Integr ated Territorial Investment (ITI)

1. Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) Zsolt SZOKOLAI European Commission DG for Regional Policy

2. 2. New tools for implementing integrated territorial strategies Urban and territorial development Community-led local development Thematic objectives, (Urban) investment priorities ETC ITIMinimum 5% of ERDF of each Member State for urban development through delegated ITI Urban development platform Urban innovative actions (0,2% of ERDFat EU level)

3. Why ITI for sustainable territorial development? Sustainable urban development requires a whole bundle of integrated measures – financial pot Different measures will need to be supported under different thematic objectives und priorities Funding programmes should mark and bundlethe necessary resources for such integrated measures Article 7 ERDF regulation (recital 7) Article 99 CPR (recital 21, 65)

4. Urban dimension: Member States should earmark at least 5% of ERDF-resources for ITI with management delegated to cities (also partly, depending on administrative structure and capacity) List of cities in Partnership Contracts and OPs For comparison (2007-2013): Urban dimension (Art. 8 ERDF regulation) not compulsory and often hardly visible ERDF-resources programmed for urban priority axes only 3% on EU average Mainly sectoral investments (esp. in new Member States) Little involvement of cities

5. ITI – how does it work? Bundling funding from different priority axes and programmes (e.g. ERDF and ESF) For an integrated territorial/urban development strategy For a specific target area at the appropriate territorial scale e.g. at the level of neighbourhoods, cities, city-regions, metropolitan areas, rural areas, functional areas Possible delegation of the managementto intermediate bodies, including local authorities „Mini-programme“ for integrated, multi-dimensional measures – shared vision for the future development of the territory

6. Entry point for programming: Concentration on Europe 2020 objectives Thematic dimension: Smart growth Research & Innovation ICT SME Sustainable growth Low-carbon economy Resource efficiency Risk prevention Sustainable transport Inclusive growth Employment Social inclusion Combating poverty Education Integrated strategies and measures Territorial dimension: Governance mechanism: Cities and urban areas I T I Deprived urban areas and neighbourhoods City-regions, metropolitan areas Rural areas, etc.

7. Sustainable urban development and ITI Example: Member State A Regional ERDF OP National/sectoral/ETC ERDF OP • Arrangements between city and regional/national level on: • Justification of planned actions (ex-ante) • Territorial and thematic objectives • Planned measures and actions • Synergy between different thematic actions • Management (division of tasks) and capacity building needs • Indicators • Monitoring, evaluation I T I ESF OP City 3 CF OP  City 1 City 2 City 3  + additional resources from ESF und CF where appropriate

8. How to prepare for an ITI • Reinforced strategic and integrated programmingArticle 11, 14, 87 CPR (recital 9, 14, 15, 21, 65)Article 7 ETC • Follow the programming procedure (Be there, Be informed, Be involved) • Partnership Agreement shall indicate the arrangements to ensure an integrated approach to the use of the CSF Funds for the territorial development by the principles for identifying the urban areas where integrated actions for sustainable urban development are to be implemented • Agreement on delegation of implementation between organisation managing ITI and the participating Managing Authorities`

9. ITI in ETC: Art 10 ETC: the intermediate body to carry out the management andimplementation of an ITI shall be an EGTC or other legal body established under thelaws of one of the participating countries ITI creates the possibility to combine actions financed from ETC and mainstream programmes Possible examples: Cross-border and transnational programmes Cross-border conurbations Subregional or interregional territories with some common specificities (lakes, mountains)