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European Union | European Regional Development Fund
From INTERREG IVC to Interreg Europe
Info day - Germany
Martina Bacova | Project Officer
Katja Ecke | Financer Officer
Verena Priem | Project Officer
Interreg Europe Secretariat
Berlin, 22 April 2015
INTERREG IVC
INTERREG IVC (2007-2013)
‘Learning by sharing’
Local / regional authorities exchange the experience
with others in Europe facing similar challenges
in order to improve their practices / policies
EU 27
Norway
Switzerland
Public authorities
Bodies governed by public law
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INTERREG IVC
204
2 285
projects
partners
Innovation and the
knowledge economy
Innovation, research
and technology
development
18 (16%)
37 (31%)
90% of 271 NUTS 2
regions covered
Environment and risk
prevention
Natural and technological
risks
10 (12%)
16 (19%)
Entrepreneurship and
SMEs
Waste management
20 (17%)
9 (11%)
Information Society
38 (44%)
5 (6%)
44 (36%)
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Water management
Employment, human
capital and education
7 (8%)
Biodiversity and
preservation of natural
heritage
Energy and sustainable
transport
Cultural heritage and
landscape
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INTERREG IVC
Main achievements (2014)
Objective:
EU wide exchange of
experience / capacity building
Objective:
Identification / sharing /
transfer of good practices
Overall objective:
Improvement of regional and
local policies
90% of EU
NUTS 2
regions
covered
7,537
staff with
increased
capacity
446
‘spin-off
activities’
6,475
good practices
identified
543
successfully
transferred
1,943
policies
addressed
438
policies
improved
See illustrations of results in the programme Annual Report!
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Germany in INTERREG IVC
81.5 m
inhabitants
16.15 %
IVC population
777 DE partners
in 518 project applications
with 91 DE lead partners
99 projects = 48.5 %
of total
with 137 DE partners
led by 21 DE lead
partners
23% approved
(vs. 15% programme average
approval rate)
DE partners in applications by call
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INTERREG IVC
Main achievements for Germany (2014)
Objectives:
EU wide exchange of
experience / capacity building
393 staff with
increased capacity
36 ‘spin-off
activities’
Identification / sharing /
transfer of good practices
27 GPs successfully transferred
Improvement of regional and
local policies
29 policies improved
ERDF Funds committed:
approx. 21,7 mEUR
CAP projects mainstream funds
dedicated to GP implementation:
approx. 16 mEUR
See illustrations of results in the programme Annual Report!
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Germany in INTERREG IVC
Examples of impacts of CAP projects in DE Länder
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DE Land
Project
Example of GP mainstreamed into SF prgm
SaxonyAnhalt
RAPIDE
Innovation Vouchers - ERDF €72,000
Saxony
ESF6 CIA
Vocational Training - €802,872 (75% ESF)
BadeWürttemberg
MKW
NewBook Innovation Centre - €350,000 ZIM-NEMO
programme financed by Fed. Ministry of Economics
Hessen
ENTREDI
‘We Tech Off Including Mapping Support Services €415,000 financed by Leonardo programme & HAT
SchleswigHolstein
SCINNOPOLI budget 2012-2015
Innovation Support Services - €100,000 institutional
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INTERREG IVC
Example of transfer
Project:
Practice:
The Good Practice transferred is a
walk to school campaign, a schools
contest which helps to promote
regular walking among pupils.
From: London
Councils (UK)
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To: Frankfurt Public
Transportation
Authority (DE)
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INTERREG IVC
Example of transfer
Project:
Practice:
The main function of the “Scientific
Intermediation Group” practice is to provide a
point of contact for companies where they can
find solutions for their technology-related
questions, find cooperation partners and
support in applications for public funding
programmes.
From: Economic Office
of the Province of
Namur (BE)
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To: Stuttgart Region
Economic
Development
Corporation (DE)
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INTERREG IVC
Example of policy improvements
Priority 2, Sub-theme: Energy and sustainable transport
Project:
Partner concerned: Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (DE)
Policy improved: Thanks to some of the project inputs, Hamburg included two
key topics in its Governmental Program for 2011: sustainable logistic
development and intelligent and innovative traffic management systems.
