Transcript European Commission EUROPEAN COMMISSION Regional Policy EN Objective 3 Territorial Co-operation 2007-2013 Workshop 4:Trans-national co-operation DG Regional Policy Brussels, 22 February 2005

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
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Objective 3
Territorial Co-operation
2007-2013
Workshop 4:Trans-national
co-operation
DG Regional Policy
Brussels, 22 February 2005
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Questions of the Member States
 Budgetary flexibility between cross-border and
transnational cooperation (art. 22 ERDF)
 Geographic flexibility (cooperation with
partners outside the programme area, art. 22)
 Criteria for the definition of programme areas
 Definition of strategic projects
 Focus on priority themes
 Consistence of themes / strategic projects and
zoning
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Questions of the Member States (II)
 Overlapping of programme areas
 Bilateral maritime co-operation
 Relation between transnational co-operation
and European Neighbourhood and Partnership
Instrument (ENPI)
 Place of transnational cooperation in the
national strategic frameworks
 Outermost regions
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Content of the presentation
 Programming
 Management
 Methodology for zoning
 Strategic projects
 Priority themes and actions
 Definition of programme areas
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Process for adoption of new spaces
 list of eligible areas annexed to the
Community Strategic Guidelines on
Programming
Cohesion (CSG)
 option: if MS want, trans-national coop.
integrated in the National Strategic
Reference Framework (NSRF)
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Trans-national co-operation projects
Programming
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• Partners from at least two countries
• Fulfil at least 2 of the following 4 cooperation criteria:
• joint project development
• joint implementation
• joint project staff
• joint financing
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Flexibility concerning the location
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of the operations (1/2)
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• Expenditures paid for the
implementation of operations located
on the territory of third countries (Art
22(3) ERDF):
• for cross-border and trans-national
cooperation
• on condition that the operations benefit to EU
Regions
• ceiling: 10% of the ERDF contribution to the
OP
• for those expenditure, the responsibility lies
on the EU lead beneficiary and certifying
authority
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Flexibility concerning the location
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of the operations (2/2)
• Operations including partners from
outside the eligible area (Art (22 (2)
ERDF)
• in duly justified cases
• only in the framework of transnational
cooperation
• ceiling: 20% of the ERDF contribution to the
OP
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METHODOLOGY
Strategic
approach
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 Identify critical mass for strategic
projects and priority themes at
European level
 Experience of INTERREG III B
 Identify spaces for future programmes
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Strategic projects - definition
 Genuine trans-national character
 Contribute to structuring European
Strategic
approach
territory
 Assure a significant territorial impact
 Choice on the basis of severeness of
the problem and sustainable
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development needs.
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Priority
themes and
actions
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River basins and
‘motorways of the sea’
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Regional flood risk
analysis
Low to medium risk
High risk
Very high risk
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Source: JRC LISFLOOD
model
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Forest fire analysis
Priority
themes and
actions
Source: JRC
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4 priority themes
article 6 ERDF
1. Water management
Priority
themes and
actions
2. Natural risk prevention
3. Improving accessibility
4. Creation of scientific and technological
networks
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3 types of projects/actions
1. Strategic projects and actions
Priority
themes and
actions
2. Bilateral maritime co-operation
3. "Soft" co-operation projects/actions
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Definition of programme areas:
4 criteria
1. Geographical criteria
Definition of
programme
areas
2. Thematic typology / strategic projects
3. Political criteria
4. Programming continuity
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Geographic flexibility
(20%) Article 22 of ERDF
 Flexibility for space continuity:
Definition of
programme
areas
add an area concerned with the project(s)
 Flexibility for trans-spaces co-operation (ex:
Interreg III B New Project shared by 5
programmes on maritime safety)
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4 criteria of analysis of current
programmes/spaces
1. Management
Definition of
programme
areas
2. Results / outcomes
3. Geographic coherence
4. Potential for strategic projects
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Constraints in current programmes
 Limited financial ressources
 Geographic overlapping: it should be limited.
Definition of
programme
areas
 Number of participating states: sometimes
too big (ex 18 countries in CADSES)
 Not enough space identity
 Difficulties to get a sufficient number of
strategic projects in each space.
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Two types of current / future spaces
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Future spaces with geographical
pertinence, good potential for strategic
Definition of
programme
areas
projects, fair cooperation and management
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NOT all the 13 Current spaces are
convincing on these criteria.
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