1. Capacity building programme on transnationality in ESF calls for propposals
Brussels, 7-8 November 2016

2. Meeting agenda – Day 1 10:05-10:25 Warm-up
Each participant sketches their ideal result from a transnational project (one they’ve experienced, or one they hope for)
10:25-12:15
Step 1: Added value of transnational calls:
Short introduction (5’)
Tour de table: How does your country implement / intend to implement transnational calls? (60’)
Panel: exchange of experience from the first coordinated call between Sweden, Finland, Poland and Belgium (45’)
12:15-13:00
Lunch (canteen)
13:00-15:00
Step 2: Institutional capacity – how to make TNC happen:
Short introduction
Example of Finnish way of organising implementation of the calls
Discussion in groups of 6 people (questions in seminar manual p.6)
Remaining questions to be asked to all MS in the plenary
15:00-15:15
Coffee break
15:15-16:45
Step 3: Setting priorities:
Flemish approach to the calls vs Swedish approach
Discussion in groups of 6 people (questions in seminar manual p.8)
Reporting back to the plenary about participants’ priorities and views on more or less specific priorities
Q&A
16:45-17:15
Step 5: Partner search: 2

3. Step 1 Added value of transnational calls
TN Calls
Projects
Impact

4. IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSNATIONAL PROJECTS WITHIN ESF
Common Framework
Themes/sub-themes
Timetable
Easier partner search
Available TN meetings and online platorm with partner-search database
Flexible approach
Individually chosen themes
No synchronized timetable with other MSs
Available TN meetings and online platorm with partner-search database

5. QUESTION
How does your country implement/intend to implement transnational calls?

6. Step 2 Institutional capacity
Special priority axis for TNC in the OP
Different national OPs
Through regional OPs
Horizontally = no TNC

7. Step 3 Setting priorities in co-ordinated calls
National/
regional
National/regional policies and plans EU
Common ESF themes
EU/national
/regional
Sub-themes and other specifications (voluntary)

8. GOVERNANCE & PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL ECONOMY
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
INCLUSION
LEARNING & SKILLS
MIGRANTS
GOVERNANCE & PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

9. TIMETABLE - COORIDNATED CALLS 2018
From…………………. until …………………
MSs agree on (sub)themes and specific parameters
……………………. 2018
Launching transnational calls/coordinated calls within MSs.
……………………..2018
Project promoters develop projects and build partnerships (i.e with use of partner search database). Transnational Cooperation Agreements are signed.
……………
Project submission deadline

10. Step 5 Partner search - Partner search database - Partner search fora
- Other actions?
Potential barriers:
- Language
- Capacity (time/people)
- Lack of budget

11. POSSIBLE CONFIGURATIONS FOR TRANSNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
All partners are in the same theme in a co-ordinated call
Cross-theme partnerships in co-ordinated call
Partnerships involving some projects using ‘flexible approach’ calls
Minor transnational activity within all national calls (e.g. SE & PL allow this)
Partnerships with non-ESF-funded partners (e.g. funded by other ESIFs, Erasmus+, DG RTD, UNDP or own funding)
POSSIBLE CONFIGURATIONS FOR TRANSNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

12. Two-step procedure implemented i.e. in Flanders
Information sessions for potential beneficiaries on national/regional/local level
Cooperating between MSs – agreeing a common budget (for instance from ESF technical assistance) to organise together a physical partner search forum
SOME IDEAS..

13. Designing transnational calls
Step 4 Design
Designing transnational calls
CF (general terms of reference - ToR/framework for the calls, TN, online platform). EU-level ESF Transnational Platform serves ONLY as facilitator for transnational activities, it issues recommendations, IT DOES NOT HAVE A MANDATE TO INTERFERE IN THE PROCESS OF DESIGNING CALLS IN MSs.
MS launch their transnational calls in one or more themes from the CF in the agreed timeframe incorporating the general ToR in their own way according to their national rules and regulatiorns.
MSs are free to launch transnational calls in the themes of their choice and are not bound by any common commitments. CF
Flexible
approach
EU level
national / regional level

14. The transnational call should include:
Aim of the call and theme
Amount of financing, timeframe
National/regional-specific requirements for projects (qualitative and quantitative)
Requirements regarding transnational actions
Transnational Cooperation Agreement (TCA) template
The transnational call should include:

15. Question 1:
How can the subthemes be defined? Is it better to specify the subthemes for the call or leave it open?
Question 2:
How to agree on the common timeframe? How far in advance do we need to set the deadline? Shall we specify the duration of the projects?
Question 3:
What main outputs and outcomes are expected from Swedish and Polish calls? What would you expect from this call in your country?
Question 4 - Eligibility of costs of transnational actions:
What are the difficult issues? Can we establish simplified costs options for certain types of activities, e.g. internships, flat-rate for travel and/or stay abroad (which would also require setting up standards)?
Question 5 - Social innovations:
What is your attitude to social innovations? Do you want to incentivise it? How would you measure it?

16. Step 6 Transnational cooperation agreement

17. DISCUSSION IN GROUPS
QUESTIONS:
- Is the template suitable for you?
- What changes would you like to see?
- Can we simplify this format?

18. Step 7 Assessment of projects
Discussion points:
What aspects of projects should be assessed (e.g. relevance, feasibility,
sustainability, innovation etc.)?
How to assess added value of transnationality?
How to assess the credibility of the transnational partner?
How should projects be monitored (quality? spending?)
How do you do final evaluations?

19. Step 8 Proposals for better planning of 2018 coordinated call
Early commitment from MSs to TN calls
Calls/projects/impact working group
Idea-jam
Information meetings with project promoters
National shadow networks

20. For any queries please contact TNC helpdesk:
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