Regional Policy Ex post evaluation of ERDF and CF: State of play DG REGIO – Evaluation and European Semester Brussels, 5 November Cohesion Policy

Regional Policy Overview of work packages No.Work packageResponsible in REGIO evaluation unit 0Data collection and quality assessmentDaniele Vidoni 1SynthesisKai Stryczynski 2 Support to SMEs – Increasing Research and Innovation in SMEs and SME development Marielle Riché 3Financial instruments for enterprise supportDaniel Mouqué 4Support to Large EnterprisesDaniel Mouqué 5TransportJan-Marek Ziolkowski 6EnvironmentAnette Mengel 7Modelling the effects of transport projectsPostponed 8Energy efficiencyPatty Simou 9Culture and TourismVioleta Piculescu 10Urban development and Social InfrastructuresDaniel Mouqué 11European Territorial CooperationDavid Alba 12Delivery system (covers also the ESF)Ivanka Lakova 13Geography of expenditureAlida Staicu 14 Effect on GDP etc Modelling: QUEST, Rhomolo, Regional Discontinuity Design, Propensity Score Matching Violeta Piculescu, Daniel Mouqué Daniele Vidoni Kai Stryczynski 15Communication2016

Regional Policy WP 1: Synthesis Consultant: APPLICA Two interim deliverables to prepare synthesis: - Macroeconomic situation - Regional developments Summary by MS of findings Synthesis report in April

Regional Policy 4 WP2: Support to SMEs Achieved: Typology of main instruments funded in 50 programmes representing 62% of ERDF supporting SMEs Literature review: prerequisites, rationale, evidence 8 case studies: Puglia, Castilla y Leon, Ile de France, Saxony, Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic: 200 interviews with MA and stakeholders Seminar with managing authorities and experts Cohesion Policy

Regional Policy 5 WP2: Support to SMEs Consultant - CSIL Just received: 3 theory based impact evaluation on 3 policy instruments: business creation and development (IT), R&D projects (ES), support to innovation (PL) Still to come: Final report expected end 2015 Cohesion Policy

Regional Policy Consultant – t33, EPRC 9 case studies finished Draft final report by mid-November 2015 Steering group meeting on WP 3: Financial instruments

Regional Policy Consultant: KPMG 8 case studies finished Seminar in July 2015 Draft final report received Steering group meeting on WP 4: Support to large enterprises

Regional Policy WP 5: Transport Consultant – AECOM, KPMG 2 nd Interim report received 8 major project case studies 6 Member States case studies and Catalogue of challenges Draft f inal report expected next week 8

Regional Policy WP 6: Environment Consultant – COWI Analysis of Cohesion Policy contribution in for environmental infrastructure projects (drinking water, wastewater and waste). 40 major projects 10 case studies finished Catalogue of challenges Seminar in October 2015 Final Report in December

Regional Policy 10 WP 10: Urban Development and Social Infrastructures Consultant – METIS Revised draft final report received

Regional Policy 11 WP 11: ETC Consultant – ADE Revised Interim report is under approval from Commission 10 Case-studies in progress, report to be received by 12 th of November Stakeholders conference will be held on the 11 th of December with 60 participants

Regional Policy WP 12: Delivery System Consultant – KPMG, Prognos Case studies work in 8 MS completed and reports under revision Report on capacity building (financed by Technical Assistance) just submitted Final report in March

Regional Policy WP 14 a-b:Macroeconomic models QUEST, RHOMOLO Internal work DG REGIO Effect on GD; capital formation, labour market, tax base New feature : RHOMOLO – NUTS 2 level Reports in December / January

Regional Policy WP 14c / 14d: Effect on GDP etc Authors: G Pellegrini, D Bondonio To estimate the impact on regional growth in the EU-27 regions by using data Understanding how varying intensity of support affected regional growth. Now verifying these results by extending analysis to EU-27 and to Final reports in January 2016.

Regional Policy Further use Public Open Consultation: January – March Questions under preparation Staff Working Document on policy implications: April 2016 Ex post should feed into Communication "Budget Focused on Results" and impact assessment for period after

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