Transcript INTERACT Powerpoint Presentation

Good governance of Programmes towards
the New Objective 3
Current experience and challenges ahead
Mattia Agnetti – INTERACT Programme Secretariat
Table of contents
– 2006 State of Play
– Phisical and financial progress of
Programmes
– Management, implementation and
monitoring of Programmes
– Future Steps towards Objective 3
INTERREG Programmes currently operating
64 Cross Border Programmes
13 Transnational Programmes
4 Interregional Programmes
Programmes’ effectiveness – achievement of objectives
– enhanced cross-border economic and social
integration
– consolidated joint strategies for sustainable
territorial development
– improved territorial integration across large
groupings of European regions
– increased territorial integration with EU 10 and
enhanced strategy towards candidate and
neighbouring countries
– improvement of effectiveness of policies and
instruments for regional development and
cohesion
Programmes’ effectiveness – physical progress
– participation levels generally satisfactory
– mostly well-balanced geographical
participation throughout Europe
– domination of public authorities and underrepresentation of private sector and social
partners
– evidence of new participants and new
networks
– increase of genuine cross border projects
during Programme life cycle
Programmes’ effectiveness – financial progress
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Problems incurred
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late start of programmes
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delays in establishing implementation structures
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incompatibility with external funding instruments
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low demand among potential applicants in early stages of
programme implementation
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imbalances in funding across borders
Actions taken
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intensification of programme promotion
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targeted project development support
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additional calls for projects
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reallocation of resources
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creation of task forces to address incompatible procedures
Programmes’ effectiveness – financial progress
Cross Border Cooperation EUR 3 762 761 486
Level of decommittments
0.1% 2003 – 0.2% 2004 – 0.2% 2005
Transnational Cooperation EUR 1 413 538 382
Level of decommittments
0.5% 2003 – 0.8% 2004 – 0.7% 2005
Interregional Cooperation EUR 353 010 932
Level of decommittments
0.1% 2003 – 8.5% 2004 – 1.4% 2005
Programme effectiveness – Community Added Value
– political AV – high visibility of EU (IIIA), contribution to
new concepts of regional integration and governance
– policy AV – innovative instrument to address policy
problems
– institutional AV – creation of new institutions, networks
and partnership, with potential for sustainability
– operational AV – stability of multi-annual programming;
embedding of monitoring and evaluation
– learning AV – strong effects on exchanges of experience,
knowledge and know-how; potential for individual and
institutional learning
Programme management
– most programme management arrangements operate
satisfactorily
– wide variation in management – related to national
institutional structures, experience and type of
programme
– main Management issues:
– need to clarify responsibilities, functions or relationships (MA,
PA, JTS, intermediaries bodies)
– better coordination between organisations
– lack of legal framework
Programme implementation
– majority of implementation systems are working well
– project generation issues
– facilitating the formation of project partnerships
– improved application procedures
– providing support to applicants
– project appraisal and selection issues
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accelerated decision-making
improved appraisal methods
increased transparency
Increased selectivity of high quality projects
– programme marketing issues
– improved information quality and accessibility
– targeted promotion
– communicating about projects
Programme monitoring
– monitoring has improved significantly but
further development is needed
– monitoring issues:
– developing monitoring databases
– accommodation of INTERREG data requirements
– accessibility to stakeholders
– improving indicator sets
– definitions
– streamlining of indicators
– realistic targets
– communicating monitoring requirements to partners
State of play as of June 2006
– new 5 draft Structural Funds Regulations
following Council agreement of May 2006
– community Strategic Guidelines on
Cohesion Policy pursuant to Art. 23 and 24
– national Strategic Reference Framework
pursuant to Art. 25 and 26
– preparation and approval of operational
programmes pursuant to Art. 31
European Territorial Cooperation
– cooperation will contribute to Growth and Jobs
Agenda
– cooperation will contribute to economic and
social integration of regions where there are
wide territorial disparities
– cooperation will focus and concentrate on
specific themes according to different Strands
Good Governance of Programmes towards Obj. 3
examples of challenges ahead
– generalisation of the Lead Partner Principle
(Cross-Border Programmes)
– design of Multi-country programmes
– setting up European Grouping of Territorial
Cooperation
– cooperation at the external borders of the EU
(Coordination with IPA and ENPI)
Good Governance of Programmes towards Obj. 3
examples of challenges ahead
– building up a new generation of project ideas
(e.g. Strategic projects)
– selection of Genuine Transnational Projects
(links with Obj. 1 and 2 Plans)
– setting up in time effective Institutional
arrangements
– involvement of new actors in programme and
project planning
Thank you for your attention
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