Representation of Saxony-Anhalt to the European Union Thomas Wobben Boulevard Saint Michel 80

1. Interregional Co-operation – Examples of developing interregional co-operation under the Territorial Co-operation Objective and within the Mainstream Programmes Representation of Saxony-Anhalt to the European Union Thomas Wobben Boulevard Saint Michel 80 B-1040 Brüssel Tel.: 00.32.2.741 09 31 Fax: 00.32.2.741 09 39 E-mail: thomas.wobben@lv-Brussels.stk.sachsen-anhalt.de

2. Interregional Co-operation in the current Funding Period 2000 - 2006

3. INTERREG III C Operations Programme RegionalFrameworkOperations Individualprojects Networks

4. Topics and Operations OPERATIONS - Types of applications TOPICS Best practice from Regional Framework Operations Individual projects Networks Objective 1-2 INTERREG Structured co-operation Urban dev. Innovative Actions Other

5. Regional Framework Operations OPERATIONS Types of applications TOPICS Best practise from Ind. projects Regional Framework Operations Networks • 50-80% of programme budget (indic.) • Regional or equivalent regional bodies • Min. 3 countries, min. 2 Member States • Strategic approach • Partnership • By group of regions on limited range of subjects • ERDF: 500.000-5 mill Euro Objective 1-2 INTERREG Urban dev. Innovative Actions smaller projectspublic authorities + private partners with public guarantee Other

6. Individual projects OPERATIONS Types of applications TOPICS Best practise from Individual projects Networks RFO Objective 1-2 • 10-30% of programme budget (indic.) • Public authorities or equivalent bodies • Min. 3 countries, 2 Member States • Project-based approach • Exchange of experience • ERDF: 200.000-1 mill Euro INTERREG Urban dev. Innovative Actions Other

7. Networks OPERATIONS Types of applications TOPICS Best practise from Networks Individual projects RFO • 10-20% of programme budget (indic.) • Public authorities or equivalent bodies • Min. 5 countries, min. 3 Member States • Exchange of experience costs related to seminars, conferences, web- sites, databases, study tours, exchange of staff • ERDF: 200.000-1 mill Euro Objective 1-2 INTERREG Urban dev. Innovative Actions web- sites, databases, study tours, exchange of staff Other

8. Example: INTERREG III C Regional Framework Operation Perspective 2007-2013

10. Idea for a joint project • Starting point • CENTRE, VALENCIA, NORTH GREAT PLAINS and SAXONY-ANHALT are Obj. 1 or Obj. 2 regions and have experience with structural funds programming • All regions have similar economic structures (automotive, agriculture, tourism) • There is a common interest in these regions to co-operate

11. Idea for a joint project • Areas of co-operation • Exchange on the main policies, implementation mechanism and strategies for structural funds administration in the regions • Exchange on topics of central importance • The effects of globalisation • The demographic development • Future areas of technology development and innovation • Role of public-private partnerships • Main priorities: • The role of innovation and clustering as part of regional development (Saxony-Anhalt) • The role of human resources in regional development (esp. in the tourism sector) • Regional development and regional identity • Renewable Energy (Centre)

12. Project implementation • Interregional Prospective Commission: • composed of political representatives from both regional governments (minister/ under-secretary level), and from members of accompanying committees • Prospective conference: • to be held with about 150 participants in one of the regions respectively to disseminate the results to a wider audience. • 2 Project funds on Sustainability and Competitiveness • two working groups on Sustainability and Competitiveness composed of experts from the regional administrations, external experts • project fund to support co-operation projects between the regions in the field of: clustering, human resources development, regional development and regional identity, renewable energy and waste management

13. Interregional Prospective Commission • composed of political representatives from both regional governments • Presidents of the Regions: • President Camps, • President Sapin • Prime Minister Böhmer • President N.N. • Ministers (Business, European Affairs, Culture, etc.) • Experts

14. InterregionalProspective Commission • Working Groups on • Competitiveness and • Sustainability Interregional Projectfonds for Pilotprojectse in the field of Competitive- ness and sustainability Dissemination Conference

