will be done? Who shall be guiding and overseeing the implementation of the operation towards the achievement of its objectives? Who shall decide on the allocation and fulfilment of tasks and responsibilities among the partners, as well as co-ordination procedures, partnership contracts, etc? For RFOs, who shall decide on projects to be funded within the RFO? (maximum 1900 characters) DECISION MAKING-The approach and methodology is based on the practical experience of the InterMETREX pilot project (under Interreg IIC) and was embodied in the 2001 InterMETREX Prospectus. The partners expressed an interest in the project on the basis of the Prospectus and subsequently attended partner meetings at Schiphol and Genova in 2002. There is therefore already partner agreement, at the strategic level, on the form and content of the project. Within this context the decisions required are primarily at the working level. SUPERVISION-will be by the METREX Managing Committee (all 36 Members meeting bi-annually). GUIDING AND OVERSEEING-will be by the Lead Partner, informed by the Managing Committee. MONITORING AND EVALUATION- will be carried out by the Lead Partner and the Project Secretariat reporting to the Managing Committee and to all the partners at the Barcelona and Szczecin Synthesis Workshops (2004 and 2006). CO- ORDINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION-will similarly be carried out by the Lead Partner supported by the Project Secretariat. TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES- will be the subject of a Protocol of Agreement between the partners (see 3.2.2). 3.2.2. Please describe the structure and procedures for managing and co-ordinating the project among the partners on the working level. How the responsibilities for implementing the various components of the operation will be co-ordinated among the partners? (maximum 1900 characters) The tasks to be undertaken through the cycle of Workshops, and the resources required, will be the subject of a Protocol of Agreement between the Lead Partner, Workshop host partners and other partners. The sequence, timing, location and host authority for the Workshops and Conferences has already been agreed between the partners. What remains are the detailed logistical and operational arrangements for each Workshop and these will be progressively agreed between the Lead Partner, the host partner and the specific workshop partners with the help and support of the Project Secretariat (see 3.2.3 amd 3.2.4 below) over the period 2003-2006. 19

3.2.3. Division of roles of various partners in implementation process. Please describe which partners will be responsible for which administrative and financial tasks, components and /or activities. LEAD PARTNER-Guiding and overseeing the project to realise its objectives, implementing the project in accordance with the agreed approach and methodology and efficient and productive project management and co-ordination. WORKSHOP HOST PARTNER- Hosting Analysis Workshops (4-5 partners) or Synthesis Workshops (all partners). ALL PARTNERS- The contribution of an assessment of practice against the METREX Benchmark, a contibution to the e-atlas and active participation in Analysis and Synthesis Workshops and dissemination Conferences. THE SECRETARIAT(and Project Accountant)- Staffed by the Lead Partner and METREX to take responsibility for operational management, the Workshop programme inputs, Conference outputs, continuity and financial management. The Secretariat will enable the exchange of assessments of practice, against the Benchmark, between the partners before Workshops, and the dissemination of findings and conclusions after Workshops to all partners, through the METREX web site in EN FR IT ES DE. Each partner has been given a home page through which to communicate with other partners. 3.2.4. Please describe the administrative and financial management procedures including reporting, verifications and payments. How will reporting be arranged among partners? How will the accounting be organised? How will the budgets be controlled and followed-up? Who will carry out the independent auditor's verifications? How will the payments be handled within the partnership? ADMINISTRATION-The cycle of Analysis and Synthesis Workshops, on which the project is based, have been agreed with the Workshop host partners and the other partners. The detailed logistical arrangements will be made by the Project Secretariat and the individual host partners. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT- The Protocol of Agreement between the Lead Partner and all other partners will set out the basis for the adminstrative and financial arrangements required to realise the project efficiently and productively. It will include a single sheet Profile for each partner setting out the inputs and resources required and budgetary provision made. After each Workshop partners will submit claims for the co-funding of staff time/travel expenses to the Project Accountant who will assess these against the overall project budget/cash flow assumptions. The Accountant will then pass them to the Lead Partner to be included in a six monthly claim to the West Zone JTS. Repayment of claims by the JTS will be through the Lead Partner to relevant partners and any resulting issues will be resolved through discussions based on the Protocol. AUDITOR-The Lead Partner will appoint an independent project auditor. 20

3.2.5. Please describe the previous experience of Lead Partner and partners in similar operations. (maximum 2800 characters) The Lead partner was the Lead partner for the succesful InterMETREX pilot project under Interreg IIC. The Lead Partner was a founding memebr of METREX and has well established working relationships with many of the other partners. Of the 32 partners, 25 are members of METREX and 7 are not. All partners have participated in past METREX events and activities with the exception of Malta (Valletta). The partners are therefore a well established network of practitioner colleagues with a sound record of co-operation and collaboration (see METREX web site for details). 21

