EU Interregional Cooperation

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1 EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND EU Interregional Cooperation State of play and perspectives Verena Priem Project Officer Joint Technical Secretariat ECOTALE final conference 14 May 2014, Poznan ECOTALE Final Conference, 14 May 2014, Poznan

2 Summary 1. INTERREG IVC state of play 2. The ECOTALE project 3. Future of interregional cooperation 2 ECOTALE Final Conference, 14 May 2014, Poznan

3 1. INTERREG IVC state of play 1. INTERREG IVC programme Learning by sharing Local / regional authorities access the experience of others in Europe facing similar issues to improve their practices / policies in the fields of Innovation and the knowledge economy Environment and risk prevention 3 LOCARE ECOTALE Final Event, Conference, 26 September 14 May 2013, 2014, Vejle Poznan

4 1. INTERREG IVC state of play Eligible area - EU 27 - Switzerland - Norway 4 LOCARE ECOTALE Final Event, Conference, 26 September 14 May 2013, 2014, Vejle Poznan

5 1. INTERREG IVC state of play Overview approved projects 204 projects partners 90% of 271 NUTS 2 regions covered All budget (302 M ) committed Priority 1 Priority 2 18 (16%) 37 (31%) Innovation, research and technology development Entrepreneurship and SMEs 10 (12%) 16 (19%) Natural and technological risks Water management Waste management 20 (17%) 44 (36%) Information Society Employment, human capital and education 38 (44%) 9 (11%) 5 (6%) 7 (8%) Biodiversity and preservation of natural heritage Energy and sustainable transport Cultural heritage and landscape 5 ECOTALE Final Conference, 14 May 2014, Poznan

6 1. INTERREG IVC state of play Main achievements (as of June 2013) Objective: EU wide exchange of experience / capacity building 6,188 staff with increased capacity Objective: Identification / sharing / transfer of good practices 4,709 good practices identified 403 successfully transferred Overall objective: Improvement of regional and local policies 1,943 policies addressed 432 policies improved See illustrations of results in the programme Annual Report! 6 ECOTALE Final Conference, 14 May 2014, Poznan

7 1. INTERREG IVC state of play Thematic Programme Capitalisation To exploit and build on knowledge from projects working on a similar topic for the benefit of local and regional authorities all around Europe Experienced thematic experts analyse projects in order to: identify synergies & complementarities discover innovative approaches & make them available to all EU regions draw policy recommendations for regional, national & EU levels 7 ECOTALE Final Conference, 14 May 2014, Poznan

8 2. ECOTALE project TOPIC Specific focus on internalisation of transport planning costs PARTNERSHIP 9 highly committed partners from 7 countries combination of knowledge providers, policy makers, implementation bodies effective management RESULTS Good practices identified and transfer ongoing development of guidelines addressed to policy makers 8 ECOTALE Final Conference, 14 May 2014, Poznan

9 2. ECOTALE project 15 projects tackling Sustainable transport INVOLVE POSSE Representing 173 partners from 23 EU Member States + Norway (DK, EE, LU, MT not represented) 9 ECOTALE Final Conference, 14 May 2014, Poznan

10 3. Future of interregional cooperation 10 ECOTALE Final Conference, 14 May 2014, Poznan

11 Context Few principle from the new regulations Concentrate resources to order to optimise the impact Result orientation Link to EU cohesion: to reinforce the effectiveness of cohesion policy to enhance design and implementation of operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs 11 ECOTALE Final Conference, 14 May 2014, Poznan

12 INTERREG EUROPE 30 countries - EU 28 - Norway - Switzerland Budget: EUR 359m ( ) 12 ECOTALE Final Conference, 14 May 2014, Poznan

13 Thematic focus Thematic focus Four thematic objectives (TO) selected Research & innovation SME competitiveness Low-carbon economy Environment & resource efficiency 13 ECOTALE Final Conference, 14 May 2014, Poznan

14 Proposed actions Two actions Interregional Cooperation Projects Policy Learning Platforms 14 ECOTALE Final Conference, 14 May 2014, Poznan

15 Projects A. Interregional Cooperation Projects Implementation in 2 phases Phase 1 Policy exchange of experience (1 to 3 years) ending up with production of 1 Action Plan / Region Phase 2 Monitoring of the Action Plan s implementation + possible pilot actions (up to 2 years) Creation of local stakeholder groups 15 ECOTALE Final Conference, 14 May 2014, Poznan

16 Platforms B. Policy Learning Platforms Objective: To ensure policy learning across EU 1 service provider per thematic objective via: Online collaborative tool With relevant functionalities + Expert team Content and coordination role 16 ECOTALE Final Conference, 14 May 2014, Poznan

17 2 interrelated actions 17 ECOTALE Final Conference, 14 May 2014, Poznan

18 Programming Indicative timeline Future March 2010 EU2020 strategy October 2011 June 2012 Draft regulation INTERREG EUROPE Programming Committee set up Adoption of legislative package & agreement on budget Summer 2014 submission of the programme to the EC 2 nd half 2014 approval of the programme by the EC November 2014 INTERREG EUROPE launch event Early 2015 First call for project proposals expected 18 ECOTALE Final Conference, 14 May 2014, Poznan

19 For more information, please, follow us on: interreg4c.eu/interreg-europe facebook.com/interreg4c Or come to twitter.com/interreg4c changing-regions.eu 19 ECOTALE Final Conference, 14 May 2014, Poznan

20 Thanks for your attention! 20 ECOTALE Final Conference, 14 May 2014, Poznan