INTERREG III INTERREG III

“(Best) practices”

Esben Poulsen, European Commission

Regional Regional Seminar,Seminar,BrusselsBrussels

12.12.200212.12.2002

INTERREG

• MA: Managing AuthorityMA: Managing Authority

• MC/SC: Monitoring/Steering CommitteeMC/SC: Monitoring/Steering Committee

• JTS: Joint Technical SecretariatJTS: Joint Technical Secretariat

• PA: Paying AuthorityPA: Paying Authority

• + other structures+ other structures

Joint StructuresJoint Structures

INTERREG

• MA: Managing AuthorityMA: Managing Authority

- Main responsible vis a vis Commission- Main responsible vis a vis Commission

(e.g. annual review/meeting)(e.g. annual review/meeting)

– – Ensure that systems are in placeEnsure that systems are in place

(monitoring, evaluation)(monitoring, evaluation)

Joint StructuresJoint Structures

INTERREG

• MC/SC: Monitoring/Steering CommitteeMC/SC: Monitoring/Steering Committee

- MC: Strategic/Policy responsibility- MC: Strategic/Policy responsibility

(National, Regional, Social Partners)(National, Regional, Social Partners)

– – SC: Select projectsSC: Select projects

Joint StructuresJoint Structures

INTERREG

• JTS: Joint Technical SecretariatJTS: Joint Technical Secretariat

- Project evaluation- Project evaluation

- Serve MA, SC, PA- Serve MA, SC, PA

- International staff- International staff

Joint StructuresJoint Structures

INTERREG

• PA: Paying Authority PA: Paying Authority

- Single bank account- Single bank account

- Payment claims to Commission- Payment claims to Commission

- (sub-PA by Member States) - (sub-PA by Member States)

Joint StructuresJoint Structures

INTERREG

• Other:Other:

- Legal employer- Legal employer

- (National) Contact Points- (National) Contact Points

- “Transnational Secretariats”- “Transnational Secretariats”

- and …………- and …………

Joint StructuresJoint Structures

INTERREG

• N + 2 ruleN + 2 rule

• Mid Term ReviewMid Term Review

• 18 months rule18 months rule

+ many more!+ many more!

Joint Joint Problems/ChallengesProblems/Challenges

INTERREG management INTERREG management

supportsupport

- Info point, Cooperation - Info point, Cooperation

tools, tools, Web-site, Training, Web-site, Training,

Data baseData base

INTERACT POINTS - 90%INTERACT POINTS - 90%

INTERACTINTERACT

Support for all INTERREG Support for all INTERREG Programmes Programmes

INTERREG DevelopmentINTERREG Development

- Local and Regional - Local and Regional

initiatives:initiatives:

Specific clientsSpecific clients

50%50%

INTERACTINTERACT

Support for all INTERREG Support for all INTERREG Programmes Programmes

Border Regions to AC Border Regions to AC

CountriesCountries

- Managing transition- Managing transition

90% / 50%90% / 50%

INTERACTINTERACT

Support for all INTERREG Support for all INTERREG Programmes Programmes

Succes criteria:Succes criteria:

• Joint management structures Joint management structures

• Move toward concrete projectsMove toward concrete projects

• Clear objectives: Clear objectives:

targets, baseline, indicatorstargets, baseline, indicators

• Truly cross Truly cross

border/transnationalborder/transnational

INTERREG III A and B

To improve the To improve the effectivenesseffectiveness

of regional development of regional development policies and instrumentspolicies and instruments

INTERREG III C

Aim:Aim:

Thank youObrigado

MerciGracias