Regional Policy Ex-post evaluation 2007 – 2013 Completed work-packages: 8 – Energy efficiency 9 – Tourism and culture 13 – Geography of expenditure DG REGIO – Evaluation and European Semester Unit 5 November 2015

Regional Policy Work package 8 – Energy Efficiency Some facts: First time this sector was evaluated Examination of 41 OPs – 6 case studies Allocations – Increase by EUR 1.9 million over the period to EUR 6 billion Commitments – EUR 4.7 billion (94.5%) Expenditure – 61.3%

Regional Policy Work Package 8 - Conclusions Almost all of support (90%) in grants More cost-efficient means to be considered in (Allocation has tripled: EUR 18.4 billion) Interventions to be supported by clear rationale Standardised reporting and change in approach can help capture achievements and contribute to their success

Regional Policy Work Package 9: Tourism and Culture … almost ready (in the finalizing stage)  Based on desk research, SFC data, survey of Managing Authorities (Ops>= 15 million euro), and case studies.  Evaluation questions on: rationales and strategies, allocations, interventions, implementation, monitoring and evaluation 4

Regional Policy … Allocations and Priorities: At least EUR 14.4 billion ERDF resources (i.e. 5.4% of total ERDF) allocated to Tourism and Culture during OPs have invested ERDF support in Culture and Tourism, 65 % of which allocated more than EUR 15 million. Half of the surveyed OPs had a dedicated Priority Axis either for culture, or for tourism, or both. BUT … … also in urban regeneration, SME support, sustainable transport etc. 5

Regional Policy … Rationale, strategy, objectives: Rationales for ERDF interventions: support for socio-economic development and tackle market failures. Dominant objectives: o Territorial Cooperation OPs: cultural networking; sustainable tourism, diversification o Competitiveness and Employment OPs: diversification in declining zones o Convergence OPs: cohesion, diversification, upgrading of hotels and accommodation facilities, and entrepreneurship 6

Regional Policy …Interventions and Progress by 2014: Culture: 58% for preservation of cultural heritage, 35% for development of cultural infrastructure Tourism: 55.6% allocated to other assistance to improve tourism services; 25% to hotels and restaurants (through business support and innovation) 7  Project completion rates: 18-67% in culture; 40-80% in Tourism

Regional Policy … Monitoring and Evaluation  Tourism: More than 100 programme-specific indicators reported in 90 OPs ( Examples: Products and services; number of visitors; tourism beds and facilities; sites, monuments and infrastructure, jobs created etc.)  Culture : more than 100 indicators reported in 61 OPs (Examples: cultural sites and monuments, facilities and cultural assets modernized, participants to cultural events, jobs created etc.)  Evaluations: thematic evaluations in Podlaskie and Malta Read more on: governance models, selection processes and criteria, achievements, policy implications, effectiveness, sustainability, and value- added 8

Regional Policy … WP9 References: Interim Report + Final Report Case Studies (6+12): Interreg IV IT-AT (Regional, Transmuseum, Ciclovia Alpia Adria Radweg) Madrid (Regional, Madrid Matadero, Centro de Arte Alcobendas) Malta (Regional, Historical Fortifications of Malta and Gozo, Grant Scheme for Sustainable Tourism Projects by Enterprises) Podlaskie (Regional, Opera and Philarmonics, Centre for Education of Polish Tartars) Puglia (Regional, Buy Puglia, Puglia Sounds) Rhone-Alpes (Regional, Espace de Promotion Parc des Oiseaux, Maison de la Lone - Loisir Parc) 9

Regional Policy Work-package 13: Geography of expenditure Deliverables: - Final report -Collected and estimated data on the cumulative allocations to selected projects and the expenditure at the NUTS2 and NUTS3 level broken down by 86 priority theme for 2007 – Consolidation of dataset with similar data for the period 2000 ‑ 2006 at NUTS2 level -Analysis of 1994 – 1999 data produced by the ESPON study and checking the feasibility of creating a single time series from 1994 – Maps presenting the results of data collection and estimation at NUTS3 level and of the consolidation at NUTS2 level

Regional Policy Insights: Data 2007 – 2014 at NUTS3 level - about 83% of the total funding directly obtained at NUTS3 level or resulted from aggregation of data provided at a higher level of detail (e.g. project level or Local Administrative Units - LAU, former NUTS4 and NUTS5 levels) - approx % of total funding calculated on the basis of project location (for infrastructures) or population distribution (for services) - 7-8% of total funding estimated through statistical and econometric methods Consolidated data at NUTS2 level - some limitations due to the necessary adjustments of the NUTS codes (2003 vs 2006) and identification of a common set of priority themes - only commitments data collected at the source expenditure data not available; payments estimated using the absorption rates by country and fund dataset - data only on expenditures, with shortcomings such as: ununiformed amounts across countries and programmes, incomplete figures, no information if the amounts are in current or constant prices, lack of information on cohesion objectives, ERDF and CF not separable from the totals etc - it cannot be fully compared with 2000 – 2014 dataset

Regional Policy Main conclusions of the mapping exercise 2000 – "Productive investment" more important in period due to the strong increase in RTD share in total ERDF and CF investments -"Environment" investments decreased in 2007 – 2013 period compared to "Infrastructure" - Energy investments increased in 2007 – 2013 period; no clear pattern identified for other infrastructure groups - "Tourism" – central regions decreased investments in 2007 – 2013 period; peripheral regions increased investments in 2007 – 2013.

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