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FROM INTERREG III TO EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL CO-OPERATION State of Play January 2007

An overview of territorial cooperation in Europe, including the history, organization, and goals of the INTERREG European Territorial Cooperation program.

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FROM INTERREG III TO EUROPEAN TERRITORIAL CO-OPERATION State of Play January 2007

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  1. FROM INTERREG IIITOEUROPEAN TERRITORIAL CO-OPERATIONState of Play January 2007

  2. What do we mean by “territorial cooperation” ? • Cooperation between MS based on geographical features: borders, sea basins, periphery, etc • Structural Funds support for activities which decrease the negative impacts of borders or enhances cooperation and integration among partners who share a “common space”

  3. History • First INTERREG Community Initiative launched in 1990 • Second programming period 1994-1999 – INTERREG II (merging REGEN & INTERREG) • Third programming period 2000-2006 – INTERREG III (still on-going – 3 strands) • NOW – fourth period but with INTERREG as a full Structural Fund Objective – European Territorial Cooperation (same 3 strands kept)

  4. Main new features 2007-13 • Objective in its own right (before Community Initiative Programme) – more visibility • Improved legal basis (Specific provisions for co-operation, EGTC) • Clear focus on Lisbon and Göteborg (more focused programmes expected – cross cutting themes linked to innovation and environment) • 75% EU co-financing for all regions (in some cases up to 85%) • Total budget of €7.75 billion, 2007-13

  5. How is it organised ? • 3 strands: 1. Cross-border cooperation for direct cooperation between areas separated by a border 2. Transnational cooperation for activities improving integration within a specific space (e.g. North Sea, Northern Periphery) 3. Interregional cooperation to exchange experience and good practice in regional development policies

  6. Cross-border cooperation • 2007-13 sees the arrival of “maritime cross-border cooperation” – > new programmes appear (e.g. Central Baltic, South Baltic, Channel) • Bulgaria and Romania included from the start as Member States

  7. What do cross-border programmes do 2007-13 ? Essentially local in nature : • Entrepreneurship and SMEs, cross-border trade, tourism and culture • Protection and joint management of the environment • Better access to transport • Information and communication networks • Water, waste management and energy management systems • Joint use of health, culture and education infrastructure • Judicial and administrative co-operation Particularly important to contribute to Lisbon and Göteborg while working on erasing the negative effects of borders

  8. Transnational cooperation • 13 transnational programmes, but slightly different geography to previous period: • Inclusion of Bulgaria and Romania • Atlantic Area becomes Atlantic Coast with a narrower scope and geography • 2 Mediterranean programmes merged into one • CADSES split into 2 (Central Europe and South-East Europe)

  9. 2007-13

  10. What do they do (2007-13) ? Focus of trans-national programmes on : • Innovation, RTD, enterprises • Environment : water management, environmental protection and risk prevention (including maritime safety) • improved accessibility, transport, information and communication networks • sustainable urban development

  11. What is new in transnational cooperation? • Higher profile programmes • Concrete projects with some investments • Networking, plans and studies acceptable only if they prepare for concrete projects • Some strategic projects, involving both regional and national authorities - may be inserted into the Programming document • Not only open calls but also focused/thematic calls for projects

  12. Four interregional network programmes covering the whole EU • Interreg IV C – exchange of experience to improve the effectiveness of regional policy • Urbact II – support to networks of cities • Interact II – support for implementation of Interreg progammes • ESPON – European Spatial Planning Observatory Network

  13. Interreg IV C 2007-13 • Single programme covering EU-27 + Norway + Switzerland (no more zoning as in 2000-06) • A vehicle for Regions for Economic Change • Fast Track to optimise the transfer of experience and knowledge between regions • Networks between regional actors across Europe and across different objectives of Structural Policy to identify and transfer good practice

  14. External Borders of the EU • New Policy context – Neighbourhood & further enlargement • Co-operation on borders with third countries financed through ENPI (European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument) • Co-operation on borders with (potential) candidate countries financed through IPA (Instrument for Pre-Accession)

  15. IPA borders

  16. European Grouping of Territorial Co-operation (EGTC) • Creation of a new legal instrument at EU level with legal personality (binding Regulation, not a Directive) • Member States free to delegate management of an ETC programme to an EGTC • Regional/local partners free to run ETC projects as an EGTC • Other existing instruments remain possible

  17. How to set up an EGTC? • Who can be a member?  Art. 3 • Member States (especially those without regions) • regional authorities • local authorities • bodies governed by public law  Art. 1(9), 2nd sub§ of Dir 2004/18/EC + associations consisting of such bodies • at least two Member States (third countries?)

  18. EGTC actions (1) • What can EGTC do? • Carry out TASKS given by its members  Art.7(1) • Act within confines of tasks given  Art. 7(2) • limited to co-operation in cohesion field  Art. 7(3) • ONE member may be empowered to execute the EGTC's tasks  Art. 7(5) • What can EGTC NOT do? • Exercise of powers conferred by public law to safeguard general interest of State  Art. 7(4):Police, Regulatory powers, Justice, Foreign policy

  19. EGTC actions (2) • What can EGTC do? • Primarily implement cooperation programmes(EGTC signs grant letters as managing authority)(EGTC could be intermediate body for interregional priority axis) • co-operation projects (ERDF, ESF, CF)(EGTC is the lead or another beneficiary) • "Other" cooperation actions with EU funding • "Other" cooperation actions without EU funding • Ad 4.: Actions outside EU funding can be restricted by Member States to Art.6 ERDF-like actions  Art. 7(3)

  20. Useful websites http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/interreg3/ abc/abc_en.htm

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