EUROPEAN REGIONALDEVELOPMENT FUND

EU Interregional CooperationState of play and perspectives

Johanna Bähn | Finance Officer

Joint Technical Secretariat

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INTERREG IVC in a nutshell

‘Learning by sharing’

Innovation and the knowledge economy

Environment and risk prevention

in the fields of

Local / regional authorities access the experience of others in Europe facing similar issues to improve their

practices / policies

1. The INTERREG IVC programme

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Overview approved projects

204 projects

2 274 partners

All budget (302 M€) committed

35 (29%)

46 (38%)

20 (17%)

19 (16%)

Innovation, research and technology de-velopment Entrepreneurship and SMEsInformation Society Employment, human capital and education

16 (19%)

9 (11%)

5 (6%)

7 (8%)

37 (44%)

10 (12%) Natural and technological risks

Water management

Waste management

Biodiversity and preserva-tion of natural heritage

Energy and sustainable transport

Cultural heritage and landscape

Priority 1 Priority 2

90% of 271 NUTS 2 region covered

1. The INTERREG IVC programme

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2. Programme Capitalisation

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Thematic Programme CapitalisationTo 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 availableto all EU regions

draw policy recommendations for regional, national & EU levels

2. Programme Capitalisation

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12 capitalisation topics 111 projects involved

Priority 1 Priority 2

Innovation Systems – 10 (triple helix & open innovation)Innovation capacity of SMEs – 7Eco-innovation – 7Creative industries – 14Entrepreneurship – 8E-government services – 6Demographic change – 9Rural development – 9

Climate change – 7Energy efficiency – 12Renewable energy – 7Sustainable transport – 15

2. Programme Capitalisation

RobinWood+ participating in capitalisation topic “Rural development”

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9 projects tackling ‘Rural development’

94 partners involved from 23 EU Member States + Norway

2. Programme Capitalisation

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2. Programme Capitalisation

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Draft ETC regulation 2014-2020

Link to EU cohesion policy reinforcedTransfer good practices into “operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs goal”

Role to play in capacity building

3. Future 2014+

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Overall objective

To reinforce the effectiveness of cohesion policy by promoting exchange of experience among actors of regional relevance

on the identification and transfer of good practice,

to improve the implementation of policies and programmes for regional development,

in particular of the programmes under the Investment for Growth and Jobs goal

3. Future 2014+

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Thematic concentration

(TO 1) Strengthening Research, Technological Development and Innovation

(TO 3) Enhancing the competitiveness of SME

(TO 4) Shift towards a Low Carbon Economy

(TO 6) Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency

3. Future 2014+

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Two types of interventions

Policy Learning Platforms Interregional cooperation projects

3. Future 2014+

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Indicative timeline

3. Future 2014+

March 2010

Draft regulation

Launch of the 1st call?

approval of the programme by the EC

INTERREG ‘5C’ Programming Committee set up

Adoption of legislative package & agreement on budget post 2013

submission of the programme to the EC

EU2020 strategy

October 2011

June 2012

March / April 2014

2nd half 2014

End 2014/ early 2015

End 2013

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Thank you very much for your attention!

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