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Petri Haapalainen Jyväskylä 7 April 2006

European Regional and Structural Policy 2007-2013 – focus on European Territorial Co-operation (Objective 3). Petri Haapalainen Jyväskylä 7 April 2006. Goal-oriented development.

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Petri Haapalainen Jyväskylä 7 April 2006

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  1. European Regional and Structural Policy 2007-2013 – focus on European Territorial Co-operation (Objective 3) Petri HaapalainenJyväskylä 7 April 2006

  2. Goal-oriented development • The European Union regional and structural policy increases the economic and social cohesion of the Member States as well as decreases differences in development between the regions, which, in the long run, will benefit the whole of Europe. Common objectives have been approved to direct the support.

  3. Objectives of the Regional and Structural Policy 2000 - 2006 • Objective 1: promoting the development and structural adjustment or regions whose development is lagging behind • Objective 2: supporting the economic and social conversion of areas facing structural difficulties • Objective 3: supporting the adaptation and modernisation of policies and systems of education, training and employment

  4. Community Initiatives2000 - 2006 • complement the Objective Programmes • promote transnational and interregional co-operation and innovative operations as well as the dissemination of good practices also across national borders • Four Community Initiatives are running during the current programming period (INTERREG, URBAN, Leader, Equal)

  5. Community Initiatives 2000 - 2006 • INTERREG supports cross-border, transnational and interregional co-operation • URBAN seeks the economic and social regeneration of declined URBAN regions • Leader aims to diversify economic opportunities in rural regions and increase co-operation between their inhabitants • Equal combats discrimination and inequality in the workplace through international co-operation

  6. Structural Funds as tools 2000 - 2006 • Cohesion Fund • The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) • The European Social Fund (ESF) • The European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) • The Financial Instrument for Fisheries guidance (FIFG)

  7. Objectives of the Regional and Structural Policy 2007 - 2013 • ”Convergence” objective (Objective 1) • ”Regional Competitiveness and Employment” objective (Objective 2) • ”European Territorial Co-operation” objective (Objective 3) • No Community Initiatives any more

  8. Convergence objective2007 - 2013 • is to cover the Member States and regions whose development is lagging behind; the regions targeted by this objective are those whose per capita gross domestic product (GDP) measured in purchasing power parities is less than 75 % of the Community average

  9. Regional Competitiveness and Employment objective 2007 - 2013 • is to cover the territory of the Community outside the ”Convergence” objective; the regions eligible are those under Objective 1 in the 2000 – 2006 programming period which no longer satisfy the regional eligibility criteria of the ”Convergence” objective and which therefore benefit from a transitional aid, as well as all the other regions of the Community

  10. European Territorial Co-operation objective 2007 - 2013 • is to cover regions having land or sea frontiers, the areas for transnational cooperation defined with regard to actions promoting integrated territorial development and support for interregional cooperation and exchange of experience

  11. Structural Funds as tools 2007 - 2013 Less Funds than in the previous period: • Cohesion Fund • The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) • The European Social Fund (ESF)

  12. New Objective 3: European Territorial Co-operation • From a Community Initiative to an Objective in its own right • Somewhat higher financing € 5.8 billion → € 7.3 billion

  13. New Objective 3: financial framework

  14. New Co-operation objective • Cross-border co-operation 77.61%* • Transnational co-operation 18.49 %* • Interregional co-operation 3.89% • In addition, interregional co-operation with regions in other Member State will be encouraged in Convergence and Competitiveness programmes • Co-financing rate: up to 75%-85% • Altogether 12,1 % has been proposed to be transferred from Objective 3 ERDF-allocation from the Member States concerned to the external instruments (ENPI and IPA) *) Flexibility at Member State level: +/- 10%

  15. Co-operation projects 2007-2013Financial instruments Cohesion policy: • Objective 3 – European Territorial Co-operation Policy for External relations: • European Neighbourhood and Partnership instrument (ENPI) • Instrument for Pre-accession (IPA) for (incl. future) candidate countries

  16. Cross-border co-operation along external borders 12.1% of the Objective 3-allocation has been proposed to be transferred to the budget for external relations → Most external EU-borders will therefore not be covered by cross-border Objective 3 programmes (Cohesion policy) Instead they will be covered by ENPI or IPA-programmes (External relations)

  17. Today 62 cross-border programmes

  18. Internal cross-border co-operation Regions eligible for cross-border co-operation

  19. Cross-border co-operation: programme structure • The addition of many maritime borders will change the eligible programme areas considerably • General approach: reduce the number of programmes whenever possible, as a high number of small programmes and excessive administration costs would not seem sensible • Larger co-operation areas may bring in new innovative projects • As some topics of cross-border and transnational programmes may overlap, especially after the inclusion of many maritime borders, coherence between cross-border and transnational programmes should be ensured already at the programming stage

