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EUROPEAN REGIONALDEVELOPMENT FUND
Cogita Final Conference, 23 October 2014, Bologna
EU Interregional CooperationState of play and perspectives
Elisa Milos| Finance Officer
Joint Technical Secretariat
COGITA final conference
23 October 2014, Bologna
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Summary
1. INTERREG IVC state of play
2. Programme Capitalisation
3.COGITA project
4. Future of Interregional Cooperation
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INTERREG IVC state of play
204 projects
2 285 partners
90% of 271 NUTS 2 regions covered
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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
2,037policies
addressed
432policies
improved
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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
1. INTERREG IVC state of play
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INTERREG IVC state of play
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http://www.interreg4c.eu/
Capitalisation
PUBLICATIONS
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TOPIC
To support the uptake of an
integrated concept of Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) in
Small and Medium-sized
Enterprises (SMEs) by policy
makers.
TOPIC
To support the uptake of an
integrated concept of Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) in
Small and Medium-sized
Enterprises (SMEs) by policy
makers.
METHODOLOGY5 sub-groups
1.CSR awareness raising / capacity building within SMEs2.2: Inter-firm collaboration / regional supply chains3.Communication / Branding4.CSR incentives in public procurement5.CSR related criteria for awarding public funding for regional SMEs
METHODOLOGY5 sub-groups
1.CSR awareness raising / capacity building within SMEs2.2: Inter-firm collaboration / regional supply chains3.Communication / Branding4.CSR incentives in public procurement5.CSR related criteria for awarding public funding for regional SMEs
RESULTS17 good practices identified
>30 Staff members with increased
capacity1 Spin off activity
RESULTS17 good practices identified
>30 Staff members with increased
capacity1 Spin off activity Fact-s
heets
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Future of interregional cooperation
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Policy learning among public authorities to improve performance of policies & programmes for regional development,
in particular Structural Funds programmes
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INTERREG EUROPE rationale INTERREG EUROPE rationale
Goal 1: Investment for growth & jobs
EUR 316 billion Goal 2:
European Territorial Cooperation
EUR 8.9 billion
€
INTERREG EUROPE
EUR 359 m
EU Cohesion policy
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Main features
• Eligible area: EU28 + Norway &Switzerland
• Who is eligible?
o Public bodies
o Bodies governed by public law
o Private non-profit bodies
• Co-financing rates
o 85% for public or public equivalent
o 75% for private non profit
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Thematic focus
4 themes
Research, technological development &
innovationCompetitiveness of SME
Low carbon economy Resource efficiency
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Two actions
Policy Learning PlatformsInterregional Cooperation
Projects
Proposed actionsProposed actions
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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)
partner from different countries to work together on a shared
regional policy issue within the scope of the selected Investment
Priorities
ProjectsProjects
Interregional cooperation projects
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New features
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’
ProjectsProjects
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What is it?
PlatformsPlatforms
Innovation SME competitiveness
Resource efficiencyLow-carbon economy
1 service provided per thematic objective via:
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2 interrelated actions
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Future 2014+Future 2014+
Programming – Indicative timeline
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