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
9
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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