Transcript PowerPoint Presentation INTERREG IVC

Thorsten Kohlisch, INTERREG IP East, Katowice
EUROPEAN REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT FUND
INTERREG IVC:
Paving the Road from Theory to Practice
Maribor, 10 November 2010
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Reducing Disparities – Strenghtening Cohesion
EU Cohesion and Regional Policy
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Benefiting European Regions & Cities
REGIONAL / NATIONAL
PROGRAMMES
EU Cohesion and Regional Policy
Objective 1:
Convergence
Objective 2:
Regional Competitiveness
and Employment
€ 282.8 billion
€ 55 billion
influence
Objective 3:
European Territorial
Cooperation
(including INTERREG IVC)
€ 8.7 billion
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A Programme for European Regions & Cities
INTERREG IVC
Governance:
 EU 27
 Switzerland
 Norway
 JTS & 4 IP’s
ERDF funding:
 EUR 302m
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Mutual Learning beyond National Borders
Overall Objective
 Improve the effectiveness of regional development
policies
 Contribute to economic modernisation and increased
competitiveness of Europe
by
 Enabling exchange of experiences and knowledge
 Ensuring transfer of good practices into regional
mainstream programmes
 Matching less experienced regions with more
advanced regions
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Addressing the Challenges of the 21st Century
Programme Priorities
Priority 1: Innovation and Knowledge Economy (177 M€ ERDF)
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Innovation, Research & Technology Development
Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Information Society
Employment, Human Resources and Education
Priority 2: Environment and Risk Prevention
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(125 M€ ERDF)
Energy and Sustainable Transport
Biodiversity and Preservation of Natural Heritage (incl. air quality)
Natural and Technological Risks (incl. climate change)
Water & Waste Management
Cultural Heritage and Landscape
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Interregional Cooperation in Practice
First Achievements
 115 projects approved, involving app. 1300 partners
 80% of NUTS2 regions involved (218/ 271)
 Funds commmitted (1st & 2nd call): 193 Mio. EUR
 13 (+7) Capitalisation projects
Capitalisation Project
ERDF budget
Estimated amount of
mainstream funds
impacted
Leverage effect
EUR 20 million
EUR 309 million
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Tackling Societal Challenges: The PEOPLE project
PEOPLE – Innovation for Societal Change
 Mini-programme (10/2008 – 12/2010)
 Andalusia (LP), South East England, Stockholm, NoordBrabant, Małopolska, Venezia, Timis
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Work-life balance
E-health & independence
Silver economy
Social & e-inclusion
Social entrepreneurship
Civil society empowerment
Activating regional Potentials: PEOPLE in Małopolska
PEOPLE – Innovation for Societal Change
 Priority: „Silver economy“
 Regional development strategy of Małopolska:
The Challenges for Małopolska in the context of
Ageing Society. A Strategic Approach
 Sub-projects:
 TCares: Tele-medicine/ Tele-care
 Silver Academy: Entrepreneurship 50+
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Banska-Bystrica: Innovation through Cooperation
Capitalising on Innovation Good Practices
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Getting ready for Interregional Cooperation: The 4th Call
Main Features
 December 2010 - April 2011
 Both priorities & all sub-themes
 Regional initiative projects
 Partnership
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Getting ready for Interregional Cooperation: The 4th Call
Regional Initiative Projects
Size of the
partnership
Recommended number of partners depends on the
level of intensity of cooperation
e.g. basic level: 8 - max of 20
medium level: 10 - max of 15
Duration
36 months
Min ERDF: EUR 500,000
Budget
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Max ERDF: EUR 5 million (only in exceptional case)
Expected average ERDF budget of IVC projects:
between EUR 1 and 2 million
Getting ready for Interregional Cooperation: The 4th Call
Partner Funding
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland,
75% ERDF
France, Germany, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden,
UK
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus,
85% ERDF
Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
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Keeping in Mind
Points of Attention
 Target group nº 1: Local & regional authorities
 The heart of INTERREG IVC: Exchange of experiences
 Pilot actions/ experimentations under strict conditions
 Activity requirements:
 Relevance to the programme
 Interregionality
 Additionality
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Learning more
Upcoming events
 2 December 2010, Ruse (BG)
INTERREG IVC Instruction for use seminar
 4th Call:
 3/4 February 2011, Budapest (HU)
EU Interregional Cooperation Forum
 National Information Days
 Lead Applicant Seminar, Vienna (AT)
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Keeping in touch
Thank you very much for your attention !
INTERREG IVC, Information Point East
15 Mickiewicza street
40-951 Katowice
Poland
tel.: + 48 32 205 3230
fax: + 48 32 205 3231
www.interreg4c.eu
thorsten.kohlisch@interreg4c.eu
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