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EUROPEAN REGIONALDEVELOPMENT FUND

CIE Final Conference, 19 June 2014, Delft

EU Interregional CooperationState of play and perspectives

Ilaria Piazza| Finance OfficerJoint Technical Secretariat

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Summary

INTERREG IVC state of play

The CIE project

Future of interregional cooperation

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INTERREG IVC programme

‘Learning by sharing’

Innovation and the knowledge economy

Environment and risk prevention

in the fields of

INTERREG IVC state of play

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Overview approved projects

204 projects

2 274 partners

Whole 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 regions covered

INTERREG IVC state of play

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INTERREG IVC state of play

Main achievements (as of April 2014)

90% of EU NUTS 2 regions covered

Objective: EU wide exchange of experience / capacity building

6,188staff with increased capacity

369‘spin-off

activities’

Objective:Identification / sharing / transfer of good practices

4,709good practices

identified

403successfully transferred

Overall objective: Improvement of regional and local policies

1,943policies

addressed

432policies

improved

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Examples of good practice transfer (1)

From: Mid Sweden region To: Flevoland region (NL)

‘Summer entrepreneur’ – Stimulate entrepreneurial mindset among young people through the creation of their own business during summer vacation

Practice: Project:

Example of good practice transfer (2)

Practice: Project:

Barcelos with your fingers is an application which allows users to access all the touristic offer, facilities and major municipal infrastructure in real time.

From: North Regional Development and Coordination Commission (PT)

To: Midland Regional Authority (IE)

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12 capitalisation topics 111 projects

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

1. INTERREG IVC state of play

12 reports analysis and publications

Available at: www.interreg4c.eu/capitalisation

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The CIE project

Topic of EU-wide relevanceExchange of experience focus

Long-term results ensured by a good mix of partners

Good mix of experiences

13 good practices identified

Well managed project with very active partnership

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Regulations 2014-2020on interregional cooperation

• Link to EU cohesion policy ‘to reinforce the effectiveness of cohesion policy’

‘to enhance design and implementation of operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs’

The future of Interregional Cooperation - Context

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Four themes

The future of Interregional Cooperation 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 actions

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