Interreg Europe Elena Ferrario Coordinator Projects | Interreg Europe Joint Secretariat e.ferrario@interregeurope.eu 16 March 2017Info Day in Oslo

Summary Key programme features Programme state of play Third call for proposals

Key programme features

Interreg Europe: what is it? Objective set in the ETC Regulation - Article 2(3)(a) for interregional cooperation: “to reinforce the effectiveness of cohesion policy” “identification and dissemination of good practices with a view to their transfer principally to operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs goal but also, where relevant, to cooperation programmes”

Interreg Europe: what is it? Exchange of experience to improve performance of policies for regional development, in particular Structural Funds (SF) programmes EU Cohesion Policy Goal 1: Investment for growth & jobs EUR 340 billion Goal 2: European Territorial Cooperation EUR 10.2 billion Interreg Europe EUR 359 m

Improving performance of policies What is a policy instrument? Means of public intervention (policy, strategy or law developed by public authorities) Example: regional mobility plan How to improve a policy instrument? Implement new projects Change programme governance Change programme content May not require funding!

Geographic & thematic focus The only Interreg covering EU 28 + Norway & Switzerland A thematic programme

Target groups Managing authorities Regional/ local authorities Learn from each other to improve policies Agencies, institutes, private non-profits

Supported actions A/ Policy learning platforms B/ Projects

A/ Platforms

Internal capitalisation Policy Learning Platforms facilitate continuous policy learning across EU by creating a community of policy makers & practitioners to improve regional policies Better exploit projects’ results Open up the programme results to anyone interested Internal capitalisation External capitalisation

Online collaborative tool www.interregeurope.eu/policylearning Policy Learning Platforms A service-portfolio provided per priority axis via: Online collaborative tool With relevant functionalities Expert team Content and coordination role +

First thematic content online! articles, news, events www.interregeurope.eu/policylearning

Services accessible to all public www.interregeurope.eu/policylearning Services accessible to all public Knowledge bank Networking opportunities Good practices Database Policy recommendations, EU policy news Thematic studies Practitioners Database Matchmaking events Discussion forums Partnering events Services for registered members Expert helpdesk Expert support The 4 services following interest for involvement of the users. These are the seed services to kick off the platforms. Policy advice Guidance in the databases Analysis data Updated information Peer reviews Benchmarking exercises Thematic workshops Capacity building events

B/ projects

Projects: main features Definition Partners from different countries working together on a shared regional policy issue (within the thematic scope of the programme)….. Objective ….to improve the effectiveness of the policy instruments of the regions involved in the project (in particular their Investment for Growth and Jobs programmes)

At least half of EU policy instruments addressed must be SF Projects’ features Implementation in 2 phases Policy exchange of experience (1 to 3 years) ending with production of 1 action plan per policy instrument addressed Monitoring of action plan implementation (2 years) + (possible pilot actions) Focus on Structural Funds programmes At least half of EU policy instruments addressed must be SF Phase 1 Phase 2

Projects: partnership requirements Min: 3 countries to be represented Recommendation: between 5 to 10 partners Involvement of policy responsible organisations Directly as partners Indirectly through letter of support (and through participation in stakeholder groups) Creation of stakeholder groups Contribute to success of learning process by involving all relevant organisations Reduce obstacles to action plan implementation

Who is eligible? Public bodies: main target group e.g. MAs/IBs, local/ regional/ national authorities Bodies governed by public law (Directive 2004/18/EC) Private non profit bodies Co-financing rates According to legal status or location 85% ERDF Public or public equivalent from EU 75% ERDF Private non-profit from EU 50% Norwegian funding Public, public equivalent and private non-profit from NO Swiss funding Public, public equivalent and private non-profit from CH

What do we finance? Exchange of experience activities Seminars, study visits, peer reviews, staff exchanges… How?

Call 1 & 2 results

Call results 472 submitted 130 approved 27.5% success EUR 180 million

Programme state of play Geographical coverage Partners by legal status 100% partner countries 78% NUTS 2 regions

Partners in approved projects N° of partners per country All partner states represented in projects from the two calls

Norway in the two calls

Projects with Norwegian partners Innovation and research Exchange of experiences in monitoring mechanisms (MONITORIS3) Policies to improve rural areas' innovation systems (P-IRIS) SME competitiveness Access to Microfinance for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (ATM for SMEs) Supporting knowledge capacity in ICT among SME (SKILLS+) Improving SME internationalisation support policies (Inside Out EU)

Projects with Norwegian partners Low-carbon economy Sustainable Measures for achieving resilient transportation in metropolitan regions (SMART-MR) Environment and resource efficiency Management of heritage in coastal landscapes (HERICOAST) Supporting natural and cultural heritage (Green Pilgrimage)

THIRD CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Deadline for submission 12:00 (CEST time)

Thematic scope All investment priorities open Projects on environment and resource efficiency encouraged

Budget available ERDF left: EUR 147 M

Tip 1: Be innovative Most covered topics so far Governance of RIS3 Clusters within RIS3 Internationalisation Innovation capacity Circular economy Urban mobility Energy efficiency in buildings

Tip 2: Explore new topics ?

Financial instruments

Renewable energy

Water management

Tip 3: Get newcomers on board

Procedure: Online system

For more information Interreg Europe community http://www.interregeurope.eu/account/registration/ Application pack (incl. programme manual) http://www.interregeurope.eu/apply/ Online application system http://www.iolf.eu

Thank you! Questions welcome