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INTERREG IVC
Thematic programme capitalisation
12 sets of reports & policy papers
All available at:
www.interreg4c.eu/capitalisation/
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Bridge to Interreg Europe
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Interreg Europe
Context
Overall strategic framework: EU2020 strategy
SMART
GROWTH
Economy based
on knowledge &
innovation
GREEN
GROWTH
INCLUSIVE
GROWTH
Resource
efficient, greener
and more
competitive
economy
Highemployment
economy
delivering social
and territorial
cohesion
3 pillars translated in 11 Thematic Objectives in 2014-2020 regulation
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Interreg Europe
Few principle from the new regulations
• Concentrate resources to order to optimise the impact
• Result orientation
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Interreg Europe
Objective set in the ETC Regulation - Article 2(3)(a)
for interregional cooperation:
‘to reinforce the effectiveness of cohesion policy’
‘identification and dissemination of good practices with a
view to their transfer principally to operational
programmes under the Investment for growth and
jobs goal but also, where relevant to cooperation
programme’
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Interreg Europe
Interreg Europe is about…
Policy learning among public authorities
to improve performance of policies & programmes for
regional development,
in particular Structural Funds programmes, and
where relevant, European Territorial Cooperation
programmes
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Eligible area
EU28 + Norway &
Switzerland
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Interreg Europe
…S3
innovation
infrastructure
innovation
chains…
Thematic focus
4 priority axes
renewable
energies
Low-carbon
economy
SME
competitiveness
Environment and
resource
efficiency
sustainable
transport…
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development,
growth of
SMEs…
Research and
innovation
…energy
efficiency
…creation,
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…natural
heritage
cultural
heritage
resources
efficiency…
Interreg Europe
Two actions
A. Interregional Cooperation
Projects
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B. Policy Learning Platforms
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Interreg Europe
Projects
Definition
Partners from different countries working together on a shared
regional policy issue (within the thematic fields of the
programme)…
Objective
….to improve the effectiveness of the policies of the regions
involved in the project (in particular their Investment for Growth
and Jobs goal programmes)
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Interreg Europe
Project organised in 2 phases
Phase 1
(1 to 3 years)
Exchange of experience ending up with the
production of 1 action plan / region
Phase 2
(2 years)
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Monitoring of the action plan implementation
+ possible pilot actions
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Interreg Europe
Projects partnership: who is eligible?
• Public bodies (the main target group)
(e.g. local, regional, national authorities)
• Bodies governed by public law
(Directive 2004/18/EC)
• Private non profit bodies
Confirmation of the eligibility status:
check with your contact point
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Interreg Europe
Projects partnership features
• From at least 3 countries, from which at least 2 partners
from EU-MS
• Recommendation: between 5 to 10 partners
• Advisory partners:
 offer a particular competence that can facilitate the
project’s implementation
 do not address a policy instrument and therefore do
not need to develop an action plan.
• Stakeholder group: one per region
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Interreg Europe
Co-financing rates
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According to legal status or location
85% ERDF
Public or public equivalent from EU
75% ERDF
Private non-profit from EU
50% Norwegian funding
Public, public equivalent and private nonprofit from Norway
Swiss funding
Public, public equivalent and private nonprofit from Switzerland
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Platforms: what is it?
Research and
innovation
SME
competitiveness
Low-carbon
economy
Environment and
resource
efficiency
A service provided per priority axis via:
Online collaborative tool
with relevant functionalities
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+
Expert team
content and coordination role
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Interreg Europe
Origin
INTERREG IVC
capitalisation
exercise
S3 platform
Seville
Objective
Objective: To contribute to policy learning across EU, in
particular on Structural Funds implementation
 better exploiting projects’ results
 opening up programme results to anyone interested
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Interreg Europe
Platforms
Examples of services
 Advice regional stakeholders and running projects
 Organise and facilitate peer reviews among regions
 Organise and facilitate thematic workshops
 Analyse and disseminate the content of projects through
dedicated events & publications
 Facilitate knowledge sharing and networking among
regions on the collaborative tool
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Interreg Europe
Platforms
Target groups
Stakeholders involved in the implementation of Growth &
Jobs or cooperation programmes
Other stakeholders relevant to the topics
Implementation
Sub-contracting arrangement
Through procurement procedure
Launched in the course of 2015
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Interreg Europe
Two interrelated actions
Policy Learning
Platforms
Open to all regions
Contribute
Enrich
Project 1
Project 2
Project 3
Interregional cooperation
projects
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Interreg Europe
Funding
• Programme ERDF budget: MEUR 359
o
o
ERDF budget for platforms: MEUR 15.3 (max)
ERDF budget for projects: MEUR 322.4 equally
shared over 4 priority axis (MEUR 84)
• ERDF budget recommended per project:
between MEUR 1 to 2
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Zooming in on Interreg Europe
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Zooming in Interreg Europe
1. Improving Structural Funds programmes
2. Public administrations as main target groups
3. Mobilising stakeholders
4. Capturing results
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1. Improving Structural Funds
programmes
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1. Improving Structural Funds
ERDF + ESF = Structural Funds + Cohesion Fund
= The Funds + EAFRD + EMFF = ESI Funds
(European Structural and Investment Funds)
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1. Improving Structural Funds
Why? rationale
Objective set in the ETC Regulation - Article 2(3)(a)
for interregional cooperation:
‘to reinforce the effectiveness of cohesion policy’
‘identification and dissemination of good practices with a
view to their transfer principally to operational
programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs
goal but also, where relevant to cooperation
programmes’
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1. Improving Structural Funds
Goal 1:
Investment for growth & jobs
EUR 340 billion
Goal 2:
European Territorial Cooperation
EUR 10.2 billion
INTERREG EUROPE
EUR 359 m
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1. Improving Structural Funds
How is it reflected at project level?
