innovation & environment regions of europe sharing solutions

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EUROPEAN REGIONALDEVELOPMENT FUND

INNOVATION & ENVIRONMENTREGIONS OF EUROPE SHARING SOLUTIONS

INNOVATION & ENVIRONMENTREGIONS OF EUROPE SHARING SOLUTIONS

Michel LAMBLIN | Programme Director

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1. Reminder on INTERREG IIIC

2. INTERREG IVC main features

3. Results of the 1st call for projects

4. Next steps – important dates

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The Hanseatic LeagueThe Hanseatic LeagueDuration of the operation: 5 centuries (1200 - 1700)

Theme: Economic and political cooperation

Lead Partner: Lübeck (free imperial city)

Partners: Approx. 200 towns (such as Rostock, Hamburg, Riga...) and 4 main counters (foreign trading post) in London, Bruges, Bergen and Novgorod.

Priorities: - to secure shipping activities against pirates and brigands- to protect common commercial interests

Type of partnership: Each member contributed financially and through military forces but there was neither a legal framework, nor a common council

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1. Reminder on INTERREG IIIC

(Interregional Cooperation 2000/2006)

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4 Managing Authorities:

North IB Schleswig-Holstein (D)

East: Ville de Vienne (A)

South: Generalitat Valencia (E)

West: Conseil Régional Nord – Pas de Calais

1. Reminder on INTERREG IVC

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INTERREG IIIC 300 M€ _________________________ = _______________

Structural Funds 300 000 M€

= 1 °/°°


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• 264 operations

• 2634 partners

• ...from all EU MS (+24 NMS)

• all EU regions but 5 concerned (191)

INTERREG IIIC KEY FIGURES

1. Reminder on INTERREG IVC1. Reminder on INTERREG IVC

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Where do the 264 Lead Partners (LPs) come from?

INTERREG IIIC


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Where do the 2634 Project Partners come from?

INTERREG IIIC


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Strasbourg, 7t

December 2006CENTURIO conference


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Policy instruments addressed Policy instruments improved

2 000 to 3 000 700 to 1 000

Good practices identified Good practices transferred

7 000 to 10 000 1 200 to 2 000

INTERREG IIIC


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Themes for cooperation INTERREG IIIC

1. Reminder on INTERREG IVC1. Reminder on INTERREG IVC

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(Interregional Cooperation 2007/2013)

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EU Cohesion Policy

Three Objectives (total € 347 billion for 2007/2013 – Convergence 81,54%; Competitiveness 15,95%; Cooperation 2,52%)

Objective Cooperation (ERDF € 8,72 billion)

• 53 crossborder INTERREG IVA programmes

• 13 transnational INTERREG IVB programmes

• 1 interregional INTERREG IVC programme + network

programmes (URBact, INTERact, ESPON

2. INTERREG IVC main features2. INTERREG IVC main features

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INTERREG IIIC versus INTERREG IVC

321 MEUR ERDF

Cofinancing up to 75%/85%

One programme:

1 Managing Authority (Région Nord-Pas de Calais), 1 Audit Authority, 1 Certifying Authority

1 JTS in Lille and 4 Information Points in Rostock, Katowice (with support from Vienna), Valencia and Lille

Focus on Lisbon and Gothenburg Agendas

2 Types of Interventions

315 MEUR ERDF

Cofinancing up to 50% (up to 75% for Objective 1 Regions)

Four programmes: 4 Managing, 4 Audit and 4 Paying Authorities

4 JTS

All themes of regional and local public activities

3 Types of Operations

INTERREG IVCINTERREG IIIC


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1 Programme for

27 Member States

+ CH

+ NOR

INTERREG IVC

dedicated to public bodies or

bodies governed by public law


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Overall Objective

Improve the effectiveness of regional development policies

Contribute to economic modernisation and increased competitiveness of Europe

by

Enabling exchange of experiences and knowledge

Matching less experienced with more advanced regions

Ensuring transfer of identified good practice into mainstream programmes


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Funding for partners from the EU + Norway

