EUROPEAN REGIONAL

DEVELOPMENT FUND

EU Interregional Cooperation
State of play and perspectives

Mahesh Bhardwaj | Finance Officer

Joint Technical Secretariat
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25 September 2013, Brasov
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Summary

1. INTERREG IVC state of play

2. Future of interregional cooperation

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1. INTERREG IVC state of play

1. INTERREG IVC programme

Learning by sharing
Local / regional authorities access the experience of
others in Europe facing similar issues to improve their
practices / policies
in the fields of
Innovation and the
knowledge economy

Environment and risk

prevention

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1. INTERREG IVC state of play

Eligible area
- EU 27
- Switzerland
- Norway

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Overview approved projects

204

2 274

projects

partners

90% of 271 NUTS 2

regions covered

All budget (302 M) committed

Priority 1

Priority 2

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Thematic Programme Capitalisation

To 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 available
to all EU regions
draw policy recommendations for regional, national & EU
levels

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12 capitalisation topics
111 projects
Priority 1

Priority 2

Innovation Systems 10
(triple helix & open innovation)
Innovation capacity of SMEs 7
Eco-innovation 7
Creative industries 14

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

Entrepreneurship 8
E-government services 6
Demographic change 9
Rural development 9
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DISTRICT+ participating in
the lot on Innovation
Capacity of SMEs

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InnovationCapacityofSMEs

7 projects tackling Innovation Capacity of SMEs

Representing 61 partners from 18 EU Member States

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1. INTERREG IVC state of play

Main achievements (as of June 2012)

Objective:
EU wide exchange of
experience / capacity building

Objective:
Identification / sharing /
transfer of good practices

Overall objective:
Improvement of regional and
local policies

90% of EU
NUTS 2
regions
covered

4,527
staff with
increased
capacity

275
spin-off
activities

3,026
good practices
identified

252
successfully
transferred

1,250
policies
addressed

262
policies
improved

See illustrations of results in the programme Annual Report!

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METHOD
intense interregional exchange process through mini-programme approach
5 strategic themes

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PARTNERSHIP

RESULTS

6 very committed regional

partners taken over high
responsibility for 33 subproject participants
in 6 sub-projects

High mobilisation of local subproject actors leading to

increased capacity of staff
members at different levels of
government

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2. Future of interregional cooperation

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2. Future 2014+

Framework for the future: EU2020 strategy

Draft regulation 2014-2020: 11 Thematic Objectives

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From 3 objectives to 2 goals

Goal 1:
Investment for growth and jobs

Goal 2:
European Territorial Cooperation

Now

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From 2014

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Draft regulations 2014-2020

on interregional cooperation
Link to EU cohesion policy reinforced:
To reinforce the effectiveness of cohesion policy
To transfer good practices into operational programmes
under the Investment for growth and jobs goal

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Selection of 4 Thematic Objectives (TO)

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

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2. Future 2014+

Two types of interventions

1. Policy Learning Platforms

2. Interregional cooperation
projects

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Indicative timeline
March 2010

EU2020
strategy

October 2011

Draft regulation

June 2012

INTERREG 5C Programming Committee set up

Adoption of legislative package &
agreement on budget post 2013

End 2013
March / April 2014

2nd half 2014

End 2014/ early 2015

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submission of the programme to the EC

approval of the programme by the EC
Launch of the 1st call?
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Thanks for your attention!

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