15. Structure of the RFO Application • The RFO is carried out in different components where all actions in a specific field are concentrated: • Component 1: Management/Steering of the Project • Component 2: Prospective Commission • Component 3: Project Funds on Competitiveness • Component 4: Project Fund on Sustainability • Component 5: Evaluation and Mainstreaming

16. Overview of Actions 1st –3rd year

17. Example for a INTERREG III C Network: European Chemical Regions

18. Network of Chemical Regions • Rhineland Palatinate, D • Saxony-Anhalt,D • Saxony, D • Lower Saxony, D • Northrhine Westphalia, D • Catalonia, E • Asturias, E • Huleva, E • DICIDA; GB • Idu-Viru, EST • Masowia, PL • Limburg, NL • Piemonte, I • Lombardia, I • Veneto, I

20. Rationality of Lobby-Work National Decision Making Effort 15% 85% time Draft legislation Decision of the Commission Council and EP readings

21. Speakers: • Margot Wallström, Member of the European Commission • Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Böhmer, Prime Minister of the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt • Dr. Horst Rehberger, Minister for Economy and Labour of Saxony-Anhalt • Reinhard Reibsch, General Secretary of the European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers’ Federation John Hontelez, Secretary General of the European Environmental Bureau • Dr. Gerd Romanowski, Managing director and Head of the Department Science, technology • Miroslaw Lewinski, Deputy Director at the Ministry of Economy, Labour and Social Policy, Department of Industrial Policy, Poland • Boguslaw Kowalski, Vice-Marshal Of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship, • Tony Richmond, Darlington Borough Council • Ingrid Häußler, Mayor of the City of Halle • Councillor John Fraser, Chair of Cheshire County Council's Economic Development Board, Cheshire County • Petra Wernicke, Minister for Agriculture and Environment of Saxony-Anhalt • Dr. Andreas Ahrens, Ökopol Hamburg • Carol Watts, Director of the North West Chemical Initiative, Cheshire • Eduard Figuerola, Generalitat de Catalunya, General Directorate for Industry, Commerce and Tourism • Dr.-Ing. Christoph Mühlhaus, DOW Olefinverbund GmbH • Maria Teresa Annovazzi, Assessore al Bilancio, Province of Novara and environment of Verband der Chemischen Industrie, Frankfurt • Rudolf Bohn, Secretary of State, Ministry for Economy and Labour of Saxony-Anhalt • Prof. Dr. Jan-Hendrik Olbertz, Minister for Science of Saxony-Anhalt • Prof. J. M. Bainbridge OBE • Dr. Rinaldo Psaro, Research Manager, CNR National Research Council, Region Lombardia • Jan Dopper, Member of the Managing Board of DSM, Limburg • Jean Severijns, Province of Limburg • Magne Haugseng, Development Initiative for Chemical Industry Dependent Areas - DICIDA-Network UK • Dr. Gerwald F. Grahe, President of Landesverband Nordost des Verbandes der Chemische Industrie • Dr. Gunthard Bratzke, isw - Institute for Structural Policy and Economic Promotion gGmbH • Steve Duncan, Regional Development Agency ONE Northeast • Antonio Cáceres, Director of the Department for Local Development and Employment of the County Council of Huelva, Spain • Andreas Hiltermann, InfraLeuna, Saxony-Anhalt • JUDr. Richard Hlavatý., Head of European Integration, Ministry for Industry and Trade of Czech Republic

22. ECRN as a way to participate i.e.European Technology Platforms … June 2004 Commission publishes FP7 outline (COM (2004) 353) & ETP discussion document: ETP’s are 1 of 6 priorities for FP7, and are a framework to unite stakeholders around: - a common vision and approach for the technology concerned - definition of a Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) - mobilisation of a critical mass of research and innovation effort European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistryis 1 of some 20 initiatives

