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EUROPEAN REGIONALDEVELOPMENT FUND
Event – date, place
About INTERREG EUROPE
INTERREG EUROPEINTERREG EUROPE
INTERREG IVC Joint Technical Secretariat
Iruma Kravale, The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development
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TimelineTimeline
March 2010
Draft regulation
First call for project proposals expected
approval of the programme by the EC
INTERREG EUROPE Programming Committee set up
Adoption of legislative package & agreement on budget 2014-2020
submission of the programme to the EC
EU2020 strategy
October 2011
June 2012
Summer 2014
1st half 2015
April 2015
Programming – Indicative timeline
2-3 December 2014 INTERREG EUROPE launch event, Bologna
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Rationale Rationale
€INTERREG EUROPE
EUR 359 m
EU Cohesion policyGoal 1:
Investment for growth & jobs (G&J)
EUR 340 billion
Goal 2: European Territorial Cooperation (ETC)
EUR 10.2 billion
Policy learning among public authorities to improve performance of policies & programmes for regional development,
in particular Structural Funds programmes
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Rationale Rationale
€INTERREG EUROPE
EUR 359 m
EU Cohesion policy
Policy learning among public authorities to improve performance of policies & programmes for regional development,
in particular Structural Funds programmes
Goal 1: Investment for growth & jobs (G&J)
EUR 340 billion
Goal 2: European Territorial Cooperation (ETC)
EUR 10.2 billion
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Eligibility & co-financing rateEligibility & co-financing rate
Who is eligible? Co-financing rates
Public bodies and bodies governed by public law
85%
Private non-profit bodies 75%
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Four themes
Thematic focus
Research & innovation
SME competitiveness
Low-carbon economy
Environment & resource efficiency
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2 actions
Policy Learning
Platforms
Interregional Cooperation
Projects
Proposed actionsProposed actions
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A. Interregional Cooperation Projects
Policy exchange of experience (1 to 3 years)ending with production of 1 action plan per region
Monitoring of action plan implementation (2 years)+ possible pilot actions
Phase 1
Phase 2
Proposed actionsProposed actions
1. Implementation in 2 phases
2. Creation of ‘local stakeholder groups’+ involve all organisations linked to policy process+ reduce administrative/legal obstacles
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A. Interregional Cooperation Projects
Who should get involved?
Proposed actionsProposed actions
find tried and tested measures to implement in your programme
share and implement good practices coming from across Europe
get involved with your policymaker and contribute to better policy implementation
Managing Authorities
Regional/local authorities
Agencies, institutes, non-profit private
bodies
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A. Interregional Cooperation Projects
2. INTERREG EUROPE2. INTERREG EUROPE
1. Focus on SF programmes
• A half of policy instruments addressed
2. Direct commitment of policymakers
• Support letters from MAs/ IBs
3. Stakeholder groups
• Broader policy learning and impact
4. Online (OLF) system
• Application, report, request for changes
Application and reporting
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A. Interregional Cooperation Projects
2. INTERREG EUROPE2. INTERREG EUROPE
1. Administration costs
• 15% of staff costs
2. Project preparation costs
• Lump sum EUR 15.000,-
3. Budget changes
• 20% flexibility rules within approved budget
Financial simplifications (tbc)
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Online collaborative tool + Expert team
B. Policy Learning Platforms
EU-wide capacity building on:
Proposed actionsProposed actions
Research & innovation SME competitiveness
Environment & resource efficiencyLow-carbon economy
1 service provider per theme via:
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B. Policy Learning Platforms
Services
Build EU-wide capacity
• Organise thematic events, peer
reviews among regions
• Produce thematic publications
• Assist individual stakeholders
involved in G&J and ETC
• ‘Animate’ the online tool for
knowledge sharing
• Advise running projects
Exploit project results
• Analyse, benchmark and
disseminate the projects’
content
Improve programme content
• Advise the programme on
strategic orientation (e.g. calls
for project proposals)
Proposed actionsProposed actions
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B. Policy Learning Platforms
Users
Proposed actionsProposed actions
Two access levels
Public information for all users
Restricted area for registered users for extra services
Bodies involved in management and implementationof Growth & Jobs and European Territorial Cooperation programmes
Bodies involved in policy implementation relevant to the four programme themes
Beneficiaries of G&J and ETC programmes
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2 interrelated actions
Proposed actionsProposed actions
Policy Learning Platforms
Open to all regions
Interregional cooperation projects
Enrich Contribute
Project 1 Project 2 Project 3
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