Policy instruments addressed to be specified in application form
At least half of the policy instruments addressed by a project
need to be related to Structural Funds programmes
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1. Improving Structural Funds
How do you improve policies?
• Support new projects
• Change programme governance
• Change programme structure
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2. Public administrations as
main target groups
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2. Involving policy makers
Why? Rationale
INTERREG EUROPE: dedicated to improving policy instruments
Public administrations: organisations responsible for policy
design and implementation
Public administrations: core target group of Interreg
Europe
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2. Involving policy makers
How is it reflected at project level?
Participation of public administration: pre requisite
e.g. When Structural Funds programme addressed,
Managing Authorities (MA) / Intermediate Bodies (IB)
should be involved
If organisation responsible for the policy instrument addressed
is not a partner, it should provide a letter of support:
a commitment to fully support and closely follow the project
implementation
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2. Involving policy makers
Letter of support
Required for a partner when:
- Structural Funds programme is addressed, but the MA/IB (or
other relevant bodies) in charge of the management of this
Structural Funds programme is not directly involved in the
project as a partner
- Another policy instrument (outside Structural Funds) is
addressed, but the organisation responsible for this
instrument is not directly involved in the project
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4. Interreg Europe
A new role for MAs/IBs of SF programmes
•
Active participation as project partners
•
Political endorsement as providers of letters of support
•
Active involvement in phase 2 of projects (roll-out of the
action plan)
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Strategic communication to relevant stakeholders
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Active use of policy learning platforms
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3. Mobilising stakeholders
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3. Mobilising stakeholder
Why? Rationale
4 levels of learning in interregional cooperation
3. Regional stakeholders
learning
2. Organisational
learning
4. External /
EU level learning
1. Individual
learning
Key success factor to interregional learning: to go beyond
individual / organisational learning
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3. Mobilising stakeholder
How to optimise learning?
Creation of stakeholder groups:
- 1 group per partner region
- Members:
• organisations competent in the field tackled by the
project (e.g. for innovation: research centres,
universities, agencies, SMEs)
• body in charge of policy instrument addressed (in
case this body is not a partner)
- Involved in the interregional learning process
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4. Capturing results
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4. Capturing results
Why? Rationale
• Importance to demonstrate results beyond policy changes
• Impacts of cooperation can take time
• Tackle the pilot action ‘paradox’: pilot action cannot be
known at the application stage
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4. Capturing results
Projects: structure and duration
Implementation in 2 phases
Phase 1 (exchanging and learning)
From 1 to 3 years
Phase 2 (monitoring)
Fixed to 2 years
Maximum duration: 5 years
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4. Capturing results
Phase 1
Projects: structure
‘Interregional learning’
Interregional exchange of experience
e.g. seminars, workshops, site visits, staff exchanges, peer reviews
1 Action Plan per region
Measures to be implemented
Timeframe
Work steps
Responsible players
Costs and funding resources (if applicable)
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4. Capturing results
Projects: structure
Phase 2
‘Monitoring the action plan implementation’
• Monitor the implementation of the different action plans
• Pilot actions (only in justified cases)
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4. Capturing results
Insight into phase 2
• Primarily dedicated to monitoring the Action Plan
implementation
• Activities pre-defined by the programme (i.e. 2 partner
meetings, 1 dissemination event, website update and
reporting activities)
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Support for projects
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Support for projects
• Partner search tool
• Project idea database
• Programme feedback
• Application Pack
• Events
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Support for projects
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Support for projects
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Support for projects
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Support for projects
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Support for projects
National information events
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For local participants
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Information about the programme & funding
opportunities
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Inspiration from local project partners
Lead applicant seminars
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2 events per call for proposals
(May – June 2015, tbc)
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For lead applicants in projects upon
submission of relevant PIF
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Guidance for submitting the application
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Usually with individual consultations
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Support for projects
interreg4c.eu/interreg-europe
interregeurope.eu
facebook.com/interregeurope
twitter.com/interregeurope
changing-regions.eu
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Calendar &
Terms of reference 1st call
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Calendar
mid-January 2015
1st half 2015
Scheduling for individual consultations open
National information days
Individual consultations
April 2015
Launch of Information campaign on First call
May/June 2015
Lead applicant seminars
mid-July 2015
(tbc)
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Project assistance form available online
First call for project proposals closed
Submit application
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Terms of reference
First call for proposals
• Provisional timing:
• April – June – 1st call information campaign
• June – July – 1st call for proposals open (tbc)
• No thematic restrictions: call open to all Investment priorities
• No specific requirement in terms of geographical coverage
• One third ERDF budget available: MEUR28 per priority axis
• Procedure: on-line system
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Thank you for your attention!
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