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LOOK TO THE FUTURE Paula MacLachlan, INTERREG IVB Contact Point

LOOK TO THE FUTURE Paula MacLachlan, INTERREG IVB Contact Point. The Interreg 'family'. Interreg IVB programme areas; the 13 'zones'. What is Transnational Co-operation?.

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LOOK TO THE FUTURE Paula MacLachlan, INTERREG IVB Contact Point

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  1. LOOK TO THE FUTURE Paula MacLachlan, INTERREG IVB Contact Point

  2. The Interreg 'family'

  3. Interreg IVB programme areas; the 13 'zones'

  4. What is Transnational Co-operation? • A transnational issue is a challenge which goes beyond national borders, for which, by its very nature, a satisfactory solution cannot be found at national, regional or local level without co-operation with partners in other countries. • Added value: • Efficient and innovative solutions for common problems • Speed up innovation through testing different approaches simultaneously • Access to knowledge and hard won experience • Participation in exchange networks • Raise your organisation’s profile • Develop skills and expertise • Take advantage of significant budget

  5. Interreg NW Europe; Geography more or less as now 1 Ireland 2 UK 3 Belgium Luxembourg Parts of 5 France 6 Germany Netherlands Switzerland*

  6. Cooperation area Characteristics • 21% of the EU territory • 180 million inhabitants • 39,5% of the EU population • 307 inhabitants/km2 (that's high!) • 75% of the population lives in densely populated, urban areas • High levels of industrialisation & economic activity • Connectivity problems & issues

  7. Key Features of trans-national projects • Partners in a representative range of Member States • Common issues • Genuine need for collaboration; beyond exchange of experience • Tangible outcomes • Missing links, scaling up, de-fragmenting and removal of technical barriers • Innovative • Long lasting impact (what happens when the project ends?) • NWE average project 9 partners; €3.5m ERDF

  8. Somesuccess stories: INNOVATION

  9. Somesuccess stories: ENERGY

  10. Somesuccess stories: ENVIRONMENT

  11. European Policy Framework for 2014-20 2014-20 Structural and Investment Funding package and policy priorities Focus on Lisbon Agenda (Smart, Sustainable, Inclusive Growth) Specific (draft) ETC Regulation for 2014-20 Regulations still being discussed in EU trilogues (Council, EP and EC)

  12. NWE Programme Preparation • Group with representatives from each Member State • Choosing 3-4 Topics for co-operation from the Menu of 11 topics...... • Discussing ‘Inclusive growth’ ; horizontal - or special activities? • Commissioning studies and overseeing development of the Operation Programme e.g. SWOT, ex-ante evaluation . • OP will be iterative process. Consultation draft autumn. SWOT maybe sooner

  13. The 11 topics • RTD & innovation • ICT • SME • Low carbon economy • Climate change • Environment & resource efficiency • Sustainable transport & key bottlenecks • Employment and labour mobility • Social inclusion and poverty • Education, skills and lifelong learning • Efficient public admin

  14. Key Messages from today

  15. Project development Advice: • You cannot start early enough • Cross- border, transnational and inter-regional are very different, not just in geography • Pay close attention to focus of each programme • What your idea does for and to jobs and communities • Each generation of INTERREG is more demanding: Transnational integration of actions; Innovation; How to work with other projects; How to involve citizens • There is lots of help available from CPs, including finding partners

  16. Contact Us Paula MacLachlan 01275 876734 paula@interreg.org.uk

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