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This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made possible by the

INTERREG IVC programme

DANTE mid-term conference

Torino, 2 October 2013

EU Interregional Cooperation

Elena Ferrario | Project officer

Joint Technical Secretariat

This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made

possible by the INTERREG IVC programme

Summary

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1. INTERREG IVC state of play and its contribution

to rural and mountain development policies

2. Future of interregional cooperation

This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made

possible by the INTERREG IVC programme 3

INTERREG IVC programme

‘Learning by sharing’

Innovation and the knowledge economy

Environment and risk prevention

in the fields of

Local / regional authorities access the experience of

others in Europe facing similar issues to improve their

practices / policies

This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made

possible by the INTERREG IVC programme 4

Eligible area

- EU 27

- Switzerland

- Norway

This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made

possible by the INTERREG IVC programme

Overview approved projects

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204 projects

2 274 partners

All budget (302 M€) committed

Priority 1 Priority 2

90% of 271 NUTS 2

regions covered

This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made

possible by the INTERREG IVC programme

Thematic Programme Capitalisation

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To exploit and build on knowledge

from projects working on a similar topic

for the benefit of local and regional authorities all around Europe

Experienced thematic experts analyse projects in order to:

- identify synergies & complementarities

- discover innovative approaches & make them available to all EU

regions

- draw policy recommendations for regional, national & EU levels

This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made

possible by the INTERREG IVC programme

9 projects on ‘Rural development ’

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94 partners involved from 23 EU Member States + Norway

This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made

possible by the INTERREG IVC programme

The common features of projects in rural development

New technologies

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Tourism as new economic driver

• All projects concerned by at least one of the two

• Defensive and/or offensive strategy

• Two projects tackle both: DANTE and E-CREATE

This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made

possible by the INTERREG IVC programme

policy achievements

for rural development in IVC:

• Tourism development and ICT

• Rural development and smart work

centres

• Eco-accommodations

• Employment services

• Support to SMEs in rural areas

• Use of GIS

• Forest planning for sustainability

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www.interreg4c.eu/capitalisation

This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made

possible by the INTERREG IVC programme

The added-value of interregional cooperation

to reinforce regional development policies

• ultimate aim is: POLICY CHANGE, i.e. improving the effectiveness of

regional policy, via exchange of good practices

• bringing local and regional policy makers together to exchange and if

useful change their perspective

• Innovation or mutual learning: unique opportunity to learn any not reinvent

the wheel – optimisation of available resources

• Transfering good practices, but with the ultimate aim in mind

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This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made

possible by the INTERREG IVC programme

Future of interregional cooperation

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This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made

possible by the INTERREG IVC programme

Framework for the future: EU2020 strategy

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Draft regulation 2014-2020: 11 Thematic Objectives

This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made

possible by the INTERREG IVC programme

From 3 objectives to 2 goals

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Goal 1: Investment for growth and jobs

Goal 2: European Territorial Cooperation

Now From 2014

This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made

possible by the INTERREG IVC programme

Draft regulations 2014-2020

on interregional cooperation

Link to EU cohesion policy reinforced:

• To reinforce the effectiveness of cohesion policy

• To transfer good practices into “operational

programmes under the Investment for growth and jobs

goal” and « European Territorial Cooperation »

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This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made

possible by the INTERREG IVC programme

Selection of 4 Thematic Objectives (TO)

• TO1: Strengthening Research, Technological

Development and Innovation

• TO3: Enhancing the competitiveness of SME

• TO4: Shift towards a Low Carbon Economy

• TO6: Protecting the Environment and promoting

Resource Efficiency

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This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made

possible by the INTERREG IVC programme

Two types of interventions

1. Policy Learning Platforms

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2. Interregional cooperation projects

This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made

possible by the INTERREG IVC programme

Indicative timeline

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March 2010

Draft regulation

Launch of the 1st call?

approval of the programme by the EC

INTERREG ‘5C’ Programming Committee set up

Adoption of legislative package & agreement on budget post 2013

submission of the programme to the EC

EU2020

strategy October 2011

June 2012

March / April 2014

2nd half 2014

End 2014/ early 2015

This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made

possible by the INTERREG IVC programme

The new programme name is...

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This project is co-financed by the ERDF and made

possible by the INTERREG IVC programme

INTERREG EUROPE

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