1. EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND CLUE final conference, 24 September 2014, Turin EU Interregional Cooperation State of play and perspectives Johanna Bähn | Finance Officer Joint Technical Secretariat CLUE final conference 24 September 2014,Turin

2. 2 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin Content 1.INTERREG IVC state of play 2. Future of interregional cooperation

3. 3 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin 3 LOCARE Final Event, 26 September 2013, Vejle 1. INTERREG IVC programme ‘Learning by sharing’ Innovation and the knowledge economy Environment and risk prevention in the fields of Local / regional authorities access the experience of others in Europe facing similar issues to improve their practices / policies 1. INTERREG IVC state of play

4. 4 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin 4 LOCARE Final Event, 26 September 2013, Vejle Eligible area -EU 27 -Switzerland -Norway 1. INTERREG IVC state of play

5. 5 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin Overview approved projects 204 projects 2 274 partners All budget (302 M€) committed Priority 1Priority 2 90% of 271 NUTS 2 regions covered 1. INTERREG IVC state of play

6. 6 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin 1. INTERREG IVC state of play Main achievements (as of June 2013) 90% of EU NUTS 2 regions covered Objective: EU wide exchange of experience / capacity building 6,188 staff with increased capacity 349 ‘spin-off activities’ Objective: Identification / sharing / transfer of good practices 4,709 good practices identified 403 successfully transferred Overall objective: Improvement of regional and local policies 2,037 policies addressed 432 policies improved See illustrations of results in the programme’s annual report!

7. 7 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin 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

8. 8 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin 12capitalisation topics 111 projects Priority 1Priority 2 Innovation Systems – 10 (triple helix & open innovation) Innovation capacity of SMEs – 7 Eco-innovation – 7 Creative industries – 14 Entrepreneurship – 8 E-government services – 6 Demographic change – 9 Rural development – 9 Climate change – 7 Energy efficiency – 12 Renewable energy – 7 Sustainable transport – 15 CLUE participates in the group ‘Climate change’ 1. INTERREG IVC state of play

9. 9 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin 7 projects tackling ‘Climate Change’ 83 partners involved from 21 EU Member States Climate Change

10. 10 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin METHOD Cooperation with other initiatives and projects Combination of research and regional partners PARTNERSHIP 12 committed partners from SE, IT, AT, DE, PL, EL, NL, ES, UK with a very active and reliable lead partner RESULTS Around 80 good practices identified, Some first transfers initiated or carried out 1. INTERREG IVC state of play

11. 11 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin 2. Future of interregional cooperation

12. 12 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin Few principle from the new regulations Concentrate resources to order to optimise the impact Result orientation Context

13. 13 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin Regulation package 2014-2020 on interregional cooperation Link to EU cohesion policy ‘to reinforce the effectiveness of cohesion policy’ ‘identification and dissemination of good practice with a view to its transfer principally to operational programmes under the investment for growth and jobs goal but also, where relevant, to programmes under the European territorial cooperation goal’ Context

14. 14 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin Four themes Thematic focus Research & innovation SME competitiveness Low-carbon economy Environment & resource efficiency

15. 15 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin INTERREG EUROPE rationale EU Cohesion policy Goal 1: Investment for growth & jobs EUR 340 billion Goal 2: European Territorial Cooperation EUR 10.2 billion Policy learning among public authorities to improve performance of policies & programmes for regional development, in particular Structural Funds programmes € INTERREG EUROPE EUR 359 m

16. 16 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin INTERREG EUROPE rationale Goal 1: Investment for growth & jobs EUR 340 billion Goal 2: European Territorial Cooperation EUR 10.2 billion Policy learning among public authorities to improve performance of policies & programmes for regional development, in particular Structural Funds programmes € INTERREG EUROPE EUR 359 m EU Cohesion policy

17. 17 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin 2 actions Policy Learning Platforms Interregional Cooperation Projects Proposed actions

18. 18 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin Overall objective to improve the effectiveness of the policies of the regions involved in the project (in particular investment for growth and jobs goal programmes) Definition Interregional cooperation projects allow partners from different countries to work together on a shared regional policy issue within the scope of the selected investment priorities Projects A. Interregional cooperation projects Main features

19. 19 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin A. Interregional Cooperation Projects Who should get involved? Projects find tried and tested measures to implement in your programme share and implement good practices coming from across Europe get involved with your policymakers and contribute to better policy implementation Managing Authorities Regional/local authorities Agencies, institutes…

20. 20 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin A. Interregional Cooperation Projects 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 1.Implementation in 2 phases 2.Creation of ‘local stakeholder groups’ Projects

21. 21 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin Future cooperation area 30 countries -EU 28 -Norway -Switzerland

22. 22 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin Online collaborative tool With relevant functionalities + Expert team Content and coordination role B. Policy Learning Platforms EU-wide capacity building on: Platforms Innovation SME competitiveness Resource efficiency Low-carbon economy 1 service provider per thematic objective via:

23. 23 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin 2 interrelated actions

24. 24 CLUE final conference 24 September 2014, Turin Future 2014+ First call for project proposals expected approval of the programme by the EC INTERREG EUROPE Programming Committee set up Adoption of legislative package & agreement on budget 2014-2020 submission of the programme to the EC June 2012 September 2014 End of 2014 Spring 2015 Programming timeline December 2014 INTERREG EUROPE launch event Bologna Dec 2013 May 2014 New programme & budget adopted by Partner States

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