23. Political Ambitions • Maintaining competitiveness of the European chemical industry • Participation in the High Level Group on chemical industry. • Stability of Energy supply • Follow the debate on the Energy Action Plan at European level • Remediation of Climate Change • The ECRN will contribute to the continuing debate on climate change and to the future system of emissions trading. • “Better regulation” of European legislation • The ECRN will develop a pilot initiative on better regulation • . • Finalisation of the REACH debate • The ECRN will actively engage in the SME friendly implementation of REACH • Research & Innovation in Chemical regions • The ECRN will use the start of the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for promoting co-operation project • Strengthening the interregional co-operation • The ECRN will develop new projects in the field of interregional co-operation

24. Key Functions of the Network Ensure communication between and with chemical regions The ECRN association will play a crucial role for the communication of the network with very important stakeholders on key policy areas outlined in this action plan. Provide Information and inform about chemical regions The ECRN association will analyse important developments and will provide materials for the exchange of information and experience. Promote the cooperation of chemical regions The ECRN association will continue to organise and realise several events (seminars and other activities) during the year. Ensure proper management of the association The ECRN association will be responsible for the organisation, scheduling and realisation of meetings (according to statutes)

25. Setting up the necessary infrastructure • Setting up of an ECRN office in Brussels. • Employing a managing director and an administrator/secretary • Develop a Membership based association

26. Work Programme

27. The new funding period – new opportunities for interregional co-operation

28. Provisions in the Council Regulation laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund

29. Provisions in the Council Regulation laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund Article 36 Operational programmes for the “Convergence” and “Regional competitiveness and employment” objectives … • At the initiative of the Member State, the operational programmes financed by the ERDF may also contain for the “Convergence” and “Regional competitiveness and employment” objectives: a) the list of cities chosen for addressing urban issues and the procedures for sub-delegation to urban authorities, possibly by means of a global grant; b) actions for inter-regional cooperation with, at least, one region or local authorities of another Member States in each regional programme.

30. Measures to support interregional co-operation in the mainstream Operational Programmes in Saxony-Anhalt

31. Scope of interregional co-operation in the ERDF and ESF mainstream programmes of Saxony-Anhalt • I. bilaterale or multilateral co-operation projects with institutions from the partner regions of Saxony-Anhalt, or regions with whom Saxony-Anhalt has signed a co-operation agreement: funding area – regional partnerships • II. bilateral or multilateral co-operation with institutions in other regions, which would like to cooperate with Saxony-Anhalt: funding area – regional co-operation • II. measures for awareness raising and partner search: accompanying measures in interregional cooperation

32. funding area – regional partnerships • resources should be allocated through a joint mechanism including • a joint call for proposal could be based on joint call for proposal • a joint decision making procedure for selecting the projects similar to Regional Framework Operations • requirements: • comprehensive preparation work between the regions necessary • agreements about funding priorities and decision making procedures

33. funding area – regional co-operation • resources could be allocated for projects which have at least one partner from another region (in another Member State)   • comprehensive arrangements with the participating regions are not necessary • co-ordination work rests mainly with the project applicant • allocation can be made as long as minimum requirements are met

34. accompanying measures in interregional cooperation • accompanying measures could include: • information seminars • partner fairs • information material about interregional co-operation • advice for interregional co-operation • PR work for interregional co-operation

35. Sources for supporting the interregional co-operation • ERDF • EU contribution: 2.190.712 EURO for Period 2007-2013 • no co-financing required • ESF • EU contribution: 2.277.673 EURO for Period 2007-2013 • co-financing rate: 25%

36. Financing the future co-operation projects between Saxony-Anhalt and other regions

37. Proposal for the future co-operation (I) Mainstream Regional Operational Programme/Region X Mainstream ESF/ERDF Programme/Saxony- Anhalt Measures for Interregional Co-operation Measures for Interregional Co-operation Joint Working Programme Joint Calls for Project Proposals

38. Proposal for the future co-operation (II) Joint Working Programme Joint Calls for Project Proposals co-operation project of public authorities co-operation of NGOs business associations etc.

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