4. Confirmation of no complementary EU funding 4.1. By signing the Application Form the lead partner hereby confirms that the operation, neither in whole nor in part, has or will receive any complementary EU funding (except funding from the EU programmes for third countries) during the whole duration of the operation. 5. Confirmation on conformity with national and EU legislation and policies 5.1. By signing the Application Form the lead partner hereby confirms that the proposed operation is in line with the relevant EU and national legislation and policies of all countries involved. 6. Confirmation of all partners' compliance with the rules regarding eligible partners. 6.1. By signing the Application Form the lead partner confirms that all partners in the partnership receiving funds from the INTERREG IIIC programme comply with the rules on final beneficiaries as stated in Chapter 4 of the Programme Complement. 7. Confirmation of all partners' commitment to the operation. 7.1. By signing the Application Form the lead partner confirms that all partners listed in Annex I of the application form are committed to taking part in the operation's activities. 8. Signature 8.1. Signature of the Lead Partner 8.2. Official stamp of the Lead Partner 8.3. Name and title of the Signatory 8.4. Lead Partner 8.5. Date of submission Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Structure Plan Joint Committee 22

Annex I Partnership Please fill in details of partners involved in the operation beginning with the Lead Partner. The summary list of partners in the fields IV.1 to IV.3 of the general section of the Application Form will be automatically filled-in once the details of all partners are entered on the following boxes. All partners shall be listed with their institution's name in original language and in English (official translation) If a partner from non-eu member state shall act as Functional Lead Partner, please tick the box in the upper right corner of the input field of "Partner No. 2". The contact information of this partner should be provided in the box of "Partner 2". The liability for the operation will in this case remain with a formally appointed "Financial Lead Partner" coming from the EU member state or No.rway to be listed in text box "Partner No. 1: Lead Partner". All partners participating in the operation, including the ones from the third countries, must be mentioned in the partnership list. Each partner must fill in the financial details at the bottom of each partner box. Please list all partners sorted by country. In the text box "Legal status" select from the dropdown menu the category that best matches the status of respective partner. Select the country of the partner from the dropdown menu. The menu lists abbreviations for all 15 EU Member States, as well as for Norway. In case partner is representing other country, an option "other" should be selected. In this case two additional text fields "Acronym" and "Full name" will appear. These fields must be filled in manually by entering the acronym and the full name of the country the partner is representing. In case of EU partners, please select the region the partner is representing from the dropdown menu in the text field "Region". State whether partner is located in Objective 1 area by clicking on the box and selecting the matching answer. In case of partners from third countries, an additional text field "EU programme for third countries" will appear. In case third country partner has applied or is planning to apply for EU funding for its part of the operation, the relevant title of the programme must be selected from the dropdown menu. Please leave this box empty in case funding is provided from other sources (national public (including regional and local) or private). The design of the financial information table depends on the country of each individual partner (as defined in the "Country" dropdown box). The financial information of all partners will be transferred to field VI of the general section of the Application Form, where it will be automatically accumulated within a total budget and compared with other entered data. The financial table consists of the following fields: For EU partners: - "INTERREG IIIC funding" indicating the amount of the ERDF funding applied for; - "National co-financing EU Member State" indicating the co-financing provided by the partner. Please begin by entering the available amount of co-financing in this field, as the available amount of ERDF funding will be calculated automatically depending on the status of the partner (e.g. Objective 1); - "Private non-eligible co-financing". Please note that private funding can generate ERDF funds only in the sub-projects financed within the framework of the RFOs. Thus any private contribution to individual interregional co-operation projects and networks is not eligible for ERDF cofinancing and shall be accounted as such, whereas the private funding in case of RFOs will only appear at later stages of operation and will have to be indicated in the reports. For Norwegian partners: - "Norwegian national funding" indicating the amount applied for from the Norwegian national allocation to the Programme; - "Norwegian regional co-financing" indicating the co-financing provided by the Norwegian partner (including local). Please begin by entering the available amount of co-financing in this field, as the available amount of Norwegian national funding will be calculated automatically based on the 50% co-financing rate; - "Private non-eligible co-financing". The same rules concerning private funding applicable to the partners from EU Member States apply to the Norwegian partners. For : partners from third countries - "EU funding applied for" indicating the amount (to be) applied for from the respective EU programme for third countries; - "National co-financing for EU funding" indicating the partner's co-financing for the EU funding under the respective EU programme. Please begin by entering the available amount of co-financing in this field as the available amount of EU funding will be calculated automatically based on the rate of 80% co-financing; - "National financing". In case the third country partner has not applied for funding from the EU programme and is contributing to the operation with its own funds, this contribution shall be listed in this field; - "Private financing". Please refer to the description of this category under the description of input fields for the EU partners. Please note, that in the financial tables the co-financing rates and figures for EU funding are automatically inter-linked (based on the 75% cofinancing rate for partners coming from Objective 1 areas, 50% rate for partners from other EU areas and Norway and 80% rate in case of EU programmes for third countries). ANNEX I 1