75% / 85% ERDF co-financing rate

depending on the Member State in which the partner is

located (address!) (50% for Norway)

25% / 15 % partner’s own financing from own funds or

other public sources on national, regional or local level

(50% for Norway)

no ERDF advance payments


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75% ERDF

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland,

France, Germany, Ireland, Italy,

Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden,

UK

85% ERDF

Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus,

Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania,

Latvia, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania,

Slovakia, Slovenia

50% NO funding Norway

Partners from EU-MS + Norway


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INTERREG IVC – Management structures


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Information points Rostock, Germany:

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Norway;

• Katowice, Poland, with support from the City of Vienna:

Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania;

• Valencia, Spain:

Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain

• Lille, France:

Belgium, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Switzerland


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Programme Priorities

Innovation, Research & Technology Development Entrepreneurship and SMEs Information Society Employment, Human Resources and Education

Priority 1: Innovation and Knowledge Economy (177 M€ ERDF)

Priority 2: Environment and Risk Prevention (125 M€ ERDF)

Energy and Sustainable Transport Biodiversity and Preservation of Natural Heritage (incl. air quality) Natural and Technological Risks (incl. climate change) Water & Waste Management Cultural Heritage and Landscape


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Regional Initiative Projects Exchange of experience and good practice, development of tools and

instruments of regional policies

Capitalisation Projects, including Fast Track Projects Capitalisation projects: optimise results achieved, transfer of good

practices identified into mainstream programmes

Fast Track projects: Specific European Commission assistance and expertise offered to certain capitalisation projects with reference to the “Regions for Economic Change (RFEC)” Initiative

Aim: detailed action plan to transfer identified best practices into

mainstream programmes

Types of Interventions


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Type 1 ‘Regional Initiative Projects’

Overview of Recommendations

Size of the partnership

Depends on the level of intensity of cooperation

- Basic level: min of 8 to max of 20 partners

- Medium level: min of 10 to max 15 partners

- High level (mini programme): max of 8 partners - Minimum requirement: partners from at least 3

countries from which two have to be from EU-MS and

financed under IVC

Duration 36 months (up to 48 months for mini programme)

Budget Min ERDF: EUR 500,000

Max ERDF: EUR 5 million (only in exceptional case)


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Type 2 ‘Capitalisation Projects’

Definition and Main Characteristics

Cooperation project dedicated to the transfer of good practices into EU

Structural Funds mainstream programme of the participating regions (i.e. Convergence, Competitiveness and European Territorial Cooperation

programmes)

2 prerequisites for applying to Capitalisation Projects

1. Existence of good practices ready to be transferred

2. Involvement of policy makers (e.g. Managing Authorities)


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Expected Outcome

Production of an ‘Action Plan’ for each participating region

Action Plan: Strategic document defining precisely how the good

practices will be concretely implemented in the

Operational Programme of each region involved

in the Capitalisation Project


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Fast Track Projects

Fast Track Projects = Capitalisation projects which are offered additional assistance by the European Commissionin order to contribute to the “Regions for Economic Change Initiative”

Selection process:

- ‘Assessment questions’ used by EC to identify possible Fast Track (e.g. theme tackled)

- Capitalisation Projects including those labelled as Fast Track approved by the IVC Monitoring Committee


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Fast Track Projects

http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/cooperation/interregional/ecochange/

themes_en.cfm?nmenu=3


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Overview of Recommendations

Size of the partnership

Min n° of countries represented: 6

Max n° of countries represented: 10

Duration 24 months

Budget Min ERDF: EUR 300,000

Max ERDF: EUR 3 million


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3. Results of the 1st call for projects

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Nb of applications received: 492

• Eligible applications: 398

• Ineligible applications: 94

3. Results of the 1st call for projects3. Results of the 1st call for projects

of which

• Regional Initiative projects: 479

• Capitalisation projects: 13

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First analysis of the 1st Call for Projects492 projects – EUR 900 million ERDF

First analysis of the 1st Call for Projects492 projects – EUR 900 million ERDF

INTERREG IVC Budget (EUR)