  20. Cross border co-operation: programme structure • The Commission is involved in a process of discussion with Member States aiming at agreeing the programmes and their managing structures so that the programming process can proceed • Programmes along all borders • Programme for each border or group of borders Small programmes to be merged in order to diminish bureaucracy and administrative burden. Subprogrammes or specific priorities possible where necessary • Trilateral/quadrilateral programmes and merging small cross-border programmes might in several cases offer interesting co-operation possibilities. Projects may still be bilateral

  21. Co-operation programmes • Strand A Cross-border co-operation • for solving local problems • include strategic projects, especially along maritime borders • Strand B Transnational co-operation - no longer studies and plans but concrete, strategic projects important for the whole area • Strand C Interregional co-operation - exchange of experiences and best practices to improve regional policy design

  22. Cross-border programmes essentially local in nature, but include strategic projects at least along maritime borders • Entrepreneurship and SMEs, tourism, culture and cross-border trade • 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 Important issues in the programming process: • individual programmes should become more focussed • more focussed calls and commissioned projects

  23. Transnational co-operation • Allocation principle: national population • More strategic approach, well planned projects coordinated at national level Focus on • innovation, RTD, enterprises • environment, water management, risk prevention, incl. maritime safety • improved accessibility, transport, information and communication technology • urban development

  24. Transnational co-operation • Higher profile programmes • Concrete projects with some investments • Networking, plans and studies only to prepare concrete projects • Some strategic projects developed by the programme, involving both regional and national authorities - some of these projects may be written into the Programming document • Not only open calls for proposal but also focussed calls • Can spend 20% outside the eligible area • Can spend 10% outside the EU, if for benefit of the EU regions

  25. Transnational co-operation: programme structure • 13 programme areas agreed • The Commission is involved in a process of discussion with Member States programme by programme aiming at agreeing the programmes and their managing structures as soon as possible so that the programming process can proceed

  26. Project ideas • Maritime safety initiative (already initiated by the North Sea programme and now joint for 5 transnational programmes) • Business co-operation and technology transfer between SMEs, research institutes, universities and regional development agencies to improve the competitiveness of the regions • Protection against flooding • Combating environmental threats • Co-operation between coastal ports and towns to improve accessibility and transport interoperability

  27. Two approaches to interregional co-operation • Interregional co-operation under Objective 3 • Interregional co-operation encouraged also within Objective 1 and 2 programmes

  28. Interregional co-operationNumber of partner organisations per EU Member States

  29. Interregional co-operation programmes foreseen • Thematic interregional co-operation programme focusing on Lisbon and Gothenburg priorities (based on INTERREG IIIC) • Studies, data collection, observation and analysis of development trends, small spatial planning projects (developed on the basis of ESPON) • Identification, transfer and dissemination of best practice in management of co-operation programmes (developed on the basis of INTERACT) • Framework programme for the exchange of experiences on urban renewal (developed on the basis of URBACT)

  30. Thematic interregional co-operation programme • Strong focus on Lisbon and Gothenburg agendas, topics in line with topics from "Regional competitiveness and employment" objective • Simple, transparent and consistent programme framework for project applicants • Thematically organised application and selection processes • Systematic analysis of project results and dissemination ensuring easy access to best practice examples for regional policy makers

  31. Interregional co-operation in Objective 1 and 2 programmes • Inclusion of a specific priority for interregional co-operation in Objective 1 and 2 programmes (optional) • Will allow co-operation between objective 1 and 2 regions and between regions of the same objective • Interregional co-operation can cover common topics of the programmes • Each project partner funds own activities from respective programme

  32. Programme structures to support true co-operation projects of high quality Cross-border and transnational co-operation: • Partners from at least two countries • Fulfill at least 2 of the following 4 co-operation criteria: • joint project development • joint implementation • joint project staff • joint financing

  33. Programme management structures: well working and cost-effective Managing Authority (MA) • Good management capacity as tasks are complex, particularly for transnational and interregional programmes. Joint Technical Secretariat (JTS) • Strong secretariat with international profile capable of supporting the MA effectively • Provide help and support to projects at all stages • Process applications and organise expert assessments Criteria defined for good MA+JTS Monitoring Committee • Normally also responsible for project selection

  34. Programme structures to support true co-operation projects of high quality • No pre-allocations to different regions nor Member States participating in the programme • Projects should compete on the basis of quality and relevance • However, specific priorities or subprogrammes will be accepted • True Lead Partner (LP) projects, where the LP is responsible for implementing the whole project and concludes agreement with MA and with the beneficiaries participating in the operation (project partners) • Mirror projects only exceptionally

  35. Programme and management structures to support projects of high quality • Avoid potential conflicts of interest and apply transparent procedures: • Use external experts to make an initial assessments of projects, especially in those cases where the region managing the programme is also participating in a project • The Joint Technical Secretariat or a Member of the Monitoring and Steering Committee should not be involved in managing a project

  36. European Territorial Co-operation programmes Time-table for programming • Programmes aim at starting in the beginning of 2007 • First drafts of programmes in June-July 2006 • Discussions going on concerning the new programmes between Member States and the Commission

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