Transcript PowerPoint Presentation INTERREG IVC - SURF
EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
European Interregional Cooperation
State of play and future perspectives
SURF-Nature final conference – 27 September 2012
Zornitsa Tsoneva
| Project and Communication Adviser INTERREG IVC programme
1. INTERREG IVC programme
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Reminder on the context
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State of play Achievements
2. SURF-Nature project
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3. Future of European interregional cooperation
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Summary
INTERREG IVC programme context Eligible area:
- EU 27 - Switzerland & Norway
ERDF funding:
€ 302 million - C-strand of the ETC objective SURF-Nature Final Conference – Cardiff – 27 September 2012
INTERREG IVC programme context
INTERREG IVC in a nutshell
‘Learning by sharing’
Allows
local / regional authorities
to
access the experience
of others in Europe facing similar issues in order to renew their
practices / policies
in the fields of
Innovation and the knowledge economy Environment and risk prevention
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INTERREG IVC – state of play
Overview approved projects
204
projects
2 274
partners
Innovation & knowledge economy Whole budget committed Environment & risk prevention
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INTERREG IVC – state of play
Projects tackling ‘biodiversity and preservation of natural heritage, air quality’
www.commons-interreg.eu
www.periurbanparks.eu
www.citeair.eu
http://reverse-aquitaine.eu
www.greeninfranet.org
www.nostraproject.eu
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INTERREG IVC achievements
Results achieved
(as of June 2011)
Objective:
EU wide exchange of experience / capacity building 90%
of EU NUTS 2 regions covered
3,549
staff members with increased capacity Objective:
Identification / sharing / transfer of good practices 2,835
good practices identified
151
successfully transferred
Good practice database: www.interreg4c.eu/findGoodpractices.html
Overall objective:
Improvement of regional and local policies 1,250
policies addressed
118
policies improved SURF-Nature Final Conference – Cardiff – 27 September 2012 7
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INTERREG IVC achievements
Online
good practice data base
biodiversity: in protecting and valorising Agriculture and food, Tourism, Land development.
Example: Green Network in Estonia
http://reverse.aquitaine.eu/ 9-good-practices
Where is the corridor?
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INTERREG IVC achievements
An
interactive guide
to help peri-urban park management: target users: park management authorities, spatial planners, public authorities… output: park ID card, allows for targeted advice.
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TOPIC
unique in INTERREG IVC
SURF-Nature project MANAGEMENT
- committed management team - excellent input to programme events 10
PARTNERSHIP
wide geographic coverage (14 partners, 10 countries)
ACHIEVEMENTS
- 22 good practices identified -Impact on policy level … SURF-Nature Final Conference – Cardiff – 27 September 2012
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Future of European interregional cooperation Proposal for regulation concerning ETC 2014-2020 incl. interregional cooperation
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Link to EU cohesion policy
to be reinforced Transfer of good practices into “
operational programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs goal
” • Role to play in
capacity building
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institutional capacity & efficient public administration
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Thematic concentration
in line with 11 thematic objectives SURF-Nature Final Conference – Cardiff – 27 September 2012
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Future of European interregional cooperation
2 scenarios currently discussed
(not mutually exclusive)
1. Improved integrated programme (similar to INTERREG IVC) • INTERREG IVC philosophy kept • Improvements & simplification (e.g. 1 type of projects only) 2. Support programme to national / regional Operational Programmes under the ‘Investment for growth and jobs’ goal • More fundamental change (less bottom up) • ‘Service provider’ to Managing Authorities (
similar to the Smart Specialisation Platform in Sevill
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Regions of Europe Sharing Solutions
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www.interreg4c.eu
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