% ERDF Funding (EUR)

%Norvegian

funding (EUR)

%

Priority 1 - Innovation 627 495 034,79 54,95 490 036 801,69 54,63 2 337 133,54 72,46

Priority 2 - Environment 514 496 086,08 45,05 406 926 002,83 45,37 888 316,50 27,54

TOTAL (Subtotal 1+2) 1 141 991 120,87 100,00 896 962 804,52 100,00 3 225 450,04 100,00


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Total partners: 4825

Total unique partners: 4479

NUTS2 level represented: 255 out of 271 = 94%


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Subthemes of applicationsPriority 1: 56% Priority 2: 44%

Innovation, research and technology development

15%

Employment, human capital and education

11%

Entrepreneurship and SMEs24%

the Information Society6%

Water management5%

Waste management2%

Natural and technological risks (including climate change)

10%

Energy and sustainable transport

10%

Cultural heritage and landscape12%

Biodiversity and preservation of natural heritage (including air

quality)5%


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Applications received per sub-themes:

Priority 1 No. of projects

Innovation & RTD 73

Entrepreneurship & SMEs 117

Information Society 31

Employment & Human Capital 56

Subtotal 1 277

Priority 2 No. of projects

Natural & Technological Risks 50

Water Management 24

Waste Management 11

Biodiversity & Natural Heritage 23

Energy & Sustainable Transport 48

Cultural Heritage & Landscape 59

Subtotal 2 215


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Total ERDF requested: 852 M€

National public co-financing:

284 M€

Total Budget (without Norway)

(Nowegian funds – 50% - 3.5 M€

1.135 M€

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How many Swiss partners in the 1st call?

12 partners (11 unique) coming from Switzerland, representing a total budget of EUR 2,131,881.99.


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Results of the 1st Monitoring Committee meeting (24/04)

6 Capitalisation projects approved (out of 12 eligible)

1- ERIK ACTION – Upgrading the innovation capacity of existing firms improving the effectiveness of regional innovation support services (Lead Partner: Regional Government of Tuscany (IT))

2- B3 Regions – Regions for better broadband connectionimplementing broadband connections in remote or disadvantaged areas for the development of the knowledge economy (benefit

from Fast Track assistance from the EC, Lead Partner: Piedmont Region (IT))

3- RAPIDE – Regional Action Plans for Innovation Development and Enterprisethe role of the public sector in stimulating innovation in regions, in particular helping mainly small businesses (benefit from Fast

Track assistance from the EC, Lead Partner: South West England Regional Development Agency

4- PIKE – Promoting Innovation and the Knowledge Economyto stimulate the successful uptake of Information Society policies at regional level, particularly in the area of broadband and internet

access, and eGovernment practices (benefit from Fast Track assistance from the EC. Lead Partner: ERNACT EEIG (IE))

5- ICHNOS PLUS – Innovation and Change: Network of one-stop shops for business – PLUSone-stop shops for businesses for mainstream regional programmes; to improve entrepreneurship policies by simplifying red tape

for business start-ups. (Lead Partner: ANCITEL Sardinia (IT))

6- ESF6 CIA – Capitalising innovative approaches towards demographic changebest practices on tackling demographic change – notably a falling birth rate and increasing life span – benefit from Fast Track

assistance from the EC. (Lead Partner: Aufbauwerk Region Leipzig GmbH (DE))


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4. Next steps – important dates

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4. Next steps – important dates4. Next steps – important dates

15 January 2008 Deadline for submission of the 1st call

for applications

24 April 2008

21 May 2008

2008 autumn

Approval of capitalisation projects

Lead partner seminar (Lille)

Approval of Regional Initiative projects

of the 1st call (MC meeting)

27 October 2008

27, 28 October 2008

Opening of the 2nd call

Partner search forum (Lille)

2008 autumn and beyond Individual consultations

Lead Applicant Seminar (2nd call)

30 January 2009 Deadline for submission of

applications 2nd call

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Thank you for your attention!

www.interreg4c.eu

Akos SzaboInformation Point West

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