EU Interregional C ooperation State of play and perspectives Jason Martinez | Project Officer

EUROPEAN REGIONALDEVELOPMENT FUND

RECOMMEND Final Event, 11 September 2014, Varna

EU Interregional CooperationState of play and perspectives

Jason Martinez | Project Officer

Joint Technical Secretariat

RECOMMEND final conference

11 September 2014, Varna

2 RECOMMEND Final Event, 11 September 2014, Varna2

INTERREG IVC state of play

204 projects

2 274 partners

90% of 271 NUTS 2 regions covered

3 RECOMMEND Final Event, 11 September 2014, Varna

Main achievements (as of June 2014)

Objective: EU wide exchange of experience / capacity building

6,188staff with increased capacity

349‘spin-off

activities’

Objective:Identification / sharing / transfer of good practices

4,165good practices

identified

403successfully transferred

Overall objective: Improvement of regional and local policies

1,250policies

addressed

432policies

improved


Thematic Programme Capitalisation

https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=l6zwgpuPscc


73 partners from 26 EU Member States + Norway

PLUSTEX

http://www.creative-growth.eu/

http://www.greennetfinland.fi/en/images/3/3d/CIE_logo.jpg


Eco-Innovation 2013 CAP workshop


INTERREG IVC state of play

https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Xb2R4cHzNAo


http://www.interreg4c.eu/Capitalisation

PUBLICATIONS


METHOD

The enhanced implementation of eco-management systems in eco-aware enterprises will foster regional eco-innovation and strengthen the sustainability of

the regional economy - Capacity building

PARTNERSHIP

10 very committed partners Good mix

Peer-review space

RESULTS

Greenovate!3 Pilot actions+5 transfers


Future of interregional cooperation


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

EUR 316 billion Goal 2:

European Territorial Cooperation

EUR 8.9 billion

€ INTERREG EUROPE

EUR 359 m


INTERREG EUROPEEligible area

EU28 +

Norway & Switzerland

Who is eligible? Public bodies

Bodies governed by public lawPrivate non-profit bodies

Co-financing rates85% for public or public equivalent

75% for private non profit


Thematic focus4 themes

Research, technological development &

innovationCompetitiveness of SME

Low carbon economyEnvironment and

Resource efficiency


Policy Learning PlatformsInterregional Cooperation

Projects


Overall objective

to improve the effectiveness of the policies of the regions involved in the project (in particular their Investment for Growth and Jobs goal programmes)

Partners from different countries working together on a shared regional policy issue within the scope of the selected Investment Priorities

Interregional cooperation projects


Policy exchange of experience (1 to 3 years)ending up with production of 1 Action Plan / Region

Monitoring of the Action Plan’s implementation + possible pilot actions (up to 2 years)

Phase 1

Phase 2

Implementation in 2 phases

Creation of ‘local stakeholder groups’


Online collaborative toolWith relevant functionalities

+ Expert teamContent and coordination role

Innovation SME competitiveness

Resource efficiencyLow-carbon economy

1 service provided per thematic objective via:

Policy Learning Platforms


Activities Services

• Organise thematic events & workshops

• Organise peer reviews among regions

• Monitor G&J and ETC programmes

• Produce policy papers, thematic

publications etc.

• Assist individual stakeholders involved

in G&J and ETC programmes

• Link with S3 Platform in Seville

• ‘Animate’ online collaborative tools

for knowledge sharing

• Advise running projects on content

• Analyse, benchmark and

disseminate the content of the

Interregional Cooperation Projects

• Advise programme bodies on

strategic orientation


Knowledge management

Challenge

ToFrom


2 interrelated actions


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

2nd half 2014

Early 2015

Programming – Indicative timeline

December 2014 INTERREG EUROPE launch event


interreg4c.eu/interreg-europe

facebook.com/interreg4ctwitter.com/interreg4c

changing-regions.eu

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INTERREG IVC celebrates:15 final conferences

4 project videos in contest2 projects in a national exhibition


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EU Interregional C ooperation State of play and perspectives Jason Martinez | Project Officer

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