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1 Insight into interregional cooperation
Irma Astrauskaitė| Communication Officer Benoît Dalbert| Project Officer Joint Technical Secretariat POWER final conference 21 September 2011, Brussels

2 Summary 1. Reminder on the programme’s context
2. Programme state of play 3. First programme achievements 4. Concluding words on the POWER project

3 1. Programme context

4 EU Cohesion and Regional Policy
1. Programme context EU Cohesion and Regional Policy Reducing disparities

5 EU Cohesion and Regional Policy
1. Programme context EU Cohesion and Regional Policy REGIONAL / NATIONAL PROGRAMMES Objective 1: Convergence 81.54% € billion Objective 2: Regional Competitiveness and Employment 15.95% € 55 billion Objective 3: European Territorial Cooperation 2.52% € 8.7 billion

6 Objective 3: European Territorial Cooperation
1. Programme context Objective 3: European Territorial Cooperation INTERREG: 3 strands and 67 different programmes INTERREG € 6.5 billion 53 programmes A Cross-border € 1.8 billion 13 programmes B transnational 1 programme INTERREG IVC C interregional € 321M URBACT INTERact ESPON 3 programmes networking € 134M

7 INTERREG IVC main features
1. Programme context INTERREG IVC main features Eligible area: - EU Switzerland & Norway ERDF funding: € 300 m 2 priorities - Innovation & knowledge economy - Environment and risk prevention 2 types of interventions - Regional Initiative Project - Capitalisation Project

8 Programme rationale “Learning by sharing”
1. Programme context Programme rationale “Learning by sharing” INTERREG IVC allows local and regional policy-makers to access the experience of others in Europe facing similar issues in order to renew their practices / strategies / policies Mainly dedicated to local and regional authorities Core focus on the exchange of experience

9 2. Programme state of play

10 4 calls for proposals organised
2. Programme state of play 4 calls for proposals organised TOTAL: ~ project partners 1357 (+355) applications 1002 (+29) applications 973 (+481) applications 492 applications Regional Initiative Projects Both types of Projects Both types of Projects Launch of the Programme Capitalisation Projects 1st Call 2nd Call 3rd Call 4th Call 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

11 Applicants per country – all calls
2. Programme state of play Applicants per country – all calls

12 82% of EU NUTS 2 regions represented
2. Programme state of play Approved Projects 71 projects in priority 1 51 projects in priority 2 122 projects 1 332 partners BUDGET, EUR 82% of EU NUTS 2 regions represented committed remaining

13 INTERREG IVC projects related to Energy and Sustainable transport
2. Programme state of play INTERREG IVC projects related to Energy and Sustainable transport 19 approved projects: 6 Climate change 5 Energy efficiency 5 Sustainable public transport 3 Other For a total of 226 partners coming from all EU Member States, also Switzerland and Norway

14 Programme new development
2. Programme state of play Programme new development ‘Capitalisation at programme level’ to better exploit the knowledge resulting from projects working on a similar topic up to 12 topics covered cultural industries ageing population sustainable transport entrepreneurship climate change renewable energy Approved in June 2011 by the Monitoring Committee with a start planned in 2012

15 3. First programme achievements

16 2. Results and achievements
Exchange of experience / match experiences Outputs of the 41 first call projects Exchange of experience results in 23 ‘spin off’ activities 35 Regional Initiative projects 1,639 staff members with increased capacity Average of 40 per project 1,121 good practices identified Average of 32 per project 6 Capitalisation projects 29 sucesfully transfered

17 Examples of transfer under Priority 1
3. Programme achievements Examples of transfer under Priority 1 Project: Practice: ‘Summer entrepreneur’ – Stimulate entrepreneurial mindset among young people through the creation of their own business during summer vacation From: Mid Sweden region To: Flevoland region (NL)

18 MINI-EUROPE example: main results
3. Programme achievements MINI-EUROPE example: main results - 1 practice transferred (‘mainstreamed’) (2 other transfers planned in North West England and Veneto) Participation of 38 young people Creation of one business

19 Examples of transfer under Priority 2
3. Programme achievements Examples of transfer under Priority 2 Project: Practice: ‘Walk to school’ – Encourage school children to walk to school rather than travel by car From: Borrough of Bromley (UK) To: Frankfurt am Main (DE)

20 PIMMS TRANSFER example
3. Programme achievements PIMMS TRANSFER example Results: - 1 practice transferred (partly financed by IVC) schools and 3,000 pupils involved - 40 tonnes CO2 (and 19,200 litres of oil) saved

21 50 national/regional/local policies improved
3. Programme achievements Improvement of regional and local policies Outputs of the 41 first call projects 50 national/regional/local policies improved 8 Priority II ENVIRONMENT 42 Priority I INNOVATION 66% of policies addressed in Capitalisation projects are improved (34 out of 56) 12% of policies addressed are already improved (50 out of 423)

22 Example of policy improvements (INNOVATION)
3. Programme achievements Example of policy improvements (INNOVATION) Sub-theme: Information society Project: Partner concerned: Policy improved: Revision of the Emilia Romagna Regional Telematic Plan which now includes the ‘Guidelines for Local Wireless Communities’ coming from PIKE Bologna Municipality (IT)

23 Example of policy improvements (ENVIRONMENT)
3. Programme achievements Example of policy improvements (ENVIRONMENT) Sub-theme: Natural and technological risks, climate change Project: Partner concerned: Policy improved: Revision of the Emilia Romagna Regional Telematic Plan which now includes the ‘Guidelines for Local Wireless Communities’ coming from PIKE Regional Environment Centre for Eastern Europe (SK)

24 1st call Capitalisation Projects: financial commitment
3. Programme achievements 1st call Capitalisation Projects: financial commitment Achievements of the first call Capitalisation Projects Projects IVC ERDF spent (EUR) Leverage effect Amount dedicated to the implementation of practices (EUR) B3 Regions 1,525,947 x 307 = 468,612,500 ERIK ACTION 1,418,440 x 17 = 24,561,200 ESF6 CIA 935,661 x 55 = 51,300,000 ICHNOS PLUS 734,183 x 0.9 = 687,800 PIKE 1,146,295 x 6 = 7,272,900 RAPIDE 1,194,558 x 18 = 21,210,460 TOTAL 6,955,084 x 82 573,644,800 TOTAL (without B3 Regions) 5,429,137 x 19 105,032,300

25 4. POWER project

26 Project strength : clear relevance to INTERREG IVC
4. POWER Project strength : clear relevance to INTERREG IVC European added-value of the issue tackled: low carbon economy in the context of climate change A focus on the exchange of experience at policy level which is also reflected at sub-project level Quality of partnership: A majority of partners are public authorities Good geographical coverage: 7 partners from all 4 corners of Europe, including 2 new MS

27 quality of approach and deliverables
4. POWER Project strength : quality of approach and deliverables Efficient communication strategy (e.g. video) 9 approved sub-projects of high quality Exchange of experience also between partners with 1 policy improved (IT) and other results expected soon First results: 69 staff members with increased capacity 4 spin-off activities incl. CO